Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film

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{{Infobox award

| name = Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film

| caption = 2024 recipient: Jang Jae-hyun

| awarded_for = Best direction of a South Korean film

| country = South Korea

| presenter = Baeksang Arts Awards

| year =

| holder_label = Most recent winner

| holder = Jang Jae-hyun
Exhuma (2024)

| website = [http://www.baeksangawards.co.kr baeksangartsawards]

}}

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film ({{Korean|백상예술대상 영화부문 감독상||Baeksang Yesul Daesang Yeonghwa Bumun Gamdoksang}}) is annually presented at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony.

Winners and nominees

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= 1960s =

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! style="width:5%; | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winner

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

1965
(1st)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Shin Sang-ok {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Deaf Sam-yong

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 벙어리 삼룡

1966
(2nd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Soo-yong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Sea Village

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 갯마을

1967
(3rd)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Man-hee {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Late Autumn

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 만추

1968
(4th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Children of the Firing Range

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 싸리골의 신화

1969
(5th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Sung-gu {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The General's Mustache

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 장군의 수염

= 1970s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winner

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

1970
(6th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Sung-gu {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 7 People in the Cellar

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 지하실의 7인

1971
(7th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Jeong So-young {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Pilnyeo

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 필녀

1972
(8th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Shin Sang-ok {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | War and Humanity

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 전쟁과 인간

1973
(9th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Ki-young {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Insect Woman

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 충녀

1974
(10th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Won-se {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Special Investigation Unit: The Case of Bae Tae-ok

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 특별수사본부 배태옥 사건

1975
(11th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Byun Jang-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Executioner

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 망나니

1976
(12th)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;" | Im Kwon-taek {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | A Byegone Romance

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 왕십리

1977
(13th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Commando on the Nakdong River

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 洛東江은 흐르는가

1978
(14th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Ho-sun {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Winter Woman

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 겨울여자

1979
(15th)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Soo-yong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Terms of Love

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 사랑의 조건

= 1980s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winner

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

1980
(16th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Won-se {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | A Ship with No Sails

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 돛대도 아니 달고

1981
(17th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Doo-yong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Hut

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 피막

1982
(18th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Won-se {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | A Small Ball Shot by a Midget

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 난장이가 쏘아올린 작은 공

1983
(19th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Im Kwon-taek {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Village in the Mist

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 안개마을

1984
(20th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Byun Jang-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Love and Farewell

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 사랑 그리고 이별

1985
(21st)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bae Chang-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Deep Blue Night

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 깊고 푸른 밤

1986
(22nd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Doo-yong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Mulberry

|style="background:#FAEB86;" |

1987
(23rd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Byun Jang-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Eve's Second Bedroom

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 이브의 건넌방

1988
(24th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Chul-soo {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | You My Rose Mellow

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 접시꽃 당신

1989
(25th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Ho-sun {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Rainbow Over Seoul

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 서울무지개

= 1990s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winner

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

1990
(26th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Doo-yong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Way to Cheong Song

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 청송으로 가는 길

1991
(27th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Jang Kil-su {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Silver Stallion

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 은마는 오지 않는다

1992
(28th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bae Chang-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Stairways of Heaven

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 천국의 계단

1993
(29th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Jong-won {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Our Twisted Hero

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 우리들의 일그러진 영웅

1994
(30th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kang Woo-suk {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Two Cops

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 투캅스

1995
(31st)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Chung Ji-young {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 헐리우드 키드의 생애

1996
(32nd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Chul-soo {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Farewell My Darling

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 학생부군신위

1997
(33rd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Im Kwon-taek {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Festival

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 축제

1998
(34th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Chung Ji-young {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Blackjack

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 블랙잭

1999
(35th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kang Je-gyu {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Shiri

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 쉬리

= 2000s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winners and nominees

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

2000
(36th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Im Kwon-taek {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Chunhyang

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 춘향뎐

rowspan="3" | 2001
(37th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Chan-wook {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Joint Security Area

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 공동경비구역 JSA

Yang Yun-ho

| Libera Me

| 리베라 메

Hong Sang-soo

| Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors

| 오! 수정

rowspan="3" | 2002
(38th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Hur Jin-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | One Fine Spring Day

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 봄날은 간다

Yim Soon-rye

| Waikiki Brothers

| 와이키키 브라더스

Song Hae-sung

| Failan

| 파이란

rowspan="3" | 2003
(39th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Chang-dong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Oasis

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 오아시스

Park Chan-wook

| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

| 복수는 나의 것

Im Kwon-taek

| Chi-hwa-seon

| 취화선

rowspan="3" | 2004
(40th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Chan-wook {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Oldboy

