Nominees announced for Baeksang Arts Awards

by javabeans

In the past, I haven’t posted up full nominee rosters for the big awards ceremonies—sometimes I miss the nomination announcements and sometimes I just want to wait to see the winners list. But I figure it may be a point of interest for y’all, so here you go: the nominees for the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards, whose ceremony will be held on May 27.

To give you a general idea of what the Baeksangs are, it’s an award ceremony first established by a newspaper founder and is presented annually in the spring by IS Plus Corp, which is the publisher of a newspaper. It’s the only major award ceremony to honor both film and television, so in that regard it’s a bit like the Golden Globes. The film world has numerous other awards (various film festivals and the Blue Dragons, for instance) but television doesn’t have much outside of its own broadcaster-hosted awards (i.e., the end-of-year ceremonies from KBS, MBC, and SBS)—but as those events are self-congratulatory and designed to spread the love around strategically, I tend not to take them that seriously.

So I do look forward to the Baeksangs with curiosity, because I’m interested in seeing what stood out across the board (and namely, across multiple broadcasters, including cable stations like tvN and JTBC, which have some great programming deserving of recognition). I don’t take any award show that seriously because yes, they do tend to be highly subjective at best and blatantly political at worst, but they’re fun to look at.

That said, this year’s Baeksang list is utter crap. I won’t argue too much with the film side, but lordy who the hell compiled the TV list? Was it a person who watches television? Because Imma say maybe it was compiled by a person who doesn’t watch television. I won’t even take issue with glaring omissions because okay, there were a LOT of shows to consider and Baeksangs fall in a weird part of the year where last year’s shows are competing with current shows, and it’s understandable if people get forgotten in the shuffle. But Good Doctor as best drama or best directing, really? Shark for anything at all, but specifically good writing? And fine, I will take issue with an omission after all because somehow Baro got on the list twice for God’s Gift (but not Answer Me), yet Jo Seung-woo’s name is nowhere to be found. For shame.

So basically, now this list holds no water with me. I will look forward to the awards show for the red carpet, but that’s all. That carpet had better be rockin’.

FILM CATEGORY

Best Picture Nominees

The Snowpiercer (dir. Bong Joon-ho)
The Terror Live (dir. Kim Byung-woo)
Hope (dir. Lee Jun-ik)
The Attorney (dir. Yang Woo-seok)
The Face Reader (dir. Han Jae-rim)

Director Award Nominees

Kim Byung-woo (The Terror Live)
Hong Sang-soo (Our Sunhi)
Jo Eui-seok (Cold Eyes)
Bong Joon-ho (The Snowpiercer)
Kim Byung-seo (Cold Eyes)
Lee Jun-ik (Hope)

Actor Top Excellence Award Nominees

Ha Jung-woo (The Terror Live)
Song Kang-ho (The Attorney)
Jung Woo-sung (Cold Eyes)
Sol Kyung-gu (Hope)
Sohn Hyun-joo (Hide and Seek)

Actress Top Excellence Award Nominees

Jeon Do-yeon (Way Back Home)
Shim Eun-kyung (Miss Granny)
Kim Hee-ae (Elegant Lie)
Eom Ji-won (Hope)
Moon Jung-hee (Hide and Seek)

Supporting Actor Award Nominees

Lee Jung-jae (The Face Reader)
Kim Eui-sung (The Face Reader)
Jo Sung-ha (The Suspect)
Lee Kyung-young (Venus Talk)
Kwak Do-won (The Attorney)

Supporting Actress Award Nominees

Yeh Ji-won (Our Sunhi)
Kim Young-ae (The Attorney)
Jin Kyung (Cold Eyes)
Ra Mi-ran (Hope)
Go Ah-sung (The Snowpiercer)

New Actor Award Nominees

Im Shi-wan (The Attorney)
Yeo Jin-gu (Hwa-yi: A Monster Boy)
Kim Soo-hyun (Covertly, Grandly)
Lee Joon (Rough Play)
Kim Woo-bin (Friend 2)

