As the nominees for each category of the ‘23rd Director’s Cut Awards ‘hosted by the Directors Guild of Korea(DGK)have been revealed, Yoo Ah-in, who stopped working due to being caught using drugs, has been nominated for Best Actor, drawing attention.

On the 22nd, the Directors Guild of Korea announced the nominees for each category of the’ 23rd Director’s Cut Awards ‘to be held at 7 PM on May 20th.The nominees and winners of the’ Director’s Cut Awards ‘are selected through votes by Korean film directors, and this year’s nominees were for films and drama series by directors who were regular or associate members of the Directors Guild of Korea between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Yoo Ah-in, who was caught on drug charges and unable to attend press conferences or do any promotional activities, has attracted attention by being nominated for Best Actor in the film category for “Match.” Lee Byung-hun, who co-starred with him in “Match,” Robert Pattinson of “Mickey 17,” Yoon Joo-sang of “The Seagulls of the Morning Sea,” and Choi Min-sik of “The Grave” were also nominated.

Kim Go-eun was nominated for Best Actress twice for “Lovestruck in the City” and “The Grave,” while Kim Jae-hwa for “To Her,” Shin Hye-sun for “She Died,” and Yang Hee-kyung for “The Seagull in the Morning Sea” were also nominated.

Meanwhile, the nominees for Best Director in the film category are Kim Hyung-joo of “Match,” Nam Dong-hyeop of “The Handsome Guys,” Bong Joon-ho of “Mickey 17,” Woo Min-ho of “Harbin,” Jang Jae-hyeon of “The Grave,” and Heo Jin-ho of “An Ordinary Family.” The nominees for Best New Director are Kim Dong-chul of “The Exorcist,” Kim Se-hwi of “She’s Dead,” Nam Dong-hyeop of “The Handsome Guys,” Park Hong-joon of “The Thing to Do,” and Oh Jung-min of “The Eldest Son.”

The nominees for Best Screenplay are Kim Hyung-joo and Yoon Jong-bin for “Match,” Park Yi-woong for “The Seagull in the Morning Sea,” Bong Joon-ho for “Mickey 17,” Oh Jung-min for “Eldest Son,” and Jang Jae-hyeon for “The Grave.” The nominees for the Vision Award are Kim Da-min for “Makgeolli Will Tell You,” Kim Dong-chul for “The Exorcist,” Park Yi-woong for “The Seagull in the Morning Sea,” Park Hong-joon for “Things to Do,” Oh Jung-min for “Eldest Son,” and director Lee Mi-rang for “About a Daughter.”

The new Best Actress nominees, which are like the Rookie Award, are Kim Geum-soon from ‘Star of Ulsan’, Kim Shin-rok from ‘The War of the Past’, Kim Ji-an from ‘The Grave’, Yang Hee-kyung from ‘The Seagull in the Morning Sea’, and Han Sun-hwa from ‘Pilot’.The new Best Actor nominees are Kang Seung-ho from ‘The Eldest Son’, Noh Sang-hyun from ‘Lovestruck in the City’, Yoon Joo-sang from ‘The Seagull in the Morning Sea’, Lee Do-hyun from ‘The Grave’, and Hong Kyung from ‘Comment Unit’.

The nominees for Best Director in the series category are Kim Gok and Kim Sun for “Family Plan,” Park Chan-wook for “The Sympathizer,” Yeon Sang-ho for “Parasyte: The Gray,” Lee Chang-hee for “The Murderer,” Lim Dae-hyung for “LTNS, “ and Hwang Dong-hyeok for “Squid Game Season 2.”

The nominees for Best Actress are Kim Hye-jun from “Shopping Mall of Killers,” Bae Doo-na from “Family Plan,” Lee Som from “LTNS, “ Jeon So-ni from “Parasite: The Gray,” and Chun Woo-hee from “The 8 Show.” The nominees for Best Actor are Ryu Seung-beom from “Family Plan,” Ahn Jae-hong from “LTNS, “ Lee Byung-hun from “Squid Game Season 2,” Lee Hee-jun from “Murderer’s Difficulty,” and Choi Woo-shik from “Murderer’s Difficulty.”

The new nominees for Best Actress are Geum Hae-na from “Shopping Mall of Killers,” Moon Geun-young from “Hellbound Season 2,” Lee Soo-kyung from “Lovestruck in the City,” Lee Soo-hyun from “Family Plan,” and Jung Yi-seo from “The Difficult Case of a Murderer.” The new nominees for Best Actor are Kim Yo-han from “The Difficult Case of a Murderer,” Romon from “Family Plan,” Park Sung-hoon from “Squid Game Season 2,” Jin Ho-eun from “Lovestruck in the City,” and Hyun Bong-sik from “The Difficult Case of a Murderer.”

Meanwhile, the ‘Director’s Cut Awards ‘has been developing the tradition of an award ceremony held in a casual and pleasant manner, starting with the first awards ceremony hosted by the’ Young Film Directors ‘Cut’ group in 1998, and becoming an event hosted by DGK in 2017.A series category was newly established in 2022.


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