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The 56th Grand Bell Awards, also known as the Daejong Film Awards, took place at Grand Walkerhill in Seoul yesterday [June 3rd, 2020].
Presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea, the ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on the 25th of February but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the event was held without an audience due to health concerns.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest continuous film awards held in South Korea, and has been called the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.
The program was hosted by celebrities Han Hye Jin and Lee Hwi Jae.
With a total of 193 Wins and 320 Nominations from various film awards, screenwriter and director Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" held the most number of nominations.
Below is the list of the awards presented with its winners and nominees.
Best Film | |||
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 (2019) |  (2019) |  (2019) |  (2019) |
Best Director | |||
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 WINNER | |||
 |  |  Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) |  Black Money (2019) |
Best Actor | |||
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 WINNER Ashfall (2019) | |||
 Birthday (2019) |  Parasite (2019) |  Innocent Witness (2019) |  Forbidden Dream (2019) |
Best Actress | |||
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 WINNER as Kim Ji Young Kim Ji Young: Born 1982 (2019) | |||
 as Im Ji Woo Innocent Witness (2019) |  as Yoon Hee Moonlit Winter (2019) |  as Soon Nam Birthday (2019) |  as Baek Sang Ah Miss Baek (2018) |
Best Supporting Actor | |||
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 WINNER as Detective Ma Bong Pal Extreme Job (2019) | |||
 as Kang Kyung Ho |  as Byung Chul The Most Ordinary Romance (2019) |  as Oh Geun Sae Parasite (2019) |  as Hwang Hee Forbidden Dream (2019) |
Best Supporting Actress | |||
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 WINNER as Gook Moon Gwang Parasite (2019) | |||
 as Kim Young Ji House of Hummingbird (2019) |  as Kim Mi Hee Another Child (2019) |  as Oh Mi Ran (2019) |  as Detective Jang Extreme Job (2019) |
Best New Actor | |||
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 WINNER as Hyun Woo Tune in for Love (2019) | |||
 Detective Jae Hoon Extreme Job (2019) |  as Lee Chan Woo Quantum Physics (2019) |  as Bo Hee A Boy and Sungreen (2019) |  as Zhen Chen Beautiful Days (2018) |
Best New Actress | |||
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 WINNER as Yeong Hee After My Death (2018) | |||
 as Eun Hee House of Hummingbird (2019) |  as Kim Yoon Ah Another Child (2019) |  as Geum Hwa The Sixth Finger (2019) |  as Seon Hee / Seul Ki Second Life (2019) |
Best New Director | |||
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WINNER House of Hummingbird (2019) | |||
 Kim Ji Young: Born 1982 (2019) |  Another Child (2019) |  Kim Ui Seok After My Death (2018) |  Exit (2019) |
Best Screenplay | |||
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  WINNERS Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won Parasite (2019) | |||
House of Hummingbird (2019) |  Innocent Witness (2019) |  Extreme Job (2019) | Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) |
Best Cinematography | |||
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 Hong Kyung Pyo Parasite (2019) |  Kang Kook Hyun House of Hummingbird (2019) |  Kim Dong Young |  Lee Tae Yoon Innocent Witness (2019) |
Best Film Editing | |||
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 WINNER Lee Gang Hui Exit (2019) | |||
 Nam Na Yeong Extreme Job (2019) | Yang Jin Mo Parasite (2019) |  Jeong Byeong Jin Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) |  Kim Sun Min Dark Figure of Crime (2018) |
Best Art Direction | |||
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WINNER Seo Seong Kyeong Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) | |||
Lee Ha Jun Parasite (2019) |  Ryu Seong Hee The King's Letters (2019) |  Jang Hee Sun Swing Kids (2018) |  Cho Hwa Sung Forbidden Dream (2019) |
Best Lighting | |||
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WINNER Jeon Young Seok Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) | |||
Kim Chang Ho Parasite (2019) |  Cho Kyu Young Ashfall (2019) |  Hwang Sun Ok The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) | Lee Seung Hwan Forbidden Dream (2019) |
Best Costume Design | |||
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 WINNER Lee Jin Hee The Great Battle (2018) | |||
Sim Hyeon Seob The King's Letters (2019) | Kwon Yu Jin Swing Kids (2018) |  Cho Sang Kyung Forbidden Dream (2019) |  Cho Sang Kyung A Resistance (2019) |
Best Music | |||
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WINNER Jung Jae Il Parasite (2019) | |||
Bang Jun Seok Ashfall (2019) | Matija Strniša House of Hummingbird (2019) | Kim Tae Seong Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) | Kim Jun Seok Swing Kids (2018) |
Technical Award | ||
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WINNER Andras Ikladi Ashfall (2019) | ||
 Jung Do Ahn The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) | Son Seung Hyeon and Kim Shin Cheol Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) | Jin Yul Yun and Jung Do Ahn Exit (2019) |
Best Planning | |||
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 WINNER Lee Jong Suk Extreme Job (2019) | |||
 Yoon Seo Young Malmoe: The Secret Mission (2019) |  Kim Soon Mo Birthday (2019) | Baek Hyeon Ik Exit (2019) |  Mo Il Young |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
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