45th Grand Bell Awards

{{Short description|2008 edition of award ceremony}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 45

| award = Grand Bell Awards

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| date = June 27, 2008

| site = COEX Convention Hall, Seoul

| host = Kim Ah-joong
Choi Ki-hwan

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| last = 44th

| next = 46th

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The Grand Bell Awards ({{ko-hhrm|대종상 영화제||Daejongsang Yeonghwajae}}), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.[https://koreanfilm.org/awards.html "Korean Film Awards, 1962-present"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308234215/http://www.koreanfilm.org/awards.html |date=2018-03-08 }}. Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.{{cite web|last1=Baek|first1=Byung-yeul|title=Roaring Currents, Attorney vie for Daejong Film Awards|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/11/141_168222.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=2014-11-21|date=16 November 2014|archive-date=2014-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121133858/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/11/141_168222.html|url-status=live}} The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.{{cite web|title=Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/10/141_123548.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2012-11-18|date=31 October 2012|archive-date=2015-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714233723/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/10/141_123548.html|url-status=live}}