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The 57th (2021) Baeksang Arts Honors has exposed Monday its candidates for TELEVISION, film, and cinema.
The 57th Baeksang Arts Honors will acknowledge shows that broadcast on free-to-air networks, cable television networks, over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, and the internet from May 1, 2020 to April 11, 2021. For a collection to qualify, at least one-third of the entire production must have been provided, on the internet or offline, by April 11.
Dubbed as South Korea’s variation of the Academy Awards, the distinguished yearly occasion will certainly be hung on May 13 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi District with no audience in light of the pandemic. It will certainly be transmitted live on JTBC at 9 p.m. KST.
It will likewise recognize Korean feature films as well as plays that were released in Korea during the very same period. In respect to the different voices in the market, an initial survey was conducted by 40 industry professionals prior to the final option of nominees.
The annual occasion is organized by the publisher of the Oriental information electrical outlet Ilgan Sports, IS PLUS Corp
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The nominees for this year are nothing short of impressive. Following the notable nomination of the second season of Kingdom for Best Drama last year, Extracurricular, another original series by Netflix, is up for the same award. The teen crime drama will go up against three projects from tvN: It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, Flower of Evil, and My Unfamiliar Family and one from JTBC, Beyond Evil.
The series with the most number of nominations are It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and Beyond Evil, with eight and seven, respectively, while the popular SBS drama Penthouse—which is gearing up for its third season—bagged six nominations, such as Best Actor and Best Actress, to name a few.
In the field of films, Samjin Company English Class, which nabbed three distinctions at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, has been nominated for Best Film. Netflix’s Space Sweepers, meanwhile, has two technical award nominations under its belt. Notably, all the directors of the Best Film nominees have also been nominated.
Here are the 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards nominees for drama:
Best Drama (Last Year’s Winner: SBS’s Hot Stove League)
- Beyond Evil (JTBC)
- It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (tvN)
- Flower of Evil (tvN)
- Extracurricular (Netflix)
- My Unfamiliar Family (tvN)
Best Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Kang Ha-neul of When the Camellia Blooms)
- Kim Soo-hyun – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Song Joong-ki – tvN’s Vincenzo
- Shin Ha-kyun – JTBC‘s Beyond Evil
- Uhm Ki-joon – SBS’s Penthouse
- Lee Joon-gi – tvN’s Flower of Evil
Best Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Hee-ae of The World of the Married)
- Kim So-yeon – SBS’s Penthouse
- Kim So-hyun – KBS2’s River Where the Moon Rises
- Seo Yea-ji – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Shin Hye-sun – tvN’s Mr. Queen
- Uhm Ji-won – tvN’s Birthcare Center
Best Supporting Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Oh Jung-se of When the Camellia Blooms)
- Kim Seon-ho – tvN’s Start-Up
- Kim Ji-hoon – tvN’s Flower of Evil
- Oh Jung-se – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Lee Hee-joon – tvN’s Mouse
- Choi Dae-hoon – JTBC’s Beyond Evil
Best Supporting Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Sun-young of Crash Landing on You)
- Park Ha-sun – tvN’s Birthcare Center
- Shin Eun-kyung – SBS’s Penthouse
- Yeom Hye-ran – OCN’s The Uncanny Counter
- Jang Young-nam – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Cha Chung-hwa – tvN’s Mr. Queen
Best New Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Ahn Hyo-seop of Dr. Romantic 2)
- Kim Young-dae – SBS’s Penthouse
- Na In-woo – KBS2’s River Where the Moon Rises
- Nam Yoon-soo – Netflix’s Extracurricular
- Song Kang – Netflix’s Sweet Home
- Lee Do-hyun – JTBC’s 18 Again
Best New Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Da-mi of Itaewon Class)
