# 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제43회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on November 25, 2022, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo). It aired live on KBS2. 18 categories were awarded at the 43rd edition of awards ceremony, hosted by Kim Hye-soo (29th time) and Yoo Yeon-seok (5th time). The nominations for 15 categories were announced for the Korean films released from October 15, 2021 to October 30, 2022 on November 8, 2022, Decision to Leave got 13 nominations in 13 categories, and won 7 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Music, and Popular Star Awards.

## Nominees and winners

The nominees for the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards were announced on November 8, 2022.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
* (Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Decision to Leave ‡ Hunt Kingmaker Hansan: Rising Dragon Broker | Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave ‡ Byun Sung-hyun – Kingmaker Lee Jung-jae – Hunt Kim Han-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon Han Jae-rim – Emergency Declaration Hirokazu Kore-eda – Broker |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave as Hae-jun ‡ Sul Kyung-gu – Kingmaker as Kim Woon-beom Lee Jung-jae – Hunt as Park Pyong-ho Song Kang-ho – Broker as Sang-hyeon Jung Woo-sung – Hunt as Kim Jung-do Lee Byung-hun – Emergency Declaration as Park Jae-hyuk | Tang Wei – Decision to Leave as Seo-rae ‡ Yum Jung-ah – Life Is Beautiful as Oh Se-yeon Im Yoon-ah – Confidential Assignment 2: International as Park Min-young Chun Woo-hee – Anchor as Jung Se-ra Park So-dam – Special Delivery as Eun-ha |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Byun Yo-han – Hansan: Rising Dragon as Wakisaka ‡ Im Si-wan – Emergency Declaration as Ryu Jin-seok Go Kyung-pyo – Decision to Leave as Soo-wan Park Ji-hwan – The Roundup as Jang I-soo Daniel Henney – Confidential Assignment 2: International as Jack | Oh Na-ra – Perhaps Love as Mi-ae ‡ Lee Jung-hyun – Decision to Leave as Jung-an Jeon Hye-jin – Hunt as Bang Joo-kyung Kim So-jin – Emergency Declaration as Hee-jin Seo Eun-soo - The Witch: Part 2. The Other One as Jo-hyun |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Kim Dong-hwi – In Our Prime as Han Ji-woo ‡ Mu Jin-sung – Perhaps Love as Yoo-jin Seo In-guk – Project Wolf Hunting as Park Jong-doo Lee Seo-jun – Hansan: Rising Dragon as Sahee Ong Seong-wu – Life Is Beautiful as Jung-woo | Kim Hye-yoon – The Girl on a Bulldozer as Goo Hye-young ‡ Shin Si-ah – The Witch: Part 2. The Other One as the girl "Ark 1 Datum point" Lee Ji-eun – Broker as So-young Kim Shin-young – Decision to Leave as Yeon-su Go Youn-jung – Hunt as Jo Yoo-jeong |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Lee Jung-jae – Hunt ‡ Jo Eun-ji – Perhaps Love Lee Sang-yong – The Roundup Jung Ji-yeon – Anchor Park Yi-woong - The Girl on a Bulldozer | Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong – Decision to Leave ‡ Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-Hee – Hunt Kim Han-min, Yun Hong-gi – Hansan: Rising Dragon Byun Sung-Hyun, Kim Min-soo – Kingmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda – Broker |
| Best Editing | Best Cinematography and Lighting |
| Kim Sang-beom – Hunt ‡ Kim Sang-beom – Decision to Leave Lee Kang-hee, Ahn Hyun-gun – Hansan: Rising Dragon Kim Sang-beom – Kingmaker Kim Seon-min – The Roundup | Lee Mo-gae, Lee Sung-hwan – Hunt ‡ Kim Ji-yong, Shin Sang-yeol – Decision to Leave Kim Tae-seong, Kim Kyung-seok – Hansan: Rising Dragon Jo Hyung-rae, Lee Gil-gyu – Kingmaker Hong Kyung-pyo, Park Jeong-woo – Broker |
| Technical Award | Best Art Direction |
| Huh Myung-haeng, Yoon Seong-min – The Roundup (martial arts) ‡ Kwak Jeong-ae – Decision to Leave (Costume) Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Cheol-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon (VFX) Hong Jeong-ho – Emergency Declaration (VFX) Jegal Seung – Alien+Human Part 1 (VFX) | Han Ah-reum – Kingmaker ‡ Ryu Seong-hee – Decision to Leave Park Il-hyun – Hunt Park Gyu-bin – Hansan: Rising Dragon Son Min-jung, Kim Young-bok – Life Is Beautiful |
| Best Music | Chung Jung-won Best Short Film |
| Jo Yeong-wook – Decision to Leave ‡ Jo Yeong-wook – Hunt Kim Tae-seong – Hansan: Rising Dragon Jung Jae-il – Broker Kim Joon-seok – Life Is Beautiful | Light It Up at 2 AM ‡ Goot Beep I'm Not a Robot Teatime with Mr.Park Other Life When You Grow Up |
| Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film |
| Go Kyung-pyo ‡ Lee Ji-eun ‡ Daniel Henney ‡ Im Yoon-ah ‡ | The Roundup ‡ Hansan: Rising Dragon (2nd) Confidential Assignment 2: International (3rd) Hunt (4th) The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (5th) |

## Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations and awards:
Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Films |
| 13 | Decision to Leave |
| 10 | Hansan: Rising Dragon |
| 10 | Hunt |
| 7 | Broker |
| 7 | Kingmaker |
| 5 | Emergency Declaration |
| 4 | Life is Beautiful |
| 4 | The Roundup |
| 3 | Perhaps Love |
| 2 | Anchor |
| 2 | Confidential Assignment 2: International |
| 2 | The Girl on a Bulldozer |
| 2 | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One |
Films with multiple awards :
| Wins | Films |
| 7 | Decision to Leave |
| 3 | Hunt |
| 2 | The Roundup |
| 2 | Confidential Assignment 2: International |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award(s) |
| Jung Jae-kwang and Lee Yoo-mi | Best New Actor |
| Gong Seung-yeon and Ok Taec-yeon | Best New Actress |
| Chun Woo-hee and Lee Hyun-woo | Best New Director |
| Park Ji-hwan and Jin Seon-kyu | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film |
| Yoon Shi-yoon and Kang So-ra | Chung Jung-won Best Short Film |
| Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok | Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award |
| Huh Joon-ho and Kim Yoo-jung | Best Supporting Actor |
| Kim Sun-young and Park Sung-woong | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ryoo Seung-wan and Choi Ji-woo | Best Director |
| Sul Kyung-gu and Jung Ryeo-won | Best Actor |
| Moon So-ri and Ha Jung-woo | Best Actress |
| Hwang Jung-min and Jung Hae-in | Best Film |

## Performances

Source:
| Order | Artist | Act performed |
| 1 | NewJeans | "Hype Boy" + "Attention" |
| 2 | IVE | "Love Dive" + "After Like" |
| 3 | Zico | "Any Song" + "New Thing" |
| 4 | Jung Hoon-hee & La Poem | "Mist (안개)" (Decision to Leave OST) |