49th Grand Bell Awards

49th Grand Bell Awards
Date	October 30, 2012
Site	KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul
Hosted by	Shin Hyun-joon Kim Jung-eun

The 49th Grand Bell Awards (Korean: 대종상 영화제; RR: Daejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.^[1][2] The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.^[3]

49th ceremony

The 49th Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on October 30, 2012 and hosted by Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Jung-eun.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)

Best Film	Best Director
Masquerade Silenced A Muse Pietà Unbowed	Choo Chang-min - Masquerade Choi Dong-hoon - The Thieves Chung Ji-young - Unbowed Kim Ki-duk - Pietà Lee Yong-ju - Architecture 101
Best Actor	Best Actress
Lee Byung-hun - Masquerade Ahn Sung-ki - Unbowed Choi Min-sik - Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Hwang Jung-min - Dancing Queen Kim Myung-min - Pacemaker	Jo Min-su - Pietà Hwang Jeong-min - Jesus Hospital Im Soo-jung - All About My Wife Kim Go-eun - A Muse Uhm Jung-hwa - Dancing Queen
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ryu Seung-ryong - Masquerade Jo Jung-suk - Architecture 101 Kim Sung-kyun - Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Ryu Seung-ryong - All About My Wife Yoo Jun-sang - In Another Country	Kim Hae-sook - The Thieves Kang Eun-jin - Pietà Kim Hyun-soo - Silenced Moon Jung-hee - Deranged Ra Mi-ran - Dancing Queen
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Kim Sung-kyun - The Neighbor Choi Daniel - The Traffickers Jo Jung-suk - Architecture 101 Kim Sung-kyun - Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Woo Gi-hong - Pietà	Kim Go-eun - A Muse Bae Suzy - Architecture 101 Go Ara - Pacemaker Kang Eun-jin - Pietà Yoo Hae-jung - Lovable
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Choi Jong-tae - Hand in Hand Kim Dal-joong - Pacemaker Kim Hong-sun - The Traffickers Kim Joo-ho - The Grand Heist Shin A-ga, Lee Sang-cheol - Jesus Hospital	Hwang Jo-yoon - Masquerade
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Lee Tae-yoon - Masquerade	Nam Na-yeong - Masquerade
Best Art Direction	Best Lighting
Oh Heung-seok - Masquerade	Oh Seung-chul - Masquerade
Best Costume Design	Best Music
Kwon Yu-jin, Im Seung-hee - Masquerade	Kim Jun-seong, Mowg - Masquerade
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound Effects
Jung Jae-hoon - Masquerade	Lee Sang-joon - Masquerade
Best Planning	Best Short Film
Im Sang-jin - Masquerade	The Woman
Special Jury Prize	Special Acting Award
Kim Ki-duk - Pietà	Jung Ji-hee
Popularity Award	Photogenic Award
Lee Byung-hun - Masquerade	Min Hyo-rin
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kwak Jeong-hwan (Producer) Ko Eun-ah (Actress)

References

1. "Korean Film Awards, 1962-present". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
2. Baek, Byung-yeul (16 November 2014). "Roaring Currents, Attorney vie for Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
3. "Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
4. Lee, Claire (30 October 2012). "Gwanghae sweeps Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
5. Kim, Hyun-min (31 October 2012). "A Record Sweep of Trophies at the Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
6. Lee, Jin-ho (31 October 2012). "The Daejong Film Awards are Taken Over by Masquerade". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
7. "Masquerade Sweeps Daejong Film Awards". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
8. "Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
9. Woo, Jaeyeon (1 November 2012). "Masquerade, Swept the Daejong Film Awards". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)