The 24th Director’s Cut Awards will take place on May 19. The “Director’s Cut Awards” began in 1998 with the first ceremony hosted by the “Young Film Directors’ Meeting Director’s Cut.” Since 2017, it has evolved as an event hosted by DGK, maintaining its tradition of being a fun and informal ceremony. A series category was newly added in 2022.
The award categories are divided into creator awards, such as Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best New Director, and the Vision Award (Independent Film Award), as well as Best Actor and Actress and New Actor and Actress awards. The acting awards focus on the performance itself without distinguishing between lead and supporting roles, while the New Actor and Actress awards highlight a new side of the actors that has not been seen before.
The Director’s Cut Awards have announced this year’s nominees for each category. In the movie category, the Best Director nominees are Park Chan-wook (‘I Can’t Help It’), Yeon Sang-ho (‘Face’), Yoon Ga-eun (‘Master of the World’), Lee Ran-hee (‘3rd Grade 2nd Semester’), and Jang Hang-jun (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’). Best New Director nominees include Kim Bo-seul (‘Square’), Kim Su-jin (‘Noise’), Park Jun-ho (‘3670’), Jang Seong-ho (‘King of Kings’), and Hwang Seul-gi (‘Hong-i’). For Best Screenplay, the nominees are Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyung-mi, Don McKellar, and Lee Ja-hye (‘I Can’t Help It’), Yeon Sang-ho (‘Face’), Yoon Ga-eun (‘Master of the World’), Lee Ran-hee (‘3rd Grade 2nd Semester’), and Jang Hang-jun and Hwang Seong-gu (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’). The Vision Award nominees are Park Bong-nam (‘1980 Sabuk’), Park Jun-ho (‘3670’), Yang Jong-hyun (‘People and Meat’), Yoon Ga-eun (‘Master of the World’), and Lee Ran-hee (‘3rd Grade 2nd Semester’).
The acting nominees are as follows. For Best Actress, the competition is between Seo Su-bin (‘Master of the World’), Son Ye-jin (‘I Can’t Help It’), Lee Jae-in (‘High Five’), Lee Hye-young (‘Broken Fruit’), and Jeon Mi-do (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’). Best Actor nominees are Kwon Hae-hyo (‘Face’), Park Jung-min (‘Face’), Yoo Yi-ha (‘3rd Grade 2nd Semester’), Yoo Hae-jin (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’), and Lee Byung-hun (‘I Can’t Help It’). For New Actress, the nominees are Kang Chae-yoon (‘Master of the World’), Go Min-si (‘Master of the World’), Yum Hye-ran (‘I Can’t Help It’), Lee Jae-in (‘High Five’), and Jeon Mi-do (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’). For New Actor, the nominees are Kim Sung-cheol (‘Broken Fruit’), Park Ji-hoon (‘The Man Who Lives with the King’), Park Hee-soon (‘I Can’t Help It’), Yoo Yi-ha (‘3rd Grade 2nd Semester’), and Jo Yu-hyun (‘3670’).
In the series category, Best Director nominees are Kang Yun-sung (‘Pine: The Country Bumpkins’), Woo Min-ho (‘Made in Korea’), Lee Hae-young (‘Aema’), Lim Soon-rye (‘Labor Attorney No Mu-jin’), and Hwang Dong-hyuk (‘Squid Game Season 3’). Best Actress nominees include Go Hyun-jung (‘The Mantis: Killer’s Outing’), Kim Yoo-jung (‘Dear X’), Shim Eun-kyung (‘How to Become a Building Owner in Korea’), Lee Hanee (‘Aema’), and Im Soo-jung (‘Pine: The Country Bumpkins’). For Best Actor, the competition is between Park Ji-hoon (‘Weak Hero Class 2’), Park Hae-soo (‘Bad Relationship’), Yang Se-jong (‘Pine: The Country Bumpkins’), Lee Hee-jun (‘Bad Relationship’), and Hyun Bin (‘Made in Korea’).
New Actress nominees for series are Gong Seung-yeon (‘Bad Relationship’), Nana (‘Climax’), Bang Hyo-rin (‘Aema’), Seo Eun-soo (‘Made in Korea’), Shim Eun-kyung (‘How to Become a Building Owner in Korea’), and Im Soo-jung (‘Pine: The Country Bumpkins’). For New Actor, the nominees are Park Yong-woo (‘Made in Korea’), Lee Kwang-soo (‘Bad Relationship’), Im Si-wan (‘Squid Game Season 3’), Jung Sung-il (‘Made in Korea’), and Jung Yun-ho (‘Pine: The Country Bumpkins’).
Meanwhile, the 24th Director’s Cut Awards will be hosted by directors Kim Cho-hee, Bong Man-dae, and Jang Hang-jun on May 19 at 6 PM.
