55th Grand Bell Awards

55th Grand Bell Awards
55th Grand Bell Awards
	Official poster
Date	October 22, 2018
Site	Sejong University Convention Center, Seoul
Hosted by	Shin Hyun-joon; Kim Gyu-ri
Television coverage
Network	TV Chosun
	← 54th; Grand Bell Awards; 56th →;

The 55th Grand Bell Awards (Korean: 대종상 영화제; RR: Daejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as Daejong Film Awards, is determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.^[1] The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.^[2]

The ceremony was held at the Sejong University Convention Center in Seoul on October 22, 2018, and hosted by Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Gyu-ri.^[3]

Nominations and winners

Nominations were announced September 21, 2018.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Best Film	Best Director
Burning The Spy Gone North The Fortress Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days 1987: When the Day Comes	Jang Joon-hwan - 1987: When the Day Comes Kim Yong-hwa - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Yoon Jong-bin - The Spy Gone North Lee Chang-dong - Burning Hwang Dong-hyuk - The Fortress
Best Actor	Best Actress
Hwang Jung-min - The Spy Gone North as Park Seok-young Lee Sung-min - The Spy Gone North as Ri Myung-woon Kim Yoon-seok - 1987: When the Day Comes as Park Cheo-won Lee Byung-hun - The Fortress as Choi Myeong-gil Yoo Ah-in - Burning as Lee Jong-su Cho Jin-woong - Believer as Jo Won-ho	Na Moon-hee - I Can Speak as Na Ok-bun Kim Da-mi - The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion as Ja-yoon Kim Tae-ri - 1987: When the Day Comes as Yeon-hee Kim Hae-sook - Herstory as Bae Jung-gil Esom - Microhabitat as Jung Mi-so
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kim Joo-hyuk - Believer as Jin Ha-rim Gi Ju-bong - The Spy Gone North as Kim Jong-il Song Sae-byeok - Seven Years of Night as Ahn Seung-hwan Steven Yeun - Burning as Ben Jin Seon-kyu - The Outlaws as Wi Seong-rak	Jin Seo-yeon - Believer as Bo-ryeong Go Min-si - The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion as Do Myung-hee Kim Sae-byuk - Adulthood as supervisor of guardianship Kim Sun-young - Herstory as Shin Jung Yoo-mi - Psychokinesis as Hong
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Lee Ga-sub - The Seeds of Violence as Lee Ju-yong Go Sung-wan - Loser's Adventure as Sang-gyu Oh Seung-hoon - Method as Young-woo Wi Ha-joon - Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum as Ha-joon Jung Ga-ram - The Poet and the Boy as Se-yun	Kim Da-mi - The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion as Ja-yoon Kim Ka-hee - Park Hwa-young as Park Hwa-young Jeon Jong-seo - Burning as Shin Hae-mi Jin Ki-joo - Little Forest as Joo Eun-sook Lee Jae-in - Adulthood as Hwang Gyeong-eon
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Jeon Go-woon - Microhabitat Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Kang Yoon-sung - The Outlaws Shin Dong-suk - Last Child Lee Seok-geun - On Your Wedding Day	Jeon Go-woon - Microhabitat Kwon Sung-hwi, Yoon Jong-bin - The Spy Gone North Hwang Dong-hyuk - The Fortress Yoo Seung-hee - I Can Speak Kim Kyung-chan - 1987: When the Day Comes Kim In-sun, Park Geun-beom - Adulthood
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Kim Ji-yong - The Fortress Choi Chan-min - The Spy Gone North Kim Tae-kyung - Believer Hong Kyung-pyo - Burning Kim Woo-hyung - 1987: When the Day Comes	Kim Hyung-joo, Yang Dong-yeop - Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - The Spy Gone North Nam Na-young - The Fortress Kim Jin-oh, Kim Hye-jin - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Yang Jin-mo - 1987: When the Day Comes
Best Art Direction	Best Lighting
Park Il-hyun - The Spy Gone North Chae Kyung-sun - The Fortress Lee Ha-joon - Believer Lee Mok-won - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Jo Hwa-sung - Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Jo Kyu-young - The Fortress Yoo Suk-moon - The Spy Gone North Kim Chang-ho - Burning Lee Sung-hwan - Illang: The Wolf Brigade Kim Seung-kyu - 1987: When the Day Comes
Best Costume Design	Best Music
Jo Sang-kyung - Illang: The Wolf Brigade Chae Kyung-hwa - The Spy Gone North Jo Sang-kyung - The Fortress Jo Sang-kyung - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Chae Kyung-hwa, Lee Eun-yi - 1987: When the Day Comes	Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Fortress Dalpalan - Believer Mowg - Burning Bang Joon-seok - Sunset in My Hometown Kim Tae-seong - 1987: When the Day Comes
Technical Award	Best Planning
Jin Jong-hyun - Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days The Spy Gone North Believer The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Lee Woo-jung - 1987: When the Day Comes Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum The Spy Gone North The Outlaws Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
Woori Bank Star Award	Special Award
Kim Seol-hyun	Kim Joo-hyuk

References

^ "Korean Film Awards, 1962-present". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
^ "Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "신현준X김규리, 제 55회 대종상 영화제 MC 발탁(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). 11 October 2018.
^ "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 21 September 2018.
^ "'Burning' wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards". Yonhap News Agency. 22 October 2018.
^ "'버닝', 대종상 작품상 영예...1주기 故김주혁, 특별상 수상 [종합]". Osen (in Korean). 22 October 2018.

[1] "Korean Film Awards, 1962-present". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

[2] "Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[3] "신현준X김규리, 제 55회 대종상 영화제 MC 발탁(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). 11 October 2018.

[4] "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 21 September 2018.

[5] "'Burning' wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards". Yonhap News Agency. 22 October 2018.

[6] "'버닝', 대종상 작품상 영예...1주기 故김주혁, 특별상 수상 [종합]". Osen (in Korean). 22 October 2018.

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