Blue Dragon Film Awards
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The Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean
:청룡영화상) is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea
.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbuster
s and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year. During the selection process, about forty movies that have made it to the final list are screened to the public for free. After the screening of each selection, the awards ceremony opens.
The Blue Dragon Awards and the Grand Bell Awards
are the two most popular film awards in Korea.
newspaper and discontinued in 1973. Sports Chosun, a Korean sports daily, resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then.
Korean language
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:청룡영화상) is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbuster
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...
s and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year. During the selection process, about forty movies that have made it to the final list are screened to the public for free. After the screening of each selection, the awards ceremony opens.
The Blue Dragon Awards and the Grand Bell Awards
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
are the two most popular film awards in Korea.
History
It was created in 1963 by The Chosun IlboThe Chosun Ilbo
The Chosun Ilbo is one of the major newspapers in South Korea. With a daily circulation of over 2,200,000, the Chosun Ilbo has undertaken annual inspections since Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993...
newspaper and discontinued in 1973. Sports Chosun, a Korean sports daily, resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then.
Awards
The categories are- Best Film
- Best DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
- Best New Director
- Best Leading ActorLeading actorA leading actor, leading actress, star, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work...
- Best Leading Actress
- Best Supporting ActorSupporting actorA supporting actor is an actor who performs roles in a play or film other than that of the leads.These roles range from bit parts to secondary leads. They are sometimes but not necessarily character roles. A supporting actor must also use restraint not to upstage the main actor/actress in the...
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best New Actor
- Best New Actress
- Best CinematographyCinematographyCinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
- Best MusicFilm scoreA film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
- Best Art Direction
- Technical Award
- Best Original ScreenplayScreenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
- Best Lighting
- Most Popular Actor is awarded to the star that received the most Netizen votes
- Most Popular Film is awarded to the movie with the highest viewership throughout the previous year
Best Film
| Ceremony | Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1963 | Kinship Blood Relation (film) Blood Relation aka Kinship is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Awards.-Synopsis:... |
Kim Su-yong |
| #2 | 1964 | Extra Human Being Extra Human Being Extra Human Being is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo... |
| #3 | 1965 | Sad Story of Self Supporting Child Sad Story of Self Supporting Child Sad Story of Self Supporting Child aka Sorrow in the Heavens is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Kim Su-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
Kim Su-yong |
| #4 | 1966 | Market Market (1965 film) Market is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
Lee Man-hee |
| #5 | 1967 | Flame in the Valley Flame in the Valley Flame in the Valley is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
Kim Su-yong |
| #6 | 1968 | Descendents of Cain Descendents of Cain Descendents of Cain is a 1968 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok.-Plot:An anti-communist film depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.-Cast:* Kim Jin-kyu* Moon Hee* Park Nou-sik* Jang Dong-he*... |
Yu Hyun-mok |
| #7 | 1969 | The Old Jar Craftsman The Old Jar Craftsman The Old Jar Craftsman aka Old Man Making a Jar is a 1969 South Korean film directed by Choi Ha-won. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
Choi Ha-won Choi Ha-won Choi Ha-won is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1968 and 1990.-External links:... |
| #8 | 1971 | When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
Kim Su-yong |
| #9 | 1972 | Oyster Village Oyster Village Oyster Village is a 1972 South Korean film directed by Jeong Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Synopsis:... |
Jeong Jin-woo |
| #10 | 1973 | The Three-Day Reign The Three-Day Reign The Three-Day Reign aka Three Days of Their Reign is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
Shin Sang-ok |
| #11 | 1990 | Black Republic Black Republic Black Republic is an award-winning 1990 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.-Synopsis:... |
Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su is a Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 22, 1955 and grew up in Busan, South Korea. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University... |
| #12 | 1991 | Death Song Death Song (film) Death Song is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.-Synopsis:The life of Yun Sim-deok, a Korean woman who studied singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s... |
