The Baeksang Arts Awards were held in Seoul on May 3rd. It is an award ceremony celebrating Korean television, film, and theater and they are further known as "Korea’s Golden Globe Awards."
This year there were many nominations in the TV and film category as it was a hit year where many excellent TV dramas and films were produced, as a result, the competition was fierce.
This year’s award winners were:
TV:
Best Drama: Dear My Friends (tvN)
Best Educational Program: Ssulzun
(JTBC)
Best Variety Program: My Ugly Duckling (SBS)
Best Director: Yoo In Shik (SBS' Romantic
Doctor Kim)
Best Actor: Gong Yoo (tvN Goblin)
Best Actress: Seo Hyun
Jin (tvN - Oh Hae Young Again)
Best New Actor: Kim Min Seok (SBS -
Doctors)
Best New Actress: Lee Se Young (KBS - Laurel
Tree Tailors)
Variety Award (Male): Yang Se Hyung (SBS -
Mobidic)
Variety Award (Female): Park Na Rae (MBC - I Live
Alone)
Best Script: Noh Hee Kyung's Dear My
Friends (tvN)
Film:
Best Film: The Wailing
Best Director: Kim Ji Woon (The Age of Shadows)
Best New Director; Yeon Sang Ho (Train to Busan)
Best Actor: Song Kang Ho (The Age of Shadows)
Best Actress: Son Ye Jin (The Last Princess)
Best Supporting Actor: Kim Eui Sung (Train to Busan)
Best Supporting: Actress-Kim So Jin (The King)
Best New Actor: Ryu Jun Yeol (The King)
Best New Actress: Lee Sang Hee (Our Love Story)
Best Screenplay:The World of Us (Yoon Ga Yoon)