Hyun Bin, Park Seo-joon, IU, Son Ye-jin, 'Parasite', nominated for 2020 Baeksang Arts Awards
The 56th Baeksang Awards features top Korean celebrities Hyun Bin, Park Seo-joon, and IU as well as acclaimed Korean film Parasite among its nominees.
Korean actors Hyun Bin and Park Seo-joon are up for Best Actor while Son Ye-jin and IU are nominated for Best Actress.
Among the other contenders for Best Actor include Kang Ha-neul, Joo Ji-hoon, and Namgoong Min. Nominees for Best actress include Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Hye-soo, and Kim Hee-ae.
In the film category, Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is up for nominations including Best Picture.
Parasite has previously been awarded in the 2020 Oscars as the first non-English film to win Best Picture.
Other Best Picture nominees are The Man Standing Next, House of Hummingbird, Exit, and Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982.
Meanwhile, in the television awards category, Crash Landing on You, Kingdom, Hyena, When the Camellia Blooms, and Stove League are vying for the Best Drama award.
Park Bo-gum, Suzy, and Shin Dong-yup will be hosting the awards. Among the other presenters include Lee Byung-hun, Yum Jung-ah, Han Ji-min, Lee Sung-min, Go Soo, Ahn So-hee, Park Hae-joon, Kwon So-hyun, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Byung-chul, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Elijah, Jin Sun-kyu, Seo Yi-sook, Sung Soo-yeon, and Jun Hyun-moo.
Korean celebrities Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji will be presenting the Best Drama and Best Picture awards, while Kim Yoo-jung and Im Siwan are giving out the TikTok Popularity Awards.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Baeksang Awards will be broadcasted without a live audience at the Korea International Exhibition Center on June 5, 4:50 PM KST and will air live on JTBC.
The Baeksang Arts Awards has posted the full list of nominees in their website. Check out some of them below:
Best Drama:
"When the Camellia Blooms"
"Crash Landing on You"
"Stove League"
"Kingdom Season 2"
"Hyena"
Best Actor:
Kang Ha-neul - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Namgoong Min - "Stove League"
Park Seo-joon - "Itaewon Class"
Joo Ji-hoon - "Hyena"
Hyun Bin - "Crash Landing on You"
Best Actress:
Gong Hyo-jin - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Kim Hye-soo - "Hyena"
Kim Hee-ae - "The World of the Married"
Son Ye-jin - "Crash Landing on You"
IU - "Hotel Del Luna"
Best Supporting Actor:
Kim Young-min - "The World of the Married"
Yang Kyung-won - "Crash Landing on You"
Oh Jung-se - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Yoo Jae-myung - "Itaewon Class"
Jeon Seok-ho - "Hyena"
Best Supporting Actress:
Kwon Nara - "Itaewon Class"
Kim Sun-young - "Crash Landing on You"
Seo Ji-hye - "Crash Landing on You"
Son Dambi - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Yeom Hye-ran - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Best New Actor:
Kim Kang-hoon - "When the Camellia Blooms"
Ahn Bo-hyun - "Itaewon Class"
Ahn Hyo-seop - "Dr. Romantic 2"
Ong Seong-wu - "Moments of 18"
Lee Jae-wook - "Extraordinary You"
Best New Actress:
Kim Da-mi - "Itaewon Class"
Jeon Mi-do - "Hospital Playlist"
Jeon Yeo-bin - "Melo Is My Nature"
Jung Ji-so - "The Cursed Han"
So-hee - "The World of the Married"
Best Film:
"Parasite"
"The Man Standing Next"
"House of Hummingbird"
"E.X.I.T"
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982"
Best Actor:
Song Kang-ho - "Parasite"
Lee Byung-hun - "The Man Standing Next"
Lee Je-hoon - "Time to Hunt"
Jo Jung-suk - "E.X.I.T"
Han Suk-kyu - "Forbidden Dream"
Best Actress:
Kim So-jin - "Another Child"
Kim Hee-ae - "Moonlit Winter"
Jeon Do-yeon - "Birthday"
Jung Yu-mi - "Kim Ji Young, Born 1982"
Jo Yeo-jung - "Parasite"
Best Supporting Actor:
Kim Young-min - "Lucky Chan Sil"
Park Myung-hoon - "Parasite"
Won Hyun-joon - "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful"
Lee Gwang-soo - "Inseparable Bros"
Lee Hee-joon - "The Man Standing Next"
Best Supporting Actress:
Kim Guk-hee - "Tune in for Love"
Kim Mi-kyung - "Kim Ji Young, Born 1982"
Kim Sae-byeok - "House of Hummingbird"
Park So-dam - "Parasite"
Lee Jung-eun - "Parasite"
Best New Actor:
Park Myung-oon - "Parasite"
Park Hae-soo - "Time to Hunt"
Park Hyung-sik - "Juror 8"
Ahn Ji-ho - "A Boy and Sungreen"
Jung Hae-in - "Tune in for Love"
Best New Actress:
Kang Mal-geum - "Lucky Chan Sil"
Kim So-hye - "Moonlit Winter"
Kim Hye-joon - "Another Child"
Park Ji-hoo - "House of Hummingbird"
Jang Hye-jin - "Parasite"
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