53rd Grand Bell Awards

The 53rd 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.^[2][3] The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.^[4][5][6][7]

53rd Grand Bell Awards
Date	December 27, 2016
Site	Sejong University Convention Center, Seoul
Television coverage
Network	YouTube Facebook Afreeca TV[1]
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Nominations and winners

Nominations were announced December 16, 2016.^[8]

(Winners denoted in bold)

Best Film	Best Director
Inside Men The Age of Shadows The Last Princess The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing	Woo Min-ho - Inside Men Kim Jee-woon - The Age of Shadows Hur Jin-ho - The Last Princess Lee Il-hyung - A Violent Prosecutor Na Hong-jin - The Wailing
Best Actor	Best Actress
Lee Byung-hun - Inside Men Song Kang-ho - The Age of Shadows Choi Min-sik - The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Ha Jung-woo - The Tunnel Kwak Do-won - The Wailing	Son Ye-jin - The Last Princess Youn Yuh-jung - Canola Kang Ye-won - Insane Shim Eun-kyung - Missing You Bae Doona - The Tunnel Lee Tae-ran - Twenty Again
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Uhm Tae-goo - The Age of Shadows Lee Geung-young - Inside Men Yoon Je-moon - The Last Princess Oh Dal-su - The Tunnel Hwang Jung-min - The Wailing	Ra Mi-ran - The Last Princess Han Ji-min - The Age of Shadows Lee El - Inside Men Son Sook - Spirits' Homecoming Chun Woo-hee - The Wailing
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Jung Ga-ram - 4th Place Choi Min-ho - Canola Lee Sang-yoon - Insane Yoo Jae-sang - 4th Place Kim Hee-jin - Operation Chromite	Kim Hwan-hee - The Wailing Lee Seul-bi - Canola Kang Ha-na - Spirits' Homecoming Choi Ri - Spirits' Homecoming
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Cho Jung-rae - Spirits' Homecoming Missing You A Violent Prosecutor	Woo Min-ho - Inside Men The Age of Shadows 4th Place The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Hong Kyung-pyo - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Map Against the World	Kim Sun-min - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Tunnel
Best Art Direction	Best Lighting
Jo Hwa-sung - The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness The Last Princess The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Wailing	Kim Chan-ho - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men The Last Princess
Best Costume Design	Best Music
Kwon Yoo-jin and Im Seung-hee - The Last Princess The Age of Shadows Map Against the World Operation Chromite The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale	Choi Yong-rak and Jo Sung-woo - The Last Princess The Age of Shadows Inside Men Operation Chromite The Wailing
High Technology Special Award	Best Sound Recording
Jo Yong-suk, Hwang Hyo-kyun, Kwak Tae-yong and Kim Tae-eui - The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale The Last Princess Operation Chromite The Tunnel The Wailing	Kim Shin-yong and Park Yong-gi - The Wailing The Age of Shadows Asura: The City of Madness Inside Men Operation Chromite The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale
Best Planning	Popularity Award
Kim Won-guk - Inside Men 4th Place The Last Princess Spirits' Homecoming The Wailing	Lee Beom-soo - Operation Chromite
New Rising Award	Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim Hee-jin - Operation Chromite Choi Ri - Spirits' Homecoming	Yoon Sam-yook