39th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제39회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on November 23, 2018 at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS^[1] and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok.^[2] Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo), the annual award show honored the best in Korean language films released from October 12, 2017 to October 11, 2018.^[3]

39th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Date	November 23, 2018
Site	Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall, Seoul
Hosted by	Kim Hye-soo Yoo Yeon-seok
Highlights
Best Film	1987: When the Day Comes
Most awards	1987: When the Day Comes (3)
Most nominations	1987: When the Day Comes (10)
Television coverage
Network	SBS
Duration	120 minutes
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Nominations and winners

 

Kim Yoon-seok, Best Actor winner

 

Han Ji-min, Best Actress winner

 

Kim Joo-hyuk, Best Supporting Actor winner

 

Kim Hyang-gi, Best Supporting Actress winner

 

Nam Joo-hyuk, Best New Actor winner

 

Kim Da-mi, Best New Actress winner

Complete list of nominees and winners^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ( ).

Main awards

Best Film	Best Director
1987: When the Day Comes  Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Dark Figure of Crime Little Forest The Spy Gone North	Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North  Jang Joon-hwan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kim Yong-hwa – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Min Kyu-dong – Herstory Yim Soon-rye – Little Forest
Best Leading Actor	Best Leading Actress
Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes  Ha Jung-woo – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Ju Ji-hoon – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Sung-min – The Spy Gone North Yoo Ah-in – Burning	Han Ji-min – Miss Baek  Esom – Microhabitat Kim Hee-ae – Herstory Kim Tae-ri – Little Forest Park Bo-young – On Your Wedding Day
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kim Joo-hyuk – Believer  Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North Kim Dong-wook – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Steven Yeun – Burning Yoo Hae-jin – 1987: When the Day Comes	Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds  Jin Seo-yeon – Believer Kim Sun-young – Herstory Kwon So-hyun – Miss Baek Lee Joo-young – Believer
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Nam Joo-hyuk – The Great Battle  Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day Lee Ga-sub – The Seeds of Violence [ko] Sung Yu-bin – Last Child Wi Ha-joon – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum	Kim Da-mi – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion  Jeon Jong-seo – Burning Jeon Yeo-been – After My Death Kim Ga-hee – Park Hwa-young [ko] Park Ji-hyun – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat  Kim Eui-seok – After My Death Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Ji-won – Miss Baek Shin Dong-seok – Last Child	Kwak Kyung-taek & Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime  Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat Kim Kyung-chan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kwon Sung-hwi & Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North Shin Dong-seok – Last Child
Best Cinematography-Lighting	Best Editing
Kim Woo-hyung & Kim Seung-gyu – 1987: When the Day Comes  Choi Chan-min & Yoo Seok-moon – The Spy Gone North Kim Byung-seo & Shin Kyung-man – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Lee Mo-gae & Lee Sung-hwan – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Nam Dong-geun & Jung Hae-ji – The Great Battle	Kim Hyung-joo & Jung Beom-sik & Yang Dong-yeop – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum  Kim Jin-oh & Kim Hye-jin – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Kim Sang-bum & Kim Jae-beom – The Spy Gone North Kim Seon-min – Little Forest Yang Jin-mo – 1987: When the Day Comes
Best Art Direction	Technical Award
Park Il-hyun – The Spy Gone North  Han Ah-reum – 1987: When the Day Comes Jo Hwa-sung – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Lee Mok-won – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Yoon Na-ra – Little Forest	Jin Jong-hyun (Visual Effects) – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds  Chae Kyung-hwa (Costumes Design) – 1987: When the Day Comes Park Jeong-ryool & Kim Jeong-min (Stunts) – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Park Yong-gi & Park Joo-gang (Sound) – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Yoon Dae-won (Special Effects) – The Great Battle
Best Music
Dalpalan – Believer  Bang Joon-seok – Sunset in My Hometown Jo Yeong-wook – The Spy Gone North Kim Tae-seong – 1987: When the Day Comes Mowg – Burning

Other awards

• Best Short Film:
  • A New Record (Director Heo Ji-eun & Lee Kyung-ho) 
• Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film:
  • 1st – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds 
    • 2nd – Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
    • 3rd – 1987: When the Day Comes
    • 4th – The Great Battle
    • 5th – Believer
• Popular Star Award:
  • Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North 
  • Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day 
  • Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds 
  • Jin Seo-yeon – Believer 

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
3	1987: When the Day Comes
2	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
	The Spy Gone North

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
10	1987: When the Day Comes
9	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
	The Spy Gone North
5	Little Forest
4	Burning
	Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
	Dark Figure of Crime
	Believer
3	Miss Baek
	Last Child
	Microhabitat
	Herstory
	The Great Battle
2	On Your Wedding Day
	After My Death
	Illang: The Wolf Brigade
	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

Presenters

Order	Presenter	Award
1	Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun	Best New Actor
2	Lee Jun-ho, Choi Hee-seo	Best New Actress
3	Park Eun-kyung, Lee Jeong-eun [ko]	Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film
4	Jo Woo-jin, Park Bo-young	Best New Director
5	Kim In-kwon, Kang Han-na	Technical Award Best Cinematography-Lighting Best Editing
6	Bae Jong-ok	Best Music Best Art Direction Best Screenplay
7	Son Hyun-joo, Jin Seon-gyu [ko]	Best Supporting Actor
8	Lee Seo-jin, Kim So-jin	Best Supporting Actress
9	Ku Hye-sun	Best Short Film
10	Park Joong-hoon	Best Director
11	Song Kang-ho, Jo Yeo-jeong	Best Actor
12	Daesang's CEO Im Jeong-bae, Seo Young-hee	Best Actress
13	Sports Chosun's representative director Lee Sung-gwan	Best Film

Special performances

Artist	Performance	References
Twice	Yes or Yes	^[10]^[11]

References

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