New Actress Award Nominees

Park Ji-soo (Mai Ratima)
Lee Jae-hye (The Russian Novel)
Seo Joo-ah (Pluto)
Kim Hyang-gi (Elegant Lie)
Lee Re (Hope)

New Director Award Nominees

Ha Jung-woo (Roller Coaster)
Eom Tae-hwa (INGtoogi: The Battle of Surpluses)
Heo Jung (Hide and Seek)
Lee Jong-pil (Born To Sing)
Yang Woo-seok (The Attorney)

Screenplay Award Nominees

Hide and Seek, Heo Jung
Miss Granny, Shin Dong-ik
The Terror Live, Kim Byung-woo
The Attorney, Yang Woo-seok
Hope, Kim Ji-hye

Actor Popularity Award

Ha Jung-woo (The Terror Live)
Yeo Jin-gu (Hwa-yi: A Monster Boy)
Lee Jung-jae (The Face Reader)
Kim Soo-hyun (Covertly, Grandly)
Im Shi-wan (The Attorney)
Gong Yoo (The Suspect)
Lee Joon (Rough Play)
Yoo Ah-in (Kkangchulie)
Sung Joon (Pluto)
Jin Young (Miss Granny)
Seo In-gook (No Breathing)
Jo Jung-seok (The Face Reader)
Kim Woo-bin (Friend 2)
Jung Kyung-ho (Roller Coaster)
Kim Sung-kyun (Hwa-yi: A Monster Boy)
Lee Hyun-woo (Covertly, Grandly)
Go Soo (Way Back Home)
Lee Jong-seok (Hot Blooded Youth)
Lee Min-ki (Monster)
Ok Taecyeon (Marriage Blue)
Hwang Jung-min (When a Man Loves)
Song Kang-ho (The Attorney)
Choi Seung-hyun (TOP) (Commitment)
Sol Kyung-gu (Hope)
Joo-won (Catch Me)
Kim Yoon-seok (Hwa-yi: A Monster Boy)
Jung Woo-sung (Cold Eyes)

Actress Popularity Award

Shim Eun-kyung (Miss Granny)
Park Bo-young (Hot Blooded Youth)
Kim Ah-joong (Catch Me)
Kwon Yuri (No Breathing)
Go Ah-sung (The Snowpiercer)
Jeon Do-yeon (Way Back Home)
Uhm Jung-hwa (Venus Talk)
Sohn Ye-jin (Accomplice)
Kim Hye-soo (The Face Reader)
Kim Go-eun (Monster)
Gong Hyo-jin (Boomerang Family)
Han Hyo-joo (Cold Eyes)
Lee Yeon-hee (Marriage Blue)

TELEVISION CATEGORY

Drama Series Award Nominees

I Hear Your Voice
Answer Me 1994
You From Another Star
Secret Love Affair
Good Doctor

Variety Program Award Nominees

Real Men
Immortal Song
Hidden Singer
Superman Returns
Grandpas Over Flowers

Educational Program Award Nominees

I Want To Know That
The Physics of Light
Food X-Files
Parent vs. School Parents
Ssul Jeon

Directing Award Nominees

Jo Soo-won (I Hear Your Voice)
Ahn Pan-seok (Secret Love Affair)
Ki Min-soo (Good Doctor)
Jang Tae-yoo (You From Another Star)
Shin Won-ho (Answer Me 1994)

Actor Top Excellence Award Nominees

Jo Jae-hyun (Jung Do-jeon)
Yoo Ah-in (Secret Love Affair)
Joo-won (Good Doctor)
Lee Jong-seok (I Hear Your Voice)
Kim Soo-hyun (You From Another Star)

Actress Top Excellence Award Nominees

Kim Hye-soo (God of the Office)
Go Ara (Answer Me 1994)
Lee Bo-young (I Hear Your Voice)
Kim Ji-soo (A Warm Word)
Jeon Ji-hyun (You From Another Star)

