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[Hot Takes from the Noonas] Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum, Park Bo-young, Park Shin-hye, and Namkoong Min nominated at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards

Which drama wlll win? Which actor will go home empty-handed? And what are they going to wear on the red carpet? We'll find out on May 3rd when the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards air.

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Nominations for the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards are out, and the drama categories are as hotly contested as ever. Leading the pack are ratings monster, "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" (tvN) and SBS hit, "Dr. Romantic" with five nominations each, with "Another Miss Oh" and "Love in the Moonlight" also making a strong showing.

My prediction is that either "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" or "Dr. Romantic" will win for Best Drama, because high ratings tend to garner awards, while the Best Actor award will come down to either Gong Yoo, Han Suk-kyu, or Park Bo-gum for "Love in the Moonlight", with Gong Yoo as the favorite to win. For best actress, I'll guess it's Seo Hyun-jin, though Park Shin-hye is also a strong possibility. But, really, I'll just be watching to see my favorites in their red carpet outfits.

Best Drama

"W" (MBC); "Love in the Moonlight" (KBS2); "Dr. Romantic" (SBS); "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" (tvN); "Dear My Friends" (tvN)

Prediction: "Dr. Romantic" or "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God".

Best Director

Song Hyeon-wook ("Another Miss Oh"); Yoo In-sik ("Dr. Romantic"); Lee Eung-bok ("Guardian: The Lonely and Great God"); Jeong Dae-yoon ("W"); Hong Jong-chan ("Dear My Friends")

Prediction: I have no idea, so I'll go with a prediction from left field and guess Song Hyeon-wook for "Another Miss Oh".

Best Screenplay

Park Hae-yeong ("Another Miss Oh"); Kang Eun-kyeong ("Dr. Romantic"); Kim Eun-sook ("Guardian: The Lonely and Great God"); Song Jae-jeong ("W"); Noh Hee-kyeong ("Dear My Friends")

Prediction: I'm a fan of Noh Hee-kyeong, but I'm pretty sure Kim Eun-sook is going to win. Also, does anyone else find it funny that the writer of "Another Miss Oh" is named Hae-yeong (Or Hae-young)? No? Just me?

Best Actor

Gong Yoo ("Guardian: The Lonely and Great God"); Namkoong Min ("Chief Kim"); Park Bo-gum ("Love in the Moonlight"); Cho Jung-seok ("Don't Dare to Dream"); Han Suk-kyu ("Dr. Romantic")

Prediction: Gong Yoo!

Best Actress

Kim Go-eun ("Guardian: The Lonely and Great God"); Kim Ha-neul ("Road to the Airport"); Park Bo-young ("Strong Woman Do Bong-soon"); Park Shin-hye ("Doctors"); Seo Hyun-jin ("Another Miss Oh")

Prediction: Seo Hyun-jin

New Actor

Gong Myung ("Drinking Alone"); Kim Min-seok ("Doctors"); Kim Min-jae-I ("Dr. Romantic"); Ji Soo ("Strong Woman Do Bong-soon"); Jin Young ("Love in the Moonlight")

Prediction: I'll go with Ji Soo, because why not.

New Actress

Kang Han-na ("Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo"); Gong Seung-yeon ("Master - God of Noodles"); Nana ("The Good Wife"); Bang Minah ("Beautiful Gong Shim"); Lee Se-young ("The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop")

Prediction: Gong Seung-yeon or Nana

What are your predictions? Will it be a clean sweep for "Dr. Romantic" or "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God", or are there going to be some surprises?

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