The KBS Drama Awards (Korean: KBS 연기대상; RR: KBS Yeon-gi Daesang) is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize" (Korean: 대상; RR: Daesang), awarded to the best actor or actress of the year.
KBS Drama Awards | |
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Current: 2023 KBS Drama Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence in Drama and Television Arts |
Location | Yeouido, Seoul |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Korean Broadcasting System |
First awarded | 1987 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Categories
- Grand Prize (대상), ceremony's highest honor
- Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
- Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
- Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상)
- Best New Actor/Actress (신인연기상)
- Best Young Actor/Actress (청소년 연기상)
- Best Actor/Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama (단막극집상)
- PD Award, given to the best actor or actress, as determined by PDs.
- Best Writer (작가상)
- Special Award (특별상)
- Achievement Award (공로상)
- Popularity Award (인기상)
- Netizen Award (네티즌상), given to the actor/actress with the most online votes on KBS' website.
- Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상), given to the best drama couple/s as voted by the registered users of KBS website.
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Achievement Award
Year | Winner | Notes |
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1999 | Kang Boo-ja | Actress |
2000 | Yeo Woon-kay | Actress |
2001 | Kim In-tae | Actor |
2003 | Nam Il-woo | Actor |
2004 | Lee Kyung-ho | Director |
2005 | Jung Eul-young | Director, Precious Family |
2006 | Lee Dae-ro | Actor |
2007 | Yang Geun-seung | Screenwriter, Love on a Jujube Tree |
2008 | Yoo Chul-joo | Lighting director |
2009 | Yeo Woon-kay | Actress |
2014 | Kim Ja-ok | Actress |
2017 | Kim Young-ae | Actress |
Top Excellence in Acting Award
Best Actor
Best Actress
Excellence in Acting Award
Best Actor in a Miniseries
Best Actress in a Miniseries
Best Actor in a Mid-length Drama
Best Actress in a Mid-length Drama
Best Actor in a Serial Drama
Best Actress in a Serial Drama
Best Actor in a Daily Drama
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2007 | Park Hae-jin | Heaven & Earth |
2008 | Lee Pil-mo | You Are My Destiny |
2009 | Oh Man-seok | Jolly Widows |
2010 | amar ibrahim | Marry Me, Please |
2011 | Ji Chang-wook | Smile Again |
2012 | Kim Yeong-cheol | The Moon and Stars for You |
Kim Dong-wan | Cheer Up, Mr Kim | |
2013 | Kim Suk-hoon | Ruby Ring |
2014 | Choi Jae-sung | Single-minded Dandelion |
2015 | Im Ho | The Stars Are Shining |
Kwak Si-yang | All Is Well | |
2016 | Oh Min-suk | Secrets of Women |
2017 | Kim Seung-soo | First Love Again |
Song Chang-eui | The Secret of My Love | |
2018 | Kang Eun-tak | Love to the End |
Park Yoon-jae | It's My Life | |
2019 | Kim Jin-woo | Left-Handed Wife |
Seol Jung-hwan | Unasked Family | |
2020 | Kang Eun-tak | A Man in a Veil |
Kim Yu-seok | No Matter What | |
2021 | Ryu Jin | Be My Dream Family |
2022 | Yang Byung-yeol | Bravo, My Life |
Baek Sung-hyun | The Love in Your Eyes |
Best Actress in a Daily Drama
Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2003 | Kim Yong-rim | Wedding Gift |
Yoon Hye-kyung | Drama City | |
2004 | Han Ji-min | Drama City "Déjà vu" |
Min Ji-ah | Drama City "Blue Skies of Jeju Island" | |
2005 | Hong Soo-hyun | HDTV Literature "The Outdoor Lamp" |
Youn Yuh-jung | Becoming a Popular Song | |
2006 | Jeon Hye-jin | Drama City "She's Smiling" / "Memories" |
Go Jung-min | Chuseok Special "A Farewell to Arms" | |
2007 | Jeon Ye-seo | Drama City "A Death Messenger With Amnesia" |
