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| Korea Drama Awards | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 코리아 드라마 어워즈 |
| Revised Romanization | Koria Deurama Eowojeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'oria Tŭrama Ŏwŏjŭ |
| Awarded for | Excellence in television |
| Location | Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Korea Drama Festival Organizing Committee |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Website | http://www.kdfo.org/ |
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 |
Best Drama
| No. | Year | Recipient | Drama |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Jumong | MBC |
| 2 | 2008 | Mom's Dead Upset | KBS2 |
| 3 | 2010 | The Slave Hunters | |
| 4 | 2011 | — | — |
| 5 | 2012 | My Husband Got a Family | KBS2 |
| 6 | 2013 | My Daughter Seo-young | |
| 7 | 2014 | My Love from the Star | SBS |
| 8 | 2015 | Misaeng | tvN |
| 9 | 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | KBS2 |
| 10 | 2017 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | MBC |
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | tvN | ||
| 11 | 2018 | Marry Me Now | KBS2 |
| 12 | 2019 | Sky Castle | JTBC |
| 13 | 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ENA |
| 14 | 2023 | The Glory | Netflix |
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 | — | — |