One journalist has critical raised a question regarding the winners of 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' at the '46th Blue Dragon Film Awards', striking up a heated debate online.
This year's 'Blue Dragon Film Awards' marked another historic year, as Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin became the first ever married couple to simultaneously win 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' in the same year. Without a doubt, the couple completely stole the spotlight with this remarkable feat, receiving the congratulations of many of their fellow comrades as well as fans.
However, one journalist questioned if the awarding of this year's 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' awards was carried out with alternative motives - namely, with the intent to create a buzz over the title of "the first ever married couple to win 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' together."
The nominees for 'Best Actress' this year included Son Ye Jin of 'No Other Choice', Son Hye Kyo of 'Dark Nuns', Lee Jae In of 'HI-FIVE', Lee Hye Young of 'The Old Woman With The Knife', and Lim YoonA of 'Pretty Crazy'. Leading up to the award ceremony, many predicted that Lee Hye Young would clench the award for her breathtaking performance as an assassin while in her sixties.
Son Ye Jin has already been recognized with the 'Best Actress' award at the 'Blue Dragon Film Awards' once in 2008 for her performance in 'My Wife Got Married'. It's widely known that she has been considered an acclaimed actress since her 20s. However, according to journalist No Gyu Min, her performance in 'No Other Choice' this year was not quite up to par with the performances of her contenders - not because of her acting itself, but because her character Mi Ri was more of a side character in 'No Other Choice'.
Meanwhile, the competition for 'Best Actor' this year was also tough, with Lee Byung Hun of 'No Other Choice' and Park Jung Min of 'The Ugly' also being named strong contenders alongside Hyun Bin and his performance in 'Harbin'.
Did the '46th Blue Dragon Film Awards' focus too much on Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin's couple performance, rather than on the productions and performances that left the strongest impressions? What did K-netizens have to say about this debate?
Some said,
"It's obvious that they chose the award winners just to capture that picture of them on camera."
"I love Son Ye Jin but she was clearly a supporting character in 'No Other Choice'. The other nominees were all excellent and definitely the main characters in their projects."
"Didn't they both get the popular award as well? Why couldn't they just end it at that?"
"It should have been Lee Hye Young TT."
"The awards should have gone to Park Jung Min and Lee Hye Young."
"Okay but what about Jo Yeo Jung in 'Hidden Face' TT."
"This was all for the buzz."
"They should be awarding the best performance of the year, not a married couple just because they happened to be in successful projects at the same time."
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