55th Baeksang Arts Awards

2019 South Korean awards ceremony

Date

May 1, 2019

Site

Hall D, COEX, Seoul

Hosted by

Shin Dong-yup
Bae Suzy
Park Bo-gum

Organised by

Ilgan Sports
JTBC Plus

Highlights

Most awards

Film:
Miss Baek (2)
Television:
Sky Castle (4)

Most nominations

Film:
Believer & Burning (6)
Television:
Mr. Sunshine & Sky Castle (9)

Grand Prize – Film

Jung Woo-sung (actor) – Innocent Witness

Grand Prize – TV

Kim Hye-ja (actress) – The Light in Your Eyes

Website

baeksangartsawards

Television/radio coverage

Network

JTBC

Viewership

2.5% (Nielsen Korea)^[1]

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The 55th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제55회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, took place on May 1, 2019, at Hall D, COEX, Seoul, beginning at 9:00 p.m. KST. It was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum for the second consecutive year and was broadcast live on JTBC. One of South Korea's major awards shows, the annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence in film and television.^[2]^[3]

The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to actor Jung Woo-sung of Innocent Witness in the film division and actress Kim Hye-ja of The Light in Your Eyes in the television division.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[5]^[6]
- Nominees^[7]^[8]

Film

Grand Prize	Best Film
*Jung Woo-sung (actor) – Innocent Witness* ‡**	The Spy Gone North ‡ Miss Baek Burning Svaha: The Sixth Finger Dark Figure of Crime
Best Director	Best New Director
*Kang Hyeong-cheol – Swing Kids* ‡** Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North Lee Chang-dong – Burning Lee Hae-young – Believer Jang Jae-hyun – Svaha: The Sixth Finger	*Lee Ji-won – Miss Baek* ‡** Kim Ui-seok – After My Death Shin Dong-Seok – Last Child Lee Seok-geun – On Your Wedding Day Lee Jong-eon – Birthday
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Lee Sung-min – The Spy Gone North* as Ri Myung-woon ‡** Ryu Seung-ryong – Extreme Job as Chief Go Yoo Ah-in – Burning as Lee Jong-su Jung Woo-sung – Innocent Witness as Soon-ho Ju Ji-hoon – Dark Figure of Crime as Kang Tae-oh	*Han Ji-min – Miss Baek* as Baek Sang-ah ‡** Go Ah-sung – A Resistance as Yu Gwan-sun Kim Hyang-gi – Innocent Witness as Ji-woo Kim Hye-soo – Default as Han Shi-hyeon Kim Hee-ae – Herstory as Moon Jung-sook
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Kim Joo-hyuk – Believer* as Jin Ha-rim ‡** Park Hae-joon – Believer as Seon-chang Steven Yeun – Burning as Ben Jo Woo-jin – The Drug King as Jo Seong-kang Jin Seon-kyu – Extreme Job as Detective Ma	*Kwon So-hyun – Miss Baek* as Joo Mi-kyung ‡** Yum Hye-ran – Innocent Witness as Mi-ran Lee Hanee – Extreme Job as Detective Jang Jo Min-su – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion as Dr. Baek Jin Seo-yeon – Believer as Bo-ryeong
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day* as Hwang Woo-yeon ‡** Gong Myung – Extreme Job as Detective Jae-hoon Kim Min-Ho – Swing Kids as Xiao Pang Nam Joo-hyuk – The Great Battle as Sa-mul Son Suk-ku – Hit-and-Run Squad as Ki Tae-ho	*Lee Jae-in – Svaha: The Sixth Finger* as Geum-hwa ‡** Kim Da-mi – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion as Ja-yoon Lee Joo-young – Believer as Joo-yeong Jeon Yeo-been – After My Death as Young‑hee Jeon Jong-seo – Burning as Shin Hae-mi
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
*Kwak Kyung-taek, Kim Tae-kyun – Dark Figure of Crime* ‡** Kwon Sung-hwi, Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North Lee Han, Moon Ji-won – Innocent Witness Bae Se-young – Extreme Job Lee Ji-won – Miss Baek	*Hong Kyung-pyo (Filming) – Burning* ‡** Kim Jun-seok (Music) – Swing Kids Park Il-hyun (Art) – The Spy Gone North Yang Jin-mo (Editing) – Believer Jin Jong-hyun (VFX) – Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
3	Miss Baek
2	The Spy Gone North

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
6	Believer
6	Burning
5	Extreme Job
	Miss Baek
	The Spy Gone North
4	Innocent Witness
3	Dark Figure of Crime
	Svaha: The Sixth Finger
	Swing Kids
2	After My Death
	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
	On Your Wedding Day

