59th Baeksang Arts Awards

59th Baeksang Arts Awards
59th Baeksang Arts Awards
	Official poster
Date	April 28, 2023
Site	Incheon Paradise City, Incheon
Hosted by	Shin Dong-yup; Bae Suzy; Park Bo-gum;
Organised by	JoongAng Group
Highlights
Most awards	Film:; Decision to Leave (3); The Night Owl (3); Television:; The Glory (3);
Most nominations	Film:; The Night Owl (8); Television:; Extraordinary Attorney Woo (10);
Grand Prize – Film	Decision to Leave
Grand Prize – TV	Park Eun-bin (actress) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Website	Baeksang Arts Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	JTBC; TikTok (international);
Viewership	2.572% (Nielsen Korea)

The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제59회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by JoongAng Group, was held at Incheon Paradise City, Incheon on April 28, 2023, at 17:30 KST.^[2] The event was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy, and Park Bo-gum and was broadcast live in South Korea by JTBC and internationally by TikTok.^[3]^[4]

The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre, through strict screening conducted by 60 professional evaluators, judges in the industry, and a group of experts representing TV, film, and theater through a fierce screening process.^[5]

The nominees were announced on April 7, 2023, via its official website. All works released between April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, were eligible for nominations.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.^[7]^[8]

Film

Grand Prize^[9]	Best Film
Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook (director) – Decision to Leave	*The Night Owl* Next Sohee Hansan: Rising Dragon Hunt Decision to Leave
Best Director	Best New Director
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave Kim Han-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Lee Jung-jae – Hunt Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee	Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Kim Se-in – The Apartment with Two Women Park Yi-woong – The Girl on a Bulldozer Lee Sang-yong – The Roundup Lee Jung-jae – Hunt
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl* as Cheon Kyung-soo** Ma Dong-seok – The Roundup as Ma Seok-do Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave as Hae-joon Song Kang-ho – Broker as Sang-hyun Jung Woo-sung – Hunt as Kim Jung-do	*Tang Wei – Decision to Leave* as Song Seo-rae** Bae Doona – Next Sohee as Yoo-jin Yang Mal-bok – The Apartment with Two Women as Su-gyeong Yum Jung-ah – Life Is Beautiful as Oh Se-yeon Jeon Do-yeon – Kill Boksoon as Gil Bok-soon
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Byun Yo-han – Hansan: Rising Dragon* as Wakisaka** Kang Ki-young – The Point Men as Qasim / Lee Bong-han Kim Sung-cheol – The Night Owl as Crown Prince Sohyeon Park Ji-hwan – The Roundup as Jang I-soo Im Si-wan – Emergency Declaration as Jin-seok	*Park Se-wan – 6/45* as Yeon-hee** Bae Doona – Broker as Soo-jin Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl as Jo So-yong Yum Jung-ah – Alienoid as Heug-seoul Lee Yeon – Kill Boksoon as Kim Yeong-ji
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Park Jin-young – Christmas Carol* as Joo Il-woo / Joo Wol-woo** No Jae-won – Missing Yoon as Jung Joon-ok Byeon Woo-seok – 20th Century Girl as Poong Woon-ho Seo In-guk – Project Wolf Hunting as Park Jong-doo Ong Seong-wu – Life Is Beautiful as Jeong-woo	*Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee* as So-hee** Go Youn-jung – Hunt as Jo Yoo-jeong Kim Hye-yoon – The Girl on a Bulldozer as Goo Hye-young Lee Ji-eun – Broker as Moon So-young Ha Yoon-kyung – Gyeong-ah’s Daughter as Yeon-su
Best Screenplay	Best Technical Achievement
Jung Joo-ri – Next Sohee Park Gyu-tae – 6/45 Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-hee – Hunt Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong – Decision to Leave Ahn Tae-jin, Hyun Kyu-ri – The Night Owl	Lee Mo-gae (Cinematography) – Hunt Ryu Seong-hui (Art direction) – Decision to Leave Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chul-min (VFX) – Hansan: Rising Dragon Cho Young-wook (Music) – Decision to Leave Hong Seung-cheol (Lighting) – The Night Owl

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
3	Decision to Leave
3	The Night Owl
2	Next Sohee

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
8	The Night Owl
7	Decision to Leave
7	Hunt
5	Next Sohee
4	Hansan: Rising Dragon
3	Broker
3	The Roundup
2	6/45
	Kill Boksoon
	Life Is Beautiful
	The Apartment with Two Women
	The Girl on a Bulldozer

