41st Blue Dragon Film Awards: Live stream, date, time, nominees and performers including Monsta X, RabidAnce and BoA
With the next Blue Dragon Film Awards just around the corner, fans will undoubtedly be in high anticipation. The annual Blue Dragon Awards is hailed as one of Korea's most prestigious film events, so, for all those eager for this year's ceremony, here's all you need to know for the 41st Blue Dragon Awards.
Live stream
This year's awards ceremony will be streamed live via TikTok. Follow this link. According to reports, viewers can also tune in on SBS and Naver TV, but we suggest using the above link as it is confirmed.
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Air date
No need to wait any longer as the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards will air on February 9, 2021. The red carpet will start at 7:50 pm KST / 5:50 am EST.
This year’s awards ceremony is strongly taking safety into account. It will be held at integrated resort complex Paradise City in Incheon without an in-person audience for safety reasons and necessary measures will be in place. The film awards were initially scheduled to take place last year on December 11 but were postponed due to coronavirus concerns (there was a spike in Covid-19 cases in late 2020).
Hosts
Announcer Park Shin Young and BamBam (member of K-pop group GOT7), who are fluent in multiple languages like Korean, English, Thai, and Japanese, will be the MCs for the red carpet event.
Nominees
Nominees for the awards were selected based on film critics’ and online votes for Korean films that took place from October 11, 2019, to October 29, 2020. Announced categories include Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and many more. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year.
“The Man Standing Next,” the 2020 political thriller starring Lee Byung-hun, received a total of 11 nominations across 10 different categories. The action crime film 'Deliver Us From Evil' received nine nominations across eight categories. The dramas 'Moonlit Winter' and 'Kim Ji Young, Born 1982' received six and seven nominations respectively. You can view the full list of nominations as shared by Soompi in November, but here are some notable mentions.
Best Picture
'Moving On'
'The Man Standing Next'
'Voice of Silence'
'Moonlit Winter'
'Kim Ji Young, Born 1982'
Best Director
Yang Woo-seok ('Steel Rain 2: Summit')
Yeon Sang-ho ('Peninsula')
Woo Min-ho ('The Man Standing Next')
Im Dae-hyung ('Moonlit Winter')
Hong Won-chan ('Deliver Us From Evil')
Best Actor
Yoo Ah-in ('Voice of Silence')
Lee Byung-hun ('The Man Standing Next')
Lee Jung-jae ('Deliver Us From Evil')
Jung Woo-sung ('Steel Rain 2: Summit')
Hwang Jung-min ('Deliver Us From Evil')
Best Actress
Kim Hee-ae ('Moonlit Winter')
Ra Mi-ran ('Honest Candidate')
Shin Min-ah ('Diva')
Jeon Do-yeon ('Beasts Clawing at Straws')
Jung Yu-mi ('Kim Ji Young, Born 1982')
Performers
While the Blue Dragon Film Awards is presented for excellence in the South Korean film industry, it continually attracts viewers who want to enjoy some good music performances from some of their favorite artists. Past performers have included the likes of Rain, TVXQ, Wonder Girls, KARA, IU, TWICE, MAMAMOO, and most recently, SEVENTEEN. This year's stellar line-up will certainly generate similar high-quality performances and attraction.
Monsta X, RabidAnce and BoA are just some of the confirmed names taking to the awards stage for this year's performances. According to reports, Joo Won and Ivy, who are cast members in the musical 'Ghost', are also in preparation to give their congratulatory performance.
