Baeksang Arts Awards

The Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 백상예술대상; Hanja: 百想藝術大賞), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea.^[1] The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper Hankook Ilbo, whose art name was "Baeksang".^[2][3] It was established for the development of Korean popular culture and art and for enhancing the morale of artists.^[4] They are regarded as one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea.^[5][6]

Awarded forExcellence in film, television, theatre, and musical

Sponsored byGucci (from 2022)

CountrySouth Korea

Presented by

• Ilgan Sports (until 2021)
• JoongAng Group [ko] (from 2022)

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Baeksang Arts Awards
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The Baeksang Arts Award statuette (since 2019)
Awarded for	Excellence in film, television, theatre, and musical
Sponsored by	Gucci (from 2022)
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Ilgan Sports (until 2021) JoongAng Group [ko] (from 2022)
First award	January 18, 1965; 61 years ago (1965-01-18)
Website	www.baeksangawards.co.kr

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Award Grand Prize (Film) Grand Prize (Television) Winner Hong Kyung-pyo (Harbin) Culinary Class Wars   Award Best Actor (Film) Best Actor (Television) Winner Jo Jung-suk (Pilot) Ju Ji-hoon (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)   Award Best Actress (Film) Best Actress (Television) Winner Jeon Do-yeon (Revolver) Kim Tae-ri (Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born)

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Baeksang Arts Awards are annually presented at a ceremony organised by JoongAng Group [ko] in the second quarter of each year.^[5] Until 2021, it was organised by Ilgan Sports before its acquisition by eDaily [ko], a subsidiary of KG Group.^[7] It is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in the country, recognising excellence in film, television and theatre.^[6][8]