# Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (Korean: 한국영화평론가협회상), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (Korean: 영평상; RR: Yeongpyeongsang), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The ceremony is usually held in November.

## Categories

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best New Director
* Best New Actor
* Best New Actress
* Best Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Music
* Technical Award is given to achievement in visual effects, editing, art direction, lighting, or costume design
* CJ CGV Star Award
* Special Mention
* Special Achievement Award
* FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics, Korean branch)
* Best New Critic
* Best Foreign Film
* Award for Contribution to Cinema

## Best Film

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1 | 1980 | Son of Man | Yu Hyun-mok |
| 2 | 1981 | Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways | Kim Ho-sun |
| 3 | 1983 | People of Kkobang Neighborhood | Bae Chang-ho |
| 4 | 1984 | Whale Hunting | Bae Chang-ho |
| 5 | 1985 | Deep Blue Night | Bae Chang-ho |
| 6 | 1986 | Mulberry | Lee Doo-yong |
| 7 | 1987 | Ticket | Im Kwon-taek |
| 8 | 1988 | Now, We're Going to Geneva | Song Yeong-su |
| 9 | 1989 | Rainbow Over Seoul | Kim Ho-sun |
| 10 | 1990 | Road to Cheongsong Prison | Lee Doo-yong |
| 11 | 1991 | Black Republic | Park Kwang-su |
| 12 | 1992 | The Road to Racetrack | Jang Sun-woo |
| 13 | 1993 | Sopyonje | Im Kwon-taek |
| 14 | 1994 | Hwa-Om-Kyung | Jang Sun-woo |
| 15 | 1995 | The Eternal Empire | Park Jong-won |
| 16 | 1996 | Festival | Im Kwon-taek |
| 17 | 1997 | Green Fish | Lee Chang-dong |
| 18 | 1998 | Christmas in August | Hur Jin-ho |
| 19 | 1999 | Spring in My Hometown | Lee Kwang-mo |
| 20 | 2000 | Peppermint Candy | Lee Chang-dong |
| 21 | 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho |
| 22 | 2002 | Oasis | Lee Chang-dong |
| 23 | 2003 | Memories of Murder | Bong Joon-ho |
| 24 | 2004 | Oldboy | Park Chan-wook |
| 25 | 2005 | Duelist | Lee Myung-se |
| 26 | 2006 | Family Ties | Kim Tae-yong |
| 27 | 2007 | The Show Must Go On | Han Jae-rim |
| 28 | 2008 | Night and Day | Hong Sang-soo |
| 29 | 2009 | Mother | Bong Joon-ho |
| 30 | 2010 | Poetry | Lee Chang-dong |
| 31 | 2011 | The Front Line | Jang Hoon |
| 32 | 2012 | Pietà | Kim Ki-duk |
| 33 | 2013 | Snowpiercer | Bong Joon-ho |
| 34 | 2014 | Hill of Freedom | Hong Sang-soo |
| 35 | 2015 | The Throne | Lee Joon-ik |
| 36 | 2016 | The Age of Shadows | Kim Jee-woon |
| 37 | 2017 | The Fortress | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 38 | 2018 | 1987: When the Day Comes | Jang Joon-hwan |
| 39 | 2019 | Parasite | Bong Joon-ho |
| 40 | 2020 | The Man Standing Next | Woo Min-ho |
| 41 | 2021 | The Book of Fish | Lee Jun-ik |
| 42 | 2022 | Decision to Leave | Park Chan-wook |
| 43 | 2023 | Next Sohee | Jung Ju-ri |
| 44 | 2024 | A Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong |

