56th Baeksang Arts Awards
The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제56회 백상예술대상) ceremony was held on June 5, 2020 at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum for the third consecutive year. The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea’s most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theater.[1] The ceremony was initially set for May 1, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not invite an audience to prevent the spread of the disease.[2][3]
| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | |
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| Date | June 5, 2020 |
| Site | KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province |
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| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Parasite |
| Best Drama Serial | Hot Stove League |
| Most awards | When the Camellia Blooms (4) |
| Most nominations | Parasite (12) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | JTBC |
Nominees were announced on May 8, 2020.[4][5] Parasite, which received the most nominations, was nominated in all film-related categories except for Best New Director for which the film does not qualify. For the first time ever, Netflix shows were nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards, with the film Time to Hunt and the series Kingdom. The Theater division was also revived for the first time in 19 years, with Baeksang Play, Best Actor and Best Actress added to the existing Best Short Play.[6]
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Bong Joon-ho of Parasite in the film division and drama series When the Camellia Blooms in the television division. The candidates for Grand Prize for Film were Bong Joon-ho and Parasite. Bong was quickly selected as the winner due to the huge role he played in the film's success, leaving Parasite winning Best Film on a unanimous vote.[7] The candidates for Grand Prize for Television were When the Camellia Blooms, Mister Trot and Kim Hee-ae of The World of the Married. When the Camellia Blooms was chosen as the winner in the third round of votes. Best Drama was initially won by When the Camellia Blooms, however per Baeksang rule,[lower-alpha 1] it went to Hot Stove League, the series with the second highest votes.[8]
Winners and nominees
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Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (
Film
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Films with multiple wins
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
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| 3 | Parasite |
| 2 | House of Hummingbird |
| The Man Standing Next | |
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
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| 12 | Parasite |
| 6 | House of Hummingbird |
| The Man Standing Next | |
| 4 | Exit |
| Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | |
| 3 | Lucky Chan-sil |
| Moonlit Winter | |
| 2 | Another Child |
| Birthday | |
| Time to Hunt | |
| Tune in for Love | |
Television
Programs with multiple wins
The following television programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Television programs |
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| 4 | When the Camellia Blooms |
| 2 | The World of the Married |
Programs with multiple nominations
The following television programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Television programs |
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| 10 | When the Camellia Blooms |
| 8 | Crash Landing on You |
| 7 | Itaewon Class |
| 5 | Hyena |
| 4 | Hot Stove League |
| The World of the Married | |
| 2 | Hospital Playlist |
| How Do You Play? | |
| Kingdom 2 | |
| Mister Trot | |
Theater
Baeksang Play |
Best Short Play |
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Best Actor |
Best Actress |
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Other awards
| Awards | Recipient |
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| Bazaar Icon Award | Seo Ji-hye |
| Tiktok Popularity Award (Male) | Hyun Bin |
| Tiktok Popularity Award (Female) | Son Ye-jin |
Notes
- Grand Prize for Television winners are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in Television division.
References
- Dong, Sun-hwa (May 1, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards to take place without audience". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Yim, Seung-rye (June 5, 2020). "Baeksang Awards start this evening without an audience". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- Hwang, Soo-yeon (May 13, 2020). "신동엽·수지·박보검, 3년 연속 백상예술대상 MC 낙점 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Yoo, Ji-hoon. "'백상예술대상' 2020년 최종 후보 공개…예측 불가 각축전". The Fact (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Song, Seung-hyun (May 10, 2020). "Netflix's 'Time to Hunt,' 'Kingdom' nominated for Baeksang Arts Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- Jo, Yeon-kyung (June 8, 2020). "Results were released... How the Film division winners were determined". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- Kim, Jin-seok (June 8, 2020). "Results were released... How the TV division winners were determined". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)