56th Baeksang Arts Awards

2020 South Korean awards ceremony

Title card

Date

June 5, 2020

Site

Hall 7, KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province

Hosted by

Shin Dong-yup
Bae Suzy
Park Bo-gum

Organised by

Ilgan Sports
JTBC Plus

Highlights

Most awards

Film:
Parasite (3)
Television:
When the Camellia Blooms (4)

Most nominations

Film:
Parasite (12)
Television:
When the Camellia Blooms (10)

Grand Prize – Film

Bong Joon-ho (director & co-screenwriter) – Parasite

Grand Prize – TV

When the Camellia Blooms (drama)

Website

http://www.baeksangawards.co.kr/

Television/radio coverage

Network

JTBC

Viewership

2.8% (Nielsen Korea)^[1]

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The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제56회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, was held on June 5, 2020, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum for the third consecutive year.^[2] The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.^[3] The ceremony was initially set for May 1, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not invite an on-site audience to prevent the spread of the disease.^[4]

The nominations were announced on May 8, 2020.^[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 Theatre 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 – 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 – 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,^[a] it went to Hot Stove League, the series with the second highest votes.^[8]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[9]
- Nominees^[10]

Film

Grand Prize	Best Film
*Bong Joon-ho (director and co-screenwriter) – Parasite* ‡** Parasite	Parasite ‡ The Man Standing Next House of Hummingbird Exit Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
Best Director	Best New Director
*Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird* ‡** Bong Joon-ho – Parasite Woo Min-ho – The Man Standing Next Lee Jong-eon – Birthday Chung Ji-young – Black Money	*Kim Do-young – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982* ‡** Kang Sang-woo – Kim-gun Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird Kim Kyoung-hee – Lucky Chan-sil Lee Sang-geun – Exit
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Lee Byung-hun – The Man Standing Next* as Kim Gyu-pyeong ‡** Song Kang-ho – Parasite as Kim Ki-taek Lee Je-hoon – Time to Hunt as Jun-seok Jo Jung-suk – Exit as Yong-nam Han Suk-kyu – Forbidden Dream as King Sejong	*Jeon Do-yeon – Birthday* as Soon-nam ‡** Kim Hee-ae – Moonlit Winter as Yoon-hee Kim So-jin – Another Child as Mi-hee Jung Yu-mi – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 as Kim Ji-young Cho Yeo-jeong – Parasite as Choi Yeon-kyo
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Lee Kwang-soo – Inseparable Bros* as Dong-goo ‡** Kim Young-min – Lucky Chan-sil as Jang Guk-Young Park Myung-hoon – Parasite as Oh Geun-sae Won Hyun-joon – The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful as Shaman Jangsung Lee Hee-joon – The Man Standing Next as Kwak Sang-cheon	*Kim Sae-byuk – House of Hummingbird* as Yong-ji ‡** Kim Guk Hee – Tune in for Love as Eun-ja Kim Mi-kyung – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 as Mi-sook Park So-dam – Parasite as Kim Ki-jeong Lee Jung-eun – Parasite as Gook Moon-gwang
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Park Myung-hoon – Parasite* as Oh Geun-sae ‡** Park Hae-soo – Time to Hunt as Han Park Hyung-sik – Juror 8 as Kwon Nam-woo Ahn Ji-ho – A Boy and Sungreen as Bo-hee Jung Hae-in – Tune in for Love as Hyun-woo	*Kang Mal-geum – Lucky Chan-sil* as Chan-sil ‡** Kim So-hye – Moonlit Winter as Sae-bom Kim Hye-jun – Another Child as Kwon Joo-ri Park Ji-hoo – House of Hummingbird as Kim Eun-hee Jang Hye-jin – Parasite as Park Chung-sook
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
*Lee Sang-geun – Exit* ‡** Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won – Parasite Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min – The Man Standing Next Lim Dae-hyung – Moonlit Winter	*Kim Seo-hee (Makeup and Hair) – The Man Standing Next* ‡** Lee Ha-jun (Art) – Parasite Hong Kyung-pyo (Filming) – Parasite Kim Young-ho (Filming) – The Battle: Roar to Victory Yun Jin-yul (Martial Arts) — Exit

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
3	Parasite
2	House of Hummingbird
2	The Man Standing Next

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
12	Parasite
6	House of Hummingbird
6	The Man Standing Next
4	Exit
4	Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
3	Lucky Chan-sil
3	Moonlit Winter
2	Another Child
	Birthday
	Time to Hunt
	Tune in for Love

