56th Baeksang Arts Awards

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56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Nielsen Korea)[1]
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The 56th

Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum for the third consecutive year.[2] The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.[3] The ceremony was initially set for May 1, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not invite an on-site audience to prevent the spread of the disease.[4]

The nominations were announced on May 8, 2020.

Best New Director for which the film does not qualify. For the first time ever, Netflix shows were nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards, with the film Time to Hunt and the series Kingdom. The Theatre division was also revived for the first time in 19 years, with Baeksang Play, Best Actor and Best Actress added to the existing Best Short Play.[6]

The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director

Best Drama was initially won by When the Camellia Blooms, however per Baeksang rule,[a] it went to Hot Stove League, the series with the second highest votes.[8]

Winners and nominees

Grand Prize – Film
winner
Best Director – Film
winner
Best Actress – Film
winner
Best Supporting Actor – Film
winner
Best Supporting Actress – Film
winner
Best Actor – Television
winner
Best Supporting Actor – Television
winner
Best Supporting Actress – Television
winner
Best New Actor – Television
winner
Best New Actress – Television
winner
Best Male Variety Performer
winner
Best Female Variety Performer
winner

Film

Grand Prize
Best Film
Best Director
Best New Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
Best Screenplay
Technical Award

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins Films
3 Parasite
2 House of Hummingbird
The Man Standing Next

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Films
12 Parasite
6 House of Hummingbird
The Man Standing Next
4 Exit
Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
3 Lucky Chan-sil
Moonlit Winter
2 Another Child
Birthday
Time to Hunt
Tune in for Love

Television

Grand Prize
Mister Trot (entertainment program) (TV Chosun)
Kim Hee-ae (actress) – The World of the Married
Best Drama
Best Director
Best Entertainment Program
Best Educational Show
  • Giant Peng TV (EBS) ‡
    • Documentary Insight – Archive Project Modern Korea (KBS)
    • The Page Turners (
      tvN
      )
    • PD Note – Prosecution Reporters (MBC)
    • SBS Special – Yo Han Ssi Dol Hyun (SBS)
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
Best Male Variety Performer
Best Female Variety Performer
Best Screenplay
Technical Award

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Wins Television programs
4 When the Camellia Blooms
2 The World of the Married

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations Television programs
10 When the Camellia Blooms
8 Crash Landing on You
7 Itaewon Class
5 Hyena
4 Hot Stove League
The World of the Married
2 Hospital Playlist
Hangout with Yoo
Kingdom 2
Mister Trot

Theatre

Baeksang Play
Best Short Play
  • Shin Yoo-chung (director) – Scorched Love
    • Bae Yo-seob (director) – Human Fuga
    • Gong Joon (actor) – Human Fuga
    • Park Hae-sung (director) – Sputnik
    • Sun Myung-gyun (director) – Sputnik
  • Oset Project (troupe) – Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship
    • Song Yi-won (director) – Body and Land Are Just One
    • Kang Hoon-gu (director) – Really, Really the Last Japanese Soldier
    • Yoon Hye-suk (director) – We Arrived In This City Together
    • Jimmy Ser (music) – Scorched Love
Best Actor
Best Actress
  • Baek Suk-gwang – WIFE
    • Kim Won-young – Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship
    • Lim Young-joon – To You
  • Kim Jung – Rotterdam
    • Kim Shin-rokNokcheon Has Fields of Sh*t
    • Lee Ri - National Highway 7
    • Lee Joo-young – Scorched Love
    • Lee Ji-hyun – This Is The Last

Special awards

Awards Recipient
Popularity Award (Male) Hyun Bin
Popularity Award (Female) Son Ye-jin
Bazaar Icon Award Seo Ji-hye

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
Kim Kang-hoon, Jung Hyeon-jun, Kim Gyu-ri, Choi Yoo-ri and Kim Jun Performers "Things We Took For Granted" (당연한 것들) by Lee Juck[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Grand Prize for Television winners are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in Television division.

References

  1. ^ "Neilsen Korea".
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  2. ^ Hwang, Soo-yeon (May 13, 2020). "신동엽·수지·박보검, 3년 연속 백상예술대상 MC 낙점 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (May 1, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards to take place without audience". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Yim, Seung-rye (June 5, 2020). "Baeksang Awards start this evening without an audience". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Yoo, Ji-hoon. "'백상예술대상' 2020년 최종 후보 공개…예측 불가 각축전". The Fact (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Song, Seung-hyun (May 10, 2020). "Netflix's 'Time to Hunt,' 'Kingdom' nominated for Baeksang Arts Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (June 8, 2020). [56회 백상]심사 결과 공개… 영화부문 어떻게 결정됐나 [Results were released... How the Film division winners were determined]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2020 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (June 8, 2020). [56회 백상]심사 결과 공개… TV부문 어떻게 결정됐나 [Results were released... How the TV division winners were determined]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2020 – via Naver.
  9. ^ MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Myung, Hee-suk (June 6, 2020). "'백상예술대상' 울린 이적 '당연한 것들'…음원 발매 요청 쇄도". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Naver.

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