39th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제39회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on November 23, 2018, at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS^[1] and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok.^[2] Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo), the annual award show honored the best in Korean language films released from October 12, 2017, to October 11, 2018.^[3]

39th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Date	November 23, 2018
Site	Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall, Seoul
Hosted by	Kim Hye-soo Yoo Yeon-seok
Highlights
Best Film	1987: When the Day Comes
Most awards	1987: When the Day Comes (3)
Most nominations	1987: When the Day Comes (10)
Television coverage
Network	SBS
Duration	120 minutes
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Nominations and winners

Kim Yoon-seok, Best Actor winner

Han Ji-min, Best Actress winner

Kim Joo-hyuk, Best Supporting Actor winner

Kim Hyang-gi, Best Supporting Actress winner

Nam Joo-hyuk, Best New Actor winner

Kim Da-mi, Best New Actress winner

Complete list of nominees and winners^{[3][4][3][5][6][7][8]}

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Main awards

Best Film	Best Director
1987: When the Day Comes‡ Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Dark Figure of Crime Little Forest The Spy Gone North	Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North‡ Jang Joon-hwan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kim Yong-hwa – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Min Kyu-dong – Herstory Yim Soon-rye – Little Forest
Best Leading Actor	Best Leading Actress
Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes‡ Ha Jung-woo – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Ju Ji-hoon – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Sung-min – The Spy Gone North Yoo Ah-in – Burning	Han Ji-min – Miss Baek‡ Esom – Microhabitat Kim Hee-ae – Herstory Kim Tae-ri – Little Forest Park Bo-young – On Your Wedding Day
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kim Joo-hyuk – Believer‡ Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North Kim Dong-wook – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Steven Yeun – Burning Yoo Hae-jin – 1987: When the Day Comes	Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡ Jin Seo-yeon – Believer Kim Sun-young – Herstory Kwon So-hyun – Miss Baek Lee Joo-young – Believer
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Nam Joo-hyuk – The Great Battle‡ Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day Lee Ga-sub – The Seeds of Violence [ko] Sung Yu-bin – Last Child Wi Ha-joon – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum	Kim Da-mi – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion‡ Jeon Jong-seo – Burning Jeon Yeo-been – After My Death Kim Ga-hee – Park Hwa-young [ko] Park Ji-hyun – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat‡ Kim Eui-seok – After My Death Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime Lee Ji-won – Miss Baek Shin Dong-seok – Last Child	Kwak Kyung-taek & Kim Tae-gyun – Dark Figure of Crime‡ Jeon Go-woon – Microhabitat Kim Kyung-chan – 1987: When the Day Comes Kwon Sung-hwi & Yoon Jong-bin – The Spy Gone North Shin Dong-seok – Last Child
Best Cinematography-Lighting	Best Editing
Kim Woo-hyung & Kim Seung-gyu – 1987: When the Day Comes‡ Choi Chan-min & Yoo Seok-moon – The Spy Gone North Kim Byung-seo & Shin Kyung-man – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Lee Mo-gae & Lee Sung-hwan – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Nam Dong-geun & Jung Hae-ji – The Great Battle	Kim Hyung-joo & Jung Beom-sik & Yang Dong-yeop – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum‡ Kim Jin-oh & Kim Hye-jin – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Kim Sang-bum & Kim Jae-beom – The Spy Gone North Kim Seon-min – Little Forest Yang Jin-mo – 1987: When the Day Comes
Best Art Direction	Technical Award
Park Il-hyun – The Spy Gone North‡ Han Ah-reum – 1987: When the Day Comes Jo Hwa-sung – Illang: The Wolf Brigade Lee Mok-won – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Yoon Na-ra – Little Forest	Jin Jong-hyun (Visual Effects) – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡ Chae Kyung-hwa (Costumes Design) – 1987: When the Day Comes Park Jeong-ryool & Kim Jeong-min (Stunts) – The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Park Yong-gi & Park Joo-gang (Sound) – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Yoon Dae-won (Special Effects) – The Great Battle
Best Music
Dalpalan – Believer‡ Bang Joon-seok – Sunset in My Hometown Jo Yeong-wook – The Spy Gone North Kim Tae-seong – 1987: When the Day Comes Mowg – Burning

Other awards

• Best Short Film:
  • A New Record (Director Heo Ji-eun & Lee Kyung-ho)‡
• Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film:
  • 1st – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡
    • 2nd – Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
    • 3rd – 1987: When the Day Comes
    • 4th – The Great Battle
    • 5th – Believer
• Popular Star Award:
  • Ju Ji-hoon – The Spy Gone North‡
  • Kim Young-kwang – On Your Wedding Day‡
  • Kim Hyang-gi – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds‡
  • Jin Seo-yeon – Believer‡

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
3	1987: When the Day Comes
2	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
	The Spy Gone North

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
10	1987: When the Day Comes
9	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
	The Spy Gone North
5	Little Forest
4	Burning
	Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
	Dark Figure of Crime
	Believer
3	Miss Baek
	Last Child
	Microhabitat
	Herstory
	The Great Battle
2	On Your Wedding Day
	After My Death
	Illang: The Wolf Brigade
	The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

Presenters

Order	Presenter	Award
1	Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun	Best New Actor
2	Lee Jun-ho, Choi Hee-seo	Best New Actress
3	Park Eun-kyung, Lee Jeong-eun [ko]	Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film
4	Jo Woo-jin, Park Bo-young	Best New Director
5	Kim In-kwon, Kang Han-na	Technical Award Best Cinematography-Lighting Best Editing
6	Bae Jong-ok	Best Music Best Art Direction Best Screenplay
7	Son Hyun-joo, Jin Seon-gyu [ko]	Best Supporting Actor
8	Lee Seo-jin, Kim So-jin	Best Supporting Actress
9	Ku Hye-sun	Best Short Film
10	Park Joong-hoon	Best Director
11	Song Kang-ho, Jo Yeo-jeong	Best Actor
12	Daesang's CEO Im Jeong-bae, Seo Young-hee	Best Actress
13	Sports Chosun's representative director Lee Sung-gwan	Best Film

Special performances

Artist	Performance	References
Twice	Yes or Yes	[9][10]