Kim Ho-sun |
| #13 | 1992 | Our Twisted Hero Our Twisted Hero (film) Our Twisted Hero is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards. It is based on the book Our Twisted Hero.-Synopsis:... |
Park Jong-won |
| #14 | 1993 | Sopyonje Sopyonje Sopyonje is a South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek in 1993. Its story tells of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. The film was originally expected to only draw limited interest, and was released on only one screen in Seoul... |
Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
| #15 | 1994 | The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of a small town in the southern part of Korea in 1949 and 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War.-Reception:Korean film scholar, Kim Kyung-hyun describes the reception... |
Im Kwon-taek |
| #16 | 1995 | A Single Spark A Single Spark A Single Spark is an award-winning 1995 South Korean film.-Synopsis:... |
Park Kwang-su |
| #17 | 1996 | Festival Festival (1996 film) Festival is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:A famous writer, Lee Jun-seop, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Lee's illegitimate niece, who has been ostracized from the family, has also returned home for the funeral... |
Im Kwon-taek |
| #18 | 1997 | Green Fish Green Fish Green Fish is a South Korean film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu in one of his first major film roles... |
Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee... |
| #19 | 1998 | Christmas in August Christmas in August Christmas in August is a 1998 South Korean romance/drama film. It was director Hur Jin-ho's debut and stars Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha.... |
Hur Jin-ho |
| #20 | 1999 | Nowhere to Hide | Lee Myung-Se Lee Myung-se Lee Myung-se is a South Korean filmmaker.Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I , Our Sweet Days of Youth , and Dream... |
| #21 | 2000 | Joint Security Area Joint Security Area (film) Joint Security Area is a 2000 South Korean film starring Lee Young Ae, Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. It was directed by Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon... |
Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of... |
| #22 | 2001 | One Fine Spring Day One Fine Spring Day One Fine Spring Day is a Korean feature film released by Sidus and Applause Films in 2001. Directed by Heo Jin-ho , it is a portrait of a love affair from its blossoming in spring to its decline in the following spring.... |
Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho , born on August 8, 1963, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and has also studied filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts... |
| #23 | 2002 | Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon, , is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-up , a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art.-Synopsis:It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese... |
Im Kwon-taek |
| #24 | 2003 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is a 2003 South Korean film about a Buddhist monastery that floats on a lake in a pristine forest. The story is about the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood to old age.The movie was directed by Kim Ki-duk,... |
Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic "art-house" cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit. He is not related to the Kim Ki-duk who directed Yonggary in the 1960s... |
| #25 | 2004 | Silmido Silmido (film) Silmido is a 2003 South Korean film, directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is loosely based on a military uprising from the island of Silmido in the 1970s. At the end of its run, the film was the most watched film ever in South Korea, and the first film to attract an audience of 10 million viewers in the... |
Kang Woo-suk Kang Woo-suk Kang Woo-suk is a South Korean film producer and director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004.Kang started as a director of successful comedy films... |
| #26 | 2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy... |
Park Chan Wook |
| #27 | 2006 | The Host The Host (film) The Host is a 2006 South Korean monster film, which also contains elements of comedy and drama films. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay, along with Baek Chul-hyun.... |
Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Biography:He was born in Daegu in 1969 and decided to become a filmmaker while in middle school, perhaps influenced by an artistic family He majored in sociology in Yonsei University in the late 1980s and was a member of the film club... |
| #28 | 2007 | The Show Must Go On The Show Must Go On (film) The Show Must Go On is a 2007 South Korean crime drama film.- Plot :In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless... |
Han Jae-rim |
| #29 | 2008 | Forever the Moment Forever the Moment Forever the Moment is a 2008 South Korean film. It is a fictionalised account of the South Korea women's handball team which competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Lim Soon-rye |
| #30 | 2009 | Mother Mother (2009 film) Mother is a 2009 South Korean drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin.-Plot:Kim Hye-ja, a veteran Korean actress, plays an unnamed widow living alone with her only son, selling medicinal herbs in a small town in southern South Korea while doing unlicensed acupuncture... |
Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Biography:He was born in Daegu in 1969 and decided to become a filmmaker while in middle school, perhaps influenced by an artistic family He majored in sociology in Yonsei University in the late 1980s and was a member of the film club... |
| #31 | 2010 | Secret Reunion Secret Reunion Secret Reunion is one of the highest grossing Korean films of 2010. The story follows Song Kang-ho as Agent Lee Han-gyu of the National Intelligence Service who falls from grace after failing to stop the assassination of a North Korean dissident... |
Jang Hun Jang Hun (director) Jang Hun is a South Korean film director. He has worked primarily with director Kim Ki-duk first with the production department, then as an assistant director, to getting a script from Mr. Kim; Rough Cut. In 2010 he directed Secret Reunion selling over 5,000,000 tickets making it the second... |
Best Director
| Ceremony | Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1963 | Lee Man-hee | The Marines Who Never Returned The Marines Who Never Returned The Marines Who Never Returned , aka Marines Are Gone, is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was released in the U.S. in 1966 as Marine Battleground. For this film, Lee was given the Best Director award at the third Grand Bell Awards ceremony in 1964... |
| #2 | 1964 | Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo... |
Extra Human Being Extra Human Being Extra Human Being is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
| #3 | 1965 | Kim Su-yong Kim Su-yông Kim Su-yeong was a Korean poet and translator whose poetry explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals . He lived in Japan during the first part of the Second World War, following an interest in the theatre and other arts at Tokyo University. In 1943, he fled to Manchuria to avoid... |
Sad Story of Self Supporting Child Sad Story of Self Supporting Child Sad Story of Self Supporting Child aka Sorrow in the Heavens is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Kim Su-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
| #4 | 1966 | Lee Man-hee | Market Market (1965 film) Market is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
| #5 | 1967 | Kim Su-yong | Children in the Firing Range |
| #6 | 1968 | Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo... |
Descendents of Cain Descendents of Cain Descendents of Cain is a 1968 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok.-Plot:An anti-communist film depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.-Cast:* Kim Jin-kyu* Moon Hee* Park Nou-sik* Jang Dong-he*... |
| #7 | 1969 | Choi Ha-won Choi Ha-won Choi Ha-won is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1968 and 1990.-External links:... |
The Old Jar Craftsman The Old Jar Craftsman The Old Jar Craftsman aka Old Man Making a Jar is a 1969 South Korean film directed by Choi Ha-won. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
| #8 | 1971 | Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became... |
Woman of Fire Woman of Fire Woman of Fire is an award-winning 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's Housemaid trilogy followed by Woman of Fire '82.-Synopsis:A variation on Kim's classic The Housemaid... |
| #9 | 1972 | Kim Hyo-cheon | Cattle Seller |
| #10 | 1973 | Jeong Jin-woo | Viva the Island Frog |
| #11 | 1990 | Jung Ji-young | Partisans of South Korea |
| #12 | 1991 | Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
Fly High Run Far: Kaebyok Fly High Run Far Fly High Run Far is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.-Synopsis:A film about Choe Si-hyeong, a leader of the Donghak Peasant Revolution of late 19th-century Korea.... |
| #13 | 1992 | Park Jong-won | Our Twisted Hero Our Twisted Hero (film) Our Twisted Hero is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards. It is based on the book Our Twisted Hero.-Synopsis:... |
| #14 | 1993 | Kim Yoo-jin Kim Yoo-Jin Kim Yoo-jin , professionally known in English as Eugene, is a singer, actress, and emcee. She was a former member of a Korean female idol group called S.E.S., popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s... |
Love is Oh Yeah! |
| #15 | 1994 | Jang Sun-woo Jang Sun-woo Jang Sun-woo is a South Korean film director. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts... |
To You from Me To You from Me To You, from Me is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Jang Sun-woo. It was the fifth highest-attended Korean film for the period 1990-1995.-Synopsis:... |
| #16 | 1995 | Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su is a Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 22, 1955 and grew up in Busan, South Korea. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University... |
A Single Spark A Single Spark A Single Spark is an award-winning 1995 South Korean film.-Synopsis:... |
| #17 | 1996 | Im Kwon-taek | Festival Festival (1996 film) Festival is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:A famous writer, Lee Jun-seop, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Lee's illegitimate niece, who has been ostracized from the family, has also returned home for the funeral... |
| #18 | 1997 | Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee... |
