58th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean제58회 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
Official poster
DateMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)
SiteKINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province
Hosted byShin Dong-yup
Bae Suzy
Park Bo-gum
Organised byJoongAng Group
Highlights
Most awardsFilm:
Kingmaker (3)
Escape from Mogadishu (3)
Television:
D.P. (3)
Squid Game (3)
Most nominationsFilm:
Escape from Mogadishu (7)
Television:
Squid Game (8)
Grand Prize – FilmRyoo Seung-wan (director) – Escape from Mogadishu
Grand Prize – TVSquid Game
WebsiteBaeksang Arts Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkJTBC
TikTok (international)
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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

  • Winners will be listed first and emphasized in bold.[9]

Film

Technical Award

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilms
3Escape from Mogadishu
Kingmaker

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilms
7Escape from Mogadishu
6Kingmaker
4Miracle: Letters to the President
Nothing Serious
Perhaps Love
In Our Prime
3Ten Months
2Special Cargo
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Hot Blooded
Aloners

Television

  • Docu Insight: National Representative (KBS)
    • Great Minds (EBS)
    • Story of the Day When You Bite Your Tail season 3 (SBS)
    • My Golden Kids (Channel A)
    • Kiss the Universe (KBS)
Technical Award

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

WinsTelevision programs
3D.P.
Squid Game

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

NominationsTelevision programs
8Squid Game
7The Red Sleeve
5D.P.
4Juvenile Justice
Mine
Political Fever
3All of Us Are Dead
Twenty-Five Twenty-One

Theatre

Baeksang Play
Best Short Play
  • Jakdang Mock – Turkish March
    • Extreme Hatangse – Theater Company
    • Roadkill in the Theater – National Theater Company
    • Fall II – Project Group Bar-Dabab
    • Hongpyeong Gukjeon – Theatre 907
  • Kim Mi-ran (director) – This May Be a Failed Story
    • Over the Crowd: Solving the Story – Pansoria Jit Nollae Box
    • Lee Oh-jin (director and writer) – Call Time
    • Lee Hong-do (producer) – Lee Hong-do's Autobiography (My Playwright Life)
    • Han Hyeon-joo (producer) – House: House Sonata
Best Actor
Best Actress
  • Park Wan-gyu – Red Leaves
    • Kwon Jeong-hoon – The Sun
    • Kim Dong-hyun – A Man Typing a Typewriter
    • Yoon Sang-hwa – The Good Monster
    • Jung Kyung-hoAngels in America
  • Hwang Sun-mi – Hongpyeong Gukjeon
    • Kang Ji-eun – Leader
    • Park Eun-kyung – The Time of Leaven
    • Park Ji-young – This May Be a Failed Story
    • Shin Yoon-ji – Hee-in Crazy for Youth Club

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]

AwardsRecipient
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

Presenter(s)Award(s)Ref.
Lee Do-hyun and Park Ju-hyunBest New Actor – Television and Best New Actress – Television[14]
Hong Kyung and Choi Jung-woonBest New Actor – Film, Best New Actress – Film and Best New Director – Film
Park So-damBest Short Play
Choi Min-ho and Chae Soo-binTikTok Popularity Awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress
Go SooTechnical Award – Television and Technical Award – Film
Kang Ha-neul and Lee Yoo-youngBest Screenplay – Television and Best Screenplay – Film
Park Jeong-min and Kim Sun-youngBest Supporting Actor – Film and Best Supporting Actress – Film
Oh Jeong-se and Yeom Hye-ranBest Supporting Actor – Television and Best Supporting Actress – Television
Cha Eun-woo and Lee Da-heeBest Entertainment Program and Best Educational Show
Kim Woo-bin and Lee Kwang-sooBest Director – Television and Best Director – Film
Lee Seung-gi and Jang Do-yeonBest Male Variety Performer and Best Female Variety Performer
Choi Soon-jin and Lee Bong-ryunBest Actor – Theatre and Best Actress – Theatre
Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seoBest Actor – Film and Best Actress – Film
Shin Ha-kyun and Kim So-yeonBest Actor – Television and Best Actress – Television
Moon So-riBaeksang Play Award
Yum Jung-ahBest Drama and Best Film
Lee Joon-ikGrand Prize – Film
Hong Jeong-do (Vice Chairman of JoongAng Ilbo JTBC) and Yoo Jae-sukGrand Prize – Television

Performers

Name(s)RolePerformedRef.
Hot Singers teamPerformers"This Is Me"[15]

Notes

References