Choi Min-sik, Park Yoo-chun candidates for Beautiful Artist Award

ActorsChoi Min-sikandPark Yoo-chunhave been nominated for several categories in the 4th Beautiful Artist Awards.

The Sin Yeong-gyoon Arts and Culture Foundation that's hosting the Beautiful Artists Awards was established by actor Sin Yeong-gyoon andAhn Seong-giis the chairman of the board. The Grand Prize winner of 2011 was actressKim Hye-ja.

The 4th Beautiful Artist Awards is being held this 9th at 6PM at the Seoul Junggu Sejong Road Press Center. The nominees for the various categories areChoi Min-sik,Um Aing-ran, theater actress Park Jeong-ja,Park Yoo-chunand others.

The foundation says, "Choi Min-sikhas made everyone realize how actors of our generation have impact on society through acting and the preciousness of it through"The Admiral: Roaring Currents"and director Luc Besson's "Lucy" has set a good example internationally".

AboutPark Yoo-chun, "With "Haemoo" as his first movie, he managed to deal with the role of Dong-sik, a rough-and-tough character and has impressed many".

Meanwhile, the Beautiful Artist Awards chooses actors and actresses in films and plays who have been outstanding in their areas of expertise and have contributed to the development of Korean arts and culture. The prize money is a total of one hundred million won. The Grand Prize gets 40 million in prizes and other categories get 20 million in prizes and a trophy.