At the 24th Director’s Cut Awards held on the 19th, Park Chan-wook received the Film Director Award for his work on "No Other Choice." The Director’s Cut Awards is a ceremony where regular and associate members of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) directly vote to select nominees and winners. The Director Award is considered the grand prize of this ceremony.
Having previously won the Best Director award in the film category at the Baeksang Arts Awards, Park Chan-wook added another trophy to his collection. As he is currently serving as a jury president at the Cannes Film Festival, he was unable to attend the ceremony.
The Best Actor award went to Yoo Hae-jin for "The King's Warden," while the Best Actress award was presented to Seo Su-bin for "The World of Love." This marks Yoo Hae-jin's first Best Actor win at this ceremony, and Seo Su-bin created a surprise by winning the Best Actress award as a newcomer.
The Best New Actor award went to Park Ji-hoon for "The King's Warden," and the Best New Actress award was given to Yeom Hye-ran for "No Other Choice." The Best New Director award was won by Jang Sung-ho for "King of Kings," and the Best Screenplay award went to director Yoon Ga-eun for "The World of Love."
In the series category, the Best Director award went to Kang Yoon-sung for "Low Life." The Best Actor award was won by Hyun Bin for "Made in Korea," and the Best Actress award went to Im Soo-jung for "Low Life." The Best New Actor award was presented to U-KNOW Yunho for "Low Life," and the Best New Actress award went to Bang Hyo-rin for "Aema."
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Ji-hye)