Television

Grand Prize^[10]
*Park Eun-bin (actress) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo* as Woo Young-woo** Extraordinary Attorney Woo (drama) (ENA) Lee Sung-min (actor) – Reborn Rich as Jin Yang-chul Kim Eun-sook (screenwriter) – The Glory The Glory (drama) (Netflix)
Best Drama	Best Director
The Glory (Netflix) My Liberation Notes (JTBC) Our Blues (tvN) Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA) Little Women (tvN)	Yoo In-shik – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kim Kyu-tae – Our Blues Kim Seok-yoon – My Liberation Notes Kim Hee-won – Little Women Lee Joo-young – Anna
Best Entertainment Program	Best Educational Show
Psick Show Season 3 (YouTube) Earth Arcade (tvN) Physical: 100 (Netflix) EXchange Season 2 (TVING) SNL Korea 3 (Coupang Play)	Adult Kim Jang-ha (MBC Gyeongnam) National Investigation Headquarters (Wavve) In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal (Netflix) Your Literacy Skills+ (EBS) Hidden Earth: 3 Billion Years on the Korean Peninsula (KBS)
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Lee Sung-min – Reborn Rich* as Jin Yang-chul** Son Suk-ku – My Liberation Notes as Gu Ja-gyeong Lee Byung-hun – Our Blues as Lee Dong-seok Jung Kyung-ho – Crash Course in Romance as Choi Chi-yeol Choi Min-sik – Big Bet as Cha Mu-sik	*Song Hye-kyo – The Glory* as Moon Dong-eun** Kim Ji-won – My Liberation Notes as Yeom Mi-jeong Kim Hye-soo – Under the Queen's Umbrella as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong Park Eun-bin – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Woo Young-woo Bae Suzy – Anna as Lee Yumi / Lee Anna
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Jo Woo-jin – Narco-Saints* as Byeon Ki-tae** Kang Ki-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Jung Myung-seok Kim Do-hyun – Reborn Rich as Choi Chang-je Kim Jun-han – Anna as Choi Ji-hoon Park Sung-hoon – The Glory as Jeon Jae-joon	*Lim Ji-yeon – The Glory* as Park Yeon-jin** Kim Shin-rok – Reborn Rich as Jin Hwa-young Yeom Hye-ran – The Glory as Kang Hyeon-nam Lee El – My Liberation Notes as Yeom Ki-jeong Jung Eun-chae – Anna as Lee Hyeon-ju
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Moon Sang-min – Under the Queen's Umbrella* as Grand Prince Seongnam / Yi Kang** Kim Gun-woo – The Glory as Son Myeong-oh Kim Min-ho – New Recruit as Park Min-seok Joo Jong-hyuk – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Kwon Min-woo Hong Kyung – Weak Hero Class 1 as Oh Beom-seok	*Roh Yoon-seo – Crash Course in Romance* as Nam Hae-yi** Kim Hieora – The Glory as Lee Sa-ra Lee Kyung-seong – My Liberation Notes as Kwak Hye-suk Joo Hyun-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Dong Geu-ra-mi Ha Yoon-kyung – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Choi Su-yeon
Best Male Variety Performer	Best Female Variety Performer
Kim Jong-kook Kian84 Kim Kyung-wook Jun Hyun-moo Hwang Je-sung	Lee Eun-ji Kim Min-kyung Park Se-mi Lee Soo-ji Joo Hyun-young
Best Screenplay	Best Technical Achievement
Park Hae-young – My Liberation Notes Kim Eun-sook – The Glory Moon Ji-won – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jeong Seo-kyung – Little Women Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran – Alchemy of Souls	Ryu Seong-hui (Art direction) – Little Women Noh Young-sim (Music) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Song Nak-hoon, Jo Jin-hyeon, Hwang In-woo (Cinematography) – Inkigayo Hwang Jin-hye (Visual Effects) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jang Jong-kyung (Cinematography) – The Glory

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Television programs
3	The Glory
2	Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Television programs
10	Extraordinary Attorney Woo
9	The Glory
7	My Liberation Notes
4	Anna
4	Little Women
3	Our Blues
3	Reborn Rich
2	Crash Course in Romance
2	Under the Queen's Umbrella

