# 52nd Grand Bell Awards

The 52nd 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.

## 52nd ceremony

The 52nd Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on November 20, 2015, and hosted by Shin Hyun-joon and Han Go-eun. To promote the festival and Korean films overseas, the ceremony was broadcast live online in China and a new category for foreign films was set up.

## Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Ode to My Father Assassination Northern Limit Line The Throne Veteran | Yoon Je-kyoon - Ode to My Father Choi Dong-hoon - Assassination Kim Sung-ho - How to Steal a Dog Lee Joon-ik - The Throne Oh Seung-uk - The Shameless Ryoo Seung-wan - Veteran |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Hwang Jung-min - Ode to My Father Ha Jung-woo - Assassination Son Hyun-joo - The Chronicles of Evil Yoo Ah-in - The Throne Yoo Ah-in - Veteran | Jun Ji-hyun - Assassination Han Hyo-joo - The Beauty Inside Kim Hye-soo - Coin Locker Girl Yunjin Kim - Ode to My Father Uhm Jung-hwa - Wonderful Nightmare |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Oh Dal-su - Ode to My Father Do Kyung-soo - Cart Jin Goo - C'est Si Bon Oh Dal-su - Assassination Yoo Hae-jin - Veteran Yoo Yeon-seok - The Royal Tailor | Kim Hae-sook - The Throne Jang Yoon-ju - Veteran Kim Hye-ja - How to Steal a Dog Kim Young-ae - Cart Ra Mi-ran - Ode to My Father |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Lee Min-ho - Gangnam Blues Kang Ha-neul - Twenty Lee Hyun-woo - Northern Limit Line Park Seo-joon - The Chronicles of Evil Yeo Jin-goo - Shoot Me in the Heart | Lee Yoo-young - Late Spring Hong Ah-reum - Makgeolli Girls Jang Yoon-ju - Veteran Kim Seolhyun - Gangnam Blues Lee Re - How to Steal a Dog Park So-dam - The Silenced |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Baik - The Beauty Inside Cho Geun-hyun - Late Spring Han Jun-hee - Coin Locker Girl Kim Gwang-tae - The Piper Lee Byeong-heon - Twenty | Park Su-jin - Ode to My Father Kim Seon-jeong, Park Jeong-ye - The Beauty Inside Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol - Assassination Kim Hak-soon - Northern Limit Line Ryoo Seung-wan - Veteran |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Choi Young-hwan - Ode to My Father Choi Young-hwan - Veteran Kim Ji-yong - The Royal Tailor Kim Jung-won - Late Spring Kim Woo-hyung - Assassination | Lee Jin - Ode to My Father Choi Min-yong - Northern Limit Line Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum - Veteran Shin Min-kyung - Assassination Yang Jin-mo - The Beauty Inside |
| Best Art Direction | Best Lighting |
| Chae Kyung-sun - The Royal Tailor Kang Seung-yong - The Throne Lee Tae-hun - The Treacherous Ryu Seong-hui - Ode to My Father Ryu Seong-hui - Assassination | Kim Min-jae - The Silenced Kim Ho-seong - Ode to My Father Kim Ho-seong - Veteran Kim Seung-gyu - Assassination Jo Kyu-young - The Royal Tailor |
| Best Costume Design | Best Music |
| Jo Sang-gyeong - The Royal Tailor Jo Sang-gyeong, Son Na-ri - Assassination Kwon Yu-jin, Im Seung-hee - Ode to My Father Lee Jin-hee - The Treacherous Shim Hyun-sub - The Throne | Kim Jun-seong - The Tenor – Lirico Spinto Bang Jun-seok - The Throne Jang Young-gyu, Dalpalan - Assassination Lee Byung-hoon - C'est Si Bon Lee Byung-woo - Ode to My Father |
| High Technology Special Award | Best Sound Recording |
| Han Tae-jeong, Son Seung-hyeon, Kim Dae-jun, Kim Jeong-su, Akira Kai - Ode to My Father (Visual Effects) Jeong Do-an - Northern Limit Line (Special Effects) Jeong Do-an, Kim Tae-ui - Assassination (Special Effects) Lee Hee-eun, Hwang Hyo-kyun - Ode to My Father (Special Make-up) Park Ui-dong - The Silenced (Visual Effects) | Lee Seung-cheol, Han Myung-hwan - Ode to My Father Choi Tae-young - The Royal Tailor Gong Tae-won - The Tenor – Lirico Spinto Kim Chang-seop - Veteran Kim Suk-won, Park Joo-gang - Assassination |
| Best Planning | Popularity Award |
| Ode to My Father | Kim Soo-hyun Gong Hyo-jin |
| Best Foreign Actors | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Sun Honglei Gao Yuanyuan | Jeong Chang-hwa (Director) Yoon Il-bong (Actor) |