Lee Hwan-kyung | |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation(s) |
Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이환경 |
Revised Romanization | I Hwan-gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Hwan-kyŏng |
Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight. [1] [2] [3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers. [4] [5]
His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016. [6]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Outcome | Ref |
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14th Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2006 | Best New Director | Lump Sugar | Won | |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards [7] [8] | 2013 | Best Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Nominated | |||
50th Grand Bell Awards | 2013 | Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Won | [9] |
Best Planning | Lee Hwan-kyung [b] | Won | |||
Best Director | Lee Hwan-kyung | Nominated | |||
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2013 | Most Popular Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Nominated |
Country | Ceremony | Year | Honor or Award | Ref. |
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South Korea | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards [c] | 2023 | Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class | [13] |
Lee Hwan-kyung | |
---|---|
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation(s) |
Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이환경 |
Revised Romanization | I Hwan-gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Hwan-kyŏng |
Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight. [1] [2] [3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers. [4] [5]
His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016. [6]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Outcome | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14th Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2006 | Best New Director | Lump Sugar | Won | |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards [7] [8] | 2013 | Best Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Nominated | |||
50th Grand Bell Awards | 2013 | Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Won | [9] |
Best Planning | Lee Hwan-kyung [b] | Won | |||
Best Director | Lee Hwan-kyung | Nominated | |||
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2013 | Most Popular Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung [a] | Nominated |
Country | Ceremony | Year | Honor or Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards [c] | 2023 | Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class | [13] |