The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''

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'' (a sister brand of the ''

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'') for excellence in film in

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. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only

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s and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year. During the selection process, about forty movies that have made it to the final list are screened to the public for free. After the screening of each selection, the awards ceremony opens. The Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards are the most popular film awards in South Korea.

History

It was created in 1963 by ''

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'' newspaper and discontinued in 1973. ''

'', a Korean sports

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also owned by ''The Chosun Ilbo'', resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then. The

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ceremony was held on November 26, 2021 at

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, Seoul. In this edition, 18 categories were awarded. The nominations for 15 categories were announced for the Korean films released from October 30, 2020 to October 14, 2021 on November 1, 2021.

Current categories

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

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 ...

* Best Actor *

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 ...

* Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best New Director * Best New Actor * Best New Actress * Best Screenplay * Best Short Film * Best Art Direction * Best Cinematography and Lighting * Best Editing *

Best Music Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

* Technical Award

Popular Awards

Popular Star Award

Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film

Discontinued categories

Notes

References

General references

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External links

* * {{South Korean film award shows South Korean film awards Awards established in 1963 Annual events in South Korea