# 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제39회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on November 23, 2018, at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo), the annual award show honored the best in Korean language films released from October 12, 2017, to October 11, 2018.

## Nominations and winners

Complete list of nominees and winners
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

### Main awards

| Best Film | Best Director |
| 1987: When the Day Comes‡ Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Dark Figure of Crime Little Forest The Spy Gone North | Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North‡ Jang Joon-hwan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kim Yong-hwa – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Min Kyu-dong – Herstory Yim Soon-rye – Little Forest |
| Best Leading Actor | Best Leading Actress |
| Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes‡ Ha Jung-woo – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Ju Ji-hoon – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Sung-min – The Spy Gone North Yoo Ah-in – Burning | Han Ji-min – Miss Baek‡ Esom – Microhabitat Kim Hee-ae – Herstory Kim Tae-ri – Little Forest Park Bo-young – On Your Wedding Day |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Kim Joo-hyuk – Believer‡ Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North Kim Dong-wook – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Steven Yeun – Burning Yoo Hae-jin – 1987: When the Day Comes | Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡ Jin Seo-yeon – Believer Kim Sun-young – Herstory Kwon So-hyun – Miss Baek Lee Joo-young – Believer |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Nam Joo-hyuk – The Great Battle‡ Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day Lee Ga-sub – The Seeds of Violence [ko] Sung Yu-bin – Last Child Wi Ha-joon – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum | Kim Da-mi – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion‡ Jeon Jong-seo – Burning Jeon Yeo-been – After My Death Kim Ga-hee – Park Hwa-young [ko] Park Ji-hyun – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat‡ Kim Eui-seok – After My Death Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Ji-won – Miss Baek Shin Dong-seok – Last Child | Kwak Kyung-taek & Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime‡ Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat Kim Kyung-chan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kwon Sung-hwi & Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North Shin Dong-seok – Last Child |
| Best Cinematography-Lighting | Best Editing |
| Kim Woo-hyung & Kim Seung-gyu – 1987: When the Day Comes‡ Choi Chan-min & Yoo Seok-moon – The Spy Gone North Kim Byung-seo & Shin Kyung-man – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Lee Mo-gae & Lee Sung-hwan – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Nam Dong-geun & Jung Hae-ji – The Great Battle | Kim Hyung-joo & Jung Beom-sik & Yang Dong-yeop – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum‡ Kim Jin-oh & Kim Hye-jin – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Kim Sang-bum & Kim Jae-beom – The Spy Gone North Kim Seon-min – Little Forest Yang Jin-mo – 1987: When the Day Comes |
| Best Art Direction | Technical Award |
| Park Il-hyun – The Spy Gone North‡ Han Ah-reum – 1987: When the Day Comes Jo Hwa-sung – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Lee Mok-won – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Yoon Na-ra – Little Forest | Jin Jong-hyun (Visual Effects) – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡ Chae Kyung-hwa (Costumes Design) – 1987: When the Day Comes Park Jeong-ryool & Kim Jeong-min (Stunts) – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Park Yong-gi & Park Joo-gang (Sound) – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Yoon Dae-won (Special Effects) – The Great Battle |
| Best Music ||
| Dalpalan – Believer‡ Bang Joon-seok – Sunset in My Hometown Jo Yeong-wook – The Spy Gone North Kim Tae-seong – 1987: When the Day Comes Mowg – Burning ||

### Other awards

* Best Short Film:
** A New Record (Director Heo Ji-eun & Lee Kyung-ho)‡
* Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film:
** 1st – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡
*** 2nd – Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
*** 3rd – 1987: When the Day Comes
*** 4th – The Great Battle
*** 5th – Believer
* Popular Star Award:
** Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North‡
** Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day‡
** Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡
** Jin Seo-yeon – Believer‡

## Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 3 | 1987: When the Day Comes |
| 2 | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds |
| 2 | The Spy Gone North |

## Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 10 | 1987: When the Day Comes |
| 9 | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds |
| 9 | The Spy Gone North |
| 5 | Little Forest |
| 4 | Burning |
| 4 | Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum |
| 4 | Dark Figure of Crime |
| 4 | Believer |
| 3 | Miss Baek |
| 3 | Last Child |
| 3 | Microhabitat |
| 3 | Herstory |
| 3 | The Great Battle |
| 2 | On Your Wedding Day |
| 2 | After My Death |
| 2 | Illang: The Wolf Brigade |
| 2 | The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion |

## Presenters

| Order | Presenter | Award |
| 1 | Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun | Best New Actor |
| 2 | Lee Jun-ho, Choi Hee-seo | Best New Actress |
| 3 | Park Eun-kyung, Lee Jeong-eun [ko] | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film |
| 4 | Jo Woo-jin, Park Bo-young | Best New Director |
| 5 | Kim In-kwon, Kang Han-na | Technical Award Best Cinematography-Lighting Best Editing |
| 6 | Bae Jong-ok | Best Music Best Art Direction Best Screenplay |
| 7 | Son Hyun-joo, Jin Seon-gyu [ko] | Best Supporting Actor |
| 8 | Lee Seo-jin, Kim So-jin | Best Supporting Actress |
| 9 | Ku Hye-sun | Best Short Film |
| 10 | Park Joong-hoon | Best Director |
| 11 | Song Kang-ho, Jo Yeo-jeong | Best Actor |
| 12 | Daesang's CEO Im Jeong-bae, Seo Young-hee | Best Actress |
| 13 | Sports Chosun's representative director Lee Sung-gwan | Best Film |

## Special performances

| Artist | Performance | References |
| Twice | Yes or Yes | |