Directors Cut Awards to be Held on 24th... 'Decision to Leave' Leads with Most Nominations

The 21st Director's Cut Awards will be grandly held for the first time in three years.

On the 9th, the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) announced that the 21st Director's Cut Awards will take place on the 24th at the Chungmu Art Center in Seoul.

The awards ceremony originated from the first event hosted in 1998 by the young filmmakers' group Director's Cut and was developed into a DGK-hosted event in 2017. Unlike traditional film awards, winners and nominees for categories such as Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best New Director, Vision Award (Independent Film Award), Best Actor and Actress, and New Actor and Actress are selected through votes by Korean film directors. The ceremony is also characterized by its informal and cheerful style.

Since 2022, new categories for Series and International Film Awards have been added to adapt to the rapidly changing video media environment and to reflect the global status of Korean directors.

The Director's Cut Awards were unable to hold in-person ceremonies for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year they are determined to hold a grand event with around 200 directors. Director Bong Man-dae will host the ceremony.

Below are the nominees for 15 categories

Best Director

Kim Han-min (Hansan: Rising Dragon)

Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave)

Ahn Tae-jin (Night Owl)

Yoon Je-kyun (Hero)

Choi Dong-hoon (Alienoid Part 1)

Best New Director

Kim Se-in (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

Park Yi-woong (Girl on a Bulldozer)

Ahn Tae-jin (Night Owl)

Lee Sang-yong (The Outlaws 2)

Lee Jung-jae (Hunt)

Best Screenplay

Kim Se-in (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

Park Gyu-tae (6/45)

Shin Su-won (Homage)

Jung Seo-kyung & Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave)

Hyun Gyu-ri & Ahn Tae-jin (Night Owl)

Vision Award

Kim Se-in (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

Park Yi-woong (Girl on a Bulldozer)

Yang Young-hee (Soup and Ideology)

Lee Hyuk-rae & Kim Jung-young (Women Who Sew)

Best Actress

Kim Go-eun (Hero)

Yang Mal-bok (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

Yum Jung-ah (Life is Beautiful)

Lee Jung-eun (Homage)

Tang Wei (Decision to Leave)

Best Actor

Ryu Jun-yeol (Night Owl)

Park Hae-il (Decision to Leave)

Byun Yo-han (Hansan: Rising Dragon)

Yoo Hae-jin (Night Owl)

Jung Sung-hwa (Hero)

New Actress Award

Kim Shin-young (Decision to Leave)

Park Jin-joo (Hero)

Ahn Eun-jin (Night Owl)

Yang Mal-bok (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

Lim Ji-ho (Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear)

New Actor Award

Kwon Da-ham (That Winter, I)

Kim Dong-hwi (The Mathematician in a Strange Land)

Kim Sung-chul (Night Owl)

No Jae-won (Yoon Shi-nae Has Disappeared)

Seo Hyun-woo (Decision to Leave)

International Film Award - Director

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World)

James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)

Jordan Peele (Nope)

Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy)

Series Category - Best Director

Kang Yoon-sung & Nam Ki-hoon (Casino)

No Deok (Glitch)

Yoon Jong-bin (Suriname)

Lee Jae-gyu & Kim Nam-soo (All of Us Are Dead)

Lee Joon-ik (Yonder)

Lee Ho-jae (Today Might Be a Little Spicy)

Best Screenplay

Kang Yoon-sung (Casino)

Yoon Jong-bin & Kwon Sung-hwi (Suriname)

Lee Ho-jae (Today Might Be a Little Spicy)

Jin Han-sae (Glitch)

Cheon Sung-il (All of Us Are Dead)

Best Actress

Park Ji-hoo (All of Us Are Dead)

Bae Suzy (Anna)

Lee Hye-young (Casino)

Jeon Yeo-been (Glitch)

Jung Eun-chae (Anna)

Jo Yi-hyun (All of Us Are Dead)

Best Actor

Park Hae-soo (Suriname)

Jo Woo-jin (Suriname)

Choi Min-sik (Casino)

Ha Jung-woo (Suriname)

Han Suk-kyu (Today Might Be a Little Spicy)

New Actress Award

Kim Hee-ra (True Sword Match)

Park Ye-young (Anna)

Sohn Eun-seo (Casino)

Lee Eun-saem (All of Us Are Dead)

Ha Seung-ri (All of Us Are Dead)

New Actor Award

Kim Min-gwi (Suriname)

Lomon (All of Us Are Dead)

Yoon Chan-young (All of Us Are Dead)

Lee Hae-woo (Casino)

Choi Yong-jin (Anna)