Green Fish Green Fish Green Fish is a South Korean film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu in one of his first major film roles... |
| #19 | 1998 | Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo is a South Korean film director. Hong's directorial debut, The Day a Pig Fell into the Well , was praised by South Korean critics for its originality and won international film prizes... |
The Power of Kangwon Province The Power of Kangwon Province The Power of Kangwon Province is the second film by critically acclaimed South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. It follows the lives of a man and a woman who have decided to end their affair.... |
| #20 | 1999 | Kang Je-gyu Kang Je-gyu Kang Je-gyu is a South Korean film director. He studied in Chungang University.He firstly got his prize in Korea Youth Film festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.-Career:... |
Shiri Shiri (film) Shiri is a 1999 South Korean action film, written and directed by Kang Je-gyu.Swiri was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the "new" Korean film industry... |
| #21 | 2000 | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of... |
Joint Security Area Joint Security Area (film) Joint Security Area is a 2000 South Korean film starring Lee Young Ae, Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. It was directed by Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon... |
| #22 | 2001 | Song Hae-sung | Failan Failan Failan is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-seong. The film was adapted from a Japanese novel by Jiro Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.-Plot:... |
| #23 | 2002 | Im Kwon-taek | Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon, , is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-up , a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art.-Synopsis:It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese... |
| #24 | 2003 | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of... |
Oldboy Oldboy Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr... |
| #25 | 2004 | Kang Woo-suk Kang Woo-suk Kang Woo-suk is a South Korean film producer and director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004.Kang started as a director of successful comedy films... |
Silmido Silmido (film) Silmido is a 2003 South Korean film, directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is loosely based on a military uprising from the island of Silmido in the 1970s. At the end of its run, the film was the most watched film ever in South Korea, and the first film to attract an audience of 10 million viewers in the... |
| #26 | 2005 | Park Jin-pyo | You Are My Sunshine You Are My Sunshine (film) You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... |
| #27 | 2006 | Kim Tae-Yong | Family Ties Family Ties (film) Family Ties is the second film by South Korean director Kim Tae-Yong, known for his debut Memento Mori... |
| #28 | 2007 | Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho , born on August 8, 1963, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and has also studied filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts... |
Happiness Happiness (2007 film) Happiness is a 2007 South Korean film, directed by Heo Jin-ho and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Su-jeong. It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.-Plot:... |
| #29 | 2008 | Kim Ji-woon Kim Ji-Woon Kim Ji-woon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim Ji-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world.-Career:... |
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird |
| #30 | 2009 | Kim Yong-hwa | Take Off |
| #31 | 2010 | Kang Woo Suk | Moss Moss (film) Moss is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller. It was based on Webcomic with same name by Yun Tae-ho.-Plot:A Man tries to solve his father's mysterious death after his return to his hometown... |
Best Leading Actress
| Ceremony | Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1963 | Hwang Jeong-sun | Kinship Blood Relation (film) Blood Relation aka Kinship is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Awards.-Synopsis:... |
| #2 | 1964 | Moon Jeung-suk | Never Look Back |
| #3 | 1965 | Um Aing-ran Um Aing-ran Um Aing-ran is a South Korean actress. She has starred in about 190 films, and gained a popularity with the image of "a cheerful female college student" in the 1960s. Her marriage with Shin Seong-il, a colleague actor and big star of the time attracted a national attention... |
Beautiful Eye Pupil |
| #4 | 1966 | Moon Jeung-suk | Market Market (1965 film) Market is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
| #5 | 1967 | Joo Jeung-nyeo | Flame in the Valley Flame in the Valley Flame in the Valley is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
| #6 | 1968 | Nam Jeong-im Nam Jeong-im Nam Jeong-im was South Korean actress. Nam was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Yoon Jeong-hee and Moon Hee of the 1960s and early 1970s.-Filmography:... |
Bunnyeo |
| #7 | 1969 | Kim Jee-mi | Your Name is Woman |
| #8 | 1971 | Yoon Yeo-jang | Woman of Fire Woman of Fire Woman of Fire is an award-winning 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's Housemaid trilogy followed by Woman of Fire '82.-Synopsis:A variation on Kim's classic The Housemaid... |
