The nominees for the 24th Director’s Cut Awards have been announced.
The awards ceremony, scheduled to take place at 6 PM on Tuesday, May 19th, will honor films and drama series released between April 1st, 2025, and March 31st, 2026, by DGK regular and associate members.
This year’s awards are divided into creator categories, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best New Director and Vision Award (Independent Film Award), as well as acting categories for Best Actor and Actress, and Best New Actor and Actress.
The Director’s Cut Awards is distinguished by its unique selection process, where nominees and winners are chosen through direct voting by Korean film directors.
The awards have announced the nominees for each category:
Film Categories
Best Film Director
No Other Choice – Park Chan Wook
The Ugly – Yeon Sang Ho
The World of Love – Yoon Ga Eun
The Final Semester – Lee Ran Hee
The King’s Warden – Jang Hang Jun
Best New Director
Mercy for None – Kim Bo Sul
Noise – Kim Soo Jin
3670 – Park Joon Ho
King of Kings – Jang Seong Ho
Red Nails – Hwang Seul Gi
Best Screenplay
No Other Choice – Park Chan Wook, Lee Kyoung Mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja Hye
The Ugly – Yeon Sang Ho
The World of Love – Yoon Ga Eun
The Final Semester – Lee Ran Hee
The King’s Warden – Jang Hang Jun, Hwang Seong Gu
Vision Award
1980 Sabuk – Park Bong Nam
3670 – Park Joon Ho
People and Meat – Yang Jong Hyun
The World of Love – Yoon Ga Eun
The Final Semester – Lee Ran Hee
Best Actress
The World of Love – Seo Su Bin
No Other Choice – Son Ye Jin
HI-FIVE – Lee Jae In
The Old Woman With The Knife – Lee Hye Young
The King’s Warden – Jeon Mi Do
Best Actor
The Ugly – Kwon Hae Hyo
The Ugly – Park Jeong Min
The Final Semester – Yoo Lee Ha
The King’s Warden – Yoo Hae Jin
No Other Choice – Lee Byung Hun
Best New Actress
The World of Love – Kang Chae Yun
The World of Love – Go Min Si
No Other Choice – Yeom Hye Ran
HI-FIVE – Lee Jae In
The King’s Warden – Jeon Mi Do
Best New Actor
The Old Woman With The Knife – Kim Sung Cheol
The King’s Warden – Park Ji Hoon
No Other Choice – Park Hee Soon
The Final Semester – Yoo Lee Ha
3670 – Cho You Hyun
Series Categories
Best Director
Low Life – Kang Yun Sung
Made in Korea – Woo Min Ho
Aema – Lee Hae Young
Oh My Ghost Clients –Lim Soon Rye
Squid Game Season 3 – Hwang Dong Hyuk
Best Actress
Queen Mantis – Go Hyun Jung
Dear X – Kim Yoo Jung
Mad Concrete Dreams – Shim Eun Kyung
Aema – Lee Ha Nee
Low Life – Lim Soo Jung
Best Actor
Weak Hero Class 2 – Park Ji Hoon
Karma – Park Hae Soo
Low Life – Yang Se Jong
Karma – Lee Hee Jun
Made in Korea – Hyun Bin
Best New Actress
Karma – Gong Seung Yeon
Climax – Nana
Aema – Bang Hyo Rin
Made in Korea – Seo Eun Soo
Mad Concrete Dreams – Shim Eun Kyung
Low Life – Lim Soo Jung
Best New Actor
Made in Korea – Park Yong Woo
Karma – Lee Kwang Soo
Squid Game Season 3 – Yim Si Wan
Made in Korea – Jung Sung Il
Low Life – Yunho
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