Korea Drama Awards

Korea Drama Awards
Hangul
코리아 드라마 어워즈
Revised RomanizationKoria Deurama Eowojeu
McCune–ReischauerK'oria Tŭrama Ŏwŏjŭ
Awarded forExcellence in television
LocationJinju, South Gyeongsang Province
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorea Drama Festival Organizing Committee
First awarded2007
Last awarded2024
Websitehttp://www.kdfo.org/
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The Korea Drama Awards (Korean: 코리아 드라마 어워즈) is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was established in 2007, and is held annually in October in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province as the official main event of the annual Korea Drama Festival (which was launched a year ago).[1] The eligibility period is October of the previous year to September of the current year. Nominees are chosen from Korean dramas that aired on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The 2009 ceremony was cancelled due to the swine flu pandemic. The 2020 and 2021 ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023 ceremony was held on October 14, 2023, as an event of Korea Drama Festival at Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Center, Grand Performance Hall, Jinju.[9] It was hosted by Gong Seo-young and Park Chan-min. Rocket Punch and pop singer Go Hyun-joo gave congratulatory performances. The grand prize was awarded to Lee Sung-min for Shadow Detective 2 and The Glory won the best drama award.[10]

Categories

  • Grand Prize (Daesang)
  • Best Drama
  • Best Production Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • Top Excellence Award, Actor
  • Top Excellence Award, Actress
  • Excellence Award, Actor
  • Excellence Award, Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best New Actor
  • Best New Actress
  • Best Young Actor/Actress
  • Best Original Soundtrack
  • Special Jury Prize

Grand Prize (Daesang)

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 Kim Hee-ae My Husband's Woman
Yoo Dong-geun Yeon Gaesomun
2 2008 Kim Myung-min Beethoven Virus
3 2010 — —
4 2011 — Secret Garden
5 2012 Kim Nam-joo My Husband Got a Family
6 2013 Lee Bo-young I Can Hear Your Voice, My Daughter Seo-young
7 2014 Kim Soo-hyun My Love from the Star
8 2015 Kim Soo-hyun The Producers
9 2016 Kim So-yeon Happy Home
10 2017 Kim Sang-joong The Rebel
11 2018 Yoo Dong-geun Marry Me Now
12 2019 Choi Soo-jong My Only One
13 2022 Ha Jung-woo Narco-Saints
14 2023 Lee Sung-min Shadow Detective 2
15 2024 Lee Hanee Knight Flower[11]

Best Drama

No. Year Recipient
1 2007 Jumong
2 2008 Mom's Dead Upset
3 2010 The Slave Hunters
4 2011 —
5 2012 My Husband Got a Family
6 2013 My Daughter Seo-young
7 2014 My Love from the Star
8 2015 Misaeng
9 2016 Descendants of the Sun
10 2017 The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
11 2018 Marry Me Now
12 2019 Sky Castle
13 2022 Extraordinary Attorney Woo
14 2023 The Glory
15 2024 Queen of Tears[12]

Best Director

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 Kim Byung-wook Unstoppable High Kick!
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Kim Kyu-tae (Miniseries) Iris
Lee Jung-sub (Serial Drama) King of Baking, Kim Takgu
4 2011 Kim Won-seok Sungkyunkwan Scandal
5 2012 Jang Tae-yoo Deep Rooted Tree
6 2013 Jo Soo-won I Can Hear Your Voice
7 2014 Shin Won-ho Reply 1994
8 2015 Seo Soo-min and Pyo Min-soo The Producers
9 2016 Kim Jin-min Marriage Contract
10 2017 Lee Jang-soo Good Manager
11 2018 —
12 2019 —
13 2022 Park Joon-hwa Alchemy of Souls
14 2023 Ahn Gil-ho The Glory

Best Screenplay

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Chun Sung-il (Miniseries) The Slave Hunters
Kang Eun-kyung (Serial Drama) King of Baking, Kim Takgu
4 2011 Kim Eun-sook Secret Garden
5 2012 Park Ji-eun My Husband Got a Family
6 2013 Park Jae-bum Good Doctor
7 2014 Jung Hyun-min Jeong Do-jeon
8 2015 Jang Hyuk-rin Yong-pal
9 2016 Noh Hee-kyung Dear My Friends
10 2017 Park Hye-jin The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
11 2018 Park Pil-joo Marry Me Now
12 2019 Jo Jung-sun Mother of Mine
13 2022 — —

