# Korean Film Awards

The Korean Film Awards was a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the broadcasting network MBC from 2002 to 2010.

## History

Originally named the MBC Film Awards, the ceremony was first established in 2002. It was renamed the Korean Film Awards in 2003. Votes were determined from a jury of 500 film professionals and 500 viewers selected through the internet, using a 7:3 ratio.
In 2009, failure to secure sponsors during the global economic recession resulted in the cancellation of that year's ceremony. It resumed in 2010, with Hyundai Motor Company as the main sponsor. But persistent financial difficulties regarding the production costs led MBC to abolish the awards in 2011.

## Categories

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Screenplay
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best New Director
* Best New Actor
* Best New Actress
* Best Cinematography
* Best Editing
* Best Art Direction
* Best Lighting
* Best Music
* Best Visual Effects
* Best Sound
* Best Short Film
* Lifetime Achievement Award

## Best Film

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1st | 2002 | Oasis | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2nd | 2003 | Memories of Murder | Bong Joon-ho |
| 3rd | 2004 | Oldboy | Park Chan-wook |
| 4th | 2005 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | Park Kwang-hyun |
| 5th | 2006 | The Host | Bong Joon-ho |
| 6th | 2007 | Secret Sunshine | Lee Chang-dong |
| 7th | 2008 | The Chaser | Na Hong-jin |
| 8th | 2010 | Poetry | Lee Chang-dong |

## Best Director

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Lee Chang-dong | Oasis |
| 2nd | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 3rd | 2004 | Park Chan-wook | Oldboy |
| 4th | 2005 | Park Kwang-hyun | Welcome to Dongmakgol |
| 5th | 2006 | Bong Joon-ho | The Host |
| 6th | 2007 | Lee Chang-dong | Secret Sunshine |
| 7th | 2008 | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Lee Chang-dong | Poetry |

## Best Screenplay

| # | Year | Screenwriter | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Lee Chang-dong | Oasis |
| 2nd | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho, Shim Sung-bo | Memories of Murder |
| 3rd | 2004 | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle |
| 4th | 2005 | Jang Jin, Park Kwang-hyun, Kim Joong | Welcome to Dongmakgol |
| 5th | 2006 | Son Jae-gon | My Scary Girl |
| 6th | 2007 | Choi Dong-hoon | Tazza: The High Rollers |
| 7th | 2008 | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Lee Chang-dong | Poetry |

## Best Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Sul Kyung-gu | Oasis |
| 2nd | 2003 | Song Kang-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 3rd | 2004 | Choi Min-sik | Oldboy |
| 4th | 2005 | Hwang Jung-min | You Are My Sunshine |
| 5th | 2006 | Jo In-sung | A Dirty Carnival |
| 6th | 2007 | Song Kang-ho | Secret Sunshine |
| 7th | 2008 | Kim Yoon-seok | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Won Bin | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Moon So-ri | Oasis |
| 2nd | 2003 | Moon So-ri | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| 3rd | 2004 | Jeon Do-yeon | My Mother, the Mermaid |
| 4th | 2005 | Jeon Do-yeon | You Are My Sunshine |
| 5th | 2006 | Jang Jin-young | Between Love and Hate |
| 6th | 2007 | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine |
| 7th | 2008 | Gong Hyo-jin | Crush and Blush |
| 8th | 2010 | Seo Young-hee | Bedevilled |

## Best Supporting Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Hwang Jung-min | Waikiki Brothers |
| 2nd | 2003 | Baek Yoon-sik | Save the Green Planet! |
| 3rd | 2004 | Lee Moon-sik | The Big Swindle |
| 4th | 2005 | Hwang Jung-min | A Bittersweet Life |
| 5th | 2006 | Lee Beom-soo | The City of Violence |
| 6th | 2007 | Sung Ji-ru | Paradise Murdered |
| 7th | 2008 | Park Hee-soon | Seven Days |
| 8th | 2010 | Yoo Hae-jin | Moss |

## Best Supporting Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Oh Ji-hye | Waikiki Brothers |
| 2nd | 2003 | Youn Yuh-jung | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| 3rd | 2004 | Go Doo-shim | My Mother, the Mermaid |
| 4th | 2005 | Kang Hye-jung | Welcome to Dongmakgol |
| 5th | 2006 | Choo Ja-hyun | Bloody Tie |
| 6th | 2007 | Gong Hyo-jin | Happiness |
| 7th | 2008 | Kim Ji-young | Forever the Moment |
| 8th | 2010 | Youn Yuh-jung | The Housemaid |

## Best New Director

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Jeong Jae-eun | Take Care of My Cat |
| 2nd | 2003 | Jang Joon-hwan | Save the Green Planet! |
| 3rd | 2004 | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle |
| 4th | 2005 | Park Kwang-hyun | Welcome to Dongmakgol |
| 5th | 2006 | Lee Hae-young, Lee Hae-jun | Like a Virgin |
| 6th | 2007 | Kim Mee-jung | Shadows in the Palace |
| 7th | 2008 | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Jang Cheol-soo | Bedevilled |

## Best New Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Kam Woo-sung | Marriage Is a Crazy Thing |
| 2nd | 2003 | Park Hae-il | Jealousy Is My Middle Name |
| 3rd | 2004 | Gang Dong-won | Temptation of Wolves |
| 4th | 2005 | Park Gun-hyung | Innocent Steps |
| 5th | 2006 | Lee Joon-gi | King and the Clown |
| 6th | 2007 | Daniel Henney | My Father |
| 7th | 2008 | Kang Ji-hwan | Rough Cut |
| 8th | 2010 | Song Sae-byeok | The Servant |

