# 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제41회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on February 9, 2021, at Paradise City, Incheon. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo). It was aired live on SBS.

## COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year's ceremony will have several safety measures in place. Set to take place in Paradise City in Incheon, the ceremony will be "ontact", meaning that there will be no live audience in the arena. However, a multiscreen will be set up near the stage so that fans can cheer on their stars through a video screen.
There will be a limit on the number of people allowed in the building to comply with social distancing guidelines. There will also be temperature checks, installation of hand sanitizer dispensers, and sterilization of the event arena. For the actors attending the ceremony, the usual audience seats will be replaced with small tables, with a small number of people seated at each table. There will also be clear plastic guards to separate the celebrities.
The event organizer announced the postponement on December 8, saying that due to the rapid re-proliferation of COVID-19, the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, scheduled to be held on December 11, will be postponed till early 2021.

## Nominees & winners

The nominees for the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards were announced on November 11, 2020.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
* (Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| The Man Standing Next ‡ Moving On Voice of Silence Moonlit Winter Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | Lim Dae-hyung – Moonlit Winter ‡ Yang Woo-suk – Steel Rain 2: Summit Yeon Sang-ho – Peninsula Woo Min-ho – The Man Standing Next Hong Won-chan – Deliver Us from Evil |
| Best Leading Actor | Best Leading Actress |
| Yoo Ah-in – Voice of Silence as Tae-in ‡ Lee Byung-hun – The Man Standing Next as Kim Gyu-pyeong Lee Jung-jae – Deliver Us from Evil as Ray Jung Woo-sung – Steel Rain 2: Summit as Han Kyeong-jae Hwang Jung-min – Deliver Us from Evil as Kim In-nam | Ra Mi-ran – Honest Candidate as Joo Sang-sook ‡ Kim Hee-ae – Moonlit Winter as Yoon-hee Shin Min-a – Diva as Choi Yi-young Jeon Do-yeon – Beasts Clawing at Straws as Choi Yeon-hee Jung Yu-mi – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 as Kim Ji-young |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Park Jeong-min – Deliver Us from Evil as Yui ‡ Shin Jung-geun – Steel Rain 2: Summit as Jang Ki-sok Yoo Yeon-seok – Steel Rain 2: Summit as Jo Seon-sa Lee Sung-min – The Man Standing Next as President Park Lee Hee-joon – The Man Standing Next as Kwak Sang-cheo | Esom – Samjin Company English Class as Jung Yoo-na ‡ Kim Mi-kyung – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 as Mi-sook Park Hye-su – Samjin Company English Class as Shim Bo-ram Bae Jong-ok – Innocence as Chae Hwa-ja Lee Re – Peninsula as Jooni |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Teo Yoo – Vertigo as Lee Jin-soo ‡ Woo Do-hwan – The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful as Loner Lee Bong-geun – The Singer as Hak-gyoo Lee Hak-joo – Welcome to the Guesthouse as Joon-geun Hong Kyung – Innocence as Ahn Jung-soo | Kang Mal-geum – Lucky Chan-sil as Lee Chan-sil ‡ Kim So-hye – Moonlit Winter as Sae-bom Shin Hyun-been – Beasts Clawing at Straws as Seo Mi-ran Shin Hye-sun – Innocence as Ahn Jung-in Lee Joo-young – Baseball Girl as Joo Soo-in |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence ‡ Kim Do-young – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 Kim Cho-hee – Lucky Chan-sil Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Jung Jin-young – Me and Me | Lim Dae-hyung – Moonlit Winter ‡ Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min – The Man Standing Next Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence Yoo Young-ah – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 based on Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo |
| Best Short Film | Best Cinematography and Lighting |
| The Thread – Cho Min-jae, Lee Na-yeon ‡ My Son – Jeon Seung-pyo The Long Night – Kim Jung-min Us, Day and Night – Kim So-hyoung A Good Mother – Lee You-jin Roof-top Star – Lee Kun-hwi 37-1 Inheung-ri – Kim Jee-hye Different – Ahn So-hoe Georgia – Jayil Pak | Hong Kyung-pyo: Cinematography; Bae Il-hyuck: Lighting – Deliver Us from Evil ‡ Kim Tae-sung: Cinematography; Song Jae-ho: Lighting – Steel Rain 2: Summit Go Rak-sun: Cinematography; Lee Seung-bin: Lighting – The Man Standing Next Kim Sun-ryung: Cinematography; Cho Gyu-young: Lighting – Diva Lee Hyung-deok: Cinematography; Park Jeong-woo: Lighting – Peninsula |
| Best Editing | Best Art Direction |
| Han Mi-yeon – Beasts Clawing at Straws ‡ Jeong Ji-eun – The Man Standing Next Kim Hyung-joo – Deliver Us from Evil Park Se-young – Moonlit Winter Shin Min-gyung – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | Bae Jung-yoon – Samjin Company English Class ‡ Cho Hwa-sung, Park Gyu-bin – The Man Standing Next Cho Hwa-sung: Production Designer; So Seong-Hyeon: Art Director – Deliver Us from Evil Lee Mok-won – Peninsula Cho Hwa-sung: Production Designer; Choi Hyun-seok: Art Director – Forbidden Dream |
| Best Music | Technical Award |
| Dalpalan – Samjin Company English Class ‡ Jo Yeong-wook – The Man Standing Next Mowg – Deliver Us from Evil Kim Hae-won – Moonlit Winter Jo Seong-woo – Forbidden Dream | Jin Jong-hyun – Ashfall (Visual Effects) ‡ Kim Seo-hee – The Man Standing Next (Makeup) Lee Gun-moon – Deliver Us from Evil (Martial Arts) Jung Hwang-su – Peninsula (Visual Effects) Yoon Jeong-hee – Samjin Company English Class (Costume Design) |
| Popular Star Award | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film |
| Yoo Ah-in, Jung Yu-mi | Ashfall |

## Films that received multiple nominations and awards

Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Films |
| 11 | The Man Standing Next |
| 9 | Deliver Us From Evil |
| 7 | Moonlit Winter |
| 6 | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 |
| 5 | Peninsula |
| 5 | Samjin Company English Class |
| 5 | Steel Rain 2: Summit |
| 4 | Voice of Silence |
| 3 | Beasts Clawing at Straws |
| 3 | Innocence |
| 3 | Moving on |
| 2 | Diva |
| 2 | Forbidden Dream |
| 2 | Lucky Chan-sil |
Films with multiple awards :
| Wins | Films |
| 3 | Samjin Company English Class |
| 2 | Deliver Us From Evil |
| 2 | Moonlit Winter |
| 2 | Voice of Silence |