Theater

Baeksang Theater
None Elected – Doosan Art Center Jeong Hee-jung – Rabbit Hole Theater Teenage Dick – National Theater DRAG x Namjangsinsa [Drag by Namjangsinsa] – Drag King Contest
Best Acting	Best Newcomer
Ha Ji-seong – Teenage Dick Kwon Eun-hye – DRAG x Namjangsinsa [Drag by Namjangsinsa] Choi Ho-young – Transfers Choi Hee-jin – Nosce Ha Ji-eun – The Welkin	Now Archive (theater) – A Little Lonely Monologue and Always Friendly Songs Bae Hae-ryul (writer) – Once Upon a Time, There Was an Asian Small-Clawed Otter Living in Seoul City Jang Han-sae (director) – The World is Ending Like This, Without a Bang, With Sobs Jin Ju (writer) – Class Han A-reum (director and writer) – Plastic Paradise

Special Awards

The voting for the TikTok Popularity Award was held from 11:00 KST on April 18 to 16:00 KST on April 26 via TikTok.^[11]^[12]

Awards	Recipient
TikTok Popularity Award – Male	Park Jin-young
TikTok Popularity Award – Female	Lee Ji-eun
Gucci Impact Award	Next Sohee

Presenters and performers

The following individuals and teams, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award(s)	Ref.
Koo Kyo-hwan and Kim Hye-jun	Best New Actor – Television, Best New Actress – Television and Best Newcomer – Theater	^[13]
Lee Hong-nae and Lee Yoo-mi	Best New Actor – Film, Best New Actress – Film and Best New Director – Film
Kim Byung-chul and Lee Moo-saeng	Best Technical Achievement – Television, Best Technical Achievement – Film, Best Screenplay – Television and Best Screenplay – Film
Cho Hyun-chul and Kim Shin-rok	Best Supporting Actor – Television and Best Supporting Actress – Television
Jo Woo-jin and Lee Soo-kyung	Best Supporting Actor – Film and Best Supporting Actress – Film
Kim Shin-rok and Kim Sun-ah	Gucci Impact Award
Lee Yong-jin and Joo Hyun-young	Best Entertainment Program, Best Male Variety Performer and Best Female Variety Performer
Lee Je-hoon and Greg Hsu	Best Director – Television and Best Director – Film
Yoon Hyun-min and Yoo In-na	TikTok Popularity Award for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress
Park Wan-gyu and Hwang Sun-mi	Best Acting – Theater
Sol Kyung-gu and Lee Hye-young	Best Actor – Film and Best Actress – Film
Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik	Best Educational Show, Best Film and Best Drama
Park Ji-ah	Baeksang Theater
Lee Jun-ho and Kim Tae-ri	Best Actor – Television and Best Actress – Television
Ryoo Seung-wan	Grand Prize – Film
Uhm Jung-hwa and Jeongdo Hong	Grand Prize – Television

Performers

Name(s)	Performed	Ref.
Park Jin-young, Kim Si-eun, Oh Ji-yul, Lim Ji-ho, Kang Hyun-oh and Kim Jung-young	"A Throwing Stone"	^[14]

