The nominees for each category of the ‘23rd Director’s Cut Awards ‘hosted by DGK(Directors Guild of Korea)have been revealed.Actor Yoo Ah-in, who caused controversy with drugs, is included as a nominee for Best Actor, drawing even more attention.

The’ 23rd Director’s Cut Awards ‘, to be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 20, will be open to films and drama series directed by DGK regular and associate members that were announced between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

The’ Director’s Cut Awards ‘was first hosted by the’ Young Film Directors ‘Cut’ in 1998, and has developed the tradition of an informal and cheerful awards ceremony as an event hosted by DGK in 2017, and a series category was newly established starting in 2022.The ‘Director’s Cut Awards ‘, which has the unique characteristic of selecting nominees and winners through votes by Korean film directors, awards the director award, screenplay award, new director award, and vision award(independent film award)to the creator.In addition, unlike existing film awards, it selects the male and female actor awards that do not distinguish between leading and supporting roles, and a new male and female actor award that is given to actors who have shown faces that we have not seen before.

The nominees for the 13 categories announced at the’ 22nd Director’s Cut Awards ‘are as follows.(In alphabetical order of nominees)

First, the nominees for Best Director in the film category are Kim Hyung-joo of’ Match ‘, Nam Dong-hyeop of’ Handsome Guys ‘, Bong Joon-ho of’ Mickey 17 ‘, Woo Min-ho of’ Harbin ‘, Jang Jae-hyun of’ The Grave ‘, and Heo Jin-ho of’ An Ordinary Family ‘.

The nominees for Best New Director are Kim Dong-chul for’ The Exorcist ‘, Kim Se-hwi for’ She Died ‘, Nam Dong-hyeop for’ Handsome Guys ‘, Park Hong-joon for’ Things to Do ‘, and Oh Jung-min for’ The Eldest Son ‘.



The nominees for Best Screenplay were 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 “The Jangson,” and Jang Jae-hyun for “The Grave.”

The Vision Award nominees are Kim Da-min for’ Makgeolli Will Tell You ‘, Kim Dong-chul for’ The Exorcist ‘, Park Lee-woong for’ The Seagull in the Morning Sea ‘, Park Hong-joon for’ Things to Do ‘, Oh Jung-min for’ The Eldest Son ‘, and director Lee Mi-rang for’ About My Daughter ‘.

The Best Actress award goes to Kim Go-eun for’ Lovestruck in the City ‘, Kim Go-eun for’ The Grave ‘, Kim Jae-hwa for’ To Her ‘, Shin Hye-sun for’ She’s Dead ‘, and Yang Hee-kyung for’ The Seagull in the Morning Sea ‘.

The nominees for Best Actor are Robert Pattinson from’ Mickey 17 ‘, Yoo Ah-in from’ The Match ‘, Yoon Joo-sang from’ The Seagulls of the Morning Sea ‘, Lee Byung-hun from’ The Match ‘, and Choi Min-sik from’ The Grave ‘.

The new Best Actress nominees are Kim Geum-soon from’ Star of Ulsan ‘, Kim Shin-rok from’ The Emperor: Owner of the Mask ‘, 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’ 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’ Parasyte: The Gray ‘, and Chun Woo-hee from’ The 8 Show ‘.

The Best Actor award goes to Ryu Seung-beom from’ Family Plan ‘, Ahn Jae-hong from’ LTNS ‘, Lee Byung-hun from’ Squid Game Season 2 ‘, Lee Hee-joon from’ Murderer’s Difficulty ‘, and Choi Woo-shik from’ Murderer’s Difficulty ‘.

The new Best Actress nominees are Geum Hae-na from’ Shopping Mall of Killers ‘, Moon Geun-young from’ Hell Season 2 ‘, Lee Soo-kyung from’ Lovestruck in the City ‘, Lee Soo-hyun from’ Family Plan ‘, and Jung Yi-seo from’ Murderer’s Difficulty ‘.

The nominees for the New Best Actor Award are Kim Yo-han from’ Murderer’s Difficulty ‘, Roman from’ Family Plan ‘, Park Sung-hoon from’ Squid Game Season 2 ‘, Jin Ho-eun from’ Lovestruck in the City ‘, and Hyun Bong-sik from’ Murderer’s Difficulty’.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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