In Photos: The Best Moments From The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards
From the most heartwarming to the funniest, these are the scenes that stood out for us
Here are our favorite noteworthy moments—the most heartwarming, the funniest, and the most special scenes—at the ceremony of the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. The latest edition of the annual awards show was held last night, May 13, at KINTEX in Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province.
Check out the gallery below for the event highlights:
Best Moments - 57th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Moments - 57th Baeksang Arts Awards
The hosts
For four years in a row, Shin Dong-yup and Bae Suzy were chosen to host this event together. But, in all those years, they used to be a trio with Park Bo-gum. This year, however, Park Bo-gum couldn't be with them because he's currently enlisted for mandatory military service.
Lee Do-hyun wins Best New Actor (TV)
This rookie is already one of the most in-demand young Korean stars today. He won the Best New Actor (TV) award for the K-drama "18 Again." This Baeksang is the third Best New Actor award he won for the said series, the others being from 19th Korea First Brand Awards and 7th APAN Star Awards. It was also so charming when he was called to receive his award onstage, and he initially went to the wrong side of the stage and had to run over to the other side with the spotlight following him.
Park Ju-hyun wins Best New Actress (TV)
What a feat for this rookie actress! She won this award for the series "Extracurricular." This is just the second award she has received in her five years in the industry; the first one was Choice Award (Actor) at last year's Asia Artist Awards.
Hong Kyung wins Best New Actor (Film), and delivers a funny acceptance speech
The 25-year-old actor won for the film "Innocence." And this award truly caught him by surprise, so much so he struggled to deliver his acceptance speech. He wanted to thank a lot of people, but he couldn't remember their names onstage. At one point, he wanted to thank his hairstylist but, again, he forgot the name and just blurted out: "The same person who does Song Joong Ki sunbae-nim’s hair;" the camera focused on Song Joong-ki and caught him smiling. Other more senior actors, like the "Innocence" female lead Shin Hye-sun and "Voice of Silence" star Yoo Ah-in, also found his speech amusing.
The roster of Best New Actress (Film) nominees
We found it so cute that 9-year-old child star Park So-yi was shown alongside these older, more senior actresses, vying for the Best New Actress (Film) award for her role in "Deliver Us From Evil." The award eventually went to Choi Jung-woon for "Moving On."
The power duo of Oh Jung-se and Kim Sun-young
This power duo took on the stage of the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards to present the nominees and announce the winners for Best Supporting Actor and Actress (TV), the same categories they won in last year. The best thing was these "When the Camellia Blooms" co-stars both ended up bringing home trophies from last night's event as well.
The moment Oh Jung-se announces himself as the winner
Now, this is just wow! Oh Jung-se won the Best Supporting Actor (TV) award for two consecutive years. He won for "When the Camellia Blooms" last year and, this year, he was recognized for "It's Okay to Not Be Okay." And it was such a highlight when he had to read his name and announce himself as the winner.
Oh Jung-se's acceptance speech
Here was Oh Jung-se's speech: "Thank you. I have been given the honor of receiving this precious award again. I have been receiving a lot of love, which has been making me wonder if I am worthy of receiving such love. I am a person with many faults who lacks in many ways, but I am grateful to the people who help me in the areas that I lack. People always say that the supporting actors are there to ‘help’ the main actors. The truth is, the main actors always do well, but the supporting actors can’t do anything without the main actors. I should have helped more in my role, but I ended up receiving so much more in this production. The dongsaeng that I love so much, Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun’s character.) Just looking at his eyes made me overflow with emotions."
His onscreen brother Moon Gang-tae's (aka Kim Soo-hyun) reaction
That acceptance speech of Oh Jung-se got Kim Soo-hyun emotional. His reactions were priceless!
The roster of Best Supporting Actress (TV)
This was such an amazing lineup: Park Ha-sun for "Birthcare Center," Shin Eun-kyung for "The Penthouse: War in Life," Yeom Hye-ran for "The Uncanny Counter," Jang Young-nam for "It's Okay to Not Be Okay," and Cha Chung-hwa for "Mr. Queen."
Yeom Hye-ran wins Best Supporting Actress (TV)
This is Yeom Hye-ran's first Baeksang award. She won for her portrayal in "The Uncanny Counter."
Kim Sun-young wins Best Supporting Actress (Film)
Kim Sun-young was named the Best Supporting Actress for film "Three Sisters." Last year, she also won the award for Best Supporting Actress for K-drama "When the Camellia Blooms."
When Bae Suzy introduces that "special stage"
She and her legendary "perfect shadow" made an appearance again!
Lee Do-hyun singing at the "special stage"
The Best New Actor (TV) winner returned onstage to perform for the "special stage" with veteran singer Choi Baek-ho.
Lee Do-hyun and Choi Baek-ho onstage together
Their performance was meant to comfort people, especially during these challenging times in the midst of a pandemic, and it truly did!
The reactions of the audience to the heartwarming performance
We saw several of our favorite actors and actresses tearing up a litte and obviously touched by that whole moment onstage.
Kim Seon-ho wins the TikTok Popularity Award
And it was an award he truly deserved, after his popularity soared with his portrayal of Han Ji-pyeong from "Start-Up." The female winner of this award was Seo Ye-ji of "It's Okay to Not Be Okay," who couldn't go to the event for personal reasons.
Kang Ha-neul and Kim Hee-ae as presenters
They were last year's Best Actor and Best Actress winners for the TV division, and they returned to Baeksang this year to present the nominees and announce the winners for the same categories.
The roster of Best Actor (TV) nominees
Look at that! We can imagine how tough it must have been for the judges of the Baeksang Arts Awards to choose the winner for this category, because they all did so well. Those were Kim Soo-hyun for "It's Okay to Not be Okay," Song Joong-ki for "Vincenzo," Shin Ha-kyun for "Beyond Evil," Uhm Ki-joon for "The Penthouse: War in Life," and Lee Joon-Gi for "Flower of Evil."
Shin Ha-kyun wins Best Actor (TV)
This is the first time he won a Baeksang award, making this victory even more special. He was nominated for the same category in 2012 for the series "Brain."
The roster of Best Actress (TV) nominees
This was another tough category. Seeing five of our favorite Korean actresses side by side felt amazing. The nominees were Kim So-yeon for "The Penthouse: War in Life," Kim So-hyun for "River Where the Moon Rises," Shin Hye-sun for "Mr. Queen," Uhm Ji-won for "Birthcare Center," and Seo Ye-ji for "It's Okay to Not Be Okay." Sadly, Seo Ye-ji couldn't join the event.
Kim So-yeon wins Best Actress (TV)
She was nominated for the same category way back in 2010 for the series "Iris." 11 years later, she finally won this award for her role in "The Penthouse: War in Life."
Yoo Ah-in wins Best Actor (Film)
This is a milestone for Yoo Ah-in, as this is his first Baeksang award. He was nominated for Best Actor (TV) for "Secret Love Affair" in 2014, Best Actor (Film) for "The Throne" in 2016, and Best Actor (Film) for "Burning" in 2019. Finally, this year, he managed to win, and it was definitely well-deserved.
Han Ye-ri presents an award
Han Ye-ri has been making waves for her lead role in the award-winning American film "Minari." And it was great to see her on the stage of the Baeksang Arts Awards just a few weeks after she attended the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Bong Joon-ho presents the Grand Prize for film
Award-winning director Bong Joon-ho of movie "Parasite" graced the event, to present the Grand Prize for film to "The Book of Fish." "Parasite" earned 12 nominations and 3 wins at last year's Baeksang. He took on the stage alongside JTBC president Hong Jeong-do.
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