Thirst & Mother lead the Korean Film Award nominations list:
Updated 2009/03/12 – Results:
Best Film
• “Take Off” – Kim Yong-hwa
• “Good Morning President” – Jin Jang
• “Mother” – Bong Joon-ho
• “Thirst” – Park Chan-wook
• “Haeundae” – Yun Je-gyun
Best Director
• Kim Yong-hwa – (“Take Off”)
• Jin Jang – (“Good Morning President”)
• Bong Joon-ho – (“Mother”)
• Park Chan-wook – (“Thirst”)
• Yun Je-gyun – (“Haeundae”)
Best Actor
• Kim Myeong-min – (“Closer to Heaven”)
• Kim Yun-seok – (“Running Turtle”)
• Song Kang-ho – (“Thirst”)
• Jang Dong-Kun – (“Good Morning President”)
• Ha Jung-woo – (“Take Off”)
Best Actress
• Kim Ok-bin – (“Thirst”)
• Kim Ha-Neul – (“My Girlfriend is an Agent”)
• Kim Hye-ja – (“Mother”)
• Choi Kang-hee – (“Aeja”)
• Ha Ji-won – (“Closer to Heaven”)
Best Supporting Actor
• Kim In-kwon – (“Haeundae”)
• Song Dong-il – (“Take Off”)
• Shin Ha-kyun – (“Thirst”)
• Lee Min-ki – (“Haeundae”)
• Ku Jin – (“Mother”)
Best Supporting Actress
• Kim Bo-yeon – (“Possessed”)
• Kim Yeong-ae – (“Aeja”)
• Kim Hae-suk – (“Thirst “)
• Jang Yeong-nam – (“My Girlfriend is an Agent”)
• Chu Ja-Hyeon – (“Portrait of a Beauty”)
Best New Actor
• Kim Mu-yeol – (“The Scam”)
• Kim Ji-seok – (“Take Off”)
• Song Chang-ui – (“Once Upon a Time in Seoul”)
• Yang Ik-jun – (“Breathless”)
• Choi Jae-woong – (“The Sword With No Name”)
Best New Actress
• Kang Hye-won – (“Haeundae”)
• Kim Kkot-bi – (“Breathless”)
• Park Bo-yeong – (“Scandal Makers”)
• Seon Woo-seon – (“Running Turtle”)
• Oh Yeon-seo – (“A Blood Pledge”)
Best New Director
• Kang Hyeong-cheol – (“Scandal Makers”)
• Park Keon-hong – (“Lifting King Kong”)
• Yang Ik-jun – (“Breathless”)
• Lee Yong-ju – (“Possessed”)
• Jeong Ki-hun – (“Aeja”)
Best Cinematography
• Kim Yeong-ho – (“Haeundae”)
• Park Hyeon-cheol – (“Take Off”)
• Jeong Jeong-hoon – (“Thirst “)
• Choi Hyeon-ki – (“A Frozen Flower”)
• Hong Kyeong-pyo – (“Mother”)
Best Lighting
• Kim Song-kyu – (“Portrait of a Beauty”)
• Park Hyeon-won – (“Thirst “)
• Yun Ji-won – (“A Frozen Flower”)
• Lee Seol-hwan – (“Take Off”)
• Choi Cheol-su, Park Dong-sun – (“Mother”)
Best Music
• Kim Jun-seok – (“Scandal Makers”)
• Park Ki-heon – (“Closer to Heaven”)
• Lee Byeong-woo – (“Mother”)
• Lee Jae-hak – (“Take Off”)
• Jo Yeong-ok – (“Thirst “)
Best Art Direction
• Kim Ki-cheol – (“A Frozen Flower”)
• Min Eon-ok – (“The Sword With No Name”)
• Ryu Seong-hee – (“Thirst “)
• Lee Ha-jun – (“Portrait of a Beauty”)
• Jo Hwa-seong, Choi Hyeon-seok – (“Private Eye”)
Technical Award
• (“A Frozen Flower”) / Costume
• (“Private Eye”) / Make-up
• (“Take Off”)
• (“Haeundae”) / CG
• (“Chaw”) / CG
Best Original Screenplay
• Take Off – (“Take Off”)
• Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho – (“Mother”)
• Lee Yong-ju – (“Possessed”)
• Lee Hae-jun – (“Castaway on the Moon”)
• Jeong Ki-hun – (“Aeja”)
Popularity Award
Lee Byung-heon, Ha Jung-woo, Ha Ji-won, Choi Kang-hee
Special Award
Jang Jin-young (deceased)
(Via AMW & Official Website)
