The Baeksang Arts Awards has announced Friday the nominees for its 59th edition.
Baeksang is one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the Korean entertainment industry. This year’s edition will recognize the best works and performances in television (including original streaming content), film, and theater among entries released between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
In the television category, a total of 14 dramas from seven channels and streaming services picked up at least one nod. “The Glory” (Netflix) and “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (ENA) led in the number of unique nominations—each having been nominated for 8 of the 10 drama awards.
The two are followed by JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes” and tvN’s “Little Women” with seven and four unique nominations, respectively. The four series and “Our Blues” (tvN), which is up for three awards, are vying for the Best Drama trophy.
See the list of the Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 nominees in drama below.
Best Drama
- My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- The Glory (Netflix)
- Our Blues (tvN)
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Little Women (tvN)
Previous Year’s Winner: D.P. (Netflix)
Best Director
- Kim Kyu-tae — Our Blues (tvN)
- Kim Seok-yoon — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Kim Hee-won — Little Women (tvN)
- Yoo In-shik — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Lee Joo-young — Anna Director’s Cut (Coupang Play)
Previous Year’s Winner: Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game)
Best Screenplay
- Kim Eun-sook — The Glory (Netflix)
- Moon Ji-won — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Park Hae-young — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Jeong Seo-kyung — Little Women (tvN)
- Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran — Alchemy of Souls (tvN)
Previous Year’s Winner: Kim Min-seok (Juvenile Justice)
Best Actor
- Son Suk-ku — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Lee Byung-hun — Our Blues (tvN)
- Lee Sung-min — Reborn Rich (JTBC)
- Jung Kyung-ho — Crash Course in Romance (tvN)
- Choi Min-sik — Casino (Disney+)
Previous Year’s Winner: Lee Jun-ho (The Red Sleeve)
Best Actress
- Kim Ji-won — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Kim Hye-soo — Under the Queen’s Umbrella (tvN)
- Park Eun-bin — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Song Hye-kyo — The Glory (Netflix)
- Suzy — Anna (Coupang Play)
Previous Year’s Winner: Kim Tae-ri (Twenty Five, Twenty One)
Best Supporting Actor
- Kang Ki-young — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Kim Do-hyun — Reborn Rich (JTBC)
- Kim Jun-han — Anna (Coupang Play)
- Park Sung-hoon — The Glory (Netflix)
- Jo Woo-jin — Narco-Saints (Netflix)
Previous Year’s Winner: Cho Hyun-chul (D.P.)
Best Supporting Actress
- Kim Shin-rok — Reborn Rich (JTBC)
- Yeom Hye-ran — The Glory (Netflix)
- Lee El — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Lim Ji-yeon — The Glory (Netflix)
- Jung Eun-chae — Anna (Coupang Play)
Previous Year’s Winner: Kim Shin-rok (Hellbound)
Best New Actor
- Kim Gun-woo — The Glory (Netflix)
- Kim Min-ho — New Recruit (ENA)
- Moon Sang-min — Under the Queen’s Umbrella (tvN)
- Joo Jong-hyuk — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Hong Kyung — Weak Hero Class 1 (wavve)
Previous Year’s Winner: Koo Kyo-hwan (D.P.)
Best New Actress
- Kim Hieora — The Glory (Netflix)
- Roh Yoon-seo — Crash Course in Romance (tvN)
- Lee Kyung-seong — My Liberation Notes (JTBC)
- Joo Hyun-young — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Ha Yoon-kyung — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
Previous Year’s Winner: Kim Hye-jun (Inspector Koo)
Technical Award
- Noh Young-sim (Music) — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Ryu Seong-hee (Art direction) — Little Women (tvN)
- Song Nak-hoon, Jo Jin-hyeon, Hwang In-woo (Shooting) — Inkigayo (SBS)
- Hwang Jin-hye (Visual Effects) — Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA)
- Jang Jong-kyung (Shooting) — The Glory (Netflix)
Previous Year’s Winner: Jung Jae-il, Music (Squid Game)
The 2023 Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony will take place on April 28 at Paradise City in Incheon starting at 5:30 p.m. KST. It will be broadcast live via JTBC and Tiktok.