Baeksang Awards 2021: Controversial nominations, air date, where to live stream, venue of anticipated ceremony
The Baeksang Arts Awards or the Baeksang Awards or Paeksang Arts Awards honors excellence in different fields of entertainment such as film, television and the theater industry in South Korea. This is the only comprehensive award ceremony that is held in the country and was founded by Chang Key-young, who is the founder of Hankook Ilbo newspaper. His pen name was "Baeksang".
The country does have other award ceremonies that are hosted by different networks within the country. This year, due to the scandal surrounding 'It's Okay to Not be Okay' actor Seo Ye-ji, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the nominations that were announced on April 12.
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Date
The 57th Baeksang Awards is to be held on 13 May at 9 pm Korean Standard Time.
Venue
This year, the Baeksang Awards will take place without an audience in Seoul. The event is being televised and will be broadcast on popular network JTBC.
Livestream option
The show is expected to be live-streamed by TikTok internationally.
Nominations
Controversial nomination
Despite the scandal surrounding 'It's Okay to Not be Okay' actor Seo ye-ji, her nomination under the Best Actor Female category for the show was announced on April 12. Her co-actor Kim So-hyun, who was reportedly bullied by the actor, has also been nominated for his role as Moon Gang-tae while actor Oh Jung-se has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor Male for his performance as Moon Sang-tae who happens to fall under the spectrum of autism.
Nominations
To be qualified for nominations, the work must have released between May 1, 2020, and April 11, 2021. Streaming service platforms' original series and web series were considered for nomination under the Television category, and this year, many shows that had debuted on Netflix received a nod. The series to be nominated must also have at least four episodes and should have released more than one-third of its complete run within the aforementioned period.
Following is the complete list of nominations
Best Drama
JTBC 'Beyond Evil'
tvN 'It’s Okay to Not Be Okay'
tvN 'Flower of Evil'
tvN 'My Unfamiliar Family'
Netflix 'Extracurricular'
Best Variety Show
KakaoTV 'March of the Ants'
MBC 'How Do You Play?'
JTBC 'Sing Again'
tvN 'You Quiz on the Block'
SBS 'Legendary Stage Archive K'
Best Educational Show
EBS 'Architectural Exploration – House Season 3'
SBS 'The Story of That Day In Which The Tail Bites The Tail' (literal title)
KBS 'Archive Project – Modern Korea 2'
JTBC 'Differential Class'
SBS 'Battle of the Century: AI vs Human'
Best Actor
Kim Soo Hyun – tvN 'It’s Okay to Not Be Okay'
Song Joong Ki – tvN 'Vincenzo'
Shin Ha Kyun – JTBC 'Beyond Evil'
Uhm Ki Joon – SBS 'The Penthouse'
Lee Joon Gi – tvN 'Flower of Evil'
Best Actress
Kim So Yeon – SBS 'The Penthouse'
Kim So Hyun – KBS 2TV 'River Where the Moon Rises'
Seo Ye Ji – tvN 'It’s Okay to Not Be Okay'
Shin Hye Sun – tvN 'Mr. Queen'
Uhm Ji Won – tvN 'Birthcare Center'
Best Supporting Actor
Kim Seon Ho – tvN 'Start-Up'
Kim Ji Hoon – tvN 'Flower of Evil'
Oh Jung Se – tvN 'Its’s Okay to Not Be Okay'
Lee Hee Joon – tvN 'Mouse'
Choi Dae Hoon – JTBC 'Beyond Evil'
Best Supporting Actress
Park Ha Sun – tvN 'Birthcare Center'
Shin Eun Kyung – SBS 'The Penthouse'
Yeom Hye Ran – OCN 'The Uncanny Counter'
Jang Young Nam – tvN 'It’s Okay to Not Be Okay'
Cha Chung Hwa – tvN 'Mr. Queen'
Best New Actor
Kim Young Dae – SBS 'The Penthouse'
Na In Woo – KBS 2TV 'River Where the Moon Rises'
Nam Yoon Su – Netflix 'Extracurricular'
Song Kang – Netflix 'Sweet Home'
Lee Do Hyun – JTBC '18 Again'
Best New Actress
Kim Hyun Soo – SBS 'The Penthouse'
Park Gyu Young – Netflix 'Sweet Home'
Park Ju Hyun – Netflix 'Extracurricular'
Lee Joo Young – OCN 'Times'
Choi Sung Eun – JTBC 'Beyond Evil'
Best Male Entertainer
Moon Se Yoon – KBS 2TV '2 Days and 1 Night,' Comedy TV 'Delicious Guys'
Shin Dong Yup – KBS 2TV 'Immortal Song,' SBS 'My Ugly Duckling'
Yoo Jae Suk – MBC 'How Do You Play?,' tvN 'Sixth Sense'
Lee Seung Gi – SBS 'Master in the House,' Netflix 'Busted Season 3'
Jo Se Ho – tvN 'Yoo Quiz on the Block'
Best Female Entertainer
Kim Sook – MBC 'Where Is My Home,' KBS joy 'Love Naggers'
Song Eun Yi – JTBC 'Nice Alone,' KBS 2TV 'Problem Child in House'
Jang Do Yeon – MBC 'I Live Alone' ('Home Alone'), JTBC 'Don’t Be the First One!'
Jaejae – JTBC 'Nice Alone,' TVING 'Girls’ High School Mystery Class'
Hong Hyun Hee – MBC 'The Manager,' Channel A 'My Golden Kids'
Best Film
'Moving On'
'Deliver Us from Evil'
'Samjin Company English Class'
'Voice of Silence'
'The Book of Fish'
Best Actor
Byun Yo Han – 'The Book of Fish'
Sol Kyung Gu – 'The Book of Fish'
Yoo Ah In – 'Voice of Silence'
Lee Jung Jae – 'Deliver Us from Evil'
Jo Jin Woong – 'Me and Me'
Best Actress
Go Ah Sung – 'Samjin Company English Class'
Kim Hye Soo – 'The Day I Died: Unclosed Case'
Moon So Ri – 'Three Sisters'
Ye Soo Jung – 'An Old Lady'
Jeon Jong Seo – 'The Call'
Best Supporting Actor
Goo Gyo Hwan – 'Peninsula'
Park Sung Min – 'Deliver Us from Evil'
Shin Jung Geun – 'Steel Rain 2: Summit'
Yoo Jae Myung – 'Voice of Silence'
Heo Joon Ho – 'Innocence'
Best Supporting Actress
Kim Sun Young – 'Three Sisters'
Bae Jong Ok – 'Innocence'
Lee Re – 'Peninsula'
Esom – 'Samjin Company English Class'
Lee Jung Eun – 'The Day I Died: Unclosed Case'
Best New Actor
Kim Do Yoon – 'Peninsula'
Ryu Soo Young – 'Steel Rain 2: Summit'
Park Seung Joon – 'Moving On'
Lee Bong Geun – 'The Singer'
Hong Kyung – 'Innocence'
Best New Actress
Park So Yi – 'Deliver Us From Evil'
Shin Hye Sun – 'Innocence'
Jang Yoon Joo – 'Three Sisters'
F(x)’s Krystal – 'More Than Family'
Choi Jung Woon – 'Moving On'