'Decision to Leave' Critics Choice Nominee, Also Woo Young-woo and Pachinko (Summary)

'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' Nominated for Drama Category

Movie still from Decision to Leave. Photo by CJ ENM

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] Director Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Leave" has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Critics Choice Awards in the United States.

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced on the 14th (local time) the six nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 28th Critics Choice Awards, including "Decision to Leave."

"Decision to Leave" competes against "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany), "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina), "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" (Mexico), "Close" (Belgium), and "RRR: Rise Roar Revolt" (India).

"Decision to Leave" is a film about a police officer, Hae-joon, investigating the death of a man who fell from a mountain, and Seo-rae, the deceased man's wife. It is Park Chan-wook's first new work in six years since "The Handmaiden" (2016). Director Park won the Best Director award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival held last May for this work.

The Critics Choice Awards are selected by American film and television critics who evaluate the artistic quality and acting performances, and are awarded in separate TV and film categories.

Two Korean films and dramas, including "Decision to Leave," were also nominated this year. Earlier on the 6th, the association announced the TV nominees, selecting "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" and "Pachinko," starring Youn Yuh-jung, as nominees for Best Foreign Language Drama.

With three Korean works?films and dramas?nominated for the Critics Choice Awards, there is interest in whether Korea will continue its four-year winning streak. Director Bong Joon-ho's film "Parasite" won Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director at the 2020 ceremony, and in 2021, director Lee Isaac Chung's film "Minari" won Best Foreign Language Film and Best Young Actor (Alan Kim). Following that, the drama "Squid Game" won two awards, including Best Foreign Language Drama and Best Actor, at the Critics Choice Awards in March this year.

Meanwhile, this year's Critics Choice Awards saw "Everything Everywhere All at Once" lead with 14 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" received 11 nominations.

The 28th Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 15 next year at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles (LA), USA.

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