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
''Hankook Ilbo'' () is a Korean-language daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.
It was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, however following an embezzlement scandal i ...
newspaper, whose
pen name was "Baeksang". It was established for the development of Korean popular culture and art and for enhancing the morale of artists. They are regarded as one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea.
Baeksang Arts Awards are annually presented at a ceremony organised by
Ilgan Sports and
JTBC Plus, affiliates of
JoongAng Ilbo
''The JoongAng'', formally known as ''JoongAng Ilbo'', is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also pub ...
, usually in the second quarter of each year, in
Seoul
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It is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in the country, recognising excellence in film, television and theatre.
Current awards
Film
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Grand Prize
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Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
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Best New Director
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Best Screenplay
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best New Actor
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Best New Actress
* Technical Award
Television
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Grand Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.
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Best Drama
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Best Entertainment Program
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Best Educational Show
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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
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Best Screenplay
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best New Actor
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Best New Actress
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Best Male Variety Performer
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Best Female Variety Performer
* Technical Award
Theatre
* Baeksang Play
* Best Short Play
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
Other
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Most Popular Actor
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Most Popular Actress
Retired awards
* Best Original Soundtrack: 2014
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Best New Director – Television: 1988 to 2011
* Best New Variety Performer
* Most Popular Variety Performer
Special awards
See also
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List of Asian television awards
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References
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South Korean film awards
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1965 establishments in South Korea