# 59th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제59회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by JoongAng Group, was held at Incheon Paradise City, Incheon on April 28, 2023, at 17:30 KST. The event was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy, and Park Bo-gum and was broadcast live in South Korea by JTBC and internationally by TikTok.
The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre, through strict screening conducted by 60 professional evaluators, judges in the industry, and a group of experts representing TV, film, and theater through a fierce screening process.
The nominees were announced on April 7, 2023, via its official website. All works released between April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, were eligible for nominations.

## Winners and nominees

* Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

### Film

| Grand Prize | Best Film |
| Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook (director) – Decision to Leave | The Night Owl Next Sohee Hansan: Rising Dragon Hunt Decision to Leave |
| Best Director | Best New Director |
| Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave Kim Han-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Lee Jung-jae – Hunt Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee | Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Kim Se-in – The Apartment with Two Women Park Yi-woong – The Girl on a Bulldozer Lee Sang-yong – The Roundup Lee Jung-jae – Hunt |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl as Cheon Kyung-soo Ma Dong-seok – The Roundup as Ma Seok-do Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave as Hae-joon Song Kang-ho – Broker as Sang-hyun Jung Woo-sung – Hunt as Kim Jung-do | Tang Wei – Decision to Leave as Song Seo-rae Bae Doona – Next Sohee as Yoo-jin Yang Mal-bok – The Apartment with Two Women as Su-gyeong Yum Jung-ah – Life Is Beautiful as Oh Se-yeon Jeon Do-yeon – Kill Boksoon as Gil Bok-soon |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Byun Yo-han – Hansan: Rising Dragon as Wakisaka Kang Ki-young – The Point Men as Qasim / Lee Bong-han Kim Sung-cheol – The Night Owl as Crown Prince Sohyeon Park Ji-hwan – The Roundup as Jang I-soo Im Si-wan – Emergency Declaration as Jin-seok | Park Se-wan – 6/45 as Yeon-hee Bae Doona – Broker as Soo-jin Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl as Jo So-yong Yum Jung-ah – Alienoid as Heug-seoul Lee Yeon – Kill Boksoon as Kim Yeong-ji |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Park Jin-young – Christmas Carol as Joo Il-woo / Joo Wol-woo No Jae-won – Missing Yoon as Jung Joon-ok Byeon Woo-seok – 20th Century Girl as Poong Woon-ho Seo In-guk – Project Wolf Hunting as Park Jong-doo Ong Seong-wu – Life Is Beautiful as Jeong-woo | Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee as So-hee Go Youn-jung – Hunt as Jo Yoo-jeong Kim Hye-yoon – The Girl on a Bulldozer as Goo Hye-young Lee Ji-eun – Broker as Moon So-young Ha Yoon-kyung – Gyeong-ah’s Daughter as Yeon-su |
| Best Screenplay | Best Technical Achievement |
| Jung Joo-ri – Next Sohee Park Gyu-tae – 6/45 Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-hee – Hunt Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong – Decision to Leave Ahn Tae-jin, Hyun Kyu-ri – The Night Owl | Lee Mo-gae (Cinematography) – Hunt Ryu Seong-hui (Art direction) – Decision to Leave Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chul-min (VFX) – Hansan: Rising Dragon Cho Young-wook (Music) – Decision to Leave Hong Seung-cheol (Lighting) – The Night Owl |

#### Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 3 | Decision to Leave |
| 3 | The Night Owl |
| 2 | Next Sohee |

#### Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 8 | The Night Owl |
| 7 | Decision to Leave |
| 7 | Hunt |
| 5 | Next Sohee |
| 4 | Hansan: Rising Dragon |
| 3 | Broker |
| 3 | The Roundup |
| 2 | 6/45 |
| 2 | Kill Boksoon |
| 2 | Life Is Beautiful |
| 2 | The Apartment with Two Women |
| 2 | The Girl on a Bulldozer |