| #9 | 1972 | Yoon Jung-hee | Oyster Village Oyster Village Oyster Village is a 1972 South Korean film directed by Jeong Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Synopsis:... |
| #10 | 1973 | Jeong Jin-woo | Simcheong |
| #11 | 1990 | Won Mi-kyung Won Mi-kyung Won Mi-kyung is a South Korean actress. Won was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon province, South Korea. She graduated from Seoul Girls' High School. Won is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Lee Mi-sook, and Lee Bo-hee, all of whom dominated the screen of the period. Won's... |
Only Because You Are a Woman |
| #12 | 1991 | Chang Mi-hee Chang Mi-hee Chang Mi-hee is a South Korean actress active since 1976. She was born Lee Yun-hui in Seoul, South Korea in 1957. Chang debuted as an actress in 1976 as starring in Seong Chun-hyang jeon directed by Park Tae-won and TBC TV drama, Haenyeo Dang-sil... |
Death Song Death Song (film) Death Song is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.-Synopsis:The life of Yun Sim-deok, a Korean woman who studied singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s... |
| #13 | 1992 | Kang Su-yeon | Road to the Racetrack |
| #14 | 1993 | Kim Hye-soo | First Love |
| #15 | 1994 | Choi Myung-gil | La Vie en Rose |
| #16 | 1995 | Kim Hye-soo Pang Eun-jin |
Dr. Bong 301, 302 301, 302 301, 302 or 301/302 is a 1995 South Korean movie directed by Park Chul-soo. It tells the story of two South Korean women, neighbors in the same apartment building, who take very different approaches to the difficulties of modern life; one indulges in food, sex, and spending while the other lives in... |
| #17 | 1996 | Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin is a South Korean actress and model. Shim was regarded as a representative actress that dominated the screen of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model, and entered stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s... |
The Adventures of Mrs. Park |
| #18 | 1997 | Shin Eun-kyung | Downfall (Ch'ang) |
| #19 | 1998 | Shim Eun-ha Shim Eun-ha -Profile:Shim Eun-ha debuted in 1994 in the basketball-themed TV drama The Last Match, and quickly became the nation's most popular and talked-about star... |
Christmas in August Christmas in August Christmas in August is a 1998 South Korean romance/drama film. It was director Hur Jin-ho's debut and stars Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha.... |
| #20 | 1999 | Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival... |
The Harmonium in My Memory The Harmonium in My Memory The Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her... |
| #21 | 2000 | Lee Mi-yeon Lee Mi-yeon Lee Mi-yeon is a South Korean actress.- Filmography :-Awards:*2008 Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actress *2007 Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Best Star... |
Pisces |
| #22 | 2001 | Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise... |
Sorum Sorum Sorum is a 2001 South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan. Starring Kim Myeong-min and Jang Jin-young, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier... |
| #23 | 2002 | Kim Yoon-jin Kim Yoon-jin Yunjin Kim is a Korean American film and theater actress. Although she is best known in the English-speaking world for her role as Sun on the American television series Lost, Kim has also appeared in numerous film and TV projects in South Korea.- Early life :Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea... |
Milae Milae Ardor , is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Byun Young-Ju. It stars Yunjin Kim of Lost fame.- Plot :It's Christmas Eve; Mi-heun is spending a quiet evening at home with her husband, while their daughter sleeps in the next room... |
| #24 | 2003 | Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise... |
Singles Singles (2003 film) Singles is a 2003 romantic comedy film from South Korea, starring Jang Jin-young, Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Beom-soo, and based on the novel Christmas at Twenty-Nine by Japanese writer Kamato Toshio. Jang won "Best Actress" for her performance as Na-nan at the 2003 Blue Dragon Film Awards.- Plot summary... |
| #25 | 2004 | Lee Na-young Lee Na-young Lee Na-young is one of Korean film, TV and CF industry's most popular actresses. She first made a name for herself as the star in the dramatic mini-series Ruler of Your Own World.... |
Someone Special |
| #26 | 2005 | Lee Young-ae | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy... |
| #27 | 2006 | Kim Hye-su Kim Hye-su -Career:Kim Hye-su debuted in the 1986 film Ggambo when she was a first year high school student. Over two decades she amassed a sizeable filmography of leading and supporting roles, notably in the TV dramas Did We Really Love? with Bae Yong Joon and Revenge and Passion with Ahn Jae Wook, as well... |
Tazza: The High Rollers Tazza: The High Rollers Tazza: The High Rollers is a 2006 South Korean film based on Huh Young-man's manhwa . The story involves a group of grifters involved in the Korean card game called Hwatu .... |
| #28 | 2007 | Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival... |
Secret Sunshine Secret Sunshine Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... |
| #29 | 2008 | Son Ye-jin Son Ye-jin Son Ye-jin is a South Korean actress.-Career:Son Ye-jin has taken on a variety of roles in her career to date, propelling her to fame both in Korea and in other Asian countries... |