New Actor Award Nominees

Choi Jin-hyuk (Gu Family Book)
Park Seo-joon (A Warm Word)
Kim Sung-kyun (Answer Me 1994)
Jung Woo (Answer Me 1994)
Baro (God’s Gift – 14 Days)

New Actress Award Nominees

Sohn Yeo-eun (Thrice Married Woman)
Do-hee (Answer Me 1994)
Han Groo (A Warm Word)
Baek Jin-hee (Empress Ki)
Kyung Su-jin (Eun-hee)

Male Variety Award Nominees

Shin Dong-yub (Witch Hunt)
Kim Gu-ra (Radio Star)
Yoo Hee-yeol (SNL Korea)
Kim Sung-joo (Dad Where Are We Going?)
Jeon Hyun-moo (Hidden Singer)

Female Variety Award Nominees

Lee Young-ja (Hello)
Park Mi-sun (SeBaKwi)
Kim Young-hee (Gag Concert)
Park Ji-yoon (God of Food Road)
Kim Ji-min (Gag Concert)

Scriptwriting Award Nominees

Ha Myung-hee (A Warm Word)
Lee Woo-jung (Answer Me 1994)
Park Ji-eun (You From Another Star)
Jung Sung-joo (Secret Love Affair)
Kim Ji-woo (Shark)

Actor Popularity Award

Kim Woo-bin (Heirs)
Lee Jin-wook (Nine)
Kim Sung-kyun (Answer Me 1994)
Lee Jong-seok (I Hear Your Voice)
Lee Min-ho (Heirs)
Yoo Ah-in (Secret Love Affair)
Sohn Hyun-joo (Empire of Gold)
Park Hyung-shik (Heirs)
Choi Min-ho (Medical Top Team)
Park Yoochun (Three Days)
Jo Jae-hyun (Jung Do-jeon)
Kim Jae-won (Scandal)
Jung Yong-hwa (Mi-rae’s Choice)
Kim Soo-hyun (You From Another Star)
Lee Jun-ki (Two Weeks)
Kim Nam-gil (Shark)
Lee Seung-gi (G Family Book)
Yoo Yeon-seok (Answer Me 1994)
Ok Taecyeon (Wonderful Season)
So Ji-sub (Master’s Sun)
Park Hae-jin (You From Another Star)
Joo-won (Good Doctor)
Baro (God’s Gift – 14 Days)
Jung Woo (Answer Me 1994)

Actress Popularity Award Nominees

Ha Ji-won (Empress Ki)
Kim Ji-soo (A Warm Word)
Jeon Ji-hyun (You From Another Star)
Go Hyun-jung (Queen’s Classroom)
Lee Bo-young (I Hear Your Voice)
Kang So-ra (Ugly Alert)
Yoon-ah (Prime Minister and I)
Sohn Ye-jin (Shark)
Park Ha-sun (Three Days)
Moon Chae-won (Good Doctor)
Da-som (Melody of Love)
Hwang Jung-eum (Secret)
Kim Tae-hee (Jang Ok-jung, Live For Love)
Choi Ji-woo (Suspicious Housekeeper)
Gong Hyo-jin (Master’s Sun)
Lee Yeon-hee (Miss Korea)
Go Ara (Answer Me 1994)
Yoon Eun-hye (Mi-rae’s Choice)
Shin Se-kyung (When a Man Loves)
Bae Suzy (Gu Family Book)
Park Shin-hye (Heirs)
Do-hee (Answer Me 1994)
Kim Hye-soo (God of the office)

OST Award Nominees

Secret – Ailee, “Tears Steal My Heart”
You From Another Star – Lyn, “My Destiny”
Heirs – Lee Chang-min, “Moment”
Answer Me 1994 – Sung Shi-kyung, “To You”
Answer Me 1994 – Roy Kim, “This Place, Seoul”

Via Baeksang

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