Nam Goong-min finally wins Baeksang Arts' Best Actor
9 May - Nam Goong-min is elated that he finally won Best Actor at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.
The actor, who won in the Drama category for his performance as the enigmatic nobleman Lee Jang-hyun in "My Dearest", addressed the fact that he had never won despite being nominated several times, and is happy to finally win this year.
He also thanked "My Dearest" screenwriter Hwang Jin-young, and added that he hopes to work on even better projects in the future.
It is noted that Nam has been nominated in the said category at the Baeksang Arts Awards three times before for 2016's "Remember: War of the Son", 2017's "Good Manager", and 2020's "Hot Stove League".
Meanwhile, Hwang Jung-min was also finally awarded Best Actor in the film category for his performance in "12.12 The Day", the same movie which won its director Kim Sung-soo the grand prize.
He was nominated before, in 2006 for "You Are My Sunshine", 2013's "New World", and 2016's "Veteran".
The winners are as follows:
Film Category
Grand Prize: Director Kim Sung-soo ("12.12 The Day")
Best Film: "12.12. The Day"
Best Director: Jang Jae-hyun ("Exhuma")
Best Leading Actor: Hwang Jung-min ("12.12 The Day")
Best Leading Actress: Kim Go-eun ("Exhuma")
Best Supporting Actor: Kim Jong-soo ("Smuggling")
Best Supporting Actress: Lee Sang-hee ("Rogiwan")
Best New Actor: Lee Do-hyun ("Exhuma")
Best New Actress: Kim Hyung-seo ("Hwaran")
Best Screenplay: Yoo Jae-sun ("Sleep")
Best Artistic Contribution: Kim Byung-in (Sound) ("Exhuma")
Best New Director: Lee Jung-hong ("Monster")
Television Category
Grand Prize: Moving (Disney Plus)
Best Drama: "My Dearest"
Best Director: Han Dong-wook ("The Worst of Evil")
Best Screenplay: Kang Full ("Moving")
Best Leading Actor: Nam Goong-min ("My Dearest")
Best Leading Actress: Lee Ha-nee ("Flowers That Bloom at Night")
Best Supporting Actor: Ahn Jae-hong ("Mask Girl")
Best Supporting Actress: Yeom Hye-ran ("Mask Girl")
Best New Actor: Lee Jung-ha ("Moving")
Best New Actress: Yuna ("The Day of the Kidnapping")
Best Variety Show: "Born to Travel the World 2"
Best Variety Performer: Na Young-seok, Hong Jin-kyung
Best Educational Program: "Japanese Person Ozawa"
Best Artistic Contribution: Kim Dong-sik, Im Wan-ho (Cinematography) ("The Whale and I")
Gucci Impact Award: "You and I"
Special Awards
Prism Popular Award: Kim Soo-hyun, Ahn Yu-jin