Often referred to as the ‘Oscars of Korea’, the Baeksang Arts Awards is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in Korea which recognizes excellence in both film and television.

The list of nominees for this year’s awards night was released on April 12, 2021 and the awards night will take place and be broadcasted by jTBC on May 13, 2021.

I’ve decided to watch as much of the nominated works as I can up until May 13th to provide my opinion on the winners for certain categories. I’ve seen some of the nominated works but not all. As such, I will be prioritizing the works in categories, Best Film, Best Film Screenplay, Best Drama, Best Drama Screenplay as those are the ones I care the most about.

I will post reviews on the blog for all the works nominated for those categories just in case you guys also want to check them out. Based on the reviews, I will share my thoughts on the winners when they come out through another post. As for the other categories, granted I’ve seen all - if not, most of the works in it, I will share those also.

Best Film

Winner Last Year: Parasite

This year’s nominees are:

Reviews will be posted shortly and linked on this post for reference.

• Moving On

• Deliver Us From Evil

• Samjin Company English Class

• Voice of Silence

• The Book of Fish (Couldn’t find a link to watch - recent release)

Best Film Screenplay

Winner Last Year: Exit by Lee Sang Geun

This year’s nominees are:

Reviews will be posted shortly and linked on this post for reference.

• The Book of Fish by Kim Se Kyum (Couldn’t find a link to watch - recent release)

• The Day I Died: Unclosed Case by Park Ji Wan

• Moving On by Yoon Dam Bi

• Samjin Company English Class by Lee Jong Pil

• The Voice of Silence by Hong Eul Jeong

Best Drama

Winner Last Year: SBS Hot Stove League

This year’s nominees are:

Reviews will be posted shortly and linked on this post for reference.

• jTBC Beyond Evil

• tvN It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

• tvN Flower of Evil

• tvN My Unfamiliar Family

• Netflix Extracurricular

Best Drama Screenplay

Winner Last Year: When the Camellia Blooms by Lim Sang Choon

This year’s nominees are:

Reviews will be posted shortly and linked on this post for reference.

• Record of Youth by Ha Myung Hee

• My Unfamiliar Family by Kim Eun Jung

• Beyond Evil by Kim Soo Jin

• It’s Okay to Not Be Okay by Jo Yong

• Flower of Evil by Yoo Jung Hee