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The 52nd Grand Bell Awards (Korean: 대종상 영화제; RR: Daejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.^[1]^[2] The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.^[3]

52nd ceremony

The 52nd Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on November 20, 2015, and hosted by Shin Hyun-joon and Han Go-eun. To promote the festival and Korean films overseas, the ceremony was broadcast live online in China and a new category for foreign films was set up.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)

Best Film	Best Director
Ode to My Father Assassination Northern Limit Line The Throne Veteran	Yoon Je-kyoon - Ode to My Father Choi Dong-hoon - Assassination Kim Sung-ho - How to Steal a Dog Lee Joon-ik - The Throne Oh Seung-uk - The Shameless Ryoo Seung-wan - Veteran
Best Actor	Best Actress
Hwang Jung-min - Ode to My Father Ha Jung-woo - Assassination Son Hyun-joo - The Chronicles of Evil Yoo Ah-in - The Throne Yoo Ah-in - Veteran	Jun Ji-hyun - Assassination Han Hyo-joo - The Beauty Inside Kim Hye-soo - Coin Locker Girl Yunjin Kim - Ode to My Father Uhm Jung-hwa - Wonderful Nightmare
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Oh Dal-su - Ode to My Father Do Kyung-soo - Cart Jin Goo - C'est Si Bon Oh Dal-su - Assassination Yoo Hae-jin - Veteran Yoo Yeon-seok - The Royal Tailor	Kim Hae-sook - The Throne Jang Yoon-ju - Veteran Kim Hye-ja - How to Steal a Dog Kim Young-ae - Cart Ra Mi-ran - Ode to My Father
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Lee Min-ho - Gangnam Blues Kang Ha-neul - Twenty Lee Hyun-woo - Northern Limit Line Park Seo-joon - The Chronicles of Evil Yeo Jin-goo - Shoot Me in the Heart	Lee Yoo-young - Late Spring Hong Ah-reum - Makgeolli Girls Jang Yoon-ju - Veteran Kim Seolhyun - Gangnam Blues Lee Re - How to Steal a Dog Park So-dam - The Silenced
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Baik - The Beauty Inside Cho Geun-hyun - Late Spring Han Jun-hee - Coin Locker Girl Kim Gwang-tae - The Piper Lee Byeong-heon - Twenty	Park Su-jin - Ode to My Father Kim Seon-jeong, Park Jeong-ye - The Beauty Inside Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol - Assassination Kim Hak-soon - Northern Limit Line Ryoo Seung-wan - Veteran
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Choi Young-hwan - Ode to My Father Choi Young-hwan - Veteran Kim Ji-yong - The Royal Tailor Kim Jung-won - Late Spring Kim Woo-hyung - Assassination	Lee Jin - Ode to My Father Choi Min-yong - Northern Limit Line Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - Veteran Shin Min-kyung - Assassination Yang Jin-mo - The Beauty Inside
Best Art Direction	Best Lighting
Chae Kyung-sun - The Royal Tailor Kang Seung-yong - The Throne Lee Tae-hun - The Treacherous Ryu Seong-hui - Ode to My Father Ryu Seong-hui - Assassination	Kim Min-jae - The Silenced Kim Ho-seong - Ode to My Father Kim Ho-seong - Veteran Kim Seung-gyu - Assassination Jo Kyu-young - The Royal Tailor
Best Costume Design	Best Music
Jo Sang-gyeong - The Royal Tailor Jo Sang-gyeong, Son Na-ri - Assassination Kwon Yu-jin, Im Seung-hee - Ode to My Father Lee Jin-hee - The Treacherous Shim Hyun-sub - The Throne	Kim Jun-seong - The Tenor – Lirico Spinto Bang Jun-seok - The Throne Jang Young-gyu, Dalpalan - Assassination Lee Byung-hoon - C'est Si Bon Lee Byung-woo - Ode to My Father
High Technology Special Award	Best Sound Recording
Han Tae-jeong, Son Seung-hyeon, Kim Dae-jun, Kim Jeong-su, Akira Kai - Ode to My Father (Visual Effects) Jeong Do-an - Northern Limit Line (Special Effects) Jeong Do-an, Kim Tae-ui - Assassination (Special Effects) Lee Hee-eun, Hwang Hyo-kyun - Ode to My Father (Special Make-up) Park Ui-dong - The Silenced (Visual Effects)	Lee Seung-cheol, Han Myung-hwan - Ode to My Father Choi Tae-young - The Royal Tailor Gong Tae-won - The Tenor – Lirico Spinto Kim Chang-seop - Veteran Kim Suk-won, Park Joo-gang - Assassination
Best Planning	Popularity Award
Ode to My Father	Kim Soo-hyun Gong Hyo-jin
Best Foreign Actors	Lifetime Achievement Award
Sun Honglei Gao Yuanyuan	Jeong Chang-hwa (Director) Yoon Il-bong (Actor)

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