Paeksang Arts Awards | |
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52nd Paeksang Arts Awards | |
Awarded for | Best in film and television |
Location | Seoul |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | IS Plus Corp. (Ilgan Sports) |
Reward(s) | Paeksang Arts statuette |
First awarded | 1965 |
Official website | http://isplus.joinsmsn.com/100sang/ |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network |
SBS KBS jTBC (2012-present) |
Paeksang Arts Awards | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Baeksang yesul daesang |
McCune–Reischauer | Paeksang yesul taesang |
Paeksang Arts Awards, also known as Baeksang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp., publisher of Ilgan Sports, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films, television, and theater. It was established by Chang Key-young, founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspaper, whose pen name was "Baeksang." The ceremony is usually presented in April or May in Seoul.
Baeksang Arts Awards have been called the "South Korean Golden Globe Award".