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NAA Award

National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea Award

The National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea Award, first held in 1955, is one of the most authoritative awards ceremonies for Korean writers and artists. Prizes are awarded to artists who have rendered meritorious services in artistic research or creation so as to motivate artists and contribute to the development of arts and culture.

Categories

Categories

Literature, Fine Art, Music, and TheaterㆍFilmㆍDance (4 categories)

Number of winners

Number of winners

1 winner for each category (4 winners in total)

Prizes

Prizes

A certificate of merit, a badge, and KRW 50 million being awarded to each winner

Awards ceremony

Awards ceremony

In early September in NAA Conference Room

Screening of candidates

Receiving candidate recommendations

  • Announcing the guidelines for candidate recommendations in major daily newspapers
  • Receiving recommendations from NAA members, direc

Screening candidates

  • The Committee of Divisional Screening of Can didates for NAA Award reviews the qualifications of recommended

Screening final candidates

  • The Committee of Final Screening of Candi dates for NAA Award reviews the qualifications of final candidates

Selection of winners

members attend the General Meeting and over half of these attenWinners are selected when over half of NAA dees show their support.

Former Winners

  • A total of 204 award winners from the 1st (1955) to 61st (2016) NAA Award
  • No. of winners in each category: Literature: 56, Fine Art: 57, Music: 45, Theater∙ Film ∙ Dance: 46