Following its ceremony date announcement, the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards revealed the big stars and huge names in the industry who showed exemplary performances over the past year.
Kim Hye Soo, Kim Tae Ri, Im Si Wan and Jung Hae In and more among others are named as nominees for Best Actor of the Year.
58th Baeksang Arts Awards Names Nominees For This Year's Awards Ceremony
The time of the year has come! The excellent stars who shone over the past year are named, coveting for big awards at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Kim Nam Gil, Im Si Wan, Jung Hae In, Lee Jun Ho and Lee Jung Jae all vye for the Best Actor Award in the Television Division, while Kim Tae Ri, Kim Hye Soo, Lee Se Young, Han So Hee and Park Eun Bin compete for the female counterpart.
Koo Kyo Hwan, Shin Seung Ho, Yoo In Soo, Tang Jun Sang and Choi Hyun Wook, on the other hand, are the freshest faces in the industry who are nominated as Best New Actor of the Year.
Kim Hye Jun, Lee Yeon, Lee Yu Mi, Jung Ho Yeon and Cho Yi Hyun are the nominees for the Best New Actress of the Year in the Television Division.
For the Film Division, actresses Go Doo Shim, Jeon Jong Seo, Park So Dam and more vye for the Best Actress Award. Seol Kyung Gu, Jung Woo and more fall under the nominees of the Best Actor Award.
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On the other hand, television series "D.P.," "Twenty Five, Twenty One," "Squid Game," "The Red Sleeve" and "Going to the Blue House Like This," which definitely dominated the charts and created a lot of buzz both, are nominated for the Best Drama Award and this year's Daesang (Grand Prize).
57th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners
In the previous year, Shin Ha Kyun and Yeo Jin Goo's "Beyond Evil" won two awards, while lead star Shin Ha Kyun received a nod as the Best Actress of the Year.
"It's Okay to Not Be Okay" brought home two awards, while "Voice of Silence" and "Moving On" won two awards each.
Esom's "Samjin Company English Class" was hailed as the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards' Best Film.
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Meanwhile, the Daesang (Grand Prize), was taken home by entertainer Yoo Jae Suk for the television division.
Here are the final lists of the nominees of the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards:
1. Best Film
- "Miracle: Letters to the President"
- "Escape from Mogadishu"
- "Sewing Sisters"
- "Romance Without Love"
- "Kingmaker"
2. Best Actor (Film)
- Kim Yoon Seok ("Escape from Mogadishu")
- Sol Kyung Gu ("Kingmaker")
- Lee Sun Kyun ("Kingmaker")
- Jung Woo ("Hot Blooded")
- Choi Min Sik ("In Our Prime")
3. Best Actress (Film)
- Go Doo Shim ("Everglow")
- Park So Dam ("Special Cargo")
- Lee Hye Young ("In Front of Your Face")
- Girls' Generation Yoona ("Miracle: Letters to the President")
- Jeon Jong Seo ("Romance Without Love"
4. Best Actor (Television)
- Kim Nam Gil ("Through the Darkness")
- Lee Jung Jae ("Squid Game")
- Lee Jun Ho ("The Red Sleeve")
- Im Si Wan ("Tracer")
- Jung Hae In ("D.P.")
5. Best Actress (Television)
- Kim Tae Ri ("Twenty Five, Twenty One")
- Kim Hye Soo ("Juvenile Justice")
- Park Eun Bin ("The King's Affection")
- Lee Se Young ("The Red Sleeve")
- Han So Hee ("My Name")
6. Best Drama (Television)
- "D.P."
- "Twenty Five, Twenty One"
- "Squid Game"
- "The Red Sleeve"
- "Going to the Blue House Like This"
Which/who are your picks? Share it with us in the comments below!
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