Top Excellence Award, Actor

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 Kim Sang-joong My Husband's Woman
2 2008 Choi Soo-jong Dae Jo-yeong
3 2010 Jang Hyuk The Slave Hunters
4 2011 Lee Min-ho City Hunter
5 2012 Kim Sang-joong The Chaser
6 2013 Jung Woong-in I Can Hear Your Voice
Lee Jung-jin A Hundred Year Legacy
7 2014 Kim Jae-joong Triangle
8 2015 Lee Jong-suk Pinocchio
9 2016 Ahn Jae-hyun Cinderella and Four Knights
Jang Hyun-sung The Doctors
10 2017 Kim Ji-seok The Rebel
Kwon Yul Whisper
11 2018 Kam Woo-sung Should We Kiss First?
12 2019 Kim Dong-wook Special Labor Inspector
13 2022 Kim Bum Ghost Doctor
14 2023 Oh Jung-se Revenant

Top Excellence Award, Actress

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Kim Ha-neul On Air
3 2010 Han Hyo-joo Dong Yi
4 2011 Yum Jung-ah Royal Family
5 2012 Han Ji-min Rooftop Prince
6 2013 Jo Yoon-hee Nine: Nine Time Travels
7 2014 Oh Yeon-seo Jang Bo-ri is Here!
8 2015 Kim Tae-hee Yong-pal
9 2016 Baek Jin-hee My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
10 2017 Lee Ha-nui The Rebel
11 2018 Wang Bit-na Mysterious Personal Shopper
12 2019 Kim Min-jung My Fellow Citizens!
13 2022 Shin Hyun-been Reflection of You
14 2023 Kim Sun-a Queen of Masks

Excellence Award, Actor

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Kim Rae-won Gourmet
3 2010 — —
4 2011 — —
5 2012 Lee Hee-joon My Husband Got a Family
Kwak Do-won Phantom
6 2013 Lee Jong-suk I Can Hear Your Voice
Kim Dong-wan Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!
7 2014 Lee Kwang-soo It's Okay, That's Love
8 2015 Lee Joon Heard It Through the Grapevine
Kim Dae-myung Misaeng
9 2016 Jo Jae-yoon Descendants of the Sun
10 2017 Jeon No-min The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Min Jin-woong My Father is Strange
11 2018 Hwang Chan-sung What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
On Joo-wan Man in the Kitchen
12 2019 Kang Ki-young At Eighteen
Lee Kyu-hyung Doctor John
13 2022 Lee Ki-woo My Liberation Notes
14 2023 Kim Sung-kyun D.P. 2
Lee Sang-yi Bloodhounds

Excellence Award, Actress

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Han Ji-hye Likeable or Not
3 2010 — —
4 2011 — —
5 2012 Song Seon-mi Golden Time
6 2013 Seo Hyun-jin Here Comes Mr. Oh
7 2014 Kang So-ra Doctor Stranger
8 2015 Choi Soo-young My Spring Days
9 2016 Park Se-young My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
10 2017 Lee Il-hwa Good Manager
Song Ha-yoon Fight for My Way
11 2018 Chae Jung-an Suits
12 2019 Lee Se-young The Crowned Clown
13 2022 Jeon So-min Show Window: The Queen's House
14 2023 Kim Ji-eun Longing for You

Best Supporting Actor

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Jung Dong-hwan Dong Yi
4 2011 Joo Sang-wook Giant
5 2012 — —
6 2013 — —
7 2014 — —
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —
10 2017 — —
11 2018 — —
12 2019 — —
13 2022 Park Ho-san Today's Webtoon
14 2023 Ahn Se-ha King the Land

