Hwang Dong-hyuk, Director of 'Ojingeo Geim', Wins Beautiful Artist Award... Good People Jung Woo-sung [Official]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed 'Squid Game,' will receive this year's Beautiful Artist Award.

On the 9th, the 11th Beautiful Artist Award judging committee, hosted by the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation, announced that this year's recipients are Director Hwang Dong-hyuk for the Film Artist Award, Director Lee Jang-ho for the Merit Artist Award, Jung Woo-sung for the Good People Artist Award, and Director Yoon Dan-bi for the Independent Film Artist Award.

Regarding Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the judging committee stated, "This year, with the Netflix drama 'Squid Game,' he topped global box office charts and sparked a worldwide phenomenon," adding, "He demonstrated the directorial prowess of K-culture that surprised the world even in the drama field as a film director, greatly contributing to the advancement of visual arts."

Merit Artist Award recipient Director Lee Jang-ho began his directing career in 1974 with 'The Home of Stars' and was recognized for his lifelong dedication to film, directing 20 films including 'A Good Day to Wind Blow,' 'Declaration of Idiot,' 'Eoudong,' 'Lee Jang-ho's Outsider,' and 'The Wanderer Does Not Rest Even on the Road,' as well as founding the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival and nurturing future talents at universities during the golden age of Korean cinema in the 1970s and 1980s, up to 'Sight' in 2014.

Actor Jung Woo-sung was selected for the Good People Artist Award, given to artists who serve as role models in society through warm character and philanthropic activities. Debuting in 1994 with the film 'Gumiho,' he has received major domestic and international film awards through works such as 'Asura,' 'Steel Rain,' 'The Watcher,' and 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird,' and has led refugee relief and donation activities domestically and internationally as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

This year, no recipient was selected for the Theater Artist Award category due to the significant reduction in performances caused by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic.

The 11th Beautiful Artist Award ceremony will be held on the 18th at 6 p.m. at Myeongbo Art Hall (formerly Myeongbo Theater) on Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Every year at the end of the year, the ceremony selects artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in film and theater over the past year and awards a total prize of 100 million won along with a trophy.

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