Yoo In-young | Drama City "Cho Yong-pil in Our Memories" | |
2008 | Park Min-young | Korean Ghost Stories "Gumiho (Nine-tailed Fox)" |
2009 | Kim Sung-eun | Korean Ghost Stories "The Forbidden Book" |
2010 | Jung Yu-mi | Drama Special "The Great Gye Choon-bin" |
2011 | Han Eun-jung | Drama Special "400-year-old Dream" |
Eugene | Drama Special "Princess Hwapyung's Weight Loss" | |
2012 | Yoo Da-in | Drama Special "Just an Ordinary Love Story" |
Park Shin-hye | Drama Special "Don't Worry, I'm a Ghost" | |
2013 | BoA | Drama Special "Waiting for Love" |
Han Ye-ri | Drama Special "Yeon-woo's Summer" | |
2014 | Kim So-hyun | Drama Special "We All Cry Differently" |
2015 | Kim Young-ok | Snowy Road |
Lee Ha-na | Drama Special "Fake Family" | |
2016 | Kang Ye-won | Becky's Back |
Cho Yeo-jeong | Babysitter | |
2017 | Ra Mi-ran | Drama Special "Madame Jung's Last Week" |
2018 | Lee Seol | After the Rain |
Lee Il-hwa | Mother's Third Marriage | |
2019 | Jo Soo-min | Birthday Letter |
Lee Joo-young | Drama Special "Home Sweet Home" | |
2020 | Son Suk | Drama Special |
Lee Yoo-young | Drama Special |
Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2021 | Park Sung-hoon | Hee-soo |
2022 | Cha Hak-yeon | The Stains |
Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2021 | Jeon So-min | Hee-soo |
Kim Sae-ron | The Palace | |
2022 | Shin Eun-soo | Like Otters |
Supporting Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Newcomer Awards
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
Youth Awards
Best Young Actor
Best Young Actress
PD Award
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2012 | Uhm Tae-woong | Man from the Equator |
2013 | Joo Won | Good Doctor |
2014 | Cho Jae-hyun | Jeong Do-jeon |
2015 | Kim Hye-ja | Unkind Ladies |
Best Writer
Year | Winner | Drama |
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1997 | Moon Young-nam | Because I Really |
2000 | Choi Yoon-jung | More Than Words Can Say |
2001 | Choi Hyun-kyung | Tender Hearts |
2002 | Lee Deok-jae | This Is Love |
2003 | Park Jung-ran | Yellow Handkerchief |
2004 | Moon Young-nam | Terms of Endearment |
Noh Hee-kyung | More Beautiful Than a Flower | |
2005 | Kim Ji-woo | Resurrection |
Kim Soo-hyun | Precious Family | |
2006 | Yoon Sun-joo | Hwang Jini |
2007 | Jang Young-chul | Dae Jo-yeong |
2009 | Jo Jung-sun | My Too Perfect Sons |
2010 | Kang Eun-kyung | King of Baking, Kim Takgu |
2011 | Lee Jung-sun | Ojakgyo Family |
2012 | Park Ji-eun | My Husband Got a Family |
2013 | Moon Young-nam | Wang's Family |
2014 | Jung Hyun-min | Jeong Do-jeon |
Kang Eun-kyung | What's With This Family | |
2015 | Kim In-young | Unkind Ladies |
2016 | Kim Eun-sook | Descendants of the Sun |
Kim Won-suk | ||
2017 | So Hyun-kyung | My Golden Life |
2018 | Kim Sa-kyung | My Only One |
2019 | Lim Sang-choon | When the Camellia Blooms |
2020 | Yang Hee-seung | Once Again |
2021 | Kim Sa-kyung | Young Lady and Gentleman |
Popularity Awards
Popularity Award, Actor
Year | Winner | Drama |
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1986 | Kil Yong-woo | Samogok |
1995 | Kim Kyu-chul | When I Miss You |
1998 | Ahn Jae-mo | The King and Queen |
2000 | Kim Sang-kyung | Snowflakes |
Song Seung-heon | Autumn in My Heart | |
2001 | Lee Chang-hoon | Stock Flower |
Ryu Jin | ||
2002 | Bae Yong-joon | Winter Sonata |
Choi Soo-jong | Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma | |
2003 | Cha Seung-won | Bodyguard |
Kim Seung-woo | Rosemary | |
2004 | Rain | Full House |
So Ji-sub | I'm Sorry, I Love You | |
2005 | Namkoong Min | My Rosy Life |
Song Il-kook | Emperor of the Sea | |
2006 | Hyun Bin | The Snow Queen |
Oh Man-seok | The Vineyard Man | |
2007 | Jeong Bo-seok | Dae Jo-yeong |
