57th Baeksang Awards Announces Winners For Drama & Film

by Kenneth Chuacon / May 14, 2021 06:58 AM EDT
Yoo Jae Suk Acceptance Speech

Every year, the Baeksang Arts Awards recognize achievements in the film, television, and theater industries in South Korea. The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony took place in KINTEX Hall, Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on May 13 this year. Actress Bae Suzy and comedian Shin Dong Yup hosted the event.

JTBC's "Beyond Evil" took home the awards for Best Drama and Best Screenplay, as well as Best Actor in a Television Series for Shin Ha Kyun. Kim So Yeon, who starred in SBS's mega-hit "The Penthouse," was named Best Actress. Yoo Ah In won Best Actor for "Voice of Silence," and Jeon Jong Seo won Best Actress for "The Call" in the film category. Oh Jung Se earned a Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in It's Okay To Not Be Okay.

"The Book of Fish" won the Grand Prize for film, while Yoo Jae Suk took home the Grand Prize for television. The MBC variety show "How Do You Play?" hosted by Yoo Jae Suk also won the award for Best Variety Show.

The following is the full list of winners for this year's iteration of the Baeksang Awards:

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Grand Prize (Daesang): Yoo Jae Suk from "How Do You Play?"

Best Drama: "Beyond Evil"

Best Director: Kim Chul Gyu for "Flower of Evil"

Best Actor: Shin Ha Kyun from "Beyond Evil"

Best Actress: Kim So Yeon from "The Penthouse"

Best Supporting Actor: Oh Jung Se from "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"

Best Supporting Actress: Yeom Hye Ran from "The Uncanny Counter"

Best New Actor: Lee Do Hyun from "18 Again"

Best New Actress: Park Ju Hyun from "Extracurricular"

Best Variety Show: "How Do You Play?"

Best Educational Show: "Archive Project - Modern Korea 2"

Best Male Entertainer: Lee Seung Gi

Best Female Entertainer: Jang Do Yeon

Best Screenplay: "Beyond Evil" by Kim Soo Jin

Best Art Direction: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" by Cho Sang Kyung

TikTok Popularity Award: Kim Seon Ho from "Start-Up"; Seo Ye Ji from It's Okay to Not Be Okay"

FILM CATEGORIES

Grand Prize (Daesang): "The Book of Fish"

Best Film: "Samjin Company English Class"

Best Director: Hong Eui Jeong for "Voice of Silence"

Best Actor: Yoo Ah In from "Voice of Silence"

Best Actress: Jeon Jong Seo from "The Call"

Best Supporting Actor: Park Jung Min from "Deliver Us from Evil"

Best Supporting Actress: Kim Sun Young from "Three Sisters"

Best New Actor: Hong Kyung from "Innocence"

Best New Actress: Choi Jung Woon from "Moving On"

Best New Director: Yoon Dan Bi for "Moving On"

Best Screenplay: "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case" by Park Ji Wan

Best Art Direction: "Space Sweepers" by Jung Sung Jin and Jung Chul Min

 

Congratulations to all the winners!

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