Blue Dragon Film Awards
Blue Dragon Film Awards | |
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Description | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Sports Chosun |
First awarded | 1963 |
Website | http://www.blueaward.co.kr/ |
The Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean:청룡영화상) is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popular movies of high artistic value released during the previous year. During the selection process, about forty movies that have made it to the final list are screened to the public for free. After the screening of each selection, the awards ceremony opens.
The Blue Dragon Awards and the Grand Bell Awards are the two most popular film awards in Korea.[1]
History
It was created in 1963 by The Chosun Ilbo newspaper and discontinued in 1973. Sports Chosun, a Korean sports daily, resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then.[2]
Awards
The categories are
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best New Director
- Best Leading Actor
- Best Leading Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best New Actor
- Best New Actress
- Best Cinematography
- Best Music
- Best Art Direction
- Technical Award
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Lighting
- Most Popular Actor is awarded to the star that received the most Netizen votes
- Most Popular Film is awarded to the movie with the highest viewership throughout the previous year
Best Film
Best Director
Best Leading Actress
Best Leading Actor
Notes
- ^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/yumcha/blue-dragon-film-awards/0-0-0-aeid.1008-en/film-awards.html
- ^ "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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- ^ a b c d "Awards" (XLS). koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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External links
- Official website
- The 27th Blue Dragon Awards at "Tracking the Blue Dragon Dumplings"
- "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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