“Decision to Leave” swept the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards by winning 6 awards, including Best Film and Best Actor/Actress
Park Chan Wook’s “Decision to Leave” became the main character of this year’s Blue Dragon Film Awards by taking home the most awards.
At the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards, which was held at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the evening of November 25th, the movie “Decision to Leave”, which was nominated in 13 categories, won a total of 6 trophies for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Music. Director Park Chan Wook couldn’t attend the award ceremony due to the filming schedule of his new film in Los Angeles.
Announced as the winner of Best Actor, Park Hae Il said, “First of all, I would like to thank director Park Chan Wook for allowing me to play the role of detective Jang Hae Jun. I’m also grateful to screenwriter Jeong Seo Kyeong for her attractive stories and lines. I wanted to share this honor with Tang Wei, who made Hae Joon unable to leave the coast. I’m glad I was able to work with Lee Jung Hyun on this work. And I also want to thank Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Shin Young for giving me wonderful experiences by forming a team with me”.
He added, “I would also like to thank all the staff and CJ ENM production team for making our actors look deeper. The actors and staff of director Kim Han Min’s film ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’ also worked very hard, and I want to deliver my gratitude to them. I’ve had such a happy year. Someday, I will repay the love of the audiences who made this year so meaningful to me. Please look forward to my future performances”. This award marks Park Hae Il’s second time winning Best Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Tang Wei, who was honored with Best Actress, took the stage and delivered her acceptance speech. As the first foreigner to win Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, she said, “I want to thank Jeong Seo Kyeong for writing this amazing script. And I’d like to express my grateful heart to all the people who completed this scenario and helped me finish the filming. Also, I would like to thank the audience for watching the movie”, adding “Actors spend all their lives waiting for just a good scenario or character. Some people wait months and decades. I think I’m very lucky to meet the person named Song Seo Rae in this work.”
Director Park Chan Wook received Best Director at this year’s Blue Dragon Film Awards. Receiving the trophy on behalf of Park Chan Wook, Kim Shin Young said, “Fighting prejudice is a difficult and scary thing in life. I want to thank director Park Chan Wook for breaking prejudice before me and facing people’s prejudices like a shield. This is what he asked me to say for his acceptance speech.”
Kim Shin Young continued, “I’m sad that he can’t stand here because he’s filming in the U.S. One of the good things about being a film director is that you have many opportunities to meet talented people in various fields. Through this movie, I met many great actors and staff. I want to share this glory with those people.”
Below is the list of winners at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
▲ Best Film: Decision to Leave
▲ Best Director: Park Chan Wook (Decision to Leave)
▲ Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film: The Roundup (Director Lee Sang Yong)
▲ Best Actor: Park Hae Il (Decision to Leave)
▲ Best Actress: Tang Wei (Decision to Leave)
▲ Best Supporting Actor: Byun Yo Han (Hansan: Rising Dragon)
▲ Best Supporting Actress: Oh Na Ra (Perhaps Love)
▲ Best New Actor: Kim Dong Hwi (In Our Prime)
▲ Best New Actress: Kim Hye Yoon (The Girl on a Bulldozerr)
▲ Best New Director: Lee Jung Jae (Hunt)
▲ Best Screenplay: Jeong Seo Kyung, Park Chan Wook (Decision to Leave)
▲ Best Art Direction: Han Ah Reum (Kingmaker)
▲ Best Editing: Kim Sang Beom (Hunt)
▲ Best Cinematography and Lighting = Lee Mo Gae (Hunt)
▲Technical Awards: Huh Myung Haeng, Yoon Seong Min (The Roundup – martial arts)
▲ Best Music: Jo Yeong Wook (Decision to Leave)
▲ Chung Jung Won Popular Star Award: Go Kyung Pyo (Decision to Leave), Lee Ji Eun (Broker), Daniel Henney (Confidential Assignment 2: International), and Im Yoon Ah (Confidential Assignment 2: International)
▲ Chung Jung Won Best Short Film: Light It Up at 2 AM
Source: Daum
