The 57th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

() ceremony, organised by ''

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'' and JTBC Plus, was held on May 13, 2021, at

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, beginning at 9:00 p.m. KST. It was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and

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, and was broadcast live in South Korea by

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and internationally by

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. The event was held with no on-site audience, due to

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. 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 its 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

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and drama series ''

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''. The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director

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of ''

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'' in the film division and variety performer

in the television division. With three wins, ''

'' won the most awards at the ceremony, including the Best Drama, while, ''

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'' won two awards. In the film division, '' Voice of Silence'' and '' Moving On'' won two awards each, while with one win, ''

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'' was awarded as the

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Winners and nominees

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*Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). **Nominees

Film

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Television

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Theatre

Special awards

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Performers

Notes

References

External links

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