'Squid Game' leads 58th Baeksang Arts Awards with 8 nominations

Netflix's Korean series "Squid Game" led the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards after getting nominated in 8 categories, the most among all shows. 

According to Korean news portal Soompi, "Squid Game" was nominated for Best Drama, Hwang Dong-hyuk for Best Director, and Lee Jung-jae (Number 456) for Best Actor. 

Heo Sung-tae (Number 101) and Kim Joo-ryoung (Number 212) were both nominated for their supporting roles, while Jung Ho-yeon (Number 67) was shortlisted for Best New Actress.

Hwang Dong-hyuk was also chosen for Best Screenplay, while both Jung Jae-il (Music) and Chae Kyung-sun (Art direction) were nominated for a technical award.

Following "Squid Game" in the nominations was "The Red Sleeve" with 7, "D.P." with 5, "Mine," "Political Fever," and "Juvenile Justice" with 4, "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" with 3, and "All of Us Are Dead" with 3.

Meanwhile, "Escape from Mogadishu" was the most nominated film with 7, followed by "Kingmaker" with 6. 

"Miracle: Letters to the President," "Romance Without Love," "Perhaps Love," and "In Our Prime" are nominated in 4 categories, while "Ten Months" got three nominations and "Special Cargo," "Hostage: Missing Celebrity," and "Hot Blooded" got 2. 

The awards ceremony will be held on May 6 at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi province.

Here is the list of nominees for the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards:

Best Drama

• Netflix “D.P.”
• tvN “Twenty Five, Twenty One”
• Netflix “Squid Game”
• MBC “The Red Sleeve”
• wavve “Political Fever”

Best Variety Show

• SBS “Shooting Stars” (“Kick a Goal”)
• Netflix “Single’s Inferno”
• Mnet “Street Woman Fighter”
• tvN “You Quiz on the Block”
• TVING “EXchange”

Best Educational Show

• EBS “Great Minds”
• SBS “The Story of the Day Biting the Tail”
• KBS “Documentary Insight National Team” (literal title)
• Channel A “My Golden Kids”
• KBS “Kiss the Universe”

Best Actor

• Kim Nam Gil – “Through the Darkness”
• Lee Jung Jae – “Squid Game”
• Lee Junho – “The Red Sleeve”
• Im Siwan – “Tracer”
• Jung Hae In – “D.P.”

Best Actress

• Kim Tae Ri – “Twenty Five, Twenty One”
• Kim Hye Soo – “Juvenile Justice”
• Park Eun Bin – “The King’s Affection”
• Lee Se Young – “The Red Sleeve”
• Han So Hee – “My Name”

Best Supporting Actor

• Lee Deok Hwa – “The Red Sleeve”
• Lee Hak Joo – “Political Fever”
• Lee Hyun Wook – “Mine”
• Cho Hyun Chul – “D.P.”
• Heo Sung Tae – “Squid Game”

Best Supporting Actress

• Kang Mal Geum – “Thirty-Nine”
• Kim Shin Rok – “Hellbound”
• Kim Joo Ryung – “Squid Game”
• Ok Ja Yeon – “Mine”
• Jang Hye Jin – “The Red Sleeve”

Best New Actor

• Goo Kyo Hwan – “D.P.”
• Shin Seung Ho – “D.P.”
• Yoo In Soo – “All of Us Are Dead”
• Choi Hyun Wook – “Twenty Five, Twenty One”
• Tang Joon Sang – “Racket Boys”

Best New Actress

• Kim Hye Joon – “Inspector Koo”
• Lee Yeon – “Juvenile Justice”
• Lee Yoo Mi – “All of Us Are Dead”
• Jung Ho Yeon – “Squid Game”
• Cho Yi Hyun – “All of Us Are Dead”

Best Male Entertainer

• Kim Gura
• Moon Se Yoon
• Lee Yong Jin
• Jo Se Ho
• Key

Best Female Entertainer

• Song Eun Yi
• Mijoo
• Lee Eun Ji
• Joo Hyun Young
• Hong Jin Kyung

Best Film

• “The Miracle”
• “Escape from Mogadishu”
• “Sewing Sisters”
• “Romance Without Love”
• “King Maker”

Best Actor

• Kim Yun Seok – “Escape from Mogadishu”
• Sol Kyung Gu – “King Maker”
• Lee Sun Gyun – “King Maker”
• Jung Woo – “Hot Blooded”
• Choi Min Sik – “In Our Prime”

Best Actress

• Go Doo Shim – “Everglow”
• Park So Dam – “Special Delivery”
• Lee Hye Young – “In Front of Your Face”
• YoonA – “The Miracle”
• Jeon Jong Seo – “Romance Without Love”

Best Supporting Actor

• Goo Kyo Hwan – “Escape from Mogadishu”
• Park Yong Woo – “Spiritwalker”
• Sung Yoo Bin – “Perhaps Love”
• Jo Woo Jin – “King Maker”
• Heo Joon Ho – “Escape from Mogadishu”

Best Supporting Actress

• Kim So Jin – “Escape from Mogadishu”
• Kim Jae Hwa – “Escape from Mogadishu”
• Shim Dal Gi – “Snowball”
• Oh Na Ra – “Perhaps Love”
• Lee Soo Kyung – “The Miracle”

Best New Actor

• Kim Dong Hwi – “In Our Prime”
• Kim Jae Bum – “Hostage: Missing Celebrity”
• Mu Jin Sung – “Perhaps Love”
• Lee Hong Nae – “Hot Blooded”
• Jung Jae Kwang – “Not Out”

Best New Actress

• Gong Seung Yeon – “Aloners”
• Minah – “Snowball”
• Seohyun – “Love and Leashes”
• Lee Yoo Mi – “Young Adult Matters”
• Choi Sung Eun – “Ten Months”

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