44th Blue Dragon Film Awards

2023 film awards

44th Blue Dragon Film Awards

Official poster

Awarded for| Excellence in cinematic achievements
Awarded by| Sports Chosun
Announced on| November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06)
Presented on| November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
Site| KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul
Hosted by|

* Kim Hye-soo
* Yoo Yeon-seok

Organized by| Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo)
Official website| www.blueaward.co.kr
Highlights
Best Film| Smugglers
Popular Star Award|

* Song Joong-ki
* Zo In-sung
* Kim Seon-ho
* Park Bo-young

Best Director| Um Tae-hwa
Concrete Utopia
Best Actor| Lee Byung-hun
Concrete Utopia
Best Actress| Jung Yu-mi
Sleep
Most awards| Smugglers (4)
Most nominations| Smugglers (12)
Television coverage
Network|

* KBS
* YouTube
* Naver Now

Viewership|

* 999,000 People
* Ratings: 5.9%[1]

* <- 43rd
* Blue Dragon Film Awards
* 45th ->

The 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제44회 청룡영화상) is an annual South Korean award ceremony organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo). Hosted by Kim Hye-soo for the 30th and the last time and Yoo Yeon-seok, it was held on November 24, 2023, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was broadcast live on KBS2 and KBS YouTube channels.[2] Nominations for 15 categories were announced on November 6, Smugglers received 12 nominations.[3][4]

Smugglers, a crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan won four awards including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Actress, and Best Music awards.[5]

## Selection of awards

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The winners of the awards are selected through netizen voting on the Celeb Champ app starting from November 7. Voting lines for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Director, Best Male/Female Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Male/Female Actress, and Popular Star Award closed on 12 noon on November 24, whereas for the Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, and Best Music, Art Award, Editing Award, and Technology Award, the lines closed on November 15.[6]

## Nominees and winners

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Um Tae-hwa, the winner of Best Director award Lee Byung-hun, the winner of Best Actor award Jung Yu-mi, the winner of Best Actress award Jeon Yeo-been, the winner of Best Supporting Actress award

The nominees for the awards were announced in 15 categories on November 6, 2023.[7][8]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[9][10]

Best Film

Best Director

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* Smugglers ‡
* Concrete Utopia
* Next Sohee
* The Night Owl
* Cobweb

* Um Tae-hwa – Concrete Utopia ‡
* Kim Jee-woon – Cobweb
* Ryu Seung-wan – Smugglers
* Lee Han – Honey Sweet
* Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee

Best Actor

Best Actress

* Lee Byung-hun – Concrete Utopia ‡
* Doh Kyung-soo – The Moon
* Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl
* Yoo Hae-jin – Honey Sweet
* Song Kang-ho – Cobweb

* Jung Yu-mi – Sleep ‡
* Kim Seo-hyung – Green House
* Kim Hye-soo — Smugglers
* Park Bo-young – Concrete Utopia
* Yum Jung-ah — Smugglers

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

* Zo In-sung – Smugglers ‡
* Park Jeong-min – Smugglers
* Song Joong-ki – Hopeless
* Lee Joon-hyuk – The Roundup: No Way Out
* Oh Jung-se – Cobweb

* Jeon Yeo-been – Cobweb ‡
* Krystal Jung – Cobweb
* Kim Sun-young – Concrete Utopia
* Han Sun-hwa — Honey Sweet
* Lee Yoon-ji – Dream Palace

Best New Actor

Best New Actress

* Hong Xa-bin – Hopeless ‡
* Lee Shin-young – Rebound
* Kim Seon-ho – The Childe
* Kang Tae-joo – The Childe
* Choi Min-young – Dream Palace

* Go Min-si – Smugglers ‡
* Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee
* Kim Hyeong-seo – Hopeless
* Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl
* An So-yo – Green House

Best New Director

Best Screenplay

* Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl ‡
* Ka Sung-moon – Dream Palace
* Kim Chang-hoon – Hopeless
* Jason Yu – Sleep
* Lee Sol-hui – Green House

* Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee ‡
* Lee Shin-ji, Um Tae-hwa – Concrete Utopia
* Hyun Eun-mi, Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl
* Ryoo Seung-wan, Kim Jeong-yeon, Choi Cha-won – Smugglers
* Shin Yeon-shick – Cobweb

Best Editing

Best Cinematography and Lighting

* Kim Sun-min – The Night Owl ‡
* Han Mi-yeon – Sleep
* Han Mi-yeon – Concrete Utopia
* Yang Jin-mo – Cobweb
* Lee Gang-hee – Smugglers

* Kim Tae-kyeong, Hong Seung-chul — The Night Owl ‡
* Kim Jee-yong, Park Jun-woo – Cobweb
* Kim Young-ho, Hwang Soon-wook – The Moon
* Choi Yeong-hwan, Lee Jae-hyuk– Smugglers
* Cho Hyoung-rae, Lee Kil-kyu– Concrete Utopia

Best Art Direction

Best Music

* Jung Yi-jin – Cobweb ‡
* Lee Hoo-kyoung – Smugglers
* Kim Min-hye – Ballerina
* Cho Hwa-sung, Choi Hyun-seouk – Concrete Utopia
* Lee Ha-jun – The Night Owl

* Chang Kiha – Smugglers ‡
* Mowg – Cobweb
* Kim Hae-won – Concrete Utopia
* Gray — Ballerina
* Hwang Sang-jun – Hero