## Best Director

| # | Year | Director | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | Yu Hyun-mok | Son of Man | |
| 2 | 1981 | Kim Ho-sun | Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways | |
| 3 | 1983 | Bae Chang-ho | People of Kkobang Neighborhood | |
| 4 | 1984 | Bae Chang-ho | Whale Hunting | |
| 5 | 1985 | Jung Jin-woo | Adultery Tree | |
| 6 | 1986 | Im Kwon-taek | Gilsoddeum | |
| 7 | 1987 | Im Kwon-taek | Ticket | |
| 8 | 1988 | Song Yeong-su | Now, We're Going to Geneva | |
| 9 | 1989 | Kim Ho-sun | Rainbow Over Seoul | |
| 10 | 1990 | Lee Doo-yong | Road to Cheongsong Prison | |
| 11 | 1991 | Park Kwang-su | Black Republic | |
| 12 | 1992 | Jang Sun-woo | Road to the Racetrack | |
| 13 | 1993 | Im Kwon-taek | Sopyonje | |
| 14 | 1994 | Jang Sun-woo | Hwa-Om-Kyung | |
| 15 | 1995 | Yu Hyun-mok | Mommy, Star, and Sea Anemone | |
| 16 | 1996 | Park Chul-soo | Farewell My Darling | |
| 17 | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1998 | Hur Jin-ho | Christmas in August | |
| 19 | 1999 | Lee Kwang-mo | Spring in My Hometown | |
| 20 | 2000 | Lee Chang-dong | Peppermint Candy | |
| 21 | 2001 | Yim Soon-rye | Waikiki Brothers | |
| 22 | 2002 | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | |
| 23 | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder | |
| 24 | 2004 | Park Chan-wook | Oldboy | |
| 25 | 2005 | Lee Myung-se | Duelist | |
| 26 | 2006 | Yoo Ha | A Dirty Carnival | |
| 27 | 2007 | Lee Myung-se | M | |
| 28 | 2008 | Kim Ki-duk | Dream | |
| 29 | 2009 | Kim Yong-hwa | Take Off | |
| 30 | 2010 | Jang Hoon | Secret Reunion | |
| 31 | 2011 | Jang Hoon | The Front Line | |
| 32 | 2012 | Kim Ki-duk | Pietà | |
| 33 | 2013 | Bong Joon-ho | Snowpiercer | |
| 34 | 2014 | Zhang Lu | Gyeongju | |
| 35 | 2015 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Veteran | |
| 36 | 2016 | Lee Kyoung-mi | The Truth Beneath | |
| 37 | 2017 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | The Fortress | |
| 38 | 2018 | Yoon Jong-bin | The Spy Gone North | |
| 39 | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | |
| 40 | 2020 | Lim Dae-hyung | Moonlit Winter | |
| 41 | 2021 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Escape from Mogadishu | |
| 42 | 2022 | Park Chan-wook | Decision to Leave | |
| 43 | 2023 | Ka Sung-moon | Dream Palace | |
| 44 | 2024 | Kim Sung-su | 12.12: The Day | |

## Best Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 1980 | Choi Bool-am | The Last Witness |
| 2 | 1981 | Jeon Moo-song | Mandala |
| 3 | 1983 | Ahn Sung-ki | Polluted Ones |
| 4 | 1984 | Ahn Sung-ki | Village in the Mist |
| 5 | 1985 | Hah Myung-joong | Blazing Sun |
| 6 | 1986 | Lee Dae-geun | Mulberry |
| 7 | 1987 | Shin Seong-il | Lethe's Love Song |
| 8 | 1988 | Yu In-chon | Diary of King Yeonsan |
| 9 | 1989 | Park Joong-hoon | Chilsu and Mansu |
| 10 | 1990 | Park Joong-hoon | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi |
| 11 | 1991 | Lee Young-ha | Only Because You Are a Woman |
| 12 | 1992 | Moon Sung-keun | Road to the Racetrack |
| 13 | 1993 | Kim Myung-gon | Sopyonje |
| 14 | 1994 | Ahn Sung-ki | Two Cops |
| 15 | 1995 | Ahn Sung-ki | The Eternal Empire |
| 16 | 1996 | Ahn Sung-ki | Festival |
| 17 | 1997 | Han Suk-kyu | Green Fish |
| 18 | 1998 | Song Kang-ho | No. 3 |
| 19 | 1999 | Lee Jung-jae | City of the Rising Sun |
| 20 | 2000 | Park Joong-hoon | Nowhere to Hide |
| 21 | 2001 | Choi Min-sik | Failan |
| 22 | 2002 | Sul Kyung-gu | Oasis |
| 23 | 2003 | Song Kang-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 24 | 2004 | Choi Min-sik | Oldboy |
| 25 | 2005 | Lee Byung-hun | A Bittersweet Life |
| 26 | 2006 | Ahn Sung-ki | Radio Star |
| 27 | 2007 | Song Kang-ho | The Show Must Go On |
| 28 | 2008 | So Ji-sub | Rough Cut |
| 29 | 2009 | Lee Beom-soo | Lifting King Kong |
| 30 | 2010 | Gang Dong-won | Secret Reunion |
| 31 | 2011 | Ha Jung-woo | The Yellow Sea |
| 32 | 2012 | Ahn Sung-ki | Unbowed |
| 33 | 2013 | Song Kang-ho | The Face Reader |
| 34 | 2014 | Choi Min-sik | The Admiral: Roaring Currents |
| 35 | 2015 | Jung Jae-young | Right Now, Wrong Then |
| 36 | 2016 | Lee Byung-hun | Inside Men |
| 37 | 2017 | Sul Kyung-gu | The Merciless |
| 38 | 2018 | Lee Sung-min | The Spy Gone North |
| 39 | 2019 | Shin Ha-kyun | Inseparable Bros |
| 40 | 2020 | Lee Byung-hun | The Man Standing Next |
| 41 | 2021 | Sul Kyung-gu | The Book of Fish |
| 42 | 2022 | Jung Woo-sung | Hunt |
| 43 | 2023 | Ryu Jun-yeol | The Night Owl |
| 44 | 2024 | Lee Hee-joon | Handsome Guys |