2008 | Jang Keun-suk | Hong Gil-dong |
2009 | Yoon Sang-hyun | My Fair Lady |
2010 | Song Joong-ki | Sungkyunkwan Scandal |
2011 | Kim Soo-hyun | Dream High |
Park Si-hoo | The Princess' Man | |
2012 | Joo Won | Bridal Mask |
2013 | Ji Sung | Secret Love |
2014 | Ji Chang-wook | Healer |
Joo Won | Naeil's Cantabile | |
2015 | Nam Joo-hyuk | Who Are You: School 2015 |
Park Bo-gum | Hello Monster | |
2021 | Jung Jin-young | Police University |
Rowoon | The King's Affection | |
2022 | Do Kyung-soo | Bad Prosecutor |
Kang Ha-neul | Curtain Call |
Popularity Award, Actress
Netizen Award, Actor
Netizen Award, Actress
Best Couple Award
Special Award
Year | Winner | Notes |
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2001 | Korea Arts | Emperor Wang Geon |
2002 | Kim Sung-hwan | Actor |
2003 | Choi Soo-jong | Actor |
2004 | Yoon Seok-ho | Director, Winter Sonata |
2005 | Im Byung-ki | Actor |
2006 | Moon Young-nam | Screenwriter, Famous Princesses |
2007 | Na Sang-yeob | Producer, Sayuksin |
2008 | Shin Hyun-taek | Samhwa Networks CEO, Mom's Dead Upset |
2016 | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Asia Best Couple Award, Descendants of the Sun |
2019 | Kim Myung-soo | K-Drama Hallyu Star, Angel's Last Mission: Love |
Kim Se-jeong | K-Drama Hallyu Star, I Wanna Hear Your Song |
Soundtrack
Best OST
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2017 | BtoB – "Ambiguous" (알듯 말듯해) | Fight for My Way |
Discontinued awards
Best Actor
Year | Winner | Drama |
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1989 | Park In-hwan | The Region of Calm |
1999 | Kim Kyu-chul | |
2000 | Park Sang-min | The Full Sun |
Won Bin | Tough Guy's Love, Autumn in My Heart | |
2001 | Kim Ho-jin | Tender Hearts |
Kim Kap-soo | Emperor Wang Geon | |
2002 | Jo Min-ki | Hard Love |
Park Yong-ha | Winter Sonata | |
2003 | Kim Seung-soo | One Million Roses |
Park Yong-woo | Age of Warriors | |
2004 | Rain | Full House |
So Ji-sub | I'm Sorry, I Love You | |
2005 | Son Hyun-joo | My Rosy Life |
Song Il-kook | Emperor of the Sea | |
Uhm Tae-woong | Resurrection, Sassy Girl Chun-hyang | |
2006 | Go Joo-won | Famous Princesses |
Kim Jin-tae | Dae Jo-yeong |
Best Actress
Year | Winner | Drama |
---|---|---|
1999 | Kim Hye-sun | |
2000 | Bae Jong-ok | Foolish Love |
Jung Sun-kyung | More Than Words Can Say | |
2001 | Kim Hye-ri | Emperor Wang Geon |
Yoon Hae-young | This Is Love | |
2002 | Lee Hye-sook | Stepmother |
Lee Tae-ran | Who's My Love | |
2003 | Chu Sang-mi | Yellow Handkerchief |
Gong Hyo-jin | Sang Doo! Let's Go to School | |
Uhm Jung-hwa | Wife | |
2004 | Han Ga-in | Terms of Endearment |
Park Sun-young | Oh Feel Young | |
2005 | Lee Hye-sook | A Farewell to Sorrow |
Soo Ae | Emperor of the Sea | |
2006 | Choi Jung-won | Famous Princesses |
Han Eun-jung | Seoul 1945 |
Photogenic Award, Actor
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2000 | Song Seung-heon | Autumn in My Heart |
2001 | Lee Joo-hyun | Plum Blossom Story |
Photogenic Award, Actress
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2000 | Song Hye-kyo | Autumn in My Heart |
2001 | Han Go-eun | Like Father, Unlike Son |
PD of the Year
Year | Winner | Drama |
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2000 | Kim Young-jin | Did You Ever Love? |
2001 | Yoon Chang-beom | Empress Myeongseong |
Viewer's Choice Drama
Year | Winner |
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2000 | Autumn in My Heart |
Emperor Wang Geon |
Congeniality Award
Year | Winner | Notes |
---|---|---|
2000 | Ki Jung-soo | |
2007 | Park Seung-gyu | President of the KBS Drama Actors Association |
2008 | Lee Hyo-jung | Actor |
See also
References
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