Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 were held on November 26, and the winners were declared through a live event. The annual award ceremony was launched to promote South Korean films and the industry's development in 1963. Since then, it has been considered the best award shows in the movie industry. This year, the organizers aimed at sharing hope and comfort to all in the industry as they are hard-hit by the pandemic.
The annual event focused on the promotion and development of young and aspiring filmmakers through the Cheong Jeong Short Film Award. It is a part of the main event that discovers and introduces new talents in the field. Any Korean nationals and foreigners residing in the country can participate in the competition. Even international students can be a part of it. The winners are honored with a trophy and a cash prize during the main event.
Here is Everything to Know About Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021:
Date, Time, Live Stream Details, and Venue: The 42nd annual award ceremony were held on November 26 at the Yeouido KBS Hall in Seoul. The event began with a live broadcast on KBS2 at 8.30 KST. People from several parts of the globe, including the US, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico, India, and Indonesia, watched the event online.
Hosts, Lineup, and Performances: Hospital Playlist star Yoo Yeon Seok co-hosted the show with actress Kim Hye Soo once again this year. This is the fourth time, they are hosting the star-studded event in a row. Hye Soo hosted the event for the 28th time and for Yeon Seok, it was for the fourth time as an MC. Both the MCs shared their excitement on Thursday.
"It was still a difficult year for everyone due to COVID-19. With the pandemic that continued through the new year, there was a time when I was worried that moviegoers could be cut off forever and that films and theaters might not be able to return to normal. However, there were still movies that brought a great feeling of desire to our hearts, and there were audiences who responded warmly as if they had been waiting. I am thankful to all of us who fight to overcome despair," the actress said.
"I am very happy to greet everyone as an MC with Kim Hye Soo again at this year's Blue Dragon Film Awards. As someone who loves movies, this year was really touching because there was lots of good news in the Korean film industry despite the difficult times. I am deeply thankful to the people of the film industry and the moviegoers who made that happen, and I will do my best for the Blue Dragon Film Awards to become a festive celebration for many people," Hospital Playlist star said.
Here is the Complete Winners List of Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021:
- Best Picture - Escape from Mogadishu
- Best Director - Ryu Seung Wan for Escape from Mogadishu
- Most Audience Award - Escape from Mogadishu
- Best Actor - Seol Kyung Gu for The Book of Fish
- Best Actress - Moon So Ri for Three Sisters
- Best Supporting Actor - Heo Jun Ho for Escape from Mogadishu
- Best Supporting Actress - Kim Sun Young for Three Sisters
- Best New Actor - Jung Jae Kwang for NOT OUT
- Best New Actress - Gong Seung Yeon for Aloners
- Best New Director - Park Ji Wan for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Best Screenplay - Kim Se Gyeom for The Book of Fish
- Best Art - Kim Bo Mook for Escape from Mogadishu
- Best Editing - Kim Jung Hoon for The Book of Fish
- Best Cinematography - Lee Eui Tae and Yoo Hyuk Jun for The Book of Fish
- Best Technology - Jeong Cheol Min and Jeong Sung Jin for Space Sweepers
- Best Music - Bang Joon Seok for The Book of Fish
- Cheong Jeong Won Popularity Award - Koo Kyo Hwan for Escape from Mogadishu, Song Joong Ki for Space Sweepers, Jeon Yeo Bin for Night in Paradise, and Lim YoonA for The Miracle.
- Cheong Jeong Won Short Film Award - Choi Min Young for Motorcycle and Hamburger
Meanwhile, a representative from the award show revealed on November 25 that Oh My Girl, Forestella, and HolyBang from Street Woman Fighter are gearing up for special congratulatory performances on the award night.
Nominations
Escape from Mogadishu topped the list with 13 nominations, followed by The Book of Fish with 10 nominations. Space Sweepers bagged eight nominations, while The Call, Miracle: Letters to the President, and The Day I Died: Unclosed Case received six nominations each.
