# 58th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제58회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by JoongAng Group, was held on May 6, 2022, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 7:45 p.m. 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. For the first time in two years, it was held with an on-site audience. The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.
The nominees were announced on April 11, 2022, via its official website. All works released between April 12, 2021, and March 31, 2022, were eligible for nominations. The final candidates for Grand Prize – Film were film Escape from Mogadishu and its director Ryoo Seung-wan.
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Ryoo Seung-wan of Escape from Mogadishu in the film division and drama Squid Game in the television division. Escape from Mogadishu and Kingmaker were the most winning films with three awards each, while D.P. and Squid Game also had the most wins of three in the television division. Lee Jun-ho and Kim Tae-ri became the most awarded individuals of the night; Lee won awards for Best Actor – Television and Most Popular Actor for The Red Sleeve while Kim won Best Actress – Television and Most Popular Actress for Twenty-Five Twenty-One.

## Winners and nominees

* Winners will be listed first and emphasized in bold.
** Nominees

### Film

| Grand Prize | Best Film |
| Ryoo Seung-wan (director) – Escape from Mogadishu Escape from Mogadishu | Escape from Mogadishu Kingmaker Miracle: Letters to the President Sewing Sisters Nothing Serious |
| Best Director | Best New Director |
| Byun Sung-hyun – Kingmaker Ryoo Seung-wan – Escape from Mogadishu Park Dong-hoon – In Our Prime Lee Jang-hoon – Miracle: Letters to the President Jeong Ga-young – Nothing Serious | Jo Eun-ji – Perhaps Love Kim Chang-ju – Hard Hit Namkoong Seon – Ten Months Pil Kam-sung – Hostage: Missing Celebrity Hong Sung-eun – Aloners |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Sul Kyung-gu – Kingmaker as Kim Woon-beom Kim Yoon-seok – Escape from Mogadishu as Han Sin-seong Lee Sun-kyun – Kingmaker as Seo Chang-dae Jung Woo – Hot Blooded as Park Hee-so Choi Min-sik – In Our Prime as Lee Hak-sung | Lee Hye-young – In Front of Your Face as Sang-ok Go Doo-shim – Everglow as Jin-ok Park So-dam – Special Delivery as Eun-ha Im Yoon-ah – Miracle: Letters to the President as Song Ra-hee Jeon Jong-seo – Nothing Serious as Ja-young |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jo Woo-jin – Kingmaker as Director Lee Koo Kyo-hwan – Escape from Mogadishu as Tae Joon-ki Park Yong-woo – Spiritwalker as Director Park Sung Yoo-bin – Perhaps Love as Kim Sung-kyung Huh Joon-ho – Escape from Mogadishu as Rim Yong-su | Lee Soo-kyung – Miracle: Letters to the President as Jung Bo-kyung Kim So-jin – Escape from Mogadishu as Kim Myung-hee Kim Jae-hwa – Escape from Mogadishu as Jo Soo-jin Shim Dal-gi – Snowball as Ah-ram Oh Na-ra – Perhaps Love as Mi-ae |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Lee Hong-nae – Hot Blooded as Ah-mi Kim Dong-hwi – In Our Prime as Han Ji-woo Kim Jae-beom – Hostage: Missing Celebrity as Choi Ki-wan Moo Jin-sung – Perhaps Love as Yoo-jin Jung Jae-kwang – Not Out as Shin Gwang-ho | Lee Yoo-mi – Young Adult Matters as Yoon Se-jin Gong Seung-yeon – Aloners as Ji-na Bang Min-ah – Snowball as Kang-i Seohyun – Love and Leashes as Jung Ji-woo Choi Sung-eun – Ten Months as Choi Mi-rae |
| Best Screenplay | Technical Award |
| Jeong Ga-young, Wang Hye-ji – Nothing Serious Namkoong Sun – Ten Months Ryoo Seung-wan, Lee Gi-cheol – Escape from Mogadishu Byun Sung-Hyun, Kim Min-soo – Kingmaker Lee Yong-jae – In Our Prime | Choi Young-hwan (Cinematography) – Escape from Mogadishu Kang Jong-ik, Seo Byung-cheol (VFX) – The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure Cho Hyung-rae (Cinematography) – Kingmaker Choi Seong-gyeom (Stunt direction) – Special Cargo Han Ah-reum (Art direction) – Kingmaker |

#### Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 3 | Escape from Mogadishu |
| 3 | Kingmaker |

#### Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 7 | Escape from Mogadishu |
| 6 | Kingmaker |
| 4 | Miracle: Letters to the President |
| 4 | Nothing Serious |
| 4 | Perhaps Love |
| 4 | In Our Prime |
| 3 | Ten Months |
| 2 | Special Cargo |
| 2 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity |
| 2 | Hot Blooded |
| 2 | Aloners |

### Television

Grand Prize :
| Squid Game (Netflix) ||
| Best Drama | Best Director |
| D.P. (Netflix) Twenty-Five, Twenty-One (tvN) Squid Game (Netflix) The Red Sleeve (MBC) Political Fever (Wavve) | Hwang Dong-hyuk – Squid Game Yoon Sung-ho – Political Fever Lee Na-jung – Mine Jung Ji-in – The Red Sleeve Han Jun-hee – D.P. |
| Best Entertainment Program | Best Educational Show |
| Street Woman Fighter (Mnet) Shooting Stars (SBS) Single's Inferno (Netflix) You Quiz on the Block (tvN) Transit Love (TVING) | Docu Insight: National Representative (KBS) Great Minds (EBS) Story of the Day When You Bite Your Tail season 3 (SBS) My Golden Kids (Channel A) Kiss the Universe (KBS) |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Lee Jun-ho – The Red Sleeve as Yi San, King Jeongjo of Joseon Kim Nam-gil – Through the Darkness as Song Ha-young Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun Im Si-wan – Tracer as Hwang Dong-joo Jung Hae-in – D.P. as Ahn Jun-ho | Kim Tae-ri – Twenty-Five, Twenty-One as Na Hee-do Kim Hye-soo – Juvenile Justice as Shim Eun-seok Park Eun-bin – The King's Affection as Crown Prince Lee Hwi / Dam-yi / Yeon-seon Lee Se-young – The Red Sleeve as Seong Deok-im, Royal Noble Consort Uibin Seong Han So-hee – My Name as Yoon Ji-woo / Oh Hye-jin |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Cho Hyun-chul – D.P. as Cho Seok-bong Lee Deok-hwa – The Red Sleeve as King Yeongjo of Joseon Lee Hak-joo – Political Fever as Kim Soo-jin Lee Hyun-wook – Mine as Han Ji-yong Heo Sung-tae – Squid Game as Jang Deok-su | Kim Shin-rok – Hellbound as Park Jeong-ja Kang Mal-geum – Thirty-Nine as Cha Mi-hyun Kim Joo-ryoung – Squid Game as Han Mi-nyeo Ok Ja-yeon – Mine as Kang Ja-kyung Jang Hye-jin – The Red Sleeve as Court Lady Seo |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Koo Kyo-hwan – D.P. as Han Ho-yul Shin Seung-ho – D.P. as Hwang Jang-soo Yoo In-soo – All of Us Are Dead as Yoon Gwi-nam Choi Hyun-wook – Twenty-Five, Twenty-One as Moon Ji-woong Tang Jun-sang – Racket Boys as Yoon Hae-kang | Kim Hye-jun – Inspector Koo as K / Song Yi-kyung Lee Yeon – Juvenile Justice as Baek Seong-woo Lee Yoo-mi – All of Us Are Dead as Lee Na-yeon Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game as Kang Sae-byeok Cho Yi-hyun – All of Us Are Dead as Choi Nam-ra |
| Best Male Variety Performer | Best Female Variety Performer |
| Lee Yong-jin Kim Gu-ra Moon Se-yoon Jo Se-ho Key | Joo Hyun-young Song Eun-i Lee Mi-joo Lee Eun-ji Hong Jin-kyung |
| Best Screenplay | Technical Award |
| Kim Min-seok – Juvenile Justice Kim Hong-ki, Park Nu-ri, Choi Sung-jin, Yoon Sung-ho – Political Fever Baek Mi-kyung – Mine Lee Na-eun – Our Beloved Summer Hwang Dong-hyuk – Squid Game | Jung Jae-il (Music) – Squid Game Kwon Tae-eun (Music) – King of Mask Singer, Sing Again season 2, Poongryu, Superband season 2 Kim Hwa-young (Cinematography) – The Red Sleeve Eom Young-shik, Kim Da-hee (Animation) – Yumi's Cells Chae Kyung-sun (Art direction) – Squid Game |

#### Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Television programs |
| 3 | D.P. |
| 3 | Squid Game |

#### Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Television programs |
| 8 | Squid Game |
| 7 | The Red Sleeve |
| 5 | D.P. |
| 4 | Juvenile Justice |
| 4 | Mine |
| 4 | Political Fever |
| 3 | All of Us Are Dead |
| 3 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One |

### Theatre

| Baeksang Play | Best Short Play |
| Jakdang Mock – Turkish March Extreme Hatangse – Theater Company Roadkill in the Theater – National Theater Company Fall II – Project Group Bar-Dabab Hongpyeong Gukjeon – Theatre 907 | Kim Mi-ran (director) – This May Be a Failed Story Over the Crowd: Solving the Story – Pansoria Jit Nollae Box Lee Oh-jin (director and writer) – Call Time Lee Hong-do (producer) – Lee Hong-do's Autobiography (My Playwright Life) Han Hyeon-joo (producer) – House: House Sonata |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Park Wan-gyu – Red Leaves Kwon Jeong-hoon – The Sun Kim Dong-hyun – A Man Typing a Typewriter Yoon Sang-hwa – The Good Monster Jung Kyung-ho – Angels in America | Hwang Sun-mi – Hongpyeong Gukjeon Kang Ji-eun – Leader Park Eun-kyung – The Time of Leaven Park Ji-young – This May Be a Failed Story Shin Yoon-ji – Hee-in Crazy for Youth Club |

### Special awards

The voting for the TikTok Popularity Award was held from 11:00 a.m. KST on 22 April to 6:00 p.m. KST on 29 April via TikTok.
| Awards | Recipient |
| TikTok Popularity Award (Male) | Lee Jun-ho |
| TikTok Popularity Award (Female) | Kim Tae-ri |

## Presenters and performers

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

### Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award(s) |
| Lee Do-hyun and Park Ju-hyun | Best New Actor – Television and Best New Actress – Television |
| Hong Kyung and Choi Jung-woon | Best New Actor – Film, Best New Actress – Film and Best New Director – Film |
| Park So-dam | Best Short Play |
| Choi Min-ho and Chae Soo-bin | TikTok Popularity Awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress |
| Go Soo | Technical Award – Television and Technical Award – Film |
| Kang Ha-neul and Lee Yoo-young | Best Screenplay – Television and Best Screenplay – Film |
| Park Jeong-min and Kim Sun-young | Best Supporting Actor – Film and Best Supporting Actress – Film |
| Oh Jeong-se and Yeom Hye-ran | Best Supporting Actor – Television and Best Supporting Actress – Television |
| Cha Eun-woo and Lee Da-hee | Best Entertainment Program and Best Educational Show |
| Kim Woo-bin and Lee Kwang-soo | Best Director – Television and Best Director – Film |
| Lee Seung-gi and Jang Do-yeon | Best Male Variety Performer and Best Female Variety Performer |
| Choi Soon-jin and Lee Bong-ryun | Best Actor – Theatre and Best Actress – Theatre |
| Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo | Best Actor – Film and Best Actress – Film |
| Shin Ha-kyun and Kim So-yeon | Best Actor – Television and Best Actress – Television |
| Moon So-ri | Baeksang Play Award |
| Yum Jung-ah | Best Drama and Best Film |
| Lee Joon-ik | Grand Prize – Film |
| Hong Jeong-do (Vice Chairman of JoongAng Ilbo JTBC) and Yoo Jae-suk | Grand Prize – Television |

### Performers

| Name(s) | Role | Performed | Ref. |
| Hot Singers team | Performers | "This Is Me" | |