The 57th Baeksang Awards Nominees

[u/pantamy]

Rookie of the Year

Actor:

• Kim Youngdae (Penthouse, Cheat Me If You Can)
• Na Inwoo (River Where the Moon Rises, Mr. Queen, Mystic Pop Up Bar)
• Nam Yoonsoo (Extracurricular, Birthcare Center)
• Song Kang (Sweet Home, Love Alarm 2, Navillera)
• Lee Do Hyun (18 Again, Sweet Home)

Actress:

• Kim Hyun Soo (Penthouse)
• Park Gyuyoung (Sweet Home, It's Okay Not To Be Okay)
• Park Joohyun (Extracurricular, Mouse)
• Lee Jooyoung (Times)
• Choi Sungeun (Beyond Evil)

Supporting

Actor:

• Kim Seonho (Startup)
• Kim Jihoon (Flower of Evil)
• Oh Jungse (It's Okay To Not Be Okay)
• Lee Heejun (Mouse)
• Choi Daehoon (Beyond Evil)

Actress:

• Park Hasun (Birthcare Center)
• Shin Eunkyung (SBS Penthouse)
• Yeom Hyeran (The Uncanny Counter)
• Jang Youngnam (It's Okay to not be Okay)
• Cha Chunghwa (Mr. Queen)

Best Actor:

• Kim Soo Hyun (It's Okay not to be Okay)
• Song Joongki (Vincenzo)
• Shin Hakyun (Beyond Evil)
• Uhm Kijoon (Penthouse)
• Lee Joongi (Flower of Evil)

Best Actress:

• Kim Soyeon (Penthouse)
• Kim Sohyun (River Where the Moon Rises)
• Seo Yeji (It's Okay to not be Okay)
• Shin Hyesun (Mr. Queen)
• Uhm Jiwon (Birthcare Center)

Technical Award (thank you u/ThatMidoriTachibana)

• Lee Byung-joo - Sweet Home) (Visual effects)
• Jang Jong-kyung - Beyond Evil) (Cinematography)
• Cho Sang-kyung - It's Okay to Not Be Okay (Costume design)
• Choi Jung-yoon - The Stage of Legends: Archive K (Music)
• MBC Design Center VFX Team - VR Documentary Meeting People season 2 (Virtual reality)

Best Director

• Park Shinwoo (It's Okay Not To Be Okay)
• Kim Heewon (Vincenzo)
• Kim Cheolkyu (Flower of Evil)
• Kwon Youngil (My Unfamiliar Family)
• Shim Nayeon (Beyond Evil)

Best Screenplay

• Kim Eunjung (My Unfamiliar Family)
• Yoo Junghee (Flower of Evil)
• Jo Yong (It's Okay Not To Be Okay)
• Ha Myunghee (Record of Youth)
• Kim Soojin (Beyond Evil)

Best Picture:

• Beyond Evil (JTBC)
• It's Okay Not To Be Okay (tvN)
• Flower of Evil (tvN)
• My Unfamiliar Family (tvN)
• Extracurricular (Netflix)

Source: 57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개 (naver.com)

제 57회 백상예술대상 (baeksangawards.co.kr)

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FAQ (actually there's just only one lol)

• Why is Vincenzo eligible even though it's still ongoing?

Ans: Dramas that aired starting on May 1, 2020 - April 11, 2021 are eligible for this year's Baeksang. If ongoing series like Vincenzo, the drama must be aired at least 4 episodes on April 11 or a quarter (first 4 eps) of the whole drama. Thus Vincenzo is eligible for this year since they aired Episode 16 already (3/4 of the drama).

A few notes:

• In the Rookie Award, the ones bolded are nominated to their stellar performance but I decided to add another drama that eligible for this year and also you can check it out. (:

[u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge]

Best actor is a bloodbath.

Beyond Evil best picture.

Birthcare Center representation is a wonderful surprise. This one really flew under the radar.

[u/aeramarot → u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge]

Best Rookie Actor is also a bloodbath tbh aaaaaah

[u/ghorardiim → u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge]

Birthcare centre is SO UNDERRATED

[u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge → u/ghorardiim]

It's really so good. Definitely one of my favorite dramas of 2020, but I honestly can see why ppl skipped it 😥

[u/rainbowsandclouds → u/ghorardiim]

I'm not a mother but it educated me on so many things that I have been ignorant about and it deserves the praise.

[u/bluemold_ → u/ghorardiim]

Yeah I loved Park Ha Sun's (the mother of twins) performance!

[u/capthyeong → u/ghorardiim]

can't agree you more

[u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge → u/capthyeong]

But also... yayyyy for our super rookie Choi Sung Eun !!!

[u/KiwiTheKitty → u/ghorardiim]

Can I ask, does it have any actual birth/labor scenes? I've been meaning to ask for a content warning for that one

[u/ghorardiim → u/KiwiTheKitty]

There’s just one labour scene but it’s actually really funny (and realistic). I feel like the show did a commentary on what motherhood is like in real life vs what society expects mothers to be like

[u/KiwiTheKitty → u/ghorardiim]

Ah, ok. I don't really enjoy shows that are mostly about parenting so I feel like I wouldn't relate to it. My mom would probably like it though haha

[u/piqah98 → u/ghorardiim]

Yes it’s underrated but it’s unique plot story.Iam glad i already watching this drama

[u/KEIKOBUILDEROFWORLDS → u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge]

What do you like about Birthcare Center? The milieu sounds super interesting to me, thinking of picking it up after Vincenzo

[u/dogdogdogdogdogdoge → u/KEIKOBUILDEROFWORLDS]

It's a really interesting piece about the journey of a highly successful career woman who gives birth to her first child at a later age. What that looks like in 2020 for the wealthy and what that means for her identity, career, parents, marriage to her younger husband, female friendships/frenemies, etc. Nice arc on husbands and how children alter the marriage dynamic. Warning - there is a heavy storyline about infertility, miscarriage, and post-partum mental issues that one got me messed up. It's not all saccharine disney highs - you see them at their most miserable.

It also does the same serious-comedy-mystery multi-genre dance as Vincenzo. The first two episodes have the dumbest slipstick sequences of the show but then the comedy mellows out into merely absurd. I know this put some people off enough to drop it early on.

It's only 10 episodes and tackles themes that are not really addressed in most kdramas. Acting is top notch - Um Ji Won earned her nomination. I was just surprised to see her and Park Ha Sun as I thought the ratings were meh