# 45th Grand Bell Awards

The Grand Bell Awards (Korean: 대종상 영화제; RR: Daejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.

## 45th ceremony

The 45th Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the COEX Convention Hall in Seoul on June 27, 2008 and hosted by Kim Ah-joong and announcer Choi Ki-hwan.

## Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| The Chaser Happiness The Happy Life Secret Sunshine Seven Days | Na Hong-jin - The Chaser Hur Jin-ho - Happiness Lee Chang-dong - Secret Sunshine Lee Joon-ik - The Happy Life Won Shin-yun - Seven Days |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Kim Yoon-seok - The Chaser Ha Jung-woo - The Chaser Hwang Jung-min - Happiness Im Chang-jung - Scout Song Kang-ho - Secret Sunshine | Yunjin Kim - Seven Days Im Soo-jung - Happiness Jeon Do-yeon - Secret Sunshine Kim Hae-sook - Viva! Love Park Jin-hee - Shadows in the Palace |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Yoo Jun-sang - Wide Awake Gi Ju-bong - Viva! Love Kang Shin-il - Black House Park Chul-min - May 18 Son Hyun-joo - The Devil's Game | Kim Hae-sook - Open City Gong Hyo-jin - Happiness Kim Ji-young - Forever the Moment Kim Sung-ryung - Shadows in the Palace Seo Young-hee - The Chaser |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Daniel Henney - My Father Jang Keun-suk - The Happy Life Kim Young-min - Viva! Love Lee Dong-gun - Love Now Oh Man-seok - Our Town | Han Ye-seul - Miss Gold Digger Han Chae-young - Love Now Kim Hye-na - Viva! Love Lee Ha-na - Le Grand Chef Lee Tae-ran - Love Exposure |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Oh Joum-kyun - Viva! Love Jung Gil-young - Our Town Gina Kim - Never Forever Kim Mee-jung - Shadows in the Palace Na Hong-jin - The Chaser | Park Yoon - Viva! Love Hur Jin-ho, Lee Suk-yeon, Seo Yoo-min, Shin Joon-ho - Happiness Kim Hyun-seok - Scout Na Hong-jin - The Chaser Yoon Jae-gu - Seven Days |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Lee Sung-jae - The Chaser Choi Young-hwan - Seven Days Kim Hyung-koo - Happiness Lee Hyung-deok - Shadows in the Palace Park Hee-ju - Le Grand Chef | Shin Min-kyung - Seven Days Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - The Happy Life Kim Sun-min - The Chaser Ko Im-pyo - M Moon In-dae - Forever the Moment |
| Best Art Direction | Best Lighting |
| Yoo Joo-ho, Yoon Sang-yoon - M Cho Hwa-sung - Black House Jung Ku-ho, Kim Jin-cheol - Hwang Jin-yi Lee Ha-jun - Shadows in the Palace Lee Tae-hun - Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait | Park Se-mun - Shadows in the Palace Kim Sung-kwan - Seven Days Choi Chul-soo - M Im Jae-young - Hwang Jin-yi Nam Jin-a - Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait |
| Best Costume Design | Best Music |
| Jeong Jeong-eun - Hwang Jin-yi Kim So-hyun - Love Now Lee Sung-hoon - Le Grand Chef Shim Hyun-sub - Shadows in the Palace Yang Min-hye - Once Upon a Time | Won Il - Hwang Jin-yi Bang Jun-seok, Lee Byung-hoon - The Happy Life Park Yeong-ran - Epitaph Kim Jun-seong - Seven Days Choi Seung-hyun - Wide Awake |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Sound Effects |
| Younggu Art Studios - D-War Kim Dong-won - The Guard Post Jeon Geon-ik - Seven Days Jeong Do-an, Yu Yeong-jae - M Kim Gwang-su - Epitaph | Lee Seung-chul, Lee Eun-ju - Seven Days Im Hyung-geun - The Happy Life Kim Sin-yong - The Chaser Oh Seong-jin - Shadows in the Palace Park Jun-oh - M |
| Best Planning | Popularity Award |
| Kim Su-jin, Yun In-beom - The Chaser Choi Seok-hwan - The Happy Life Han Gi-joong, Kim Mi-young - Off Road Park Heung-sik, Bang Chu-sung - The Railroad Shim Jae-myung, Kim Hyeon-cheol, Kim Kyun-hee - Forever the Moment | Kim Yoon-seok - The Chaser Han Ye-seul - Miss Gold Digger |
| Overseas Popularity Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Cha Tae-hyun - BA:BO | Yoo Dong-hun (Screenwriter) |