Television

Grand Prize
*Kim Hye-ja (actress) – The Light in Your Eyes* ‡**
Best Drama	Best Director
My Mister (tvN) ‡ The Light in Your Eyes (JTBC) Mr. Sunshine (tvN) Children of Nobody (MBC) Sky Castle (JTBC)	*Jo Hyun-tak – Sky Castle* ‡** Kim Suk-yoon – The Light in Your Eyes Kim Won-seok – My Mister Ahn Gil-ho – Memories of the Alhambra Lee Eung-bok – Mr. Sunshine
Best Entertainment Program	Best Educational Show
Omniscient Interfering View (MBC) ‡ Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant (SBS) I Live Alone (MBC) Welcome, First Time in Korea? (MBC) Comedy Big League (tvN)	Journalism Talk Show J (KBS) ‡ Feast on the Road (KBS) Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight – 5.18 Secret Agent (JTBC) Seoul Olympics 30-Year Anniversary Special Documentary 88/18 (KBS) PD Note – The Late Jang Ja Yeon (MBC)
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Lee Byung-hun – Mr. Sunshine* as Choi Yoo-jin / Eugene Choi ‡** Kim Nam-gil – The Fiery Priest as Kim Hae-il Yeo Jin-goo – The Crowned Clown as Ha-seon, the clown / Yi Heon, the King Lee Sun-kyun – My Mister as Park Dong-hoon Hyun Bin – Memories of the Alhambra as Yoo Jin-woo	*Yum Jung-ah – Sky Castle* as Han Seo-jin / Kwak Mi-hyang ‡** Kim Seo-hyung – Sky Castle as Kim Joo-young Kim Tae-ri – Mr. Sunshine as Go Ae-shin Kim Hye-ja – The Light in Your Eyes as Kim Hye-ja Lee Ji-eun – My Mister as Lee Ji-an
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Kim Byung-chul – Sky Castle* as Cha Min-hyuk ‡** Kim Sang-kyung – The Crowned Clown as Yi Kyu (a.k.a. Haksan) Bae Seong-woo – Live as Oh Yang-chon Son Ho-jun – The Light in Your Eyes as Kim Young-soo Yoo Yeon-seok – Mr. Sunshine as Goo Dong-mae / Ishida Sho	*Lee Jung-eun – The Light in Your Eyes* as Moon Jung-eun ‡** Kim Min-jung – Mr. Sunshine as Lee Yang-hwa / Kudo Hina Oh Na-ra – My Mister as Jung Jung-hee Yoon Se-ah – Sky Castle as No Seung-hye Lee Da-hee – The Beauty Inside as Kang Sa-ra
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Jang Ki-yong – Come and Hug Me* as Chae Do-jin ‡** Park Sung-hoon – My Only One as Jang Go-rae Park Hoon – Memories of the Alhambra as Cha Hyung-seok Son Suk-ku – Matrimonial Chaos as Lee Jang-hyun Wi Ha-joon – Romance Is a Bonus Book as Ji Seo-joon	*Kim Hye-yoon – Sky Castle* as Kang Ye-seo ‡** Kwon Nara – My Mister as Choi Yoo-ra Park Se-wan – Just Dance as Kim Shi-eun Seol In-ah – Sunny Again Tomorrow as Kang Ha-nee Lee Seol – Less Than Evil as Eun Sun-jae
Best Male Variety Performer	Best Female Variety Performer
*Jun Hyun-moo – I Live Alone* ‡** Moon Se-yoon – Tasty Guys Shin Dong-yup – My Little Old Boy Yang Se-hyung – Master in the House Yoo Byung-jae – Omniscient Interfering View	*Lee Young-ja – Omniscient Interfering View* ‡** Kim Min-kyung – Tasty Guys Kim Sook – Food Bless You Park Na-rae – I Live Alone Jang Do-yeon – Comedy Big League
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
*Park Hae-young – My Mister* ‡** Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Soo-jin – The Light in Your Eyes Kim Eun-sook – Mr. Sunshine Do Hyun-jung – Children of Nobody Yoo Hyun-mi – Sky Castle	*Park Sung-jin (VFX) – Memories of the Alhambra* ‡** Kim So-yeon (Art) – Mr. Sunshine Kim Yong, Jeon Joon-woo (Filming) – May, The Origins of Civilization Oh Jae-ho (Filming) – Sky Castle Lee Yong-seob (VFX) – Mr. Sunshine

Programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Television programs
4	Sky Castle
2	The Light in Your Eyes
	My Mister
	Omniscient Interfering View

Programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Television programs
9	Mr. Sunshine
9	Sky Castle
7	My Mister
6	The Light in Your Eyes
4	Memories of the Alhambra
3	Omniscient Interfering View
3	I Live Alone
2	Children of Nobody
	The Crowned Clown
	Comedy Big League
	Tasty Guys

Special awards

Awards	Recipient
Best Short Play – Theatre	Sung Soo-yeon Actress-1: National Robot Actress 1
V Live Popularity Award (Male)	Do Kyung-soo
V Live Popularity Award (Female)	Lee Ji-eun
Bazaar Icon Award	Kim Hye-soo

Performers

Performers listed in the order of appearance.^[9]

Name	Role	Performed
Ryu Jun-yeol	Performer	Monologue (Speech on 100 years of Korean Cinema)
Jannabi	Performer	"봉우리" (transl. Peaks) by Kim Min-ki

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