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Pieta Wins Top Prize at 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards

South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" won the award for best film of the year at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards in Seoul on Friday night.

While accepting the grand prix at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Kim described his film as a reflection of extreme capitalism where money rules over all. He also expressed his hopes that the South Korean society would become one that's centered around people and not money.

This year's Blue Dragon Film Awards also saw Choi Min-sik receive the award for best leading actor in "Nameless Gangster". Lim Soo-jung received the award for best leading actress for her performance in "Everything about my Wife".

Meanwhile, Ryu Seung-ryong and Moon Jeong-hee received awards for best supporting actor and actress respectively, and director Chung Ji-young received the award for best director for his film, "Unbowed".

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Reported by KBS WORLD Radio

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Awards list

Best film : "Pieta" by Kim Ki-duk

Best director : Chung Ji-young for "Unbowed"

Best actor : Choi Min-sik for "Nameless Gangster"

Best actress : Lim Soo-jung for "Everything about my Wife"

Best supporting actor : Ryu Seung-ryong for "Everything about my Wife"

Best supporting actress : Moon Jeong-hee for "Deranged"

Best new actor : Cho Jung-seok for "Architecture 101"

Best new actress : Kim Go-eun for "A Muse"

Best new director : Kim Hong-seon for "The Traffickers"

Best cinematographer : Kim Tae-kyung-II for "A Muse"

Best lighting : Hong Seung-chul for "A Muse"

Best music : Jo Yeong-wook for "Nameless Gangster"

Best art direction : Oh Heong-seok for "Masquerade"

Technical award : Yoo Sang-seob and Jeong Yoon-heon for "The Thieves" (Martial arts)

Best original screenplay : Yoon Jong-bin for "Nameless Gangster"

Most popular film (most attended film of the year) : "The Thieves"

Best short film : "Night" by Kang Won-I

Popular star award : Ha Jung-woo, Kim Soo-hyun, Kong Hyo-jin and Bae Suzy

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