# 54th Grand Bell Awards

The 54th 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 September 29, 2017.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| A Taxi Driver Anarchist from Colony The King The Merciless Pandora | Lee Joon-ik - Anarchist from Colony Han Jae-rim - The King Byun Sung-hyun - The Merciless Park Jung-woo - Pandora Jang Hoon - A Taxi Driver |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Sul Kyung-gu - The Merciless Lee Je-hoon - Anarchist from Colony Jo In-sung - The King Han Suk-kyu - The Prison Song Kang-ho - A Taxi Driver | Choi Hee-seo - Anarchist from Colony Yum Jung-ah - The Mimic Gong Hyo-jin - Missing Chun Woo-hee - One Day Kim Ok-vin - The Villainess |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Bae Seong-woo - The King Kim In-woo - Anarchist from Colony Kwak Do-won - The Mayor Kim Hee-won - The Merciless Jung Jin-young - Pandora | Kim So-jin - The King Moon So-ri - The Mayor Jeon Hye-jin - The Merciless Kim Hae-sook - New Trial Kim Young-ae - Pandora |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Park Seo-joon - Midnight Runners Kim Jun-han - Anarchist from Colony Choi Min-ho - Derailed Min Jin-woong - New Trial Byun Yo-han - Will You Be There? | Choi Hee-seo - Anarchist from Colony Im Yoon-ah - Confidential Assignment Oh Ye-seol - My Little Baby, Jaya Shin Eun-soo - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Um Tae-hwa - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Jason Kim - Midnight Runners Yang Kyung-mo- One Line Na Hyun - The Prison Shin Joon - Yongsoon | Han Jae-rim - The King Hwang Seong-gu - Anarchist from Colony Lee Eon-hee - Missing Eom Yoon-na - A Taxi Driver Um Tae-hwa and Jo Seul-yeah - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Park Jung-hun - The Villainess Kim Woo-hyeong - The King Jo Hyeong-rae - The Merciless Choi Young-Hwan - Pandora Go Nak-seon -A Taxi Driver | Sin Min-kyeong - The King Kim Sang-bum and Kim Jae-bum - The Merciless Jeong Soo-jeong - Pandora Kim Jae-geun - The Prison Lee Hae-won - The Villainess |
| Best Art Direction | Best Lighting |
| Lee Jae-seong - Anarchist from Colony Lee Na-gyeom - The King Kang Seung-yong - Pandora Kim Min-hye - A Taxi Driver Kim Byeong-han - Warriors of the Dawn | Kim Jae-geun - The Prison Kim Seung-gyoo - The King Park Jeong-woo - The Merciless Kim Ho-seong - Pandora Lee Hae-won - The Villainess |
| Best Costume Design | Best Music |
| Sim Hyeon-seob - Anarchist from Colony Cho Sang-kyung - The King Sim Hyeon-seob - The King's Case Note Cho Sang-kyung - A Taxi Driver Kwon Yoo-jin - Warriors of the Dawn | Dalpalan - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Bang Jun-seok - Anarchist from Colony Mowg - The King Jo Yeong-wook - Single Rider Jo Yeong-wook - A Taxi Driver |
| Technical Award | Best Planning |
| The Villainess A Taxi Driver The King Pandora The Prison | A Taxi Driver Anarchist from Colony The King New Trial Pandora |
| Special Award | |
| Kim Young-ae |