Na Hong-jin's Hope leads nominations at 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The Blue Dragon Film Awards secretariat has announced 18 film nominees for the 47th ceremony, with Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' leading the field with 10 nominations. Netizen voting on the 'Celeb Champ' app will begin November 2 and carry the same weight as professional judges in determining winners for 16 categories.

The final nominees for the 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards have been announced.

The Blue Dragon Film Awards secretariat stated that nominees for a total of 15 categories were finalized based on expert evaluations and initial online voting conducted from the 13th to the 25th.

The film receiving the most nominations was 'Hope', directed by Na Hong-jin.

'Hope' is up for Best Film and Best Director, as well as acting categories including Best Actor for Zo In-sung, Best Supporting Actor for Eum Moon-suk, and Best New Actress for Jung Ho-yeon. The film is aiming to win in a total of 10 categories, including Cinematography/Lighting, Music, Art, Editing, and Technical awards.

The nominees for Best Film are 'Colony', 'The Owner of the World', 'The Assassin(s)', 'The King's Warden', and 'Hope'.

The nominees for Best Director have been narrowed down to Yeon Sang-ho, Yoon Ga-eun, Hur Jin-ho, Jang Hang-jun, and Na Hong-jin.

Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' has been nominated in 8 categories. Sul Kyung Gu and Jeon Do-yeon are nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, while Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

'The King's Warden' was included in 7 categories, and 'Colony' in 6 categories. 'The Owner of the World' and 'The Assassin(s)' each appear in 5 categories, including Best Film and Best Director.

'The Journey to Gyeong-ju', 'Good News', 'Once We Were Us', 'Salmokji: Whispering Water', 'Wild Sing', and 'Pavane: For A Dead Princess' were each included in 4 categories. 'HUMINT' was nominated in 3 categories, while 'Summer's Camera' and 'Buzz Buzz Buzz' were each nominated in 2 categories.

Additionally, 'High Sugar Content' was selected as a nominee for Best New Director, 'The Eyes' for Best Actress, and 'Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub' for Best New Actor.

A total of 18 films are included in this year's list of nominees.

Audience voting will also be reflected in the selection of the final winners and awardees.

Starting November 2, netizen voting for a total of 16 categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Chung Jung One Popular Star Award, will be held on the mobile platform 'Celeb Champ' app. The results of this voting will be given the same weight as one vote from the professional judges.

The 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony will be held on November 25 at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, and will be broadcast on KBS2TV.

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