## Best Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1 | 1980 | Chang Mi-hee | Neumi |
| 2 | 1981 | Woo Yeon-jeong | I Will Stand in Front of You Again |
| 3 | 1983 | Na Young-hee | Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away |
| 4 | 1984 | Won Mi-kyung | Mulleya Mulleya |
| 5 | 1985 | Lee Mi-sook | The Winter That Year Was Warm |
| 6 | 1986 | Lee Mi-sook | Mulberry |
| 7 | 1987 | Kim Ji-mee | Ticket |
| 8 | 1988 | Lee Bo-hee | You My Rose Mellow |
| 9 | 1989 | Kang Soo-yeon | Come Come Come Upward |
| 10 | 1990 | Kang Soo-yeon | All That Falls Has Wings |
| 11 | 1991 | Lee Hye-sook | Silver Stallion |
| 12 | 1992 | Yoon Jeong-hee | Flower in Snow |
| 13 | 1993 | Shim Hye-jin | Marriage Story |
| 14 | 1994 | Kim Seo-ra | The Story of Two Women |
| 15 | 1995 | Choi Myung-gil | Rosy Life |
| 16 | 1996 | Bang Eun-jin | 301, 302 |
| 17 | 1997 | Kim Seon-jae | Time Lasts |
| 18 | 1998 | Shim Eun-ha | Christmas in August |
| 19 | 1999 | Lee Mi-sook | An Affair |
| 20 | 2000 | Jeon Do-yeon | Happy End |
| 21 | 2001 | Bae Doona | Take Care of My Cat |
| 22 | 2002 | Moon So-ri | Oasis |
| 23 | 2003 | Lee Mi-sook | Untold Scandal |
| 24 | 2004 | Yum Jung-ah | The Big Swindle |
| 25 | 2005 | Jeon Do-yeon | You Are My Sunshine |
| 26 | 2006 | Jang Jin-young | Blue Swallow |
| 27 | 2007 | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine |
| 28 | 2008 | Soo Ae | Sunny |
| 29 | 2009 | Kim Hye-ja | Mother |
| 30 | 2010 | Seo Young-hee | Bedevilled |
| 31 | 2011 | Tang Wei | Late Autumn |
| 32 | 2012 | Jo Min-su | Pietà |
| 33 | 2013 | Uhm Ji-won | Hope |
| 34 | 2014 | Chun Woo-hee | Han Gong-ju |
| 35 | 2015 | Kim Hye-soo | Coin Locker Girl |
| 36 | 2016 | Son Ye-jin | The Truth Beneath |
| 37 | 2017 | Na Moon-hee | I Can Speak |
| 38 | 2018 | Han Ji-min | Miss Baek |
| 39 | 2019 | Kim Hyang-gi | Innocent Witness |
| 40 | 2020 | Jung Yu-mi | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 |
| 41 | 2021 | Moon So-ri | Three Sisters |
| 42 | 2022 | Tang Wei | Decision to Leave |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Seo-hyung | Green House |
| 44 | 2024 | Kim Jae-hwa | Blesser |

