# 57th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제57회 백상예술대상) 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 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 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 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

| Grand Prize | Best 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 |
| Best Director | Best New Director |
| 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 |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 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 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| 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 |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| 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 |
| Best Screenplay | Technical Award |
| 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 wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 2 | Moving On |
| 2 | Voice of Silence |

#### Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 6 | Deliver Us from Evil |
| 6 | Moving On |
| 6 | The Book of Fish |
| 6 | Voice of Silence |
| 5 | Samjin Company English Class |
| 4 | Innocence |
| 4 | The Day I Died: Unclosed Case |
| 4 | Peninsula |
| 3 | Three Sisters |
| 2 | An Old Lady |
| 2 | The Call |
| 2 | Steel Rain 2: Summit |
| 2 | Space Sweepers |

### Television

Grand Prize :
| Yoo Jae-suk (variety performer) ‡ Beyond Evil (drama) (JTBC) ||
| Best Drama | Best Director |
| 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 |
| Best Entertainment Program | Best Educational Show |
| 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) |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 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 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| 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 |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| 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-soo | Park 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 |
| Best Male Variety Performer | Best Female Variety Performer |
| 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 Hong Hyun-hee [ko] – Omniscient Interfering View, My Golden Kids |
| Best Screenplay | Technical Award |
| 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 wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Television programs |
| 3 | Beyond Evil |
| 2 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |

#### Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Television programs |
| 8 | Beyond Evil |
| 8 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
| 5 | Flower of Evil |
| 5 | The Penthouse: War in Life |
| 3 | Extracurricular |
| 3 | My Unfamiliar Family |
| 3 | Sweet Home |
| 2 | Birthcare Center |
| 2 | Hangout with Yoo |
| 2 | Mr. Queen |
| 2 | River Where the Moon Rises |
| 2 | The Stage of Legends: Archive K |
| 2 | You Quiz on the Block |
| 2 | Vincenzo |

### Theatre

| Baeksang Play | Best Short Play |
| 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 |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 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)) |