My Wife Got Married My Wife Got Married My Wife Got Married is a 2008 South Korean film. Directed by Jeong Yoon-soo and starring Kim Joo-hyuk and Son Ye-jin in the lead roles, the film is adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name by Park Hyun-wook.... |
| #30 | 2009 | Ha Ji Won | Closer to Heaven Closer to Heaven (film) - Release :Closer to Heaven was released in South Korean theaters on 24 September 2009 where it remained on top of the charts for 3 consecutive weeks. It is also the first melodrama to surpass the 2 million mark since Maundy Thursday aired in 2006... |
| #31 | 2010 | Yoon Jeong-hee Yoon Jeong-hee Yoon Jeong-hee is a South Korean actress active since 1967. Yoon debuted as an actress in 1967 as starring in Cheongchun geukjang directed by Gang Dae-jin after elected in a recruit held by Hapdong Film. Yoon was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Moon Hee... Soo Ae Soo Ae Park Soo-ae , known simply as Soo Ae, is a South Korean actress.- Career :Soo Ae nearly became a member of a pop idol group. Fresh out of high school, a record agent approached the young stunner on the street in the trendy Apgujeong area. She spent six months in grueling practice, but in the end... |
Poetry Poetry (film) Poetry is a 2010 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Chang-dong. It tells the story of a suburban woman in her 60s who begins to grow an interest for poetry while struggling with Alzheimer's disease and her irresponsible grandson. Yoon Jeong-hee stars in the leading role, which was... Midnight FM Midnight FM Midnight FM is 2010 South Korean thriller film by Kim Sang-Man which stars Soo-ae and Yoo Ji-tae in lead roles. The film has Yoo's villain role after Oldboy and made cameo by Hyun-ah and Nam Ji-hyun from 4 Minute.-Plot:... |
| #32 | 2011 | Kim Ha-neul Kim Ha-neul Kim Ha-neul is a South Korean actress. Her given name "Ha-neul" is the Korean word for "sky". She has received numerous awards including Best Actress at the 2004 Baeksang Arts Awards and most recently the award for Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards in 2011... |
Blind Blind (2011 film) -Plot:A female university student goes missing one day and is later discovered as a victim of a hit-and-run. Assuming the kidnapper and the driver are the same person, police begin investigating the case and find two witnesses who were at the scene: Soo-ah, a visually impaired woman who was once a... |
Best Leading Actor
| Ceremony | Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1963 | Kim Seung-ho Kim Seung-ho Kim Seung-ho was a Korean actor. Kim was a star of the 1950s and 1960s and regarded as one of best actors in Korean film history. Kim started acting at the age of 20, but he took lead roles when he was over 40 years old. Kim is also the father of actor Kim Hee-ra.-Acting:Kim Seung-ho was a Korean... |
Kinship |
| #2 | 1964 | Kim Jin-kyu Kim Jin-kyu Kim Jin-kyu was a South Korean actor, film director, and producer.- Filmography :-Director:Kim Jin-kyu was a South Korean actor, film director, and producer.... |
Extra Human Being Extra Human Being Extra Human Being is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.-Synopsis:... |
| #3 | 1965 | Kim Jin-kyu | Extra Human Being |
| #4 | 1966 | Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun is a South Korean actor and film producer.-Biography:Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Hwanghae Province in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul... |
Market |
| #5 | 1967 | Kim Seung-ho Kim Seung-ho Kim Seung-ho was a Korean actor. Kim was a star of the 1950s and 1960s and regarded as one of best actors in Korean film history. Kim started acting at the age of 20, but he took lead roles when he was over 40 years old. Kim is also the father of actor Kim Hee-ra.-Acting:Kim Seung-ho was a Korean... |
Fishing Boats are Full |
| #6 | 1968 | Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun is a South Korean actor and film producer.-Biography:Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Hwanghae Province in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul... |
King's Father |
| #7 | 1969 | Park No-shik | Revengeful Man |
| #8 | 1971 | Choi Mu-ryong | A Facedown in 30 Years |
| #9 | 1972 | Park No-shik | Cattle Seller |
| #10 | 1973 | Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun is a South Korean actor and film producer.-Biography:Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Hwanghae Province in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul... |
The Three-Day Reign The Three-Day Reign The Three-Day Reign aka Three Days of Their Reign is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony... |
| #11 | 1990 | Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".-Biography:A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The... |
Partisans of South Korea |
| #12 | 1991 | Im Sung-min | Death Song Death Song (film) Death Song is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.-Synopsis:The life of Yun Sim-deok, a Korean woman who studied singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s... |
| #13 | 1992 | Moon Sung-geun | Road to the Racetrack |
| #14 | 1993 | Kim Myung-gon | Sopyonje Sopyonje Sopyonje is a South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek in 1993. Its story tells of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. The film was originally expected to only draw limited interest, and was released on only one screen in Seoul... |
