The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper Hankook Ilbo, whose art name was "Baeksang". It was established for the development of Korean popular culture and art and for enhancing the morale of artists. They are regarded as one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea.
Baeksang Arts Awards are annually presented at a ceremony organised by in the second quarter of each year. Until 2021, it was organised by Ilgan Sports before its acquisition by , a subsidiary of KG Group. It is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in the country, recognising excellence in film, television and theatre.
Current awards
Film Grand Prize Best Film Best Director Best New Director Best Screenplay Best Technical Achievement Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Actor Best New Actress
Television Grand Prize Best Drama Best Entertainment Program Best Educational Show Best Director Best Screenplay Best Technical Achievement Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Actor Best New Actress Best Male Variety Performer Best Female Variety Performer
Theatre Baeksang Theater Best Acting Best Newcomer
Musical Best Musical Creative Award Performance Award
Other Most Popular Actor Most Popular Actress
Retired awards Best Original Soundtrack: 2014 Best New Director – Television: 1988 to 2011 Best New Variety Performer Most Popular Variety Performer
Special awards InStyle Fashion Award # Year Recipient42 2006 Uhm Jung-hwa Lee Joon-gi 46 2010 Son Ye-jin 47 2011 Lee Min-jung50 2014 Jun Ji-hyun Kim Hee-ae Yim Si-wan 51 2015 Lee Jung-jae Shin Min-a 52 2016 Park Bo-gum Bae Suzy 53 2017 Kim Ha-neul
iQIYI Global Star Award # Year Recipient 51 2015 Lee Min-ho Park Shin-hye 52 2016 Song Joong-ki Song Hye-kyo
Bazaar Icon Award # Year Recipient 54 2018 Nana 55 2019 Kim Hye-soo 56 2020 Seo Ji-hye
Social Contribution Award # Year Recipient 49 2013 Ahn Sung-ki
Lifetime Achievement Award # Year Recipient 34 1998 Jeon Taek-yi 39 2003 Lee Tae-won 44 2008 Song Hae 45 2009 Lee Soon-jae 46 2010 47 2011 Shin Seong-il 53 2017 Kim Young-ae
Ceremonies
Edition Date 41st Baeksang Arts Awards May 20, 2005 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards April 14, 2006 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards April 25, 2007 44th Baeksang Arts Awards April 24, 2008 45th Baeksang Arts Awards February 27, 2009 46th Baeksang Arts Awards March 26, 2010 47th Baeksang Arts Awards May 26, 2011 48th Baeksang Arts Awards April 26, 2012 49th Baeksang Arts Awards May 9, 2013 50th Baeksang Arts Awards May 27, 2014 51st Baeksang Arts Awards May 26, 2015 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards June 3, 2016 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards May 3, 2017 54th Baeksang Arts Awards May 3, 2018 55th Baeksang Arts Awards May 1, 2019 56th Baeksang Arts Awards June 5, 2020 57th Baeksang Arts Awards May 13, 2021 58th Baeksang Arts Awards May 2, 2022 59th Baeksang Arts Awards April 28, 2023 60th Baeksang Arts Awards May 7, 2024 61st Baeksang Arts Awards May 5, 2025 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards May 8, 2026
See also List of Asian television awards
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