## Best Supporting Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 33 | 2013 | Jo Jung-suk | The Face Reader |
| 34 | 2014 | Kwak Do-won | The Attorney |
| 37 | 2017 | Yoo Hae-jin | A Taxi Driver |
| 38 | 2018 | Ju Ji-hoon | The Spy Gone North |
| 39 | 2019 | Jin Seon-kyu | Extreme Job |
| 40 | 2020 | Park Jeong-min | Deliver Us from Evil |
| 41 | 2021 | Huh Joon-ho | Escape from Mogadishu |
| 42 | 2022 | Jo Woo-jin | Kingmaker |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Jong-su | Smugglers |
| 44 | 2024 | Hyeon Bong-sik | Victory |

## Best Supporting Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 33 | 2013 | Park Shin-hye | Miracle in Cell No. 7 |
| 34 | 2014 | Jo Yeo-jeong | Obsessed |
| 37 | 2017 | Jeon Hye-jin | The Merciless |
| 38 | 2018 | Kwon So-hyun | Miss Baek |
| 39 | 2019 | Kim Sae-byuk | House of Hummingbird |
| 40 | 2020 | Kim Mi-kyung | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 |
| 41 | 2021 | Kim Sun-young | Three Sisters |
| 42 | 2022 | Jeon Hye-jin | Hunt |
| 43 | 2023 | Lee Yoon-ji | Dream Palace |
| 44 | 2024 | Yeom Hye-ran | Citizen of a Kind |

## Best New Director

| # | Year | Director | Film | Ref. |
| 6 | 1986 | Kwak Ji-kyoon | Winter Wanderer | |
| 7 | 1987 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 1988 | Lee Kyu-hyung | | |
| 9 | 1989 | Park Kwang-su | Chilsu and Mansu | |
| 10 | 1990 | Kang Woo-suk | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | |
| 11 | 1991 | Hwang Qu-duk | Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade | |
| 12 | 1992 | Kim Young-bin | Kim's War | |
| 13 | 1993 | Hong Ki-seon | Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart | |
| 14 | 1994 | Lee Jung-gook | The Story of Two Women | |
| 15 | 1995 | Kim Hong-joon | Rosy Life | |
| 16 | 1996 | Hong Sang-soo | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | |
| 17 | 1997 | Lee Chang-dong | Green Fish | |
| 18 | 1998 | Chang Yoon-hyun | The Contact | |
| 19 | 1999 | Lee Jeong-hyang | Art Museum by the Zoo | |
| 20 | 2000 | Jung Ji-woo | Happy End | |
| 21 | 2001 | Song Il-gon | Flower Island | |
| 22 | 2002 | Kim In-shik | Road Movie | |
| 23 | 2003 | Jang Joon-hwan | Save the Green Planet! | |
| 24 | 2004 | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle | |
| 25 | 2005 | Bang Eun-jin | Princess Aurora | |
| 26 | 2006 | Kim Dae-woo | Forbidden Quest | |
| 27 | 2007 | Jung Sik, Jung Beom-sik | Epitaph | |
| 28 | 2008 | Jang Hoon | Rough Cut | |
| 29 | 2009 | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Scandal Makers | |
| 30 | 2010 | Jang Cheol-soo | Bedevilled | |
| 31 | 2011 | Park Jung-bum | The Journals of Musan | |
| 32 | 2012 | Shin A-ga, Lee Sang-cheol | Jesus Hospital | |
| 33 | 2013 | Huh Jung | Hide and Seek | |
| 34 | 2014 | Yang Woo-suk | The Attorney | |
| 35 | 2015 | Kim Tae-yong | Set Me Free | |
| 36 | 2016 | Yoon Ga-eun | The World of Us | |
| 37 | 2017 | Kang Yoon-sung | The Outlaws | |
| 38 | 2018 | Jeon Go-woon | Microhabitat | |
| 39 | 2019 | Kim Bora | House of Hummingbird | |
| 40 | 2020 | Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On | |
| 41 | 2021 | Hong Eui-jeong | Voice of Silence | |
| 42 | 2022 | Lee Jung-jae | Hunt | |
| 43 | 2023 | Ahn Tae-jin | The Night Owl | |
| 44 | 2024 | Cho Hyun-chul | The Dream Songs | |

