On Thursday, October 3, the Buil Film Awards 2024 was held at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae-gu. It is one of the earliest award ceremonies in South Korea, which started in 1958 and later grew to become one of the biggest award ceremonies, especially in the Busan region.
Up until 1973, the Buil Film Awards were conducted annually. After 34 years, the awards were held again in 2008 and have continued ever since. The Busan Ilbo newspaper created the award ceremony to honor South Korean films and their contributors.
The Buil Film Awards 2024 took into consideration the various South Korean films that were released between the timeline, August 11, 2023, and August 10, 2024. During the ceremony, several actors, including Song Joong-ki, Lim Ji-yeon, KRYSTAL, and more, were awarded for their performances. The film Cobweb received nine nominations from the panel.
The complete winners' list of the Buil Film Awards 2024: Song Joong-ki, Lim Ji-yeon, and more
Song Joong-ki and Lim Ji-yeon were recognized for their supporting roles in their recent South Korean films, Hopeless and Revolver at the Buil Film Awards. On the other hand, films like Exhuma, starting Lee Do-hyun and Kim Go-eun, and Cobweb, starring former f(x)'s KRYSTAL, bagged several nominations.
Here's the complete list of all the winners who bagged trophies at the Buil Film Awards 2024, along with the other nominations for the respective categories:
1) Best Supporting Actor: Song Joong-ki for Hopeless
Other Nominations:
- Cobweb's Oh Jung-se
- Escape's Koo Hyo-hwan
- Exhuma's Yoo Hae-jin
- Handsome Guys' Park Ji-hwan
2) Best Supporting Actress: Lim Ji-yeon for Revolver
Other Nominations:
- Following's Lee El
- Cobweb's Jeon Yeo-been
- Ms Apocalypse's Lim Sun-woo
- Citizen of a Kind's Yeon Hye-ran
3) Best New Actress: Krystal Jung for Cobweb
Other Nominations:
- Her Hobby's Jung Yi-seo
- The Continuing Land's Jung Hoe-rin
- Hail to Hell's Oh Woo-ri
- Hopeless' Kim Hyeong-seo
4 ) Best New Actor: Kim Young-sung for Big Sleep
Other Nominations:
- Iron Mask's Joo Jong-hyuk
- Ms Apocalypse's Roh Jae-won
- Exhuma's Lee Do-hyun
- Hopeless' Hong Xa-bin
5) Male Star of the Year: Lee Joon-hyun for 12.12: The Day/ Spring in Seoul
6) Female Star of the Year: Shin Hye-sun for She Died/ Following
7) Best Director: Kim Sung-soo for 12.12: The Day/ Spring in Seoul
Other Nominations:
- Cobweb's Kim Jee-won
- Noryang: Deadly Sea's Kim Han-nim
- Revolver's Oh Seung-uk
- Exhuma's Jang Jae-hyun
8) Best Actor: Jung Woo-sung for 12.12: The Day/ Spring in Seoul
Other Nominations:
- Cobweb's Song Kang-ho
- 12.12: The Day/ Spring in Seoul's Hwang Jung-min
- Pilot's Jo Jung-suk
- Handsome Guys' Lee Hee-joon
9) Best Actress: Kim Geun-soon for Jeong Sun
Other Nominations:
- Revolver's Jeon Do-yeon
- Citizen of a Kind's Ra Mi-ran
- Sleep's Jung Yu-mi
- Exhuma's Kim Go-eun
10) Best Film: Revolver
Other Nominations:
- Cobweb
- 12.12: The Day/ Spring in Seoul
- Exhuma
- Sleep
11) Yu Hyun Mok Film Arts Awards: Jang Jae-hyun for Exhuma
12) Best Art Direction: Jung Sung Jin and Jung Chul Min for Noryang: Deadly Sea (VFX)
- Jeong Yi-jin – Cobweb (Art)
- Jang Geun-young – 12.12: The Day (Art)
- Je Gal-seung– Alienoid: Return to the Future (VFX)
- Seo Sung-gyeong– Exhuma (Art)
13) Best Music: Mowg for Cobweb
Other Nominations:
- Oh Hyuk – The Dream Songs
- Lee Jae-jin – 12.12: The Day
- Bang Jun-seok, Dalpalan, Kim Sung-su – Wonderland
- Kim Tae-seong – Exhuma
14) Best Cinematography: Kang Guk Hyun for Revolver
Other Nominations:
- Kim Ji-yong – Cobweb
- Kim Tae-seong – Noryang: Deadly Sea
- Lee Mo-gae – 12.12: The Day
- Park Rodrigo Seh – Ms. Apocalypse
15) Best Screenplay: Kim Mi Young for A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea
Other Nominations:
- Cho Hyun-chul – The Dream Songs
- Kim Sung-su, Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong – 12.12: The Day
- Jason Yu – Sleep
- Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma
Following the reveal of the winner's list at the Buil Film Awards 2024, fans and netizens took to social media to congratulate the actors on their big wins.