# 53rd Grand Bell Awards

The 53rd 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.

## Nominations and winners

Nominations were announced December 16, 2016.
(Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Inside Men The Age of Shadows The Last Princess The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing | Woo Min-ho - Inside Men Kim Jee-woon - The Age of Shadows Hur Jin-ho - The Last Princess Lee Il-hyung - A Violent Prosecutor Na Hong-jin - The Wailing |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Lee Byung-hun - Inside Men Song Kang-ho - The Age of Shadows Choi Min-sik - The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Ha Jung-woo - The Tunnel Kwak Do-won - The Wailing | Son Ye-jin - The Last Princess Youn Yuh-jung - Canola Kang Ye-won - Insane Shim Eun-kyung - Missing You Bae Doona - The Tunnel Lee Tae-ran - Twenty Again |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Uhm Tae-goo - The Age of Shadows Lee Geung-young - Inside Men Yoon Je-moon - The Last Princess Oh Dal-su - The Tunnel Hwang Jung-min - The Wailing | Ra Mi-ran - The Last Princess Han Ji-min - The Age of Shadows Lee El - Inside Men Son Sook - Spirits' Homecoming Chun Woo-hee - The Wailing |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Jung Ga-ram - 4th Place Choi Min-ho - Canola Lee Sang-yoon - Insane Yoo Jae-sang - 4th Place Kim Hee-jin - Operation Chromite | Kim Hwan-hee - The Wailing Lee Seul-bi - Canola Kang Ha-na - Spirits' Homecoming Choi Ri - Spirits' Homecoming |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Cho Jung-rae - Spirits' Homecoming Missing You A Violent Prosecutor | Woo Min-ho - Inside Men The Age of Shadows 4th Place The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Hong Kyung-pyo - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Map Against the World | Kim Sun-min - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Tunnel |
| Best Art Direction | Best Lighting |
| Jo Hwa-sung - The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness The Last Princess The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing | Kim Chan-ho - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Last Princess |
| Best Costume Design | Best Music |
| Kwon Yoo-jin and Im Seung-hee - The Last Princess The Age of Shadows Map Against the World Operation Chromite The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale | Choi Yong-rak and Jo Sung-woo - The Last Princess The Age of Shadows Inside Men Operation Chromite The Wailing |
| High Technology Special Award | Best Sound Recording |
| Jo Yong-suk, Hwang Hyo-kyun, Kwak Tae-yong and Kim Tae-eui - The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Last Princess Operation Chromite The Tunnel The Wailing | Kim Shin-yong and Park Yong-gi - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men Operation Chromite The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale |
| Best Planning | Popularity Award |
| Kim Won-guk - Inside Men 4th Place The Last Princess Spirits' Homecoming The Wailing | Lee Beom-soo - Operation Chromite |
| New Rising Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Kim Hee-jin - Operation Chromite Choi Ri - Spirits' Homecoming | Yoon Sam-yook |