| #15 | 1994 | Moon Sung-geun Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon is a South Korean actor.- Life :Park was born and raised in Seoul. After graduating from the department of drama and film of Chung-Ang University, he started his career as an actor in the film Cambo... |
To You from Me To You from Me To You, from Me is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Jang Sun-woo. It was the fifth highest-attended Korean film for the period 1990-1995.-Synopsis:... The Rules of the Game |
| #16 | 1995 | Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo is a South Korean actor known for the "tough guy" image.- Biography :Choi was born in Seoul in 1962. Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing for over the last eight decades. Choi was born as the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and Kang... |
Terrorist |
| #17 | 1996 | Moon Sung-geun | A Petal |
| #18 | 1997 | Han Suk-kyu Han Suk-kyu Han Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of... |
Green Fish Green Fish Green Fish is a South Korean film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu in one of his first major film roles... |
| #19 | 1998 | Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang , is a South Korean actor, who became famous as a cast member in the well-loved Korean television series, Lovers in Paris, joined by Kim Jung Eun and Lee Dong-gun. Park Shin-yang portrays Han Ki Joo, President of GD Motors... |
A Promise |
| #20 | 1999 | Lee Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor.- Career :Lee Jung-jae, apart from being a top star in film and TV, also works as a highly successful fashion model. One year after his debut on television in 1993, Lee was cast in his first film, a feature by Bae Chang-ho. His breakthrough would come in late... |
Our Sunny Days |
| #21 | 2000 | Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions... |
Peppermint Candy Peppermint Candy Peppermint Candy is a 1999 film, the second film from South Korean director Lee Chang-dong. The movie starts with the suicide of the protagonist and uses reverse chronology to depict some of the key events of the past 20 years of his life that led to his death.The film was received well, especially... |
| #22 | 2001 | Choi Min-shik | Failan Failan Failan is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-seong. The film was adapted from a Japanese novel by Jiro Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.-Plot:... |
| #23 | 2002 | Sol Kyung-gu | Public Enemy Public Enemy (film) Public Enemy is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Kang Woo-suk. The film was well-received by audiences and critics alike, being seen by almost 3 million people in South Korea, while winning Sol Kyung-gu "Best Actor" at the 39th Grand Bell Awards for his lead role... |
| #24 | 2003 | Choi Min-shik | Oldboy Oldboy Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr... |
| #25 | 2004 | Jang Dong Gun | Taegukgi Taegukgi (film) Taegukgi Hwinallimyo is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. It tells the story about the effect of the Korean War on two brothers. The film's title is the name of the pre-war Flag of Korea as well as the postwar Flag of South Korea... |
| #26 | 2005 | Hwang Jung-min | You Are My Sunshine You Are My Sunshine (film) You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... |
| #27 | 2006 | Park Joon-ho Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".-Biography:A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The... |
Radio Star Radio star Stellar radio sources, radio source stars or radio stars are stellar objects that produce copious emissions of various radio frequencies, whether constant or pulsed. Radio emissions from stars can be produced in many varied ways.... Radio Star |
| #28 | 2007 | Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho is a leading South Korean film actor.- Career:Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School... |
The Show Must Go On The Show Must Go On (film) The Show Must Go On is a 2007 South Korean crime drama film.- Plot :In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless... |
| #29 | 2008 | Kim Yoon-seok Kim Yoon-seok Kim Yoon Suk is a South Korean film, television and stage actor.-Movies:* The Professionals *Punch *The Yellow Sea *Jeon Woo Chi *Running Turtle... |
The Chaser The Chaser (film) The Chaser is a 2008 South Korean thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jeong-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directional debut... |
| #30 | 2009 | Kim Myung-min Kim Myung-min Kim Myung-min is a South Korean actor most widely known for playing the title role in the KBS historical TV drama The Immortal Lee Soon Shin . In 2005 he was named best actor at the KBS Acting Awards for this role. Since that time his reputation as an actor of wide range and professional... |
Closer to Heaven Closer to Heaven (film) - Release :Closer to Heaven was released in South Korean theaters on 24 September 2009 where it remained on top of the charts for 3 consecutive weeks. It is also the first melodrama to surpass the 2 million mark since Maundy Thursday aired in 2006... |
| #31 | 2010 | Jung Jae Young | Moss Moss (film) Moss is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller. It was based on Webcomic with same name by Yun Tae-ho.-Plot:A Man tries to solve his father's mysterious death after his return to his hometown... |