55th Baeksang Arts Awards

by Ryan not lion Gold , April 28, 2019

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Last year’s emcee trio, Shin Dong-yup, Suzy, and Park Bo-gum returned to host again (though this is actually Suzy’s fourth consecutive year hosting).

Grand prize / Daesang

Film :

Jung Woo Sung for Innocent Witness

An old man suffering from depression is found dead, and his housekeeper, Mi Ran, is charged with the murder. Mi Ran's defense attorney, Soon Ho, is surprised to learn the only witness to the crime is Ji Woo, a teenage girl with Asperger’s. Will Ji Woo be able to take the stand and provide a valid statement?

Television :

Kim Hye-ja for Dazzling / The Light in Your Eyes

A girl who can travel through time meets a man who lives a torpid life.
Kim Hye Ja is a bright and positive 26-year-old woman who wishes to become an announcer. One day, she gains the ability to exploit time and from there, is involved in a complicated timeline as a 70-year-old. Lee Joon Ha is a man who wishes to become a reporter. He worked hard to reach his goal, but now throws away his time and lives lethargically.
When the two opposites meet in a complicated time, a love story begins to unfold.

Awards for film category

Winner

Work / film name

or remarks

Best Film	The Spy Gone North	The story follows a South Korean spy who infiltrates the North to obtain intelligence on the country's nuclear weapons plans in the mid-1990s.
Best Director	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Swing Kids
Best Actor	Lee Sung-min	The Spy Gone North
Best Actress	Han Ji-min	Miss Baek
Best Supporting Actor	Kim Joo-hyuk	Believer
Best Supporting Actress	Kwon So-hyun	Miss Baek
Best New Actor	Kim Young-kwang	On Your Wedding Day
Best New Actress	Lee Jae-in	Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Best New Director	Lee Ji-won	Miss Baek
Best Screenplay	Kwak Kyung-taek	Dark Figure of Crime

Technical Award

Hong Kyung-pyo (Filming)

Awards for television category

Category	Winner	Work / film name or remarks
Best Drama	My Mister	My Mister tells the story of three middle-aged brothers, who are enduring the weight of their lives, and a strong, cold woman, who has been living a hard life of her own, as they come together in healing each other's past scars.

Winner

Work / film name

or remarks

Best Drama

My Mister tells the story of three middle-aged brothers, who are enduring the weight of their lives, and a strong, cold woman, who has been living a hard life of her own, as they come together in healing each other's past scars.

Best Educational Show	Journalism Talk Show J	The problems with journalism in Korea are discussed in this program featuring reports by KBS journalists and a panel of experts.
Best Entertainment Program	Omniscient Interfering View	Omniscient Interfering View is an observational entertainment show that uses a documentary style techniques to observe the life of the cast members and their managers.
Best Director	Jo Hyun-tak	Sky Castle The drama revolves around the lives of housewives living in a luxurious residential area called Sky Castle in suburban Seoul.
Best Screenplay	Park Hae-young	My Mister
Best Actor	Lee Byung-hun	Mr. Sunshine
Best Actress	Yum Jung-ah	Sky Castle
Best Supporting Actor	Kim Byung-chul	Sky Castle
Best Supporting Actress	Lee Jung-eun	Dazzling A fantasy romance drama about a woman who loses all her time before she can use it up, because of a tragic accident that happened in her life. And a man who gives up all of his radiant moments and lives a lethargic life.
Best New Actor	Jang Ki-yong	Come and Hug Me A man and a woman who were each other's first loves during childhood reunite years later as adults.
Best New Actress	Kim Hye-yoon	Sky Castle

Best Variety Performer – Male	Jun Hyun-moo	I Live Alone I Live Alone is recognized as one of the "Real-Variety" shows in Korean television. The program is unscripted using documentary techniques
Best Variety Performer – Female	Lee Young-ja	Omniscient Interfering View
Technical Award	Park Sung-jin (Special Effects)	Memories of the Alhambra

Other awards

Awards	Recipient
Best Short Play	Sung Soo-yeon
V Live Popularity Award (Male)	Doh Kyung-soo ( EXO D.O.)
V Live Popularity Award (Female)	Lee Ji-eun ( IU )
Style Icon Award	Kim Hye-soo