# 48th Grand Bell Awards

The 48th 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.

## 48th ceremony

The 48th Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on October 17, 2011, and hosted by Shin Hyun-joon and Jang Seo-hee.

## Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| The Front Line Sunny The Unjust War of the Arrows The Yellow Sea | Kang Hyeong-cheol - Sunny Jang Hoon - The Front Line Kim Tae-yong - Late Autumn Na Hong-jin - The Yellow Sea Ryoo Seung-wan - The Unjust |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Park Hae-il - War of the Arrows Cha Tae-hyun - Hello Ghost Kim Yoon-seok - The Yellow Sea Lee Soon-jae - Late Blossom Yoon Kye-sang - Poongsan | Kim Ha-neul - Blind Bae Jong-ok - The Last Blossom Choi Kang-hee - Petty Romance Kim Hye-soo - Villain and Widow Yoon So-jung - Late Blossom |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jo Sung-ha - The Yellow Sea Jo Hee-bong - Blind Kim Sang-ho - Moby Dick Ko Chang-seok - The Showdown Yoo Hae-jin - The Unjust | Shim Eun-kyung - Romantic Heaven Chun Woo-hee - Sunny Jang Young-nam - Hello Ghost Kim Ji-young - The Last Blossom Kim Soo-mi - Late Blossom |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Lee Je-hoon - Bleak Night Jang Ki-bum - Glove Kim Hwan-young - Ryang-kang-do: Merry Christmas, North! Lee Je-hoon - The Front Line Yoo Yeon-seok - Re-encounter | Moon Chae-won - War of the Arrows Baek Jin-hee - Foxy Festival Kang So-ra - Sunny Shin Se-kyung - Hindsight Yoo Da-in - Re-encounter |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Yoon Sung-hyun - Bleak Night Kim Sung-hoon - Ryang-kang-do: Merry Christmas, North! Kim Young-tak - Hello Ghost Min Yong-keun - Re-encounter Park In-jae - Moby Dick | Choi Min-seok - Blind Kang Hyeong-cheol - Sunny Kim Young-tak - Hello Ghost Park Hoon-jung - The Unjust Park Sang-yeon - The Front Line |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Kim Woo-hyung - The Front Line Kim Byeong-seo - Hindsight Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul - War of the Arrows Kim Woo-hyung - Late Autumn Lee Sung-jae - The Yellow Sea | Nam Na-yeong - Sunny Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - The Front Line Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - The Unjust Kim Sun-min - The Yellow Sea Shin Min-kyung - Blind |
| Best Art Direction | Best Lighting |
| Chae Kyung-sun - Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow Jang Chun-seop - War of the Arrows Lee Ha-jun - Hindsight Lee Hoo-gyoun - The Yellow Sea Trae King, Ryu Seong-hui - Late Autumn | Kim Min-jae - The Front Line Hwang Soon-wook - The Yellow Sea Lee Byeong-seong - Poongsan Shin Kyung-man - Hindsight Shin Sang-yeol - Blind |
| Best Costume Design | Best Music |
| Chae Kyung-hwa - The Yellow Sea Chae Kyung-hwa - Sunny Jo Sang-gyeong - The Front Line Kwon Yu-jin - Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow Kwon Yu-jin - War of the Arrows | Jo Seong-woo, Choi Yong-rak - Late Autumn 3rd Coast - Hindsight Kang Min-guk - Late Blossom Kim Jun-seok - Sunny Lee Byung-woo - Romantic Heaven |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Sound Effects |
| Han Young-woo - War of the Arrows Jeong Seong-jin - The Front Line Kim Tae-hun, Jeong Jae-hun - The Yellow Sea Park Jang-jin - Blind Park Ui-dong - Romantic Heaven | Choi Tae-young - War of the Arrows Choi Tae-young - The Yellow Sea Jung Hee-gu, Kim Ji-eun - Blind Kim Suk-won, Kim Chang-seop - The Front Line Lee Seung-chul, Lee Seong-jin - Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow |
| Best Planning | Popularity Award |
| Lee Woo-jeong - The Front Line Ahn Byeong-ki, Lee Anna - Sunny Kim Hyeong-cheol - Poongsan Koo Bon-han - The Unjust Yu Jeong-hun - Moby Dick | Won Bin |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Lee Dae-geun (Actor) |