References

^ "종편 일일 - TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS 20230428". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ Hyun Jung-min (April 3, 2023). 제59회 백상예술대상, 28일 개최 [The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, held on the 28th]. Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Yoo Jun-ha (April 3, 2023). 백상예술대상, 이달 28일 개최 확정… 틱톡서 디지털 생중계 [Baeksang Arts Awards, confirmed to be held on the 28th of this month... Digital live streaming on TikTok]. E-Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Ha Su-jeong (April 12, 2023). 신동엽·수지·박보검, '제59회 백상예술대상' 완전체 3MC 확정 [공식] [Shin Dong-yeop, Suzy, and Park Bo-gum confirmed as 3MCs at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Choi Na-young (April 3, 2023). 백상예술대상 4월 28일 개최 확정..영광의 주인공은? [Baeksang Arts Awards confirmed to be held on April 28..Who is the main character of glory?]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim Na-yul (April 3, 2023). '백상예술대상' 4월 28일 개최 확정..7일 후보 공개 ['Baeksang Arts Awards' confirmed to be held on April 28th.. Candidates revealed on the 7th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ 59회 백상예술대상 수상자 · 작품 [59th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners · Works]. Baeksang Arts Award (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ Park Soo-in (April 29, 2023). ‘헤어질 결심’ 대상→더 글로리‘ 3관왕, 이변 없는 수상[백상예술대상①] ['Decision to break up' Daesang→The Glory' 3 crowns, no surprises [Baeksang Arts Awards ①]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^ 조연경 (April 29, 2023). "[59회 백상] 만인의 심장 붕괴시킨 '헤어질 결심' 이변없는 대상" (in Korean). JTBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ Hwang So-young (April 29, 2023). [59회 백상] '만장일치 대상' 박은빈, 데뷔 27년만 첫 백상 수상 [[59th Baeksang] 'Unanimous Award' Park Eun-bin, first Baeksang award in 27 years of debut]. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim Seon-woo (April 18, 2023). 제59회 백상예술대상, 틱톡 인기상 투표 시작…영광의 주인공은? [The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TikTok Popularity Award voting begins... Who is the hero of glory?]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ Kim Jeong-yeon (April 27, 2023). 아이유-갓세븐 박진영, 백상예술대상 인기상 1위 [IU-GOT7 Park Jin-young, Baeksang Arts Awards Popularity Award 1st Place]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Choi Hee-jae (April 27, 2023). 이제훈·허광한, '백상예술대상'서 만난다…시상자 라인업 공개 [공식입장] [Lee Je-hoon and Heo Kwang-han meet at the 'Baeksang Arts Awards'... Presenter Lineup Revealed [Official Position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Naver.
^ [59회 백상] 특별무대 맛집의 귀환…감동·의미 다 잡았다. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[1] "종편 일일 - TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS 20230428". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[2] Hyun Jung-min (April 3, 2023). 제59회 백상예술대상, 28일 개최 [The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, held on the 28th]. Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.

[3] Yoo Jun-ha (April 3, 2023). 백상예술대상, 이달 28일 개최 확정… 틱톡서 디지털 생중계 [Baeksang Arts Awards, confirmed to be held on the 28th of this month... Digital live streaming on TikTok]. E-Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.

[4] Ha Su-jeong (April 12, 2023). 신동엽·수지·박보검, '제59회 백상예술대상' 완전체 3MC 확정 [공식] [Shin Dong-yeop, Suzy, and Park Bo-gum confirmed as 3MCs at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.

[5] Choi Na-young (April 3, 2023). 백상예술대상 4월 28일 개최 확정..영광의 주인공은? [Baeksang Arts Awards confirmed to be held on April 28..Who is the main character of glory?]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.

[6] Kim Na-yul (April 3, 2023). '백상예술대상' 4월 28일 개최 확정..7일 후보 공개 ['Baeksang Arts Awards' confirmed to be held on April 28th.. Candidates revealed on the 7th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.

[Winners-7] 59회 백상예술대상 수상자 · 작품 [59th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners · Works]. Baeksang Arts Award (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023.

[8] Park Soo-in (April 29, 2023). ‘헤어질 결심’ 대상→더 글로리‘ 3관왕, 이변 없는 수상[백상예술대상①] ['Decision to break up' Daesang→The Glory' 3 crowns, no surprises [Baeksang Arts Awards ①]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.

[9] 조연경 (April 29, 2023). "[59회 백상] 만인의 심장 붕괴시킨 '헤어질 결심' 이변없는 대상" (in Korean). JTBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[10] Hwang So-young (April 29, 2023). [59회 백상] '만장일치 대상' 박은빈, 데뷔 27년만 첫 백상 수상 [[59th Baeksang] 'Unanimous Award' Park Eun-bin, first Baeksang award in 27 years of debut]. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Naver.

[11] Kim Seon-woo (April 18, 2023). 제59회 백상예술대상, 틱톡 인기상 투표 시작…영광의 주인공은? [The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TikTok Popularity Award voting begins... Who is the hero of glory?]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[12] Kim Jeong-yeon (April 27, 2023). 아이유-갓세븐 박진영, 백상예술대상 인기상 1위 [IU-GOT7 Park Jin-young, Baeksang Arts Awards Popularity Award 1st Place]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.

[13] Choi Hee-jae (April 27, 2023). 이제훈·허광한, '백상예술대상'서 만난다…시상자 라인업 공개 [공식입장] [Lee Je-hoon and Heo Kwang-han meet at the 'Baeksang Arts Awards'... Presenter Lineup Revealed [Official Position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Naver.

[14] [59회 백상] 특별무대 맛집의 귀환…감동·의미 다 잡았다. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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