FOR HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE 2005 ACTION-NOIR 'A BITTERSWEET LIFE',

LEE BYUNG HUN HAVE BEEN AWARDED BEST ACTOR IN 3 DIFFERENT MOVIE AWARDS

namely the

42nd BAEKSANG FILM ARTS AWARDS 2006

25th FILM CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS 2005

13th CHUNSA FILM FESTIVAL 2005

Thanks to CindyW88 soompi.com-forums

December 13, 2005 -- In the ceremony of "The 25th Film Critics Awards" held in Seoul on 12/12, Lee Byung Hun and Jun Do Yun are awarded the "Actor Perfromace Award" and the "Actress Performance Award" respectively for their performances in the movie "A Bittersweet Life" and "You Are My Sunshine". The movie "Duelist" gets "The Best Movie" and "The Cinematography Award".

Other award winners are:
Lee Myung Se: Director Award ("Duelist")
Bang Eun Jin: New Director Award ("Princess Aurora")
Jung Yoo Mi: New Actress Award ("Blossom Again")
Ha Jung Woo: New Actor Award ("The Unforgiven")

Credit to Ping-bhjwlove.com for the Chinese translation & Hyc-soompi.com for the English translation

http://news.livedoor.com/webapp/journal/cid__1541936/detail

Lee Byung Hun's Japanese fans chartering private plane to attend movie prize award ceremony

Korean superstar Lee byung Hun once again shows the popularity of "Hanllyu stars".

Over 70 female Japanese fans of Lee Byung Hun are chartering a private plane to Korea on the 12th in order to attend the 25th Choice Critics Award ceremony scheduled to be held at the parliament hall in Seoul. This is the first time Korean top star Lee Byung Hun wins the best actor prize of this movie award for his leading role in "A Bitter Sweet Life". And these fans are going to give their well wishes and support to him in person.

The organizing committee announced on the 10th that, "Mr. Lee Byung Hun is truly very popular. There are lots of enquiries by phone asking about the ceremony, admission, and about chartering a private plane from Japan to Seoul." There are more than 70 participants. It's planned that all the participants would be accommodated into the ceremony hall.

Starnews 03:30 December 10, 2005

December 07, 2005

Korean Critics Pick Best of the Year



A small revenge for Lee Myung-Se? Before the 25th Edition of the Korean Critics' Choice Awards), Lee's latest effort Duelist polarized views to a point that, on certain Korean message boards, it became a matter of 'Tell me if you like Duelist or not, I'll tell you who you are'. But critics came to the rescue, awarding the film three times, and including it in the Top 10 of the year.

I always more or less agreed with the winners chosen by this award ceremony over the years, which along with the Busan Film Critics Association Awards often ends up being the most 'realistic' (read: less influenced by popularity, politics or the push of certain Korean majors) of the year.

The awards were announced yesterday, with Ahn Sung-Gi and announcer Lee Sang-Hee as the hosts. Here's the results:

Top 10 Films

- no order -

The President's Last Bang - DIR. Im Sang-Soo
Marathon - DIR. Jung Yoon-Cheol
Crying Fist - DIR. Ryu Seung-Wan
A Bittersweet Life - DIR. Kim Ji-Woon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - DIR. Park Chan-Wook
Blood Rain - DIR. Kim Dae-Seung
Rules of Dating - DIR. Han Jae-Rim
Welcome To Dongmakgol - DIR. Park Gwang-Hyun
Duelist - DIR. Lee Myung-Se
You Are My Sunshine - DIR. Park Jin-Pyo

Best Film) - Duelist
Best Director - Duelist Lee Myung-Se
Best Screenplay - Blood Rain Lee Won-Jae
Best Actress - You Are My Sunshine Jeon Do-Yeon
Best Actor - A Bittersweet Life Lee Byung-Heon
Best Cinematography - Duelist Hwang Gi-Seok
Best Music - A Bittersweet Life Dalparan, Jang Young-Gyu
Best Art - Blood Rain Shin Jae-Ho (Make Up Effects)
Best New Actress - Blossom Again Jung Yoo-Mi
Best New Actor - The Unforgiven Ha Jung-Woo
Best New Director - Princess Aurora Bang Eun-Jin
Special Honorary Award - Kim Jong-Won, Byun In-Shik (Founding Members of the Film Critics Association)

Via Film2.0

Credit

» Posted by X at December 7, 2005 02:09 AM http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004409.html

Source: http://news.hanafos.com/einside/view.asp?ArticleNo=1664482

Brief translation by Hyc, credit to bhjwlove.com

"Congratulations Byonghon-shi", shouted 100 Japanese fans in Korean to Lee Byung Hun at the prize giving ceremony.