## Best New Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | Jung Han-yong | Outsiders | |
| 2 | 1981 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1984 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1986 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 1987 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 1988 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 1989 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 1990 | Lee Geung-young | Kuro Arirang | |
| 11 | 1991 | — | — | — |
| 12 | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 14 | 1994 | Kim Byung-se | Rosy Days | |
| 15 | 1995 | Lee Jung-jae | The Young Man | |
| 16 | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1997 | Jung Woo-sung | Beat | |
| 18 | 1998 | Park Shin-yang | The Letter | |
| 19 | 1999 | Lee Sung-jae | Art Museum by the Zoo | |
| 20 | 2000 | Sul Kyung-gu | Peppermint Candy | |
| 21 | 2001 | Yang Dong-geun | Address Unknown | |
| 22 | 2002 | Hwang Jung-min | Road Movie | |
| 23 | 2003 | Park Hae-il | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | |
| 24 | 2004 | Gang Dong-won | Temptation of Wolves | |
| 25 | 2005 | Ha Jung-woo | The Unforgiven | |
| 26 | 2006 | Lee Yeong-hoon | No Regret | |
| 27 | 2007 | Daniel Henney | My Father | |
| 28 | 2008 | Kang Ji-hwan | Rough Cut | |
| 29 | 2009 | Choi Jae-woong | The Sword with No Name | |
| 30 | 2010 | Song Sae-byeok | The Servant | |
| 31 | 2011 | Lee Je-hoon | The Front Line | |
| 32 | 2012 | Kim Sung-kyun | The Neighbor | |
| 33 | 2013 | Yeo Jin-goo | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | |
| 34 | 2014 | Park Yoochun | Haemoo | |
| 35 | 2015 | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free | |
| 36 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2017 | Park Seo-joon | Midnight Runners | |
| 38 | 2018 | Nam Joo-hyuk | The Great Battle | |
| 39 | 2019 | Park Hyung-sik | Juror 8 | |
| 40 | 2020 | Kwak Min-kyu | Move The Grave | |
| 41 | 2021 | Lee Hong-nae | Made on the Rooftop | |
| 42 | 2022 | Son Suk-ku | The Roundup | |
| 43 | 2023 | Jinyoung | A Christmas Carol | |
| 44 | 2024 | Lee Do-hyun | Exhuma | |

## Best New Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1981 | Na Young-hee | Children of Darkness | |
| 3 | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1984 | Lee Bo-hee | Declaration of Fools | |
| 5 | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1986 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 1987 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 1988 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 1989 | Jin Yeong-mi | Come Come Come Upward | |
| 10 | 1990 | Lee Mi-yeon | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | |
| 11 | 1991 | Choi Jin-sil | My Love, My Bride | |
| 12 | 1992 | Lee A-ro | Stairway to Heaven | |
| 13 | 1993 | Oh Jeong-hae | Sopyonje | |
| 14 | 1994 | Park Sun-young | The Man with Breasts | |
| 15 | 1995 | Lee Ji-eun | My Dear Keum-hong | |
| 16 | 1996 | Lee Jung-hyun | A Petal | |
| 17 | 1997 | Lee Hye-eun | Corset | |
| 18 | 1998 | Jeon Do-yeon | The Contact | |
| 19 | 1999 | Yunjin Kim | Shiri | |
| 20 | 2000 | Kim Min-sun, Park Ye-jin, Lee Young-jin | Memento Mori | |
| 21 | 2001 | Seo Joo-hee | Flower Island | |
| 22 | 2002 | Son Ye-jin | Lovers' Concerto | |
| 23 | 2003 | Im Soo-jung | A Tale of Two Sisters | |
| 24 | 2004 | Kang Hye-jung | Oldboy | |
| 25 | 2005 | Jung Yu-mi | Blossom Again | |
| 26 | 2006 | Han Hyo-joo | Ad-lib Night | |
| 27 | 2007 | Park Si-yeon | A Love | |
| 28 | 2008 | Seo Woo | Crush and Blush | |
| 29 | 2009 | Park Bo-young | Scandal Makers | |
| 30 | 2010 | Lee Min-jung | White Night | |
| 31 | 2011 | Yoo Da-in | Re-encounter | |
| 32 | 2012 | Kim Go-eun | A Muse | |
| 33 | 2013 | Jung Eun-chae | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | |
| 34 | 2014 | Lim Ji-yeon | Obsessed | |
| 35 | 2015 | Kwon So-hyun | Madonna | |
| 36 | 2016 | Jeong Ha-dam | Steel Flower | |
| 37 | 2017 | Choi Hee-seo | Anarchist from Colony | |
| 38 | 2018 | Kim Ga-hee | Park Hwayoung | |
| 39 | 2019 | Park Ji-hu | House of Hummingbird | |
| 40 | 2020 | Kang Mal-geum | Lucky Chan-sil |
| 41 | 2021 | Gong Seung-yeon | Aloners | |
| 42 | 2022 | Lee Ji-eun | Broker | |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Si-eun | Next Sohee | |
| 44 | 2024 | Kim Hyeong-seo | Hopeless | |