Technical Award

Chung Jung-won Best Short Film

* Jin Jong-hyun (VFX) – The Moon ‡
* Eun Jae-hyun (VFX) – Concrete Utopia
* Yoon Jung-hee (Costume Design) – Smugglers
* Heo Myeong-hoeng, Yoon Sung-min (Stunt) — The Roundup: No Way Out
* Park Yong-ki (Sound) – The Night Owl

* Ghwa the Last Name
* A Room of Two Women's Own
* World of Hello
* Yangnimdong girl
* Good Boy Candy

Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award

Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film

* Song Joong-ki ‡
* Zo In-sung ‡
* Kim Seon-ho ‡
* Park Bo-young ‡

* The Roundup: No Way Out ‡
* Smugglers (2nd)
* Concrete Utopia (3rd)
* The Night Owl (4th)
* Hero (5th)

Special Achievement Award

* Kim Hye-soo ‡

### Films with multiple nominations and awards

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Films with multiple nominations  | Nominations  | Films

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12  | Smugglers
11  | Cobweb
Concrete Utopia
9  | The Night Owl
4  | Next Sohee
Hopeless
3  | Honey Sweet
The Moon
Dream Palace
Green House
Sleep
2  | Ballerina
The Roundup: No Way Out
The Childe

Films with multiple awards  | Wins  | Films

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4  | Smugglers
3  | The Night Owl
2  | Cobweb
Concrete Utopia

## Performances

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Source:[11][12]

Order  | Artist  | Act performed

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1  | NewJeans | "ETA" + "Super Shy"
2  | Kim Wan-sun | "Dance in the Rhythm"
3  | Park Jin-young | "Sweet Dreams" + "When We Disco" + "Take On Me" + "Changed Man"

## See also

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* 59th Baeksang Arts Awards
* 59th Grand Bell Awards
* 32nd Buil Film Awards
* Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023

## References

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1. ^ "Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) TOP 20 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
2. ^ Son Jeong-bin (November 2, 2023). 김혜수 청룡영화상 떠난다...올해가 마지막 진행 [Kim Hye-soo leaves the Blue Dragon Film Awards... This year is the last]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved November 2, 2023 - via Naver.
3. ^ Park Jin-young (November 6, 2023). 이병헌·도경수·송중기·김선호, 청룡영화상 트로피 노린다...후보 공개 [Lee Byung-hun, Do Kyung-soo, Song Joong-ki, Kim Seon-ho aim for the Blue Dragon Film Awards trophy... Candidates revealed]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
4. ^ Kim Chang-hyun (November 24, 2023). 김혜수-유연석 '청룡영화상 MC'[★포토] [Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok 'Blue Dragon Film Awards MC' [★Photo]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2023 - via Naver.
5. ^ Kim Ji-hye (November 25, 2023). '밀수', 청룡영화상 작품상…남녀주연상은 이병헌·정유미(종합) [‘Smuggling’, Best Picture at the Blue Dragon Film Awards… Best Actor and Actress: Lee Byung-hun and Jung Yu-mi (overall)]. SBS Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2023 - via Naver.
6. ^ Cho Ji-young (November 7, 2023). 제44회 청룡영화상 수상작(자), 오늘(7일)부터 네티즌 투표 시작 [Winner of the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards (character), netizen voting begins today (7th)]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2023 - via Naver.
7. ^ Kim Yu-jin (November 6, 2023). 제44회 청룡영화상 후보 발표...'밀수'·'콘크리트 유토피아' 11개 부문 최다 노미네이트 [44th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominations Announced...'Smuggling'-'Concrete Utopia' Receive Most Nominations in 11 Categories]. X-ports News (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023 - via Naver.
8. ^ Ha-neul Lee (November 6, 2023). 제44회 청룡영화상, '밀수'·'콘유' 11개 부문 최다 노미네이트 [44th Blue Dragon Film Awards, 'Smuggling' and 'Con U' received the most nominations in 11 categories]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
9. ^ Baek Ji-eun (November 24, 2023). [44th청룡] 김혜수, 영원한 청룡영화상 "후회없이 충실했던 30년, 모든 순간이 영광"(종합) [[44th Blue Dragon] Kim Hye-soo, Eternal Blue Dragon Film Award ㅊ30 years of faithfulness without regrets, every moment is glorious" (Comprehensive)]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2023 - via Naver.
10. ^ Park Dong-je (November 25, 2023). [종합]'청룡영화상', '밀수' 최우수작품상-이병헌·정유미 남녀주연상..굿바이 김혜수 [[Comprehensive]'Blue Dragon Film Awards', 'Smuggler' Best Picture - Lee Byung-hun, Jung Yu-mi, Best Actor and Actress... Goodbye, Kim Hye-soo]. Break News (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
11. ^ Han, Hae-sun (November 24, 2023). 뉴진스, '제44회 청룡영화상' 등장..조인성·도경수 흐뭇→정유미 '댄스' [NewJeans, '44th Blue Dragon Film Award' appeared.. Jo In-sung and Do Kyung-soo are happy→Jeong Yu-mi 'Dance']. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
12. ^ Park Ji-eun (November 24, 2023). [44th청룡] "김혜수는 나의 뮤즈"…김완선, 절친의 아듀무대 장식한 감동의 축하공연 [[44th Blue Dragon] "Kim Hye-soo is my muse"...Kim Wan-sun, a celebratory performance of her best friend's goodbye stage] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 26, 2023 - via Naver.

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Awards|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best New Director
* Best New Actor
* Best New Actress
* Best Screenplay
* Best Cinematography and Lighting
* Best Art Direction
* Best Music
* Best Editing
* Technical Award
* Best Short Film

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