The 57th edition of the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony, organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, was held on May 13, 2021, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 9:00 p.m. KST. It was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Bae Suzy, and was broadcast live in South Korea by JTBC and internationally by TikTok. The event was held with no on-site audience, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.
The nominees for the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards were announced on April 12, 2021, through the official website. All works released between May 1, 2020, and April 11, 2021, were eligible for nominations. The final candidates for Grand Prize – Television were variety performer Yoo Jae-suk and drama series Beyond Evil.
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Lee Joon-ik of The Book of Fish in the film division and variety performer Yoo Jae-suk in the television division. With three wins, Beyond Evil won the most awards at the ceremony, including the Best Drama, while, It's Okay to Not Be Okay won two awards. In the film division, Voice of Silence and Moving On won two awards each, while with one win, Samjin Company English Class was awarded as the Best Film.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Nominees
Film
Lee Joon-ik (director) – The Book of Fish Samjin Company English Class Moving On Deliver Us from Evil Voice of Silence The Book of Fish Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence Hong Won-chan – Deliver Us from Evil Lee Jong-pil – Samjin Company English Class Lee Joon-ik – The Book of Fish Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Park Ji-wan – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case Lee Chung-hyun – The Call Lim Sun-ae – An Old Lady Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence Yoo Ah-in – Voice of Silence as Tae-in Byun Yo-han – The Book of Fish as Chang Dae Sul Kyung-gu – The Book of Fish as Jeong Yak Jeon Lee Jung-jae – Deliver Us from Evil as Ray Cho Jin-woong – Me and Me as Park Hyung-goo Jeon Jong-seo – The Call as Oh Young-sook Go Ah-sung – Samjin Company English Class as Lee Ja-yeong Kim Hye-soo – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case as Hyeon-soo Moon So-ri – Three Sisters as Mi-yeon Ye Soo-jung – An Old Lady as Shim Hyo‑jeong Park Jeong-min – Deliver Us from Evil as Yui Koo Kyo-hwan – Peninsula as Captain Seo Shin Jung-geun – Steel Rain 2: Summit as Jang Ki-sok Yoo Jae-myung – Voice of Silence as Chang-bok Huh Joon-ho – Innocence as Mayor Choo Kim Sun-young – Three Sisters as Hee-sook Bae Jong-ok – Innocence as Chae Hwa-ja Lee Re – Peninsula as Jooni Esom – Samjin Company English Class as Jung Yoo-na Lee Jung-eun – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case as Suncheondaek Hong Kyung – Innocence as Jung-soo Kim Do-yoon – Peninsula as Chul-min Ryu Soo-young – Steel Rain 2: Summit as Captain Baek Doo-ho Park Seung-joon – Moving On as Dong-joo Lee Bong‑geun – The Singer as Hak Gyoo Choi Jung-woon – Moving On as Ok-joo Park So-yi – Deliver Us from Evil as Yoo-min Shin Hye-sun – Innocence as Ahn Jung-in Jang Yoon-ju – Three Sisters as Mi-ok Krystal Jung – More Than Family as To-il Park Ji-wan – The Day I Died: Unclosed Case Kim Se-kyum – The Book of Fish Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Lee Jong-pil – Samjin Company English Class Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence Jeong Seong-jin, Jong Chol-min (VFX) – Space Sweepers Lee Eui-tae (Cinematography) – The Book of Fish Lee Jeon-hyeong, Choi Jae-cheon, Jung Hwang-su (VFX) – Peninsula Jang Geun-young (Art) – Space Sweepers Hong Kyung-pyo (Cinematography) – Deliver Us from Evil
