Woo Min-ho
Woo Min-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000 to present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | U Min-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | U Min-ho |
Woo Min-ho (born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Woo debuted with the revenge thriller Man of Vendetta (2010), followed by the action comedy thriller The Spies (2012), both starred Kim Myung-min in the lead. His latest political thriller Inside Men (2015), based on Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon The Insiders which focused on the corrupt systems existing in Korea, the film focused on the intense competition between the characters themselves. Starring Lee Byung-hun, it was a hit with more than 5.7 million admissions as of December 12, 2015.[1][2][3]
Filmography
- Who killed Jesus? (short film, 2000) - director, screenwriter
- Man of Vendetta (2010) - director, screenwriter
- The Spies (2012) - director, screenwriter
- Inside Men (2015) - director, screenwriter
- The Drug King (2018) - director, screenwriter
- The Man Standing Next (2020) - director
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Inside Men | Nominated | |
| Best Director – Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay – Film | Nominated | ||||
| 25th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Won | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Won | [4] | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 11th Max Movie Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Trailer | Nominated | ||||
| 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Ten Best Films of the Year | Won | |||
| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | The Man Standing Next | Nominated | [5][6] | |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated | ||||
| 29th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [7][8] | |
| 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Won | |||
| Top 10 Films | Won | ||||
| 7th Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Director | Won | |||
| Cine 21 Awards | Best Screenplay[a] | Won | [9] | ||
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Won | [10] | |
| Best Director | Nominated | [11] | |||
| Best Screenplay[a] | Nominated |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "WOO Min-ho". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (19 November 2015). "Herald Review: Inside Men sees darkness everywhere". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "Daily Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Kang, E. (27 December 2016). "Winners Of The 53rd Grand Bell Awards Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (March 9, 2020). "'엑시트' 개최 연기 춘사영화제 6개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [Held 'Exit' Acting Chunsa Film Festival's 6 Nominations]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (June 19, 2020). "'춘사영화제' 이영애X이병헌X'봉오동 전투' 최고 영예 감격(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "[스페셜] '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화인②". Cine 21 (in Korean). 31 December 2020.
- ^ Kim Yu-jin (February 9, 2021). "유아인·라미란, 영광의 남녀주연상…'남산의 부장들' 최우수작품상 [청룡영화상 종합]" [Yoo-in, Rami-ran, Glory of Male and Female Leading Actor... 'The Directors of Namsan' Best Work Award [Blue Dragon Film Awards General]]. X-Sports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Lee Seung-mi (November 11, 2020). "[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미" [[Official] Nominations for the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Announced… Most Nomi in 10 categories of'Namsan Medical Directors']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Chosun.
External links
- Woo Min-ho at the Korean Movie Database
- Woo Min-ho at IMDb
- Woo Min-ho at HanCinema
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