### Television

Grand Prize :
| Park Eun-bin (actress) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Woo Young-woo Extraordinary Attorney Woo (drama) (ENA) Lee Sung-min (actor) – Reborn Rich as Jin Yang-chul Kim Eun-sook (screenwriter) – The Glory The Glory (drama) (Netflix) ||
| Best Drama | Best Director |
| The Glory (Netflix) My Liberation Notes (JTBC) Our Blues (tvN) Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA) Little Women (tvN) | Yoo In-shik – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kim Kyu-tae – Our Blues Kim Seok-yoon – My Liberation Notes Kim Hee-won – Little Women Lee Joo-young – Anna |
| Best Entertainment Program | Best Educational Show |
| Psick Show Season 3 (YouTube) Earth Arcade (tvN) Physical: 100 (Netflix) EXchange Season 2 (TVING) SNL Korea 3 (Coupang Play) | Adult Kim Jang-ha (MBC Gyeongnam) National Investigation Headquarters (Wavve) In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal (Netflix) Your Literacy Skills+ (EBS) Hidden Earth: 3 Billion Years on the Korean Peninsula (KBS) |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Lee Sung-min – Reborn Rich as Jin Yang-chul Son Suk-ku – My Liberation Notes as Gu Ja-gyeong Lee Byung-hun – Our Blues as Lee Dong-seok Jung Kyung-ho – Crash Course in Romance as Choi Chi-yeol Choi Min-sik – Big Bet as Cha Mu-sik | Song Hye-kyo – The Glory as Moon Dong-eun Kim Ji-won – My Liberation Notes as Yeom Mi-jeong Kim Hye-soo – Under the Queen's Umbrella as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong Park Eun-bin – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Woo Young-woo Bae Suzy – Anna as Lee Yumi / Lee Anna |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jo Woo-jin – Narco-Saints as Byeon Ki-tae Kang Ki-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Jung Myung-seok Kim Do-hyun – Reborn Rich as Choi Chang-je Kim Jun-han – Anna as Choi Ji-hoon Park Sung-hoon – The Glory as Jeon Jae-joon | Lim Ji-yeon – The Glory as Park Yeon-jin Kim Shin-rok – Reborn Rich as Jin Hwa-young Yeom Hye-ran – The Glory as Kang Hyeon-nam Lee El – My Liberation Notes as Yeom Ki-jeong Jung Eun-chae – Anna as Lee Hyeon-ju |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Moon Sang-min – Under the Queen's Umbrella as Grand Prince Seongnam / Yi Kang Kim Gun-woo – The Glory as Son Myeong-oh Kim Min-ho – New Recruit as Park Min-seok Joo Jong-hyuk – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Kwon Min-woo Hong Kyung – Weak Hero Class 1 as Oh Beom-seok | Roh Yoon-seo – Crash Course in Romance as Nam Hae-yi Kim Hieora – The Glory as Lee Sa-ra Lee Kyung-seong – My Liberation Notes as Kwak Hye-suk Joo Hyun-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Dong Geu-ra-mi Ha Yoon-kyung – Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Choi Su-yeon |
| Best Male Variety Performer | Best Female Variety Performer |
| Kim Jong-kook Kian84 Kim Kyung-wook Jun Hyun-moo Hwang Je-sung | Lee Eun-ji Kim Min-kyung Park Se-mi Lee Soo-ji Joo Hyun-young |
| Best Screenplay | Best Technical Achievement |
| Park Hae-young – My Liberation Notes Kim Eun-sook – The Glory Moon Ji-won – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jeong Seo-kyung – Little Women Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran – Alchemy of Souls | Ryu Seong-hui (Art direction) – Little Women Noh Young-sim (Music) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Song Nak-hoon, Jo Jin-hyeon, Hwang In-woo (Cinematography) – Inkigayo Hwang Jin-hye (Visual Effects) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jang Jong-kyung (Cinematography) – The Glory |

#### Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Television programs |
| 3 | The Glory |
| 2 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo |

#### Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Television programs |
| 10 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo |
| 9 | The Glory |
| 7 | My Liberation Notes |
| 4 | Anna |
| 4 | Little Women |
| 3 | Our Blues |
| 3 | Reborn Rich |
| 2 | Crash Course in Romance |
| 2 | Under the Queen's Umbrella |

### Theater

Baeksang Theater :
| None Elected – Doosan Art Center Jeong Hee-jung – Rabbit Hole Theater Teenage Dick – National Theater DRAG x Namjangsinsa [Drag by Namjangsinsa] – Drag King Contest ||
| Best Acting | Best Newcomer |
| Ha Ji-seong – Teenage Dick Kwon Eun-hye – DRAG x Namjangsinsa [Drag by Namjangsinsa] Choi Ho-young – Transfers Choi Hee-jin – Nosce Ha Ji-eun – The Welkin | Now Archive (theater) – A Little Lonely Monologue and Always Friendly Songs Bae Hae-ryul (writer) – Once Upon a Time, There Was an Asian Small-Clawed Otter Living in Seoul City Jang Han-sae (director) – The World is Ending Like This, Without a Bang, With Sobs Jin Ju (writer) – Class Han A-reum (director and writer) – Plastic Paradise |

### Special Awards

The voting for the TikTok Popularity Award was held from 11:00 KST on April 18 to 16:00 KST on April 26 via TikTok.
| Awards | Recipient |
| TikTok Popularity Award – Male | Park Jin-young |
| TikTok Popularity Award – Female | Lee Ji-eun |
| Gucci Impact Award | Next Sohee |

## Presenters and performers

The following individuals and teams, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

### Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award(s) |
| Koo Kyo-hwan and Kim Hye-jun | Best New Actor – Television, Best New Actress – Television and Best Newcomer – Theater |
| Lee Hong-nae and Lee Yoo-mi | Best New Actor – Film, Best New Actress – Film and Best New Director – Film |
| Kim Byung-chul and Lee Moo-saeng | Best Technical Achievement – Television, Best Technical Achievement – Film, Best Screenplay – Television and Best Screenplay – Film |
| Cho Hyun-chul and Kim Shin-rok | Best Supporting Actor – Television and Best Supporting Actress – Television |
| Jo Woo-jin and Lee Soo-kyung | Best Supporting Actor – Film and Best Supporting Actress – Film |
| Kim Shin-rok and Kim Sun-ah | Gucci Impact Award |
| Lee Yong-jin and Joo Hyun-young | Best Entertainment Program, Best Male Variety Performer and Best Female Variety Performer |
| Lee Je-hoon and Greg Hsu | Best Director – Television and Best Director – Film |
| Yoon Hyun-min and Yoo In-na | TikTok Popularity Award for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress |
| Park Wan-gyu and Hwang Sun-mi | Best Acting – Theater |
| Sul Kyung-gu and Lee Hye-young | Best Actor – Film and Best Actress – Film |
| Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik | Best Educational Show, Best Film and Best Drama |
| Park Ji-ah | Baeksang Theater |
| Lee Jun-ho and Kim Tae-ri | Best Actor – Television and Best Actress – Television |
| Ryoo Seung-wan | Grand Prize – Film |
| Uhm Jung-hwa and Jeongdo Hong | Grand Prize – Television |

### Performers

| Name(s) | Performed | Ref. |
| Park Jin-young, Kim Si-eun, Oh Ji-yul, Lim Ji-ho, Kang Hyun-oh and Kim Jung-young | "A Throwing Stone" | |