Films with multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations: Nominations Films 6 Deliver Us from Evil Moving On The Book of Fish Voice of Silence 5 Samjin Company English Class 4 Innocence The Day I Died: Unclosed Case Peninsula 3 Three Sisters 2 An Old Lady The Call Steel Rain 2: Summit Space Sweepers
Films with multiple awards The following films received multiple awards: Wins Films 2 Moving On Voice of Silence
Television Yoo Jae-suk (variety performer) Beyond Evil (drama) (JTBC) Beyond Evil (JTBC) It's Okay to Not Be Okay (tvN) Flower of Evil (tvN) My Unfamiliar Family (tvN) Extracurricular (Netflix) Kim Cheol-kyu – Flower of Evil Kwon Young-il – My Unfamiliar Family Kim Hee-won – Vincenzo Park Shin-woo – It's Okay to Not Be Okay Shim Na-yeon – Beyond Evil Hangout with Yoo (MBC) The Three Ants (KakaoTV) Sing Again (JTBC) You Quiz on the Block (tvN) The Stage of Legends - Archive K (SBS) Archive Project - Modern Korea season 2 (KBS) Architectural Exporation - House 3 (EBS) A Tied Tail's Story (SBS) Curious Class (JTBC) Battle of the Century: AI vs. Human (SBS) Shin Ha-kyun – Beyond Evil as Lee Dong-sik Kim Soo-hyun – It's Okay to Not Be Okay as Moon Gang-tae Song Joong-ki – Vincenzo as Vincenzo Cassano Um Ki-joon – The Penthouse: War in Life as Joo Dan-tae / Mr Baek Lee Joon-gi – Flower of Evil as Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo Kim So-yeon – The Penthouse: War in Life as Cheon Seo-jin Kim So-hyun – River Where the Moon Rises as Princess Pyeonggang / Yeom Ga-jin / Queen Yeon Seo Yea-ji – It's Okay to Not Be Okay as Ko Moon-young Shin Hye-sun – Mr. Queen as Kim So-yong, Queen Cheorin Uhm Ji-won – Birthcare Center as Oh Hyun-jin Oh Jung-se – It's Okay to Not Be Okay as Moon Sang-tae Kim Seon-ho – Start-Up as Han Ji-pyeong Kim Ji-hoon – Flower of Evil as Baek Hee-sung Lee Hee-joon – Mouse as Go Moo-chi Choi Dae-hoon – Beyond Evil as Park Jung-je Yeom Hye-ran – The Uncanny Counter as Choo Mae-ok Park Ha-sun – Birthcare Center as Cho Eun-jeong Shin Eun-kyung – The Penthouse: War in Life as Kang Ma-ri Jang Young-nam – It's Okay to Not Be Okay as Park Haeng-ja Cha Chung-hwa – Mr. Queen as Court Lady Choi Lee Do-hyun – 18 Again as Hong Dae-young (young) / Go Woo-young Kim Young-dae – The Penthouse: War in Life as Joo Seok-hoon Na In-woo – River Where the Moon Rises as On Dal Nam Yoon-su – Extracurricular as Kwak Ki-tae Song Kang – Sweet Home as Cha Hyun-sooPark Ju-hyun – Extracurricular as Bae Gyu-ri Kim Hyun-soo – The Penthouse: War in Life as Bae Ro-na Park Gyu-young – Sweet Home as Yoon Ji-soo Lee Joo-young – Times as Seo Jung-in Choi Sung-eun – Beyond Evil as Yoo Jae-yi Lee Seung-gi – Master in the House, Busted!, Sing Again, Twogether, Moon Se-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night, Delicious guys Shin Dong-yup – Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, My Little Old Boy Yoo Jae-suk – How Do You Play?, Sixth Sense Jo Se-ho – You Quiz on the Block Jang Do-yeon – I Live Alone, Don't be the First One! Kim Sook – Where Is My Home, Love Naggers Song Eun-i – Long Live Independence, Problem Child in House Jaejae – Long Live Independence, Girls’ High School Mystery Class – Omniscient Interfering View, My Golden Kids Kim Su-jin – Beyond Evil Kim Eun-jung – My Unfamiliar Family Yoo Jung-hee – Flower of Evil Jo Yong – It's Okay to Not Be Okay Ha Myung-hee – Record of Youth Cho Sang-kyung (Costume design) – It's Okay to Not Be Okay Lee Byung-joo (Visual effects) – Sweet Home Jang Jong-kyung (Cinematography) – Beyond Evil Choi Jung-yoon (Music) – The Stage of Legends: Archive K MBC Design Center VFX Team (Virtual reality) – VR Documentary Meeting People season 2