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 올드보이

Kang Woo-suk

| Silmido

| 실미도

Kang Je-gyu

| Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War

| 태극기 휘날리며

rowspan="3" | 2005
(41st)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Heung-sik {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | My Mother, the Mermaid

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 인어공주

Im Sang-soo

| The President's Last Bang

| 그때 그사람들

Kim Ki-duk

| 3-Iron

| 빈 집

rowspan="5" | 2006
(42nd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Myung-se {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Duelist

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 형사 Duelist

Kim Jee-woon

| A Bittersweet Life

| 달콤한 인생

Lee Joon-ik

| King and the Clown

| 왕의 남자

Park Chan-wook

| Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

| 친절한 금자씨

Park Jin-pyo

| You Are My Sunshine

| 너는 내 운명

rowspan="5" | 2007
(43rd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Choi Dong-hoon {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Tazza: The High Rollers

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 타짜

Bae Chang-ho

| Road

| 길

E J-yong

| Dasepo Naughty Girls

| 다세포소녀

Hong Sang-soo

| Woman on the Beach

| 해변의 여인

Kim Tae-yong

| Family Ties

| 가족의 탄생

rowspan="5" | 2008
(44th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Chang-dong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Secret Sunshine

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 밀양

Kim Hyun-seok

| Scout

| 스카우트

Lee Myung-se

| M

| M

Na Hong-jin

| The Chaser

| 추격자

Yim Soon-rye

| Forever the Moment

| 우리생애 최고의 순간

rowspan="5" | 2009
(45th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Yoon-ki {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | My Dear Enemy

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 멋진 하루

Kang Woo-suk

| Public Enemy Returns

| 강철중: 공공의 적 1–1

Kim Jee-woon

| The Good, the Bad, the Weird

| 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈

Kim Yoo-jin

| The Divine Weapon

| 신기전

Lee Joon-ik

| Sunny

| 님은 먼곳에

= 2010s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winners and nominees

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

rowspan="5" | 2010
(46th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Jang Hoon {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Secret Reunion

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 의형제

Bong Joon-ho

| Mother

| 마더

Kim Yong-hwa

| Take Off

| 국가대표

Park Chan-ok

| Paju

| 파주

Yoon Je-kyoon

| Haeundae

| 해운대

rowspan="5" | 2011
(47th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lee Chang-dong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Poetry

|style="background:#FAEB86;" |

Kang Woo-suk

| Moss

| 이끼

Lee Jeong-beom

| The Man from Nowhere

| 아저씨

Na Hong-jin

| The Yellow Sea

| 황해

Ryoo Seung-wan

| The Unjust

| 부당거래

rowspan="5" | 2012
(48th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Byun Young-joo {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Helpless

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 화차

Chung Ji-young

| Unbowed

| 부러진 화살

Jeon Kye-soo

| Love Fiction

| 러브픽션

Lee Han

| Punch

| 완득이

Yoon Jong-bin

| Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time

| 범죄와의 전쟁 : 나쁜놈들 전성시대

rowspan="5" | 2013
(49th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Choo Chang-min {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Masquerade

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 광해, 왕이 된 남자

Choi Dong-hoon

| The Thieves

| 도둑들

Kim Ki-duk

| Pietà

| 피에타

Min Kyu-dong

| All About My Wife

| 내 아내의 모든 것

Ryoo Seung-wan

| The Berlin File

| 베를린

rowspan="5" | 2014
(50th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bong Joon-ho {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Snowpiercer

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 설국열차

Hong Sang-soo

| Our Sunhi

| 우리 선희

Cho Ui-seok
Kim Byeong-seo

| Cold Eyes

| 감시자들

Kim Byung-woo

| The Terror Live

| 더 테러 라이브

Lee Joon-ik

| Hope

| 소원

rowspan="5" | 2015
(51st)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Seong-hun {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | A Hard Day

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 끝까지 간다

Hong Sang-soo

| Hill of Freedom

| 자유의 언덕

Im Kwon-taek

| Revivre

| 화장

Yoon Je-kyoon

| Ode to My Father

| 국제시장

Zhang Lü

| Gyeongju

| 경주

rowspan="5" | 2016
(52nd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Ryoo Seung-wan {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Veteran

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 베테랑

Choi Dong-hoon

| Assassination

| 암살

Lee Joon-ik

| Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

| 동주

Oh Seung-wook

| The Shameless

| 무뢰한

Woo Min-ho

| Inside Men

| 내부자들

rowspan="5" | 2017
(53rd)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Jee-woon {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Age of Shadows

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 밀정

Kim Sung-su

| Asura: The City of Madness

| 아수라

Na Hong-jin

| The Wailing

| 곡성(哭聲)

Park Chan-wook

| The Handmaiden

| 아가씨

Hong Sang-soo

| On the Beach at Night Alone

| 밤의 해변에서 혼자

rowspan="5" | 2018
(54th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Yong-hwa {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 신과함께-죄와 벌

