Korean heartthrob So Ji-sup and starlet Lee Yo-won have been selected by camera directors as the best actor and actress in the ''2009 Grimme Awards,'' the Korean Television Directors of Photography Association said, Thursday.

So was acknowledged for his starring role in the SBS TV's hit drama ''Cain and Abel,'' while Lee won for her title role in MBC TV's mega-hit epic drama ''The Great Queen Seondeok.''

The grand prize of the Grimme Awards also went to the two directors of ''The Great Queen Seondeok.''

The awards ceremony will take place in a broadcasting association building in Mokdong, Seoul, Friday.

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