- Kim Hyun-soo – SBS’s Penthouse
- Park Gyu-young – Netlflix’s Sweet Home
- Park Ju-hyun – Netflix’s Extracurricular
- Lee Joo-young – OCN’s Times
- Choi Sung-eun – JTBC’s Beyond Evil
Best Director (Last Year’s Winner: Mo Wan-il of The World of the Married)
- Kwon Young-il – tvN’s My Unfamiliar Family
- Kim Cheol-kyu – tvN’s Flower of Evil
- Kim Hee-won – tvN’s Vincenzo
- Park Shin-woo – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Shim Na-yeon – JTBC’s Beyond Evil
Best Screenplay (Last Year’s Winner: Lim Sang-choon of When the Camellia Blooms)
- Kim Su-jin – JTBC’s Beyond Evil
- Kim Eun-jung – tvN’s My Unfamiliar Family
- Yoo Jung-hee – tvN’s Flower of Evil
- Jo Yong – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Ha Myung-hee – tvN’s Record of Youth
Technical Award (Last Year’s Winner: Jeong Yeon-wook, art of Great Escape 3)
- Lee Byung-joo, visual effects – Netflix’s Sweet Home
- Jang Jong-kyung, cinematography – JTBC’s Beyond Evil
- Cho Sang-kyung, costume design – tvN’s It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
- Choi Jung-yoon, music– SBS’s The Stage of Legends: Archive K
- MBC Design Center VFX Team, VR – MBC’s Special VR Human Documentary Meeting You Season 2
Here are the 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards nominees for film:
Best Film (Last Year’s Winner: Parasite)
- Moving On
- Deliver Us From Evil
- Samjin Company English Class
- Voice of Silence
- The Book of Fish
Best Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Lee Byung-hun of The Man Standing Next)
- Byun Yo-han – The Book of Fish
- Sol Kyung-gu – The Book of Fish
- Yoo Ah-in – Voice of Silence
- Lee Jung-jae – Deliver Us From Evil
- Choi Jin-woong – Me and Me
Best Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Do-yeon of Birthday)
- Go Ah-sung – Samjin Company English Class
- Kim Hye-soo – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Moon So-ri – Three Sisters
- Ye Soo-jung – An Old Lady
- Jeon Jong-seo – The Call
Best Supporting Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Lee Kwang-soo of Inseparable Bros)
- Koo Kyo-hwan – Peninsula
- Park Jung-min – Deliver Us From Evil
- Shin Jung-geun – Steel Rain 2: Summit
- Yoo Jae-myung – Voice of Silence
- Heo Joon-ho – Innocence
Best Supporting Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Sae-byuk of House of Hummingbird)
- Kim Sun-young – Three Sisters
- Bae Jong-ok – Innocence
- Lee Re – Peninsula
- Esom – Samjin Company English Class
- Lee Jung-eun – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Best New Actor (Last Year’s Winner: Park Myung-hoon of Parasite)
- Kim Do-yoon – Peninsula
- Ryu Soo-young – Steel Rain 2: Summit
- Park Seung-joon – Moving On
- Lee Bong-geun – The Singer
- Hong Kyung – Innocence
Best New Actress (Last Year’s Winner: Kang Mal-geum of Lucky Chan-sil)
- Park So-yi – Deliver Us From Evil
- Shin Hye-sun – Innocence
- Jang Yoon-ju – Three Sisters
- Jung Soo-jung (Krystal Jung) – More Than Family
- Choi Jung-woon – Moving On
Best Director (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Bo-ra of House of Hummingbird)
- Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On
- Hong Won-chan – Deliver Us From Evil
- Lee Jong-pil – Samjin Company English Class
- Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence
- Lee Joon-ik – The Book of Fish
Best New Director (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Do-young of Kim Ji-young: Born 1982)
- Park Ji-wan – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On
- Lee Chung-hyun – The Call
- Lim Sun-ae – An Old Lady
- Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence
Best Screenplay (Last Year’s Winner: Lee Sang-geun of Exit)
- Kim Se-gyum – The Book of Fish
- Park Ji-wan – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On
- Hong Soo-young, Son Mi – Samjin Company English Class
- Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence
Technical Award (Last Year’s Winner: Kim Seo-hee, makeup and hair, of The Man Standing Next)
- Lee Eui-tae, cinematography – The Book of Fish
- Lee Jeon-hyeong, Choi Jae-cheon, Jung Hwang-su, visual effects – Peninsula
- Jang Geun-young, art – Space Sweepers
- Jung Seong-jin, Jung Cheol-min, visual effects – Space Sweepers
- Hong Kyung-pyo, cinematography – Deliver Us From Evil