Best Supporting Actress

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Kim Hae-sook Life Is Beautiful
4 2011 Lee Yoo-ri Twinkle Twinkle
5 2012 — —
6 2013 — —
7 2014 — —
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —
10 2017 — —
11 2018 — —
12 2019 — —
13 2022 Hwang Bo-ra Kiss Sixth Sense
14 2023 So Joo-yeon Dr. Romantic 3

Best New Actor

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Yoon Shi-yoon King of Baking, Kim Takgu
4 2011 Kim Soo-hyun Dream High
5 2012 Seo In-guk Reply 1997
6 2013 Park Seo-joon Pots of Gold
Yong Jun-hyung Monstar
7 2014 Ahn Jae-hyun My Love from the Star
Seo Kang-joon Cunning Single Lady
8 2015 Park Chanyeol Exo Next Door
9 2016 Seo Ha-joon The Flower in Prison
10 2017 Yook Sung-jae Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
11 2018 Cha Eun-woo Gangnam Beauty
12 2019 Ong Seong-wu At Eighteen
13 2022 Kim Do-hoon Today's Webtoon
14 2023 Park Ji-hoon Weak Hero Class 1
15 2024 Lee Si-woo Boyhood
Baek Seo-hoo Miss Night and Day

Best New Actress

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 Seo Woo Cinderella's Sister
4 2011 Im Soo-hyang New Tales of Gisaeng
5 2012 Yoon Jin-yi A Gentleman's Dignity
6 2013 BoA Waiting for Love
7 2014 Min Do-hee Reply 1994
8 2015 Lim Ji-yeon High Society
9 2016 Kim Sae-ron Mirror of the Witch
10 2017 Ko Won-hee Strongest Deliveryman
11 2018 Seo Eun-soo My Golden Life
12 2019 Kwon Nara Doctor Prisoner
13 2022 Bae Woo-hee A Business Proposal
Bona Twenty-Five Twenty-One
14 2023 Lee Yeon Delightfully Deceitful
15 2024 Kang Hye-won Boyhood

Best Young Actor/Actress

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 — —
4 2011 — —
5 2012 Kwak Dong-yeon My Husband Got a Family
6 2013 Kal So-won The Secret of Birth
7 2014 Kim Ji-young Jang Bo-ri is Here!
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —

Best Original Soundtrack

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 — —
4 2011 Huh Gak – "Don't Forget Me" The Greatest Love
5 2012 Lyn – "Back in Time" Moon Embracing the Sun
6 2013 4Men – "Only You" Gu Family Book
7 2014 Ailee – "Goodbye My Love" Fated to Love You
8 2015 Jang Jae-in – "Auditory Hallucination" Kill Me, Heal Me
9 2016 Insooni – "It's Okay Because I Am A Mom" My Mom [ko]
10 2017 DinDin – "Must Be The Money" Good Manager
11 2018 Monday Kiz – "The Person Within Me" Marry Me Now
12 2019 Ha Jin - "We All Lie" Sky Castle
13 2024 Kim Tae-rae (Zerobaseone) – "More Than Enough" Queen of Tears

Special Jury Prize

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Kim Hae-sook First Wives' Club
3 2010 Kim Byung-wook High Kick Through the Roof
4 2011 — —
5 2012 Lee Hee-joon My Husband Got a Family
— Queen Insoo
6 2013 — —
7 2014 — —
8 2015 Yim Si-wan Misaeng
9 2016 So Yoo-jin Five Enough
10 2017 — —
No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 Kim Dong-wook Coffee Prince
Kim Jae-wook
Lee Eon
Lee Han-wi
2 2008 Kim Bum East of Eden
3 2010 Jung Yong-hwa You're Beautiful
4 2011 Kim Soo-hyun Dream High
5 2012 — —
6 2013 — —
7 2014 — —
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —
10 2017 — —
No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Im Yoona You're My Destiny
Kim Hee-jung First Wives' Club
Kim Hyun-sook Rude Miss Young-ae – Season 3
3 2010 Hwang Jung-eum High Kick Through the Roof
4 2011 — —
5 2012 — —
6 2013 — —
7 2014 — —
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —
10 2017 — —

