56th Baeksang Arts Awards


The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was held on June 5, 2020 at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum for the third consecutive year. The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea’s most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theater. The ceremony was initially set for May 1, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not invite an audience to prevent the spread of the disease.
Nominees were announced on May 8, 2020. Parasite, which received the most nominations, was nominated in all film-related categories except for Best New Director for which the film does not qualify. For the first time ever, Netflix shows were nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards, with the film Time to Hunt and the series Kingdom. The Theater division was also revived for the first time in 19 years, with Baeksang Play, Best Actor and Best Actress added to the existing Best Short Play.
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize, were awarded to director Bong Joon-ho of Parasite in the film division and drama series When the Camellia Blooms in the television division. The candidates for Grand Prize for Film were Bong Joon-ho and Parasite. Bong was quickly selected as the winner due to the huge role he played in the film's success, leaving Parasite winning Best Film on a unanimous vote. The candidates for Grand Prize for Television were When the Camellia Blooms, Mister Trot and Kim Hee-ae of The World of the Married. When the Camellia Blooms was chosen as the winner in the third round of votes. Best Drama was initially won by When the Camellia Blooms, however per Baeksang rule, it went to Hot Stove League, the series with the second highest votes.

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Film

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
WinsFilms
3Parasite
2House of Hummingbird
2The Man Standing Next

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilms
12Parasite
6House of Hummingbird
6The Man Standing Next
4Exit
4
3Lucky Chan-sil
3Moonlit Winter
2Another Child
2Birthday
2Time to Hunt
2Tune in for Love

Television

Programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:
WinsTelevision programs
4When the Camellia Blooms
2The World of the Married

Programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:
NominationsTelevision programs
9When the Camellia Blooms
8Crash Landing on You
7Itaewon Class
5Hyena
4Hot Stove League
4The World of the Married
2Hospital Playlist
2How Do You Play?
2Kingdom 2
2Mister Trot

Theater

Other awards