'House of Hummingbird' wins two prizes at 29th Buil Film Awards

Jung Yu-mi, left, and Lee Byung-hun / Courtesy of Management Soop and BH Entertainment

By Kwak Yeon-soo

Kim Bo-ra's “House of Hummingbird” won the best film and best screenplay awards at the 29th Buil Film Awards, held alongside the Busan International Film Festival, Thursday.

A poster for “House of Hummingbird” / Courtesy of Atnine Film

Best director went to Jung Ji-woo for “Tune in for Love.” “The Man Standing Next,” which has been selected to compete for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, won the best actor for Lee Byung-hun and best supporting actor for Lee Hee-jun.

The latter film is a political thriller that centers on the last 40 days before the Korean Central Intelligence Agency director assassinated then President Park Chung-hee in 1979.

Jung Yu-mi won the best actress for “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982,” adapted from Cho Nam-ju's best-selling novel of the same name. The best supporting actress went to Lee Re for her role in zombie blockbuster “Peninsula.”

“Deliver Us From Evil” took home two prizes: cinematography for Hong Kyung-pyo and best art direction for Lee Gun-moon.

The best new actor award was presented to Kim Dae-gun for “Clean Up” and best new actress went to Kang Mal-geum for “Lucky Chan-sil.” The best new director award went to Cho Min-jae for “Tiny Light.”

Gang Dong-won and Seo Yea-ji, who respectively represented “Peninsula” and “By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture,” received popular star awards.