Television

Grand Prize
When the Camellia Blooms (drama) (KBS) ‡ Mister Trot (entertainment program) (TV Chosun) Kim Hee-ae (actress) – The World of the Married
Best Drama	Best Director
Hot Stove League (SBS) ‡ When the Camellia Blooms (KBS) Crash Landing on You (tvN) Kingdom 2 (Netflix) Hyena (SBS)	*Mo Wan-il – The World of the Married* ‡** Kim Seong-yoon – Itaewon Class Lee Jung-hyo – Crash Landing on You Cha Yeong-hoon – When the Camellia Blooms Jeong Dong-yoon – Hot Stove League
Best Entertainment Program	Best Educational Show
Mister Trot (TV Chosun) ‡ Where is My Home? (MBC) Hangout with Yoo (MBC) Delicious Rendezvous (SBS) Kang's Kitchen (tvN)	Giant Peng TV (EBS) ‡ Documentary Insight – Archive Project Modern Korea (KBS) The Page Turners (tvN) PD Note – Prosecution Reporters (MBC) SBS Special – Yo Han Ssi Dol Hyun (SBS)
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Kang Ha-neul – When the Camellia Blooms* as Hwang Yong-sik ‡** Namkoong Min – Hot Stove League as Baek Seung-soo Park Seo-joon – Itaewon Class as Park Sae-ro-yi Ju Ji-hoon – Hyena as Yoon Hee-jae Hyun Bin – Crash Landing on You as Ri Jeong-hyeok	*Kim Hee-ae – The World of the Married* as Ji Sun-woo ‡** Kim Hye-soo – Hyena as Jung Geum-ja / Jung Eun-yeong Gong Hyo-jin – When the Camellia Blooms as Oh Dong-baek Son Ye-jin – Crash Landing on You as Yoon Se-ri Lee Ji-eun – Hotel del Luna as Jang Man-wol
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Oh Jung-se – When the Camellia Blooms* as No Gyu-tae ‡** Kim Young-min – The World of the Married as Son Je-hyuk Yang Kyung-won – Crash Landing on You as Pyo Chi-su Yoo Jae-myung – Itaewon Class as Jang Dae-hee Jeon Seok-ho – Hyena as Ga Ki-hyuk	*Kim Sun-young – Crash Landing on You* as Na Wol-sook ‡** Kwon Nara – Itaewon Class as Oh Soo-ah Seo Ji-hye – Crash Landing on You as Seo Dan Son Dam-bi – When the Camellia Blooms as Choi Hyang-mi / Choi Go-eun Yeom Hye-ran – When the Camellia Blooms as Hong Ja-young
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Ahn Hyo-seop – Dr. Romantic 2* as Seo Woo-jin ‡** Kim Kang-hoon – When the Camellia Blooms as Kang Pil-gu Ahn Bo-hyun – Itaewon Class as Jang Geun-won Ong Seong-wu – At Eighteen as Choi Joon-woo Lee Jae-wook – Extraordinary You as Baek Kyung	*Kim Da-mi – Itaewon Class* as Jo Yi-seo ‡** Jeon Mi-do – Hospital Playlist as Chae Song-hwa Jeon Yeo-been – Be Melodramatic as Lee Eun-jung Jung Ji-so – The Cursed as Baek So-jin Han So-hee – The World of the Married as Yeo Da-kyung
Best Male Variety Performer	Best Female Variety Performer
*Yoo Jae-suk – Hangout with Yoo* ‡** Kim Sung-joo – Mister Trot Kim Hee-chul – Knowing Bros Moon Se-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night season 4 Jang Sung-kyu – Movie Room	*Park Na-rae – I Live Alone* ‡** Kim Min-kyung – Tasty Guys Ahn Young-mi – Radio Star Jang Do-yeon – Food Bless You Hong Hyun-hee – Wife's Taste
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
*Lim Sang-choon – When the Camellia Blooms* ‡** Kim Roo-ri – Hyena Park Ji-eun – Crash Landing on You Lee Shin-hwa – Hot Stove League Lee Woo-jung – Hospital Playlist	*Jang Yeon-wook (Art) – Great Escape 3* ‡** Kim Nam-sik, Ryu Gun-hee (VFX) – Kingdom Kim Ji-soo (Art) – Pegasus Market Park Sung-il (Music) – Itaewon Class Park Si-yeon (Filming) – You Quiz on the Block

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Television programs
4	When the Camellia Blooms
2	The World of the Married

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Television programs
10	When the Camellia Blooms
8	Crash Landing on You
7	Itaewon Class
5	Hyena
4	Hot Stove League
4	The World of the Married
2	Hospital Playlist
	Hangout with Yoo
	Kingdom 2
	Mister Trot

Theatre

Baeksang Play	Best Short Play
*Shin Yoo-chung (director) – Scorched Love* ‡** Bae Yo-seob (director) – Human Fuga Gong Joon (actor) – Human Fuga Park Hae-sung (director) – Sputnik Sun Myung-gyun (director) – Sputnik	*Oset Project (troupe) – Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship* ‡** Song Yi-won (director) – Body and Land Are Just One Kang Hoon-gu (director) – Really, Really the Last Japanese Soldier Yoon Hye-suk (director) – We Arrived In This City Together Jimmy Ser (music) – Scorched Love
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Baek Suk-gwang – WIFE* ‡** Kim Won-young – Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship Lim Young-joon – To You	*Kim Jung – Rotterdam* ‡** Kim Shin-rok – Nokcheon Has Fields of Sht* Lee Ri - National Highway 7 Lee Joo-young – Scorched Love Lee Ji-hyun – This Is The Last

Special awards

Awards	Recipient
Popularity Award (Male)	Hyun Bin
Popularity Award (Female)	Son Ye-jin
Bazaar Icon Award	Seo Ji-hye

Performers

Name(s)	Role	Performed
Kim Kang-hoon, Jung Hyeon-jun, Kim Gyu-ri, Choi Yoo-ri and Kim Jun	Performers	"Things We Took For Granted" (당연한 것들) by Lee Juck^[11]

Notes

^ Grand Prize for Television winners are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in Television division.

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