The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제58회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by JoongAng Group, was held on May 6, 2022, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 7:45 p.m. KST.[1] The event was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum and was broadcast live in South Korea by JTBC and internationally by TikTok.[2] For the first time in two years, it was held with an on-site audience.[3] The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.[4]
58th Baeksang Arts Awards | |
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Date | May 6, 2022 |
Site | KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province |
Hosted by | Shin Dong-yup Bae Suzy Park Bo-gum |
Organised by | JoongAng Group |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Film: Kingmaker (3) Escape from Mogadishu (3) Television: D.P. (3) Squid Game (3) |
Most nominations | Film: Escape from Mogadishu (7) Television: Squid Game (8) |
Grand Prize – Film | Ryoo Seung-wan (director) – Escape from Mogadishu |
Grand Prize – TV | Squid Game |
Website | Baeksang Arts Awards |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | JTBC TikTok (international) |
The nominees were announced on April 11, 2022, via its official website.[5] All works released between April 12, 2021, and March 31, 2022, were eligible for nominations.[note 1][6] The final candidates for Grand Prize – Film were film Escape from Mogadishu and its director Ryoo Seung-wan.[7]
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Ryoo Seung-wan of Escape from Mogadishu in the film division and drama Squid Game in the television division. Escape from Mogadishu and Kingmaker were the most winning films with three awards each, while D.P. and Squid Game also had the most wins of three in the television division. Lee Jun-ho and Kim Tae-ri became the most awarded individuals of the night; Lee won awards for Best Actor – Television and Most Popular Actor for The Red Sleeve while Kim won Best Actress – Television and Most Popular Actress for Twenty-Five Twenty-One.[8]
Winners and nominees
Film
Films with multiple wins
The following films received multiple wins:
Wins | Films |
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3 | Escape from Mogadishu |
Kingmaker |
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:
Nominations | Films |
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7 | Escape from Mogadishu |
6 | Kingmaker |
4 | Miracle: Letters to the President |
Nothing Serious | |
Perhaps Love | |
In Our Prime | |
3 | Ten Months |
2 | Special Cargo |
Hostage: Missing Celebrity | |
Hot Blooded | |
Aloners |
Television
Television programs with multiple wins
The following television programs received multiple wins:
Wins | Television programs |
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3 | D.P. |
Squid Game |
Television programs with multiple nominations
The following television programs received multiple nominations:
Nominations | Television programs |
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8 | Squid Game |
7 | The Red Sleeve |
5 | D.P. |
4 | Juvenile Justice |
Mine | |
Political Fever | |
3 | All of Us Are Dead |
Twenty-Five Twenty-One |
Theatre
Baeksang Play | Best Short Play |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Special awards
The voting for the TikTok Popularity Award was held from 11:00 a.m. KST on 22 April to 6:00 p.m. KST on 29 April via TikTok.[12][13]
Awards | Recipient |
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TikTok Popularity Award (Male) | Lee Jun-ho |
TikTok Popularity Award (Female) | Kim Tae-ri |
Presenters and performers
The following individuals and teams, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
Performers
Name(s) | Role | Performed | Ref. |
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Hot Singers team | Performers | "This Is Me" | [15] |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)