The Baeksang Arts Awards are considered to be the most prestigious awards that can be given to an actor, actress, or an entertainer in Korea. It is held annually and is the only awards ceremony in South Korea that takes theater, movies, and television into consideration. At the most recent 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, there were many K-dramas that
Lee Joon-ik, Yoo Jae-suk honored at 57th Baeksang Arts Awards
Posted : 2021-05-14 15:36
Updated : 2021-05-14 16:48
Lee Joon-ik, director of period film "Book of Fish," gives an acceptance speech after winning the grand prize at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. Yonhap
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Director Lee Joon-ik of the period film "Book of Fish" and comedian Yoo Jae-suk were the big winners at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards.
At the ceremony that took place on Thursday evening at KINTEX exhibition hall in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Lee became a three-time grand prize winner after taking home the same award in 2006 for "King and the Clown" and in 2016 for "The Throne" and "Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet."
Director Lee Joon-ik of ‘Book of Fish’ wins grand prize at Baeksang Awards May 14, 2021
Director Lee Joon-ik of the historical drama “Book of Fish” and comedian Yoo Jae-suk have won the grand prize in the film and TV categories, respectively, at this year’s Baeksang Arts Awards.
Lee, known as a master of period films in South Korea for his previous hits like “King and the Clown” (2005) and “The Throne” (2015), took the top prize for films at the prestigious entertainment awards show held at KINTEX exhibition hall on Thursday in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul.
The latest black-and-white historical biopic “Book of Fish” features the story of Yak-jeon, an elite bureaucrat in the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty who wants to write a piscine encyclopedia while in exile on a remote island with the help of young fisherman Chang-dae.
Finally, the day has come for the much-awaited Baeksang Arts Awards 2021.
The star-studded 57th Baeksang Arts Awards honors the crème de la crème of artists that showed outstanding contributions in television, film, and theater in South Korea for the past year.
Suzy Bae and comedian Shin Dong Yup looked stunning and definitely did a fantastic job hosting the highly anticipated ceremony that took place at Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Winners
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