## Best New Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Moon So-ri | Oasis |
| 2nd | 2003 | Im Soo-jung | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 3rd | 2004 | Soo Ae | A Family |
| 4th | 2005 | Kim Ji-soo | This Charming Girl |
| 5th | 2006 | Choo Ja-hyun | Bloody Tie |
| 6th | 2007 | Song Hye-kyo | Hwang Jin-yi |
| 7th | 2008 | Seo Woo | Crush and Blush |
| 8th | 2010 | Kim Sae-ron | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best cinematography

| # | Year | Cinematographer | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Kim Byung-il | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
| 2nd | 2003 | Kim Hyung-koo | Memories of Murder |
| 3rd | 2004 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Taegukgi |
| 4th | 2005 | Hwang Ki-seok | Duelist |
| 5th | 2006 | Kim Hyung-koo | The Host |
| 6th | 2007 | Hong Kyung-pyo | M |
| 7th | 2008 | Lee Mo-gae | The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
| 8th | 2010 | Lee Tae-yoon | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Editing

| # | Year | Editor | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Kim Sang-bum | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
| 2nd | 2003 | Kim Sun-min | Memories of Murder |
| 3rd | 2004 | Shin Min-kyung | The Big Swindle |
| 4th | 2005 | Moon In-dae | All for Love |
| 5th | 2006 | Park Gok-ji, Jung Jin-hee | A Dirty Carnival |
| 6th | 2007 | Shin Min-kyung | Tazza: The High Rollers |
| 7th | 2008 | Kim Sun-min | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Art Direction

| # | Year | Art director | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Jang Geun-young | Volcano High |
| 2nd | 2003 | Cho Geun-hyun | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 3rd | 2004 | Jung Ku-ho | Untold Scandal |
| 4th | 2005 | Min Eon-ok | Blood Rain |
| 5th | 2006 | Cho Geun-hyun | Forbidden Quest |
| 6th | 2007 | Yoo Joo-ho, Yoon Sang-yoon | M |
| 7th | 2008 | Cho Hwa-sung | The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
| 8th | 2010 | Park Il-hyun | The Servant |

## Best Lighting

| # | Year | Lighting designer | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Park Hyun-won | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
| 2nd | 2003 | Oh Seung-chul | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 3rd | 2004 | Park Hyun-won | Oldboy |
| 4th | 2005 | Shin Kyung-man | Duelist |
| 5th | 2006 | Lee Kang-san, Jung Young-min | The Host |
| 6th | 2007 | Choi Chul-soo | M |
| 7th | 2008 | Lee Cheol-oh | The Chaser |
| 8th | 2010 | Lee Cheol-oh | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Visual Effects

| # | Year | Visual effects supervisor | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Jang Seong-ho | Volcano High |
| 2nd | 2003 | Independence | Wonderful Days |
| 3rd | 2004 | Jeong Do-an | Taegukgi |
| 4th | 2005 | Shin Jae-ho | Blood Rain |
| 5th | 2006 | The Orphanage, EON | The Host |
| 6th | 2007 | Young-gu Art | D-War |
| 7th | 2008 | Jung Doo-hong, Ji Joong-hyun, Heo Myung-haeng | The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
| 8th | 2010 | Park Jung-ryul | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Music

| # | Year | Composer | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Lee Byung-woo | My Beautiful Girl, Mari |
| 2nd | 2003 | Jo Yeong-wook | The Classic |
| 3rd | 2004 | Jo Yeong-wook, Shim Hyun-jung, Choi Seung-hyun, Lee Ji-soo | Oldboy |
| 4th | 2005 | Joe Hisaishi | Welcome to Dongmakgol |
| 5th | 2006 | Lee Byung-woo | For Horowitz |
| 6th | 2007 | Bang Jun-seok | Radio Star |
| 7th | 2008 | Bang Jun-seok | Go Go 70s |
| 8th | 2010 | Shim Hyun-jung | The Man from Nowhere |

## Best Sound

| # | Year | Sound designer | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | Live Tone | Volcano High |
| 2nd | 2003 | Choi Tae-young, Kang Kyung-han | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 3rd | 2004 | Kim Suk-won | Taegukgi |
| 4th | 2005 | Kim Suk-won, Kim Chang-seop | Blood Rain |
| 5th | 2006 | Choi Tae-young | The Host |
| 6th | 2007 | Kim Suk-won, Kim Chang-seop, Lee Tae-gyu | Voice of a Murderer |
| 7th | 2008 | Kim Kyung-tae, Choi Tae-young | The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
| 8th | 2010 | Gong Tae-won, Jo Min-ho | Midnight FM |

## Best Short Film

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1st | 2002 | His Truth Is Marching On | Shin Jae-in |
| 2nd | 2003 | Bread and Milk | Won Shin-yun |
| 3rd | 2004 | — | — |
| 4th | 2005 | Garivegas | Kim Sun-min |
| 5th | 2006 | War Movie | Park Dong-hoon |
| 6th | 2007 | The Ten-minute Break | Lee Seong-tae |
| 7th | 2008 | Pig and Shakespeare | Kim Geon |
| 8th | 2010 | — | — |

## Lifetime achievement award

| # | Year | Recipient | Notes |
| 1st | 2002 | Jung Il-sung | Cinematographer |
| 2nd | 2003 | Shin Sang-ok | Director |
| 3rd | 2004 | Hwang Jeong-sun | Actress |
| 4th | 2005 | Kim Dong-ho | Executive director of the Busan International Film Festival |
| 5th | 2006 | Choi Eun-hee | Actress |
| 6th | 2007 | Yu Hyun-mok | Director |
| 7th | 2008 | Shin Young-kyun | Actor |
| 8th | 2010 | Shin Seong-il | Actor, director |