The nominations are out for the 50th annual Baeksang Arts Award which will be held a month from now on Mary 27th. There is a separate section for movies and television and this post will only discuss the television section. I haven’t caught most of the nominated movies yet so I don’t have any opinion value to add other, other than being super stoked than my I Lub You Jung Woo Sung getting nominated for Best Actor Movies for his villain performance in Cold Eyes. Back to the television section, the two dramas that garnered the most nominations was You From Another Star and Answer Me 1994. I’m totally not surprised since those two were the ratings smashes in their respective major network and cable network forums. Other dramas that also got a respectable number of nominations were Good Doctor, I Hear Your Voice, Secret Love Affair, and Warm Words, while other high profile dramas got ignored such as Empress Ki, Heirs, and The Master’s Sun. A few underrated gems such as Cruel City (Heartless City), Miss Korea, and Two Weeks getting shafted was really sad to see.
The nominations for the individual categories are dominated primarily by the actors and actresses from the dramas that got the most love from the Baeksangs, with the nods in the Best Actor Drama category being especially hilarious and chock full of pretty boys most of whom I think do not deserve to be there at all – Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Won, and Yoo Ah In – and rounded out by the magnificent Jo Jae Hyun who got a nod not for his performance in Scandal but for his sageuk Jeong Do Jeon. The Best Actress Drama category is more well-rounded and acceptable with the choices though I think Jeon Ji Hyun is a lock there. I’m surprised Secret Love Affair got so many nods (though surprisingly none for female lead Kim Hee Ae) since it’s only midway through with it’s run but I guess the selection committee has faith the drama won’t go to pot in its final stretch. Check out the full nominations for the television section below and see if your faves got singled out for the accolade.
Best Drama: Good Doctor, I Hear Your Voice, You From Another Star, Answer Me 1994, Secret Love Affair
Best Director: PD of Good Doctor, PD of Answer Me 1994, PD of Secret Love Affair, PD of You From Another Star, PD of I Hear Your Voice.
Best Screenwriter: Kim Ji Woo (Shark), Park Ji Eun (You From Another Star), Lee Woo Jung (Answer Me 1994), Jung Sung Joo (Secret Love Affair), Ha Ming Hee (Warm Words)
Best Actress Drama: Go Ara (Answer Me 1994), Kim Hye Soo (Queen of the Office), Lee Bo Young (I Hear Your Voice), Jeon Ji Hyun (You From Another Star), Kim Ji Soo (Warm Words).
Best Actor Drama: Kim Soo Hyun (You From Another Star), Lee Jong Seok (I Hear Your Voice), Yoo Ah In (Secret Love Affair), Joo Won (Good Doctor), Jo Jae Hyun (Jeong Do Jeon).
Best New Actress Drama: Kyung Soo Jin (Eun Hee), Doo Hee (Answer Me 1994), Baek Jin Hee (Empress Ki), Han Groo (Warm Words), Son Yeo Eun (Thrice Married Woman)
Best New Actor Drama: Kim Sung Kyun (Answer Me 1994), Baro (God’s Gift: 14 Days), Park Seo Joon (Warm Words), Jung Woo (Answer Me 1994), Choi Jin Hyuk (Gu Family Book).
Best Drama OST Song: Roy Kim “Seoul This Place” Answer Me 1994, Lyn “My Destiny” You From Another Star, Sung Shi Kyung “To You” Answer Me 1994, Ailee “Tears Stole My Heart” Secret Love, Lee Chang Min of 2AM “Moment” Heirs.
Popularity Award: Female Actress
Popularity Award: Male Actor
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go secret love affair!!
Yes! Such a an amazing drama!
27th May sounds like a dream since it's just after the last of my exams. The wait'll feel longer this time around; that's for sure.
Ailee- Tears stole my heart is actually from Secret not Secret Love Affair.
I just can't with Best Actor category. Jo Seung Woo got snubbed!
Cruel City... Loved this drama!! ;(
And I usually don't watch awards because it give me a the feeling that they're rigged :/
I agree. They usually award it to the highest rating dramas (even if the story line is poorly written or the acting sucks). For me, these types of awards amount to nothing.
I don't know how award nomination work in Korea but for lee jong seok to get a best actor nomination but not Jung Kyung-ho for heartless city is a crime against acting.
I totally agree. Jung Kyung-ho should win but he's not even nominated, WTF!
I totally agree! Jung Kyung-ho should win, but he's not even nominated, wtf!
I get including LJS since that was a genuinely good performance - much better than, yes, Kim Soo-hyun in YFAS - but I'm puzzled by the snubs for sub for So Ji-sub, Master's Sun was a fantastic turn from him despite the drama itself being less than perfect.
I can't believe that they did not include HJW in the the list of nominees for best actress. This is like MBC ignoring K2H.I've watched the other dramas and there's no better actress that the deserved to be nominated [at the least ] and win the award than HJW. Historical distortion or not ,we are talking about how the actress portray the character. What a waste. Are they so desperate for the other actress to win the award even without a valid and honest competition? Give me a break. I'm an avid Kdrama fan,this will surely turn me off.Fighting Empress Ki.
Same sentiment here, since I am an avid fan of EMPRESS KI. They forgot Ha JiWon and even Ji ChangWook, ChangWook portray it very well, as in it's really a daebak performance for me (since this is the first time I watch Changwook's drama) but he is not nominated even in Supporting Actor. duh. Baeksang sucks. And also the heart tearing drama entitled SECRET they also forgot it, they didn't recognized Hwang JungEun tears on that drama. Aigoo
I'm not surprised Heirs and Master's Sun didn't get any because honestly, ppl only like them because of the actors/actresses. The story line was forgettable. Heck, if it wasn't for Gong Hyo Jin, I would not watch the whole Master's Sun drama. That's my least favorite among her other works.
The nominees in Best Actor is so laughable. And Grrrrr... Lee Jun Ki got snubbed again and again and again. So sad
MBC dramas have been snubbed big time! No Lee Jun Ki, Ji Chang Wook, Joo Jin Mo, Ha Ji Won (nominated only for popularity award wth???)...they put Baek Ji Hee (sure she was awesome but what about the others?) just because she was the most popular character in Empress Ki and that she was the one bringing the ratings (the ratings dropped substantially when her character and her clan was wiped out)
And to add to the insult, they omitted the amazing Jo Seung Woo (how can you possibly not acknowledge such fine performance?)Should I even be surprised? Baeksang awards have been a mess since a while. It has become more like a popular contest than anything else.
Yes, almost all MBC dramas get snubbed. We just see SBS dramas.
How could they not recognize Ji Chang Wook talent in Empress Ki is beyond my imagination. He plays such a difficult role but still manage to make it interesting and entertaining.
heirs is not in the list but u're still bashing that's mean. do u think it's easy to portray sad/tear scene so beautifully like minho anf shinhye did, not all actress/actor can do it perfectly, and it's not easy to make teen highschool story without looked cheap. congratz for all nominees