The committee for the 59th Grand Bell Awards has officially unveiled the list of nominees for this year's ceremony.
Local media outlets shared that the preliminary judges are composed of nine individuals from the film industry, reporters, and officials. Moreover, films eligible for the nomination are those released between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
Slated for November 15, the 59th Grand Bell Awards will have a total of 26 categories, which include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, as well as Best Actor and Best Actress for both film and series.
59th Grand Bell Awards Nominees
The mystery-comedy movie "Cobweb," headlined by Song Kang Ho, Im Soo Jung, Oh Jung Se, and more, received the most nominations, raking in 14 nods at the 59th Grand Bell Awards.
Here is the list of candidates in each category.
Series Category Nominations
Best Picture
One Day Off
Mask Girl
Moving
Big Bet
Best Director
Lee Jong Pil (One Day Off)
Kim Young Hoon (Mask Girl)
Ahn Gil Ho (The Glory)
Park In Je and Park Yun Seo (Moving)
Kang Yun Seong (Big Bet)
Best Actress
Song Hye Kyo (The Glory)
Han Hyo Joo (Moving)
Lee Na Young (One Day Off)
Go Hyun Jung (Mask Girl)
Jeon Jong Seo (Bargain)
Yeom Hye Ran (Mask Girl)
Best Actor
Choi Min Sik (Big Bet)
Ryu Seung Ryong (Moving)
Lee Sung Min (Shadow Detective)
Jung Hae In (D.P 2)
Jin Sun Kyu (Bargain)
Ahn Jae Hong (Mask Girl)
Film Category Nominations
Best Actor Award
Lee Byung Hun (Concrete Utopia)
Song Kang Ho (Cobweb)
Ryu Joon Yeol (The Night Owl)
Im Siwan (1947 Boston)
Do Kyungsoo (The Moon)
Best Actress Award
Yeom Jung Ah (Smugglers)
Jung Yu Mi (Sleep)
Kim Seo Hyung (Vinyl House)
Bae Doona (Next Sohee)
Yang Mal Bok (The Apartment With Two Women)
Kim Seon Young (Dream Palace)
Best Supporting Actor Award
Kim Jong Soo (Smugglers)
Go Kyu Pil (The Roundup: No Way Out)
Park Jung Min (Smugglers)
Kang Ki Young (The Point Men)
Oh Jung Se (Cobweb)
Best Supporting Actress Award
Na Moon Hee (Hero)
Go Min Si (Smugglers)
Jeong Su Jeong (Cobweb)
Jeon Yeo Bin (Cobweb)
Kim Seon Young (Concrete Utopia)
Best New Actor Award
Kim Seon Ho (The Childe)
Lee Shin Young (Rebound)
Kim Sung Chul (The Night Owl
Byun Woo Seok (Soulmate)
Park Seong Hoon (Long Live Hell)
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Written by Geca Wills