Yoon Joo-jeong, who became the first actor in South Korea to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for his film "Minari (Cress)", was awarded the Golden Crown Cultural Medal, the best medal for meritorious service in the literary and art circles.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Content Promotion Agency announced the "2021 Korea Popular Culture and Art Award" Cultural Medal (6 people), the President's Commendation (7 people), the Prime Minister's Commendation (7 people) and the Minister of Culture and Sports Commendation (9 people/group) on the 28th.
In order to improve the social status of Korean literary and artistic circles and promote the development of Korean popular culture, the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has established the Korean Popular Culture and Art Award. The government selects and commends candidates for their activities, performance, contribution and social dedication at home and abroad.
In April this year, actress Yin Ruzhen, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film "Minari", was awarded the Best Medal of Merit in the Literary and Art World - the Golden Crown Cultural Medal. The Cultural Medal is divided into 5 grades, namely gold crown, silver crown, treasure crown, jade crown and corolla.
Lee Chang-hee, the first singer-songwriter who sparked a folk craze in South Korea in the 1970s, and Lee Chun-yeon, the late producer who led the renaissance of Korean cinema, were awarded the Silver Crown Of Culture Medal.
In 2003, he collaborated with Song Kang-ho in the film "Memories of Killing", in 2009 in the disaster film "Haeundae" and other film and television works, the late actor Song Jae-ho, who was known as the "father of the nation", park In-hwan, an old drama bone who challenged ballet in the TV series "Like a Butterfly", and the screenwriter Lu Hee-kyung, who resonated with audiences through film and television works such as "It's Okay, It's Love" and "The World They Live in", won the Baoguan Cultural Medal.
Actors Kim Yong-chul and Jeong Woo-sung, singers Kim Ren-zi and Lee Di, director Kim Tae-ho, who participated in the production of MBC variety shows "Infinite Challenge" and "What's Idle", Park Jae-bum, screenwriter of tv series "Kim Section Chief" and "Vincenzo", and voice actress Choi So-min won presidential commendations.
Seven people, including actress Li Yaoyao, who showed superb acting skills in the movie "Parasite", Han Yili, who starred in "Minari", and singer Xiong Shan, were commended by the Prime Minister. The boy bands NCT DREAM and OH MY GIRL, actors Lee Di Hoon and Wu Zhengshi, and harmonic star An Yingmei were commended by the Minister of Culture and Sports.
In addition, the award ceremony was broadcast live at 6 p.m. on the video website YouTube.
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