LOOK: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Go-eun, and Song Joong-ki Lead the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards Nomination

The recently released horror film ‘Exhuma’ dominated the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards movie categories, scoring nine nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

The list of nominees for South Korea’s most anticipated Baeksang Arts Awards for TV, Film, and Theater has finally been revealed. Kim Soo-hyun from Queen of Tears is up for Best Actor, competing against Namgoong Min (My Dearest), Ryu Seung-ryong (Moving), Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day), and Im Si-wan (Boyhood).

In the movie category, the supernatural horror film Exhuma leads with nine nominations. Following closely is 12.12: The Day, a historical action-drama about the December 12, 1979, military coup in Seoul, with seven nominations, while Concrete Utopia trails with four.

Meanwhile, Disney+’s Moving earned a total of seven nominations. It is followed by The Good Bad Mother and Revenant.

Here’s the Complete List of Nominees for the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards

Hosted by TV network JTBC and newspaper Ilgan Sports, the Baeksang Arts Awards honor the best in Korean entertainment, spanning dramas, movies, variety shows, performances, and plays. This year’s ceremony is scheduled to be held live at COEX on May 7.

To ensure fairness and impartiality, nominees undergo a thorough selection process. A diverse panel of critics critiques each submission to provide a broad perspective. As a result, only the most outstanding shows and films released between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, will be nominated.

Here’s the complete list of nominees for the Baeksang Arts Awards 2024:

TV/DRAMA

Best Drama

• The Good Bad Mother
• Moving
• Revenant
• My Dearest
• Daily Dose of Sunshine

Best Variety Show

• I am Solo
• The Community
• A Clean Sweep
• Adventure by Accident 2
• Pinggyego

Best Educational Show

• Whales and I
• Population Planning – Ultra-Low Birth Rate
• Japanese Person Ozawa
• There Is No Sustainable Earth
• 1980, Lochon and Chauvel

Best Director

• Park In-je (Moving)
• Lee Myung-woo (Boyhood)
• Lee Chang-hee (A Killer Paradox)
• Jung Ji-hyun (Lies Hidden in My Garden)
• Han Dong-wook (The Worst of Evil)

Best Screenplay

• Kang Full (Moving)
• Kim Eun-hee (Revenant)
• Bae Se-young (The Good Bad Mother)
• Lee Nam-gyu, Oh Bo-hyun, Kim Da-hee (Daily Dose of Sunshine)
• Jeon Go-woon, Im Dae-hyung (LTNS)

Best Technical Direction

• Kim Dong-shik, Im Wan-ho (Whales and I – camera)
• Yang Hong-sam, Park Ji-won (Revenant – art)
• Lee Seok-geun (Korea-Khitan War – costume)
• Lee Sung-kyu (Moving – visual effects)
• Ha Ji-hee (The Matchmakers – art)

Best Actor

• Kim Soo-hyun (Queen of Tears)
• Namgoong Min (My Dearest)
• Ryu Seung-ryong (Moving)
• Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day)
• Im Si-wan (Boyhood)

Best Actress

• Ra Mi-ran (The Good Bad Mother)
• Ahn Eun-jin (My Dearest)
• Uhm Jung-hwa (Doctor Cha)
• Honey Lee (Knight Flower)
• Lim Ji-yeon (Lies Hidden in My Garden)

Best Supporting Actor

• Ryu Kyung-soo (The Bequeathed)
• Ahn Jae-hong (Mask Girl)
• Lee Yi-kyung (Marry My Husband)
• Lee Hee-joon (A Killer Paradox)
• Ji Seung-hyun (Korea-Khitan War)

Best Supporting Actress

• Kang Mal-geum (The Good Bad Mother)
• Shin Dong-mi (Welcome to Samdalri)
• Yeom Hye-ran (Mask Girl)
• Lee Jung-eun (A Bloody Lucky Day)
• Joo Min-kyung (Behind Your Touch)

Best New Actor

• Kim Yo-han (A Killer Paradox)
• Lee Si-woo (Boyhood)
• Lee Shin-ki (The Worst of Evil)
• Lee Jung-ha (Moving)
• Lee Jong-won (Knight Flower)

Best New Actress

• Go Yoon-jung (Moving)
• Bibi (The Worst of Evil)
• Yoo Na (The Kidnapping Day)
• Lee Yi-dam (Daily Dose of Sunshine)
• Lee Han-byul (Mask Girl)

Best Male Entertainer

• Kian84
• Na Young-seok
• Yu Jae-seok
• Calm Down Man
• Tak Jae-hoon

Best Female Entertainer

• Kim Sook
• An Yu-jin
• Lee Soo-ji
• Jang Do-yeon
• Hong Jin-kyung

FILM

Best Film

• 12.12: The Day
• Concrete Utopia
• Cobweb
• Exhuma
• Noryang: Deadly Sea

Best Director

• Kim Sung-soo (12.12: The Day)
• Kim Han-min (Noryang: Deadly Sea)
• Ryu Seung-wan (Smugglers)
• Uhm Tae-hwa (Concrete Utopia)
• Jang Jae-hyun (Exhuma)

Best New Director

• Kim Chang-hoon (Hopeless)
• Park Young-joo (Citizen of a Kind)
• Yoo Jae-sun (Sleep)
• Lee Jung-hong (A Wild Roomer)
• Cho Hyun-chul (The Dream Songs)

Best Actor

• Kim Yoon-seok (Noryang: Deadly Sea)
• Lee Byung-hun (Concrete Utopia)
• Jung Woo-sung (12.12: The Day)
• Choi Min-shik (Exhuma)
• Hwang Jung-min (12.12: The Day)

Best Actress

• Kim Go-eun (Exhuma)
• Ra Mi-ran (Citizen of a Kind)
• Yum Jung-ah (Smugglers)
• Honey Lee (Killing Romance)
• Jung Yu-mi (Sleep)

Best Supporting Actor

• Kim Jong-soo (Smugglers)
• Park Geun-hyung (Picnic)
• Park Jung-min (Smugglers)
• Song Joong-ki (Hopeless)
• Yoo Hae-jin (Exhuma)

Best Supporting Actress

• Kim Sun-young (Concrete Utopia)
• Krystal (Cobweb)
• Lee Sang-hee (My Name is Loh Kiwan)
• Yeom Hye-ran (Citizen of a Kind)
• Yum Jung-ah (Alienoid 2)

Best New Actor

• Kim Seon-ho (The Childe)
• Kim Young-sung (Big Sleep)
• Lee Do-hyun (Exhuma)
• Joo Jong-hyuk (Iron Mask)
• Hong Sa-bin (Hopeless)

Best New Actress

• Go Min-si (Smugglers)
• Bibi (Hopeless)
• Moon Seung-ah (The Hill of Secrets)
• Oh Woo-ri (Hail to Hell)
• Lim Sun-woo (Ms. Apocalypse)

Best Scenario

• Park Jung-ye (Killing Romance)
• Yoo Jae-sun (Sleep)
• Lee Ji-eun (The Hill of Secrets)
• Jang Jae-hyun (Exhuma)
• Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-soo (12.12: The Day)

Best Technical Direction

• Kim Byung-in (Exhuma – audio)
• Lee Mo-gae (12.12: The Day – camera)
• Jung Yi-jin (Cobweb – art)
• Jin Jong-hyun (The Moon – visual effects)
• Hwang Ho-kyun (12.12: The Day – special effects makeup)

Gucci Impact Award

• The Dream Songs
• Greenhouse
• The Hill of Secrets
• Ms. Apocalypse
• Citizen of a Kind

_{Cover image credit: JTBC News}