Here is the complete nomination list:
Best Film
- Escape from Mogadishu
- The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Space Sweepers
- Hostage: Missing Celebrity
- The Book of Fish
Best Director
- Lee Jun-ik for The Book of Fish
- Ryoo Seung-wan for Escape from Mogadishu
- Park Hoon-jung for Night in Paradise
- Lee Seung-won for Three Sisters
- Jo Sung-hee for Space Sweepers
Best Actor
- Sol Kyung-gu for
- The Book of Fish as Jeong Yak Jeon
- Byun Yo-han for The Book of Fish as Jang Chang-dae
- Kim Yun-seok for Escape from Mogadishu as Han Sin-seong
- Jo In-sung for Escape from Mogadishu as Kang Dae-jin
- Song Joong-ki for Space Sweepers as Kim Tae-ho
Best Actress
- Im Yoon-ah for Miracle: Letters to the President as Song Ra-hee
- Jeon Yeo-been for Night in Paradise as Kim Jae-yeon
- Moon So-ri for Three Sisters as Mi-yeon
- Jeon Jong-seo for The Call as Oh Young-sook
- Kim Hye-soo for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case as Kim Hyeon-soo
Best Supporting Actor
- Heo Jun-ho for Escape from Mogadishu as Rim Yong-su
- Koo Kyo-hwan for Escape from Mogadishu as Tae Joon-ki
- Lee Kwang-soo for Sinkhole as Kim Seung-hyun
- Lee Sung-min for Miracle: Letters to the President as Tae-yoon
- Jin Seon-kyu for Space Sweepers as Tiger Park / Park Kyung-soo
Best Supporting Actress
- Kim Sun-young for Three Sisters as Hee-sook
- Jang Yoon-ju for Three Sisters as Miok
- Lee Jung-eun for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case as Suncheondaek
- Lee El for The Call as Ja-ok
- Lee Soo-kyung for Miracle: Letters to the President as Bo-kyeong
Best New Actor
- Kim Jae-beom for Hostage: Missing Celebrity as Choi Ki-wan
- Nam Da-reum for Sinkhole as Jung Seung-tae
- Ryu Kyung-soo for Hostage: Missing Celebrity as Yeom Dong-hun
- Jung Jae-kwang for Not Out as Shin Gwang-ho
- Ha Jun for Festival as Kim Kyeong-man
Best New Actress
- Gong Seung-yeon for Aloners as Jin-ah
- Roh Jeong-eui for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case as Se-jin
- Bang Min-ah for Snowball as Kang-yi
- Lee Yoo-mi for Young Adult Matters as Yoon Se-jin
- Jung Soo-jung for More Than Family as Kim To-il
Best New Director
- Kim Chang-ju for Hard Hit
- Park Ji-wan for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Lee Woo-jeong for Snowball
- Lee Chung-hyun for The Call
- Pil Kam-sung for Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Best Screenplay
- Lee Jang-hoon, Son Joo-yeon for Miracle: Letters to the President
- Park Ji-wan for The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
- Ryoo Seung-wan, Lee Gi-cheol for Escape from Mogadishu
- Lee Seung-won for Three Sisters
- Kim Se-gyeom for The Book of Fish based on Jasaneobo, Pishine Encyclopaedia by Yak-jeon
Best Editing
- Lee Gang-hui for Escape from Mogadishu
- Kim Tae-seong for Hard Hit
- Nam Na-young for Space Sweepers
- Kim Chang-ju for Hostage: Missing Celebrity
- Kim Jeong-hun for The Book of Fish
Best Cinematography and Lighting
- Kim Young-ho for Night in Paradise
- Choi Young-hwan for Escape from Mogadishu
- Byun Bong-sun for Space Sweepers
- Lee Eui-tae for The Book of Fish
- Jo Young-jik for The Call
Technical Award
- Night in Paradise (martial arts)
- Escape from Mogadishu (stunt)
- Escape from Mogadishu (special effects)
- Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min for Space Sweepers (VFX)
- Shim Hyun-seob for The Book of Fish (Costume)
Best Art Direction
- Kim Hui-jin for Miracle: Letters to the President
- Kim Bo-mook for Escape from Mogadishu
- Jang Geun-young for Space Sweepers
- Lee Jae-Sung for The Book of Fish
- Bae Jeong-yun for The Call
Best Music
- Kim Tae-seong for Miracle: Letters to the President
- Mowg for Night in Paradise
- Bang Jun-seok for Escape from Mogadishu
- Bang Jun-seok for The Book of Fish
- Dalpalan for The Call