Yang Woo-suk

| Steel Rain

| 강철비

Jang Joon-hwan

| 1987: When the Day Comes

| 1987

Jang Hoon

| A Taxi Driver

| 택시운전사

Hwang Dong-hyuk

| The Fortress

| 남한산성

rowspan="5" | 2019
(55th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kang Hyeong-cheol {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Swing Kids

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 스윙키즈

Yoon Jong-bin

| The Spy Gone North

| 공작

Lee Chang-dong

| Burning

| 버닝

Lee Hae-young

| Believer

| 독전

Jang Jae-hyun

| Svaha: The Sixth Finger

| 사바하

= 2020s =

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! style="width:5%;" | Year

! style="width:20%;" | Winners and nominees

! style="width:30%;" | Film

! style="width:28%;" | Original title

rowspan="5" | 2020
(56th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kim Bora {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | House of Hummingbird

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 벌새

Bong Joon-ho

| Parasite

| 기생충

Woo Min-ho

| The Man Standing Next

| 남산의 부장들

Lee Jong-eon

| Birthday

| 생일

Chung Ji-young

| Black Money

| 블랙머니

rowspan="5" | 2021
(57th){{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/05/13/koreas-57th-baeksang-arts-awards-announce-2021-drama-and-film-winners/?sh=271c87e61f1f|title=Korea's 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Announce 2021 Drama And Film Winners|work=Forbes|accessdate=2021-05-13}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Hong Eui-jeong {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Voice of Silence

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 소리도 없이

Hong Won-chan

| Deliver Us from Evil

| 다만 악에서 구하소서

Lee Jong-pil

| Samjin Company English Class

| 삼진그룹 영어토익반

Lee Joon-ik

| The Book of Fish

| 자산어보

Yoon Dan-bi

| Moving On

| 남매의 여름밤

rowspan="5" | 2022
(58th){{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003556501 |title=[제58회 백상]'모가디슈' 류승완-'오겜' 대상 영예..이준호X김태리 '2관왕'(종합) |trans-title=[58th Baeksang] 'Mogadishu' Ryu Seung-wan - 'Ogem' Grand Prize ... Jun-ho Lee X Tae-ri Kim 'Two Crowns' (Comprehensive) |author=Park Seo-yeon |work=Herald Pop|publisher=Naver|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|language=ko}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Byun Sung-hyun {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kingmaker

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 킹메이커

Ryoo Seung-wan

| Escape from Mogadishu

| 모가디슈

Park Dong-hoon

| In Our Prime

| 이상한 나라의 수학자

Lee Jang-hoon

| Miracle: Letters to the President

| 기적

Jeong Ga-young

| Nothing Serious

| 연애 빠진 로맨스

rowspan="5" | 2023
(59th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Park Chan-wook {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Decision to Leave

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 헤어질 결심

Kim Han-min

| Hansan: Rising Dragon

| 한산: 용의 출현

Ahn Tae-jin

| The Night Owl

| 올빼미

Lee Jung-jae

| Hunt

| 헌트

Jung Ju-ri

| Next Sohee

| 다음 소희

rowspan="5" | 2024
(60th)

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Jang Jae-hyun

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | Exhuma

|style="background:#FAEB86;" | 파묘

Kim Sung-su

| 12.12: The Day

| 서울의 봄

Kim Han-min

| Noryang: Deadly Sea

| 노량: 죽음의 바다

Ryoo Seung-wan

| Smugglers

| 밀수

Um Tae-hwa

| Concrete Utopia

| 콘크리트 유토피아

Multiple wins and nominations

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= Multiple wins =

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! scope="col" align="center" | Director

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| Im Kwon-taek

rowspan="2" | {{center|3}}

| Lee Chang-dong

Park Chan-wook
rowspan="2" | {{center|2}}

| Chung Ji-young

Lee Man-hee

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=Three or more nominations=

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! scope="col" width="55" | Nominations

! scope="col" align="center" | Director

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| Im Kwon-taek

Park Chan-wook
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| Hong Sang-soo

Lee Joon-ik
Ryoo Seung-wan
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| Chung Ji-young

Kang Woo-suk
Lee Chang-dong
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| Bong Joon-ho

Choi Dong-hoon
Kim Jee-woon
Na Hong-jin

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References

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Sources

  • {{cite web|url=https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/fi/prize.nhn?code=19|title=Baeksang Arts Awards Nominees and Winners Lists|website=Naver Movie|access-date=April 24, 2021|language=ko}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baeksangawards.co.kr/winners|title=Baeksang Arts Awards Winners Lists|website=Baeksang Arts Awards|access-date=April 24, 2021|language=ko}}