## Best Screenplay

| # | Year | Screenwriter | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1981 | Yoon Sam-yook | The Hut | |
| 3 | 1983 | Song Kil-han | Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away | |
| 4 | 1984 | Im Choong | Mulleya Mulleya | |
| 5 | 1985 | Yoon Sam-yook, Heo Jin | The King's Poison | |
| 6 | 1986 | Song Kil-han | Gilsoddeum | |
| 7 | 1987 | Choi Geum-dong | Jung-kwang's Nonsense | |
| 8 | 1988 | Bae Chang-ho | Our Joyful Young Days | |
| 9 | 1989 | Jang Sun-woo | The Age of Success | |
| 10 | 1990 | Kwon Jae-woo | The Rooster | |
| 11 | 1991 | Lee Myung-se | My Love, My Bride | |
| 12 | 1992 | Park Kwang-su | Berlin Report | |
| 13 | 1993 | Hong Ki-seon | Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart | |
| 14 | 1994 | Yoon Sam-yook | I Will Survive | |
| 15 | 1995 | Yook Sang-hyo | Rosy Life | |
| 16 | 1996 | Bae Chang-ho | Love Story | |
| 17 | 1997 | Lee Chang-dong | Green Fish | |
| 18 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1999 | Kang Je-gyu | Shiri | |
| 20 | 2000 | Lee Chang-dong | Peppermint Candy | |
| 21 | 2001 | Kim Ki-duk | Address Unknown | |
| 22 | 2002 | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | |
| 23 | 2003 | Im Sang-soo | A Good Lawyer's Wife | |
| 24 | 2004 | Kim Ki-duk | 3-Iron | |
| 25 | 2005 | Lee Won-jae, Kim Seong-je | Blood Rain | |
| 26 | 2006 | Kim Dae-woo | Forbidden Quest | |
| 27 | 2007 | Hur Jin-ho | Happiness | |
| 28 | 2008 | Hong Sang-soo | Night and Day | |
| 29 | 2009 | Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho | Mother | |
| 30 | 2010 | Lee Chang-dong | Poetry | |
| 31 | 2011 | Park Sang-yeon | The Front Line | |
| 32 | 2012 | Yoon Jong-bin | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | |
| 33 | 2013 | Shin Yeon-shick | The Russian Novel | |
| 34 | 2014 | Lee Su-jin | Han Gong-ju | |
| 35 | 2015 | Cho Chul-hyun, Oh Seung-hyeon, Lee Song-won | The Throne | |
| 36 | 2016 | Shin Yeon-shick | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | |
| 37 | 2017 | Hwang Seong-gu | Anarchist from Colony | |
| 38 | 2018 | Kwak Kyung-taek, Kim Tae-gyun | Dark Figure of Crime | |
| 39 | 2019 | Yook Sang-hyo | Inseparable Bros | |
| 40 | 2020 | Lim Dae-hyung | Moonlit Winter | |
| 41 | 2021 | Kim Se-gyeom | The Book of Fish | |
| 42 | 2022 | Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong | Decision to Leave | |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Hyun-jung | Flow | |
| 44 | 2024 | Kim Da-min | FAQ | |

