Woo 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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Woo.
Woo Min-ho
Born1971 (age 51–52)
South Korea
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Years active2000 to present
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationU Min-ho
McCune–ReischauerU Min-ho

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter
2000 Who killed Jesus? Yes Yes (short film, 2000)
2010 Man of Vendetta Yes Yes
2012 The Spies Yes Yes
2015 Inside Men Yes Yes
2018 The Drug King Yes Yes
2020 The Man Standing Next Yes No
2023 Harbin (2023 South Korean film) Yes No

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
2016 25th Buil Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2016 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2016 53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Film Won [4]
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
2016 11th Max Movie Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Trailer Nominated
2016 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2016 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Ten Best Films of the Year Won
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film The Man Standing Next Nominated [5][6]
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] Nominated
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] Nominated
2020 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Director Nominated [7][8]
2020 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Film Won
Top 10 Films Won
2020 7th Korean Film Producers Association Awards Best Director Won
2020 Cine 21 Awards Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] Won [9]
2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Won [10]
Best Director Nominated [11]
Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] Nominated

See also

Notes
  1. with Lee Ji-min

References
  1. "WOO Min-ho". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. Won, Ho-jung (19 November 2015). "Herald Review: Inside Men sees darkness everywhere". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. "Daily Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  4. Kang, E. (27 December 2016). "Winners Of The 53rd Grand Bell Awards Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Park, Ah-reum (June 19, 2020). "'춘사영화제' 이영애X이병헌X'봉오동 전투' 최고 영예 감격(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. "[스페셜] '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화인②". Cine 21 (in Korean). 31 December 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.


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