Best Couple Award

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 — —
3 2010 — —
4 2011 — —
5 2012 Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji Reply 1997
6 2013 Lee Jong-suk and Lee Bo-young I Can Hear Your Voice
7 2014 Kim Sung-kyun and Min Do-hee Reply 1994
8 2015 — —
9 2016 — —
10 2017 — —
11 2024 Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won Queen of Tears

Hallyu Star Award

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 — —
2 2008 Bae Yong-joon The Legend
3 2010 — —
4 2011 Lee Min-ho City Hunter
5 2012 — —
6 2013 — —
7 2014 Kim Soo-hyun My Love from the Star
8 2015 The Producers
Park Chanyeol Exo Next Door
9 2016 Han Seung-yeon Hello, My Twenties!
10 2017 Kwon Mina Hospital Ship
Park Gyu-ri Lovers in Bloom
11 2018 Hwang Chan-sung What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Cha Eun-woo Gangnam Beauty
12 2019 Ong Seong-wu At Eighteen

Lifetime Achievement Award

No. Year Recipient Drama
1 2007 Lee Soon-jae High Kick!
2 2008 Baek Il-seob Mom's Dead Upset
3 2010 Lee Byung-hoon Dong Yi
4 2011 —
5 2012 —
6 2013 —
7 2014 —
8 2015 Kim Young-ae —
9 2016 Im Dong-jin The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
10 2017 Jung Young-sook [ko] Dal Soon's Spring
11 2018 Kim Young-ok Rich Family's Son
12 2019 Jung Dong-hwan Hotel Del Luna
13 2022 Choi Bool-am —
14 2023 Kil Yong-woo

Other Awards

No. Year Award Recipient Drama
1 2007 Special Award Kim Yeong-cheol How Much Love?
Yang Jung-a Here Comes Ajumma
Best Drama
Voted by Asian Viewers 		— Super Rookie
3 2010 Best TV Producer Chung Tae-won Iris
New Media Award Jo Hyun-tak Harvest Villa
4 2011 Special Award for Cable TV Jeon Hye-bin Yaksha
6 2013 Hot Star Award Clara Goddess of Marriage
7 2014 Hot Star Award Shin Sung-rok My Love from the Star
Global Star Award Ryohei Otani Gunman in Joseon
8 2015 KDA Award Park Hae-jin Bad Guys
Hot Star Award Seo Kang-joon Splendid Politics
Star of the Year Award Kim So-hyun Who Are You: School 2015
Global Star Award Sam Okyere Warm and Cozy
9 2016 Hot Star Award Lee Ki-woo Memory
Star of the Year Award Kim So-yeon Happy Home
Global Star Award Ahn Jae-hyun Cinderella and Four Knights
Global Management Award Moon Bo-mi —
10 2017 KDA Award Huh Joon-ho The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Hot Star Award Lee Tae-im Woman of Dignity
Star of the Year Award Yook Sung-jae Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Popular Character Award Kim Byung-cheol
Park Kyung-hye [ko]
Global Management Award Cube Entertainment —
11 2018 Star of the Year Award Jo Woo-ri Gangnam Beauty
Popular Character Award Jung Sang-hoon My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh
Pyo Ye-jin What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
KDA Award Park Jung-sook —
12 2019 Star of the Year Award Go Jun The Fiery Priest
Shin Ye-eun He Is Psychometric
Popular Character Award Ahn Chang-hwan The Fiery Priest
Kim Bo-ra Sky Castle
Hot Star China Award Kim Seo-hyung
13 2022 Global Excellence Award Lee Jae-wook Alchemy of Souls
Global Star Award Kim Myung-soo Royal Secret Agent
KDF Award Min Chae-eun Namgang blues
14 2023 Global Star Award Bae Hyun-sung Miraculous Brothers
KDF Award Jung Hee-tae Reborn Rich
Hot Star Award Male Ko Kyu-pil Heartbeat
Hot Star Award Female Jung Yoo-min Celebrity
15 2024 Global Star Award Kim Soo-hyun Queen of Tears
Hot Star Award Female Kim Ji-won
Hot Star Award Male Byeon Woo-seok Lovely Runner

See also

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