This year's Baeksang Arts Awards honored Yoo Hae-jin and Ryu Seung-ryong.
At the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony held on May 8 at COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, Yoo Hae-jin was awarded Best Actor in Film for his role in 'The King and the Clown,' while Ryu Seung-ryong received Best Actor in Television for his performance in 'The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company.'
'The King and the Clown' has drawn over 16.8 million viewers, making it the second highest-grossing film of all time. In his acceptance speech, Yoo expressed gratitude to the approximately 17 million viewers, saying, "I am very thankful to the audience who came to see the film. I am relieved that they seem to remember the taste of the theater."
Ryu Seung-ryong, who portrayed Manager Kim in the JTBC drama 'The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company,' reflected on receiving the award alongside his friend Yoo Hae-jin. He reminisced, "I remember the times when Yoo Hae-jin and I put up posters at the La MaMa Theater in New York and worked part-time at the Jochiwon bidet factory. It’s overwhelming to receive this award together."
He continued, "I want to thank the viewers who warmly responded without turning away from the journey of failure. I also want to share a gift with my character in the drama. Seung-ryong, you’ve worked hard. To all the people out there, be happy," quoting a line from the show.
The Best Drama award went to 'Eun-jung and Sang-yeon,' while Hyun Bin won Best Actor in Television for 'Made in Korea,' and Park Bo-young took home Best Actress for her role in 'Unknown Seoul.'
Yoo Seung-mok, who won Best Supporting Actor in Television for 'The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company,' expressed his excitement, saying, "I won’t get cocky just because I received this award, so please keep calling me."
Im Soo-jung, who received the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Fine: Country Bumpkins,' revealed that she lost her mother about four months ago, drawing attention. She said, "Receiving this award feels like my mother is telling me not to stop and to keep moving forward. I will live diligently until we meet again."
Park Chan-wook's 'Nothing Can Be Done' won Best Film, while the Best Director award went to Yoon Ga-eun for 'The World’s Owner.' Park Jung-min from 'Face' and Moon Ga-young from 'If We Were' each received Best Acting awards in the film category.
Here is the complete list of winners:
- Grand Prize: 'The King and the Clown' - Yoo Hae-jin; 'The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company' - Ryu Seung-ryong
- Best Film: 'Nothing Can Be Done'
- Best Director: Yoon Ga-eun ('The World’s Owner')
- Best Acting: Park Jung-min ('Face'), Moon Ga-young ('If We Were')
- Best Supporting Actor: Lee Sung-min ('Nothing Can Be Done'), Shin Se-kyung ('Humint')
- Best New Actor: Park Ji-hoon ('The King and the Clown'), Seo Soo-bin ('The World’s Owner')
- Best Screenplay: Byun Sung-hyun & Lee Jin-sung ('Good News')
- Best Art: Lee Min-hwi ('Pavane')
- Best New Director: Park Jun-ho ('3670')
- Best Drama: 'Eun-jung and Sang-yeon'
- Best Director: Park Shin-woo ('Unknown Seoul')
- Best Screenplay: Song Hye-jin ('Eun-jung and Sang-yeon')
- Best Acting: Hyun Bin ('Made in Korea'), Park Bo-young ('Unknown Seoul')
- Best Supporting Actor: Yoo Seung-mok ('The Story of Manager Kim, Who Works at a Large Company'), Im Soo-jung ('Fine: Country Bumpkins')
- Best New Actor: Lee Chae-min ('The Tyrant’s Chef'), Bang Hyo-rin ('Horse')
- Best Variety Program: 'New Director Kim Yeon-kyung'
- Best Variety Award: Kian 84, Lee Soo-ji
- Best Educational Program: 'Documentary Insight: Our Time is Shining'
- Best Art: Kang Seung-won ('The Seasons')
- Theater Award: 'Jellyfish'
- Young Theater Award: 'The Fire Carriage - Place'
- Acting Award: Kim Shin-rok ('Prima Facie')
- Musical Award: 'Dream of the Peach Blossom'
- Creative Award: Seo Byeong-gu ('Evita')
- Acting Award: Kim Junsu ('Beetlejuice')
- Naver Popularity Award: Park Ji-hoon, Lim Yoona
- Gucci Impact Award: 'The King and the Clown'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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