| 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Date | May 13, 2021 |
| Site | KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province |
| Hosted by | Shin Dong-yup Bae Suzy |
| Organised by | Ilgan Sports JTBC Plus |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: Moving On (2) Voice of Silence (2) Television: Beyond Evil (3) |
| Most nominations | Film: Deliver Us from Evil (6) Moving On (6) The Book of Fish (6) Voice of Silence (6) Television: Beyond Evil (8) It's Okay to Not Be Okay (8) |
| Grand Prize – Film | Lee Joon-ik (director) – The Book of Fish |
| Grand Prize – TV | Yoo Jae-suk (variety performer) |
| Website | baeksangartsawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | JTBC TikTok (international) |
| Viewership | 2.2% (Nielsen Korea)[1] |
The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제57회 백상예술대상) ceremony, organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, was held on May 13, 2021, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 9:00 p.m. KST. It was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Bae Suzy, and was broadcast live in South Korea by JTBC and internationally by TikTok.[2][3] The event was held with no on-site audience, due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. The annual awards ceremony is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre.[4]
The nominees for the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards were announced on April 12, 2021, through its official website.[5] All works released between May 1, 2020, and April 11, 2021, were eligible for nominations.[note 1] The final candidates for Grand Prize – Television were variety performer Yoo Jae-suk and drama series Beyond Evil.[7]
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Lee Joon-ik of The Book of Fish in the film division and variety performer Yoo Jae-suk in the television division. With three wins, Beyond Evil won the most awards at the ceremony, including the Best Drama, while, It's Okay to Not Be Okay won two awards. In the film division, Voice of Silence and Moving On won two awards each, while with one win, Samjin Company English Class was awarded as the Best Film.
- ^ "백상예술대상, 시청률 2.2%…순간 최고 영화대상 이준익". Newsis (in Korean). May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Seung-mi (April 16, 2021). [공식]신동엽X수지, 제57회 백상예술대상 MC 확정…무관중 진행 [Shin Dong-youp x Suzy, the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards MC confirmed... No spectator progress]. The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ 제57회 백상예술대상, 인기상 투표…3~10일. Newsie. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (April 5, 2021). "Baeksang Arts Awards for film, television and theater to be held May 13". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jung-jin; Park, So-yeon (April 5, 2021). "백상예술대상 내달 13일 개최". Yonhap (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (April 5, 2021). "Baeksang Arts Awards to be held next month, nominees to be announced soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jin-seok. [57회 백상]치열했던 TV 부문 수상 결과 어떻게 결정됐나 [[57th Baeksang] How was the fierce TV category determined?]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Naver.
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