Baeksang Arts Awards is one of the prestigious awarding ceremonies in the South Korea entertainment industry. This year, the battle is exciting as the nominees are more prominent names recognized in their brilliant acting performances.
The announcement of the Best Actor nominees added more excitement, as we all watched their excellent performances in their respective drama series.
Who missed any of these shows - "Crash Landing on You," "Hyena," "Itaewon Class," "When the Camellia Blooms," and "Stove League"? Because these dramas' lead actors are on the list!
Below are the list and the roles they hold on their K-dramas.
Hyun Bin as Captain Ri Jeong-hyeok in "Crash Landing on You"
His role as a captain in the North Korea army met a lady from South Korea Yoon Se-ri. They lived in a place where borders separate love, life, and cultures. In his care, captain Ri falls in love with Se-ri, helping her escape and return to South Korea. The story is one of the phenomenon series broadcast late of 2019 and ended 2020 with the highest ratings.
Hyun Bin has crash-landed on different awards and nominations in the past, and now he's nominated for the Best Actor award for this year's Baeksang Arts Award.
"Crash Landing On You" also gained nominations in different categories this year:
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Categories:
Best Drama
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay
Park Seo Joon as Park Sae-Ro-Yi in "Itaewon Class"
His character shows that hard work and determination achieve greater success. His father's death and living in a low state of life give him the strength to be strong and fight for justice. He was bullied by a magnate businessman, which he soon conquered.
Park Seo Joon won several awards from different nominations for his outstanding performances, and in this year's awarding ceremony, he's nominated for the Best Actor trophy.
"Itaewon Class" gained nominations in different categories this year:
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Categories:
Best Director for TV
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
Technical Awards
Kang Ha Neul as Hwang Yong-sik in "When the Camellia Blooms"
His love and commitment to protecting a single mother won the heart of the viewers. This was his comeback drama series after he was released from his military service. The show became one of the hit series of 2019 and gained good reviews because of its realistic plot-unique genre combinations of romantic-comedy and thriller. Kang Ha Neul received various awards from different nominations, and this time, he is nominated for Best Actor in TV for Baeksang Arts awards.
"When the Camellia Blooms" gained nominations in different categories this year:
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Categories:
Best Drama
Best Director for TV
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best New Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Namkoong Min as Baek Seung-soo in "Hot Stove League"
He is the general manager of a baseball league. He struggles to lead the underdog team to the championship. His hard work and determination brought the team to their dreams. The drama series received good reviews for its good plot and story script.
This is Namkoong Min's third Best Actor nomination, and he's up for vying that accolade from the 56th Baeksang Arts Award.
"Hot Stove League" also garnered nominations in different categories this year:
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Categories:
Best Drama
Best Director for TV
Best Screenplay Best Actor
Ju Ji Hoon as Yoon Hee Jae in "Hyena"
Ju Ji Hoon, in character as Yoon Hee Jae, is an elite lawyer with a popular success in winning court cases with high profile clients. He is full of confidence and persistence in making ways to get the ace in all legal battles. This time, he meets his match, an elite lady lawyer who ends up winning his heart.
After his success with "Kingdom" season 2, this drama series gave him another place in good review and show.
"Hyena" gained nominations in different categories this year as well:
56th Baeksang Arts Awards
Categories:
Best Drama
Best Actor
Best Script
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