Television programs with multiple nominations The following television programs received multiple nominations: Nominations Television programs 8 Beyond Evil It's Okay to Not Be Okay 5 Flower of Evil The Penthouse: War in Life 3 Extracurricular My Unfamiliar Family Sweet Home 2 Birthcare Center Hangout with Yoo Mr. Queen River Where the Moon Rises The Stage of Legends: Archive K You Quiz on the Block Vincenzo
Television programs with multiple awards The following television programs received multiple awards: Wins Television programs 3 Beyond Evil 2 It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Theatre We are (No) Jokes – Theatre Company Geugdan Heads With Hieroglyphic Hats – Theatre Company Dong The Story of Wang Seogae – Theatre Company Baeda Yoon Hye-suk (director) – Dry Land Lee Yang-gu (writer) – Unavoidable Curtain, On Another Road Jeong Jin-sae (director and writer) – 2021 University Academic Proficiency Test Integrated Social Exploration Area Ko Joo-young (planning) – Drama Practice 3 Playwriting Practice: Dying with a Fish Kim Pung-nyeon (director and writer) – I Scratched My Knee and My Armpit was Sore I'm Not Sorry If It Hurts – Theatre Company Dareunmomdeul 2020 Daughters of Megalia – Theater Company Medusa Choi Soon-jin – We are (No) Jokes Park Wan-kyu – Faust Ending Ahn Byung-sik – XXL Leotard Anna Sui Hand Mirror Lee Sang-hong – Tragedy of X Lee Bong-ryun – Hamlet Kim Moon-hee – Heads With Hieroglyphic Hats Kim Jong-eun – Painter Jo Kyung-ran – We are (No) Jokes Choi Hee-jin – Love Letter to Stalin
Special awards Awards Recipient Tiktok Popularity Award (Male) Kim Seon-ho Tiktok Popularity Award (Female) Seo Yea-ji
Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters Name(s) Role Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Da-mi Presented awards for the Best New Actor – Television and Best New Actress – Television Park Myung-hoon and Kang Mal-geum Presented awards for the Best New Actor – Film, Best New Actress – Film and Best New Director – Film Kim Ji-seok and Jung So-min Presented awards for the Technical Award – Television and Technical Award – Film Jung-woo and Oh Yeon-seo Presented awards for the Best Screenplay – Television and Best Screenplay – Film Kim Je-Hyung Presented award for the Best Short Play Oh Jung-se and Kim Sun-young Presented awards for the Best Supporting Actor – Television and Best Supporting Actress – Television Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Sae-byuk Presented awards for the Best Supporting Actor – Film and Best Supporting Actress – Film Lee Jun-ho and Lee Se-young Presented awards for the Best Entertainment Program and Best Educational Show Seo In-guk and Park Bo-young Presented awards for the Best Director – Television and Best Director – Film Jung Il-woo and Kwon Yu-ri Presented Tiktok Popularity Awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress Yoo Jae-suk and Park Na-rae Presented awards for the Best Male Variety Performer and Best Female Variety Performer Baek Suk-gwang and Kim Jung Presented awards for the Best Actor – Theatre and Best Actress – Theatre Kang Ha-neul and Kim Hee-ae Presented awards for the Best Actor – Television and Best Actress – Television Lee Byung-hun and Jeon Do-yeon Presented awards for the Best Actor – Film and Best Actress – Film Shin Yoo-chung Presented the Baeksang Play Award Yoo Jae-myung and Han Ye-ri Presented awards for the Best Drama and Best Film Go Hyun-jung Presented Grand Prize – Television Jeongdo Hong and Bong Joon-ho Presented Grand Prize – Film
Performers Name(s) Role Performed Choi Baek-ho and Lee Do-hyun Performers "Two Hands, to You (feat. Choi Baek-ho)" (두 손, 너에게 (Feat. 최백호))
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