At 6.30pm on the 12th, at the presentation ceremony of 25th Korea Choice Critics Awards, 100 Japanese fans joyously gave their well wishes to Lee Byung Hun who won the best actor award for his role in “ A Bitter Sweet Life”.

The fans contacted the organizing committee to enquire and confirm his winning of the award and about the ceremony and admission in order to give their support to Lee Buyung Hun in person. They cheered for him happily.

A Japanese fan who attended the prize giving ceremony of Blue Dragon Awards and Korean Film Awards expressed her regret that Lee Byung Hun was not awarded then and prayed for him to win this time.

           


Brief translation by Hyc, credit to Ping-bhjwlove.com

Movie actor Lee Byung Hun felt honoured to win the 25th Yeongpyeong-sang best actor award

Lee Byung Hun received the best actor award for movie "A Bitter Sweet Life" (director Kim Ji-Woon) in the 25th Yeongpyeong-sang ceremony that was held in the Seoul Nange island national parliament hall at 6.30pm on the 12th.

Lee Byung Hun said, “Exactly twice in my life being awarded movie best actor. It's given by everyone and Yeongpyeong-sang. I feel very happy and blissful."

Lee Byung Hun expressed his sentiment of winning the award by saying that, "Normally we feel inconveniently tense towards the critics everywhere, but today we are grateful and thankful to them."

Lee Byung Hun received the trophy and gave his speech, thanking director Kim Ji-Woon, the film company, the staff and his mother, saying that "From very small father's dream is to raise me to be an actor.”

The atmosphere in the hall was feverishly high. Lee Byung Hun proved the popularity of Hanllyu stars and stole the limelight with 100 of his Japanese fans attending the ceremony shouting 'Byonghonshi'.

December 15, 2005

Thanks to Ping-bhjwlove.com for the Chinese translation & Hyc-EverythingLBH for the Englist gist


Movie critics have selected Lee Byung Hun of "A Bittersweet Life" as best actor of the year

Lee Byung Hun won the best actor in the 25th Critics Choice Awards on the 12th, and the 13th Chunsa Film Art Festival on 15th consecutively.

This year Lee Byung Hun was nominated in Daejong Awards, Blue Dragon Awards and MBC Korean Film Awards, but failed to get any prize.

However the Chunsa Film Art Festival and Choice Critics Awards which are primarily made up of film directors and film critics' society selected him as the best actor, together with Hwang Jung-Min (You Are My Sunshine), become the most outstanding actors this year.

2005.12.15

13th Chunsa Film Art Festival




Speech given by LBH when he received his best actor award

"Without Director Kim Jee Woon, I will not be able to receive this honour, this honour ought to be given to director KJW instead." LBH cheekily added that " this is what KJW wants me to say". It create a roar of laughter at the convention site.

Chinese text from lovelbh.com, translated to English by Aldersgate. Captures from EverythingLBH & lovelbh.com

April 14, 2006

For the full list, complete report and lots of comments, here's where to go
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/005510.html

42nd Baeksang Awards


The Baeksang Arts Awards have always been one of the most important Awards ceremonies in Korean Cinema (and TV), ever since their beginning in the mid 60s. Although not as 'fair' as the Busan Film Critics' Association Awards, or the Critics Association, they're a little less influenced by behind the scenes politics compared to the other big two (Grand Bell and Blue Dragon), as their choices in nominees and winners every year show. This year will probably be no different, as the show will present its winners on April 14 (live on SBS), for its 42nd Edition. The nominees have already been announced, and here's the list, along with a few comments and predictions.

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Best Leading Actor
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- Park Hae-Il, Rules of Dating
- Lee Byung-Heon), A Bittersweet Life
- Jung Jin-Young, The King and The Clown
- Cha Seung-Won, Blood Rain
- Hwang Jung-Min, You're My Sunshine

WHO SHOULD WIN: Hwang Jung-Min
WHO WILL PROBABLY WIN: Jung Jin-Young
WINNER: Lee Byung-Heon

COMMENT: This was more a case of personal taste, so anyone could have won. Happy Lee took the prize though, he deserves all the acclaim. (Mr.X)