54th Baeksang Arts Awards

The 54th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제54회 백상예술대상) ceremony was held on May 3, 2018, at Hall D, COEX in Seoul. Hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum, it was broadcast live on JTBC. Organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, it is South Korea's only awards ceremony which recognises excellence in both film and television.^[2][3]

54th Baeksang Arts Awards
Sponsored by	Star Century
Date	May 3, 2018
Site	Hall D, COEX, Seoul
Hosted by	Shin Dong-yup Bae Suzy Park Bo-gum
Organised by	Ilgan Sports JTBC Plus
Highlights
Grand Prize – Film	1987: When the Day Comes (film)
Grand Prize – TV	Stranger (drama)
Website	http://www.baeksangawards.co.kr/
Television/radio coverage
Network	JTBC
Viewership	2.9% (Nielsen Korea)[1]
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The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to the film 1987: When the Day Comes in the film division and the drama series Stranger in the television division.^[4]

Winners and nominees

• Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[5][6][7]
  • Nominees^{[8][9][10][11]}

Film

Grand Prize	Best Film
1987: When the Day Comes (film) A Taxi Driver (film) Kim Yoon-seok (actor) – 1987: When the Day Comes, The Fortress Song Kang-ho (actor) – A Taxi Driver	The Fortress 1987: When the Day Comes Anarchist from Colony Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds A Taxi Driver
Best Director	Best New Director
Kim Yong-hwa – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Yang Woo-suk – Steel Rain Jang Joon-hwan – 1987: When the Day Comes Jang Hoon – A Taxi Driver Hwang Dong-hyuk – The Fortress	Kang Yun-seong – The Outlaws Moon So-ri – The Running Actress Shin Joon – Yongsoon Cho Hyun-hoon – Jane Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes Ma Dong-seok – The Outlaws Sul Kyung-gu – The Merciless Song Kang-ho – A Taxi Driver Jung Woo-sung – Steel Rain	Na Moon-hee – I Can Speak Kim Ok-vin – The Villainess Kim Tae-ri – Little Forest Son Ye-jin – Be with You Choi Hee-seo – Anarchist from Colony
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Park Hee-soon – 1987: When the Day Comes Kim Dong-wook – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Kim Hee-won – The Merciless Jo Woo-jin – Steel Rain Jin Seon-kyu – The Outlaws	Lee Soo-kyung – Heart Blackened Yeom Hye-ran – I Can Speak Esom – Warriors of the Dawn Lee Hanee – Heart Blackened Jeon Hye-jin – The Merciless
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Koo Kyo-hwan – Jane Kim Sung-kyu – The Outlaws Kim Jun-han – Anarchist from Colony Lee Ga-sub – The Seeds of Violence Heo Sung-tae – The Outlaws	Choi Hee-seo – Anarchist from Colony Nana – The Swindlers Lee Soo-kyung – Yongsoon Lee Joo-young – Jane Jin Ki-joo – Little Forest
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
Kim Kyung-chan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kang Yoon-sung – The Outlaws Eom Yu-na – A Taxi Driver Yang Woo-suk, Jung Ha-yong – Steel Rain Hwang Seong-gu – Anarchist from Colony	Jin Jong-hyun (VFX) – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

Films with multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards:

Wins	Films
4	1987: When the Day Comes
2	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
6	The Outlaws
5	1987: When the Day Comes
	Anarchist from Colony
4	A Taxi Driver
	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
	Steel Rain
3	Jane
2	Heart Blackened
	I Can Speak
	Little Forest
	The Fortress
	Yongsoon

Television

Grand Prize
Stranger (drama) Cho Seung-woo (actor) – Stranger
Best Drama	Best Director
Mother Misty Stranger Fight for My Way My Golden Life	Kim Yoon-chul – The Lady in Dignity Kim Cheol-kyu – Mother Mo Wan-il – Misty Shin Won-ho – Prison Playbook Ahn Gil-ho – Stranger
Best Entertainment Program	Best Educational Show
Hyori's Homestay I Live Alone The Fishermen and the City Welcome, First Time in Korea? Youn's Kitchen 2	Dance Sports Girls Unanswered Questions I Am a Natural Person Pilgrimage There Are No Bad Dogs in the World
Best Actor	Best Actress
Cho Seung-woo – Stranger Kim Sang-joong – The Rebel Park Seo-joon – Fight for My Way Jang Hyuk – Money Flower Chun Ho-jin – My Golden Life	Kim Nam-joo – Misty Kim Sun-a – The Lady in Dignity Kim Hee-sun – The Lady in Dignity Shin Hye-sun – My Golden Life Lee Bo-young – Mother
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Park Ho-san – Prison Playbook Bong Tae-gyu – Return Ahn Jae-hong – Fight for My Way Yoo Jae-myung – Stranger Jung Sang-hoon – The Lady in Dignity	Ye Ji-won – Should We Kiss First? Na Young-hee – My Golden Life Ra Mi-ran – Avengers Social Club Song Ha-yoon – Fight for My Way Jeon Hye-jin – Misty
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Yang Se-jong – Temperature of Love Kim Jung-hyun – School 2017 Park Hae-soo – Prison Playbook Woo Do-hwan – Save Me Lee Kyu-hyung – Stranger	Heo Yool – Mother Kim Da-som – Band of Sisters Kim Se-jeong – School 2017 Seo Eun-soo – My Golden Life Won Jin-ah – Rain or Shine
Best Male Variety Performer	Best Female Variety Performer
Seo Jang-hoon – Knowing Bros, Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny Kwon Hyuk-soo – Saturday Night Live Korea Yoo Byung-jae – Omniscient Interfering View Lee Sang-min – My Little Old Boy, Knowing Bros Jun Hyun-moo – I Live Alone	Song Eun-i – Omniscient Interfering View, Pan-beol-ryeo Kang Yu-mi – Gag Concert Kim Sook – Video Star Park Na-rae – I Live Alone Lee Soo-ji – Gag Concert
Best Screenplay	Technical Award
Lee Soo-yeon – Stranger Baek Mi-kyung – The Lady in Dignity Lim Sang-choon – Fight for My Way Jung Bo-hoon – Prison Playbook Jeong Seo-kyeong – Mother	Choi Sung-woo (Filming) – Journey on Foot

Programs with multiple awards

The following television programs received multiple awards:

Wins	Television programs
3	Stranger
2	Mother

Programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Television programs
6	Stranger
5	Fight for My Way
	Mother
	My Golden Life
	The Lady in Dignity
4	Misty
	Prison Playbook
2	School 2017

Special awards

Awards	Recipient
Star Century Most Popular Actor	Jung Hae-in
Star Century Most Popular Actress	Bae Suzy
Bazaar Icon Award	Nana