Korea’s major awards bash, the Daejong (Great Bell) Film Awards, has awarded Chang-min CHOO’s Gwanghae (released as Masquerade overseas) wins in all 15 categories it was nominated in.
The film is the second Korean release this year to top the 10 million admissions mark, and one of only six to ever reach the mark. A local film achieving 4 million admissions is considered a success. Masquerade held the #1 slot at the Korean box office for the last six weeks, losing it (to Skyfall) on the day of the awards ceremony.