## Best Cinematography

| # | Year | Cinematographer | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | Jung Il-sung | | |
| 2 | 1981 | Jung Il-sung | Mandala | |
| 3 | 1983 | Jeong Kwang-seok | People of Kkobang Neighborhood | |
| 4 | 1984 | Lee Seong-chun | Mulleya Mulleya | |
| 5 | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1986 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 1987 | Koo Joong-mo | The Surrogate Woman | |
| 8 | 1988 | Park Seung-bae | The Man with Three Coffins | |
| 9 | 1989 | Seo Jeong-min | Rainbow Over Seoul | |
| 10 | 1990 | Yoo Young-gil | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi | |
| 11 | 1991 | Yoo Young-gil | Black Republic | |
| 12 | 1992 | Jung Il-sung | Road to the Racetrack | |
| 13 | 1993 | Jung Il-sung | Sopyonje | |
| 14 | 1994 | Yoo Young-gil | Hwa-Om-Kyung | |
| 15 | 1995 | Chun Jo-myoung | The Eternal Empire | |
| 16 | 1996 | Yoo Young-gil | A Petal | |
| 16 | 1996 | Park Hee-ju | The Gingko Bed | |
| 17 | 1997 | Kim Hyung-koo | Beat | |
| 18 | 1998 | Yoo Young-gil | Christmas in August | |
| 19 | 1999 | Kim Hyung-koo | Spring in My Hometown | |
| 20 | 2000 | Jung Il-sung | Chunhyang | |
| 21 | 2001 | Kim Hyung-koo | One Fine Spring Day | |
| 22 | 2002 | Jung Il-sung | Chi-hwa-seon | |
| 23 | 2003 | Lee Mo-gae | A Tale of Two Sisters | |
| 24 | 2004 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Taegukgi | |
| 25 | 2005 | Choi Young-hwan | Blood Rain | |
| 26 | 2006 | Yoon Hong-sik | Blue Swallow | |
| 27 | 2007 | Lee Du-nam | May 18 | |
| 28 | 2008 | Byun Hee-sung | The Divine Weapon | |
| 29 | 2009 | Kim Young-ho | Haeundae | |
| 30 | 2010 | Choi Young-hwan | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | |
| 31 | 2011 | Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul | War of the Arrows | |
| 32 | 2012 | Choi Young-hwan | The Thieves | |
| 33 | 2013 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Snowpiercer | |
| 34 | 2014 | Choi Chan-min | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | |
| 35 | 2015 | Kim Woo-hyung | Assassination | |
| 36 | 2016 | Chung Chung-hoon | The Handmaiden | |
| 37 | 2017 | Kim Jee-yong | The Fortress | |
| 38 | 2018 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Burning | |
| 39 | 2019 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Parasite | |
| 40 | 2020 | Lee Hyung-deok | Peninsula | |
| 41 | 2021 | Choi Young-hwan | Escape from Mogadishu | |
| 42 | 2022 | Kim Ji-yong | Decision to Leave | |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Tae-kyung | The Night Owl | |
| 44 | 2024 | Rodrigo Seh Park | Ms. Apocalypse | |

## Best Music

| # | Year | Composer | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | Han Seong-ki | | |
| 2 | 1981 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 1983 | Kim Young-dong | Polluted Ones | |
| 4 | 1984 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1986 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 1987 | Jung Sung-jo | Lethe's Love Story | |
| 8 | 1988 | Shin Byung-ha | You My Rose Mellow | |
| 9 | 1989 | Kim Jeong-ki | Come Come Come Upward | |
| 10 | 1990 | Kang In-won | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day | |
| 11 | 1991 | Kim Soo-chul | Black Republic | |
| 12 | 1992 | Jang Il-nam | Blood and Fire | |
| 13 | 1993 | Kim Soo-chul | Sopyonje | |
| 14 | 1994 | Lee Jong-gu | Hwa-Om-Kyung | |
| 15 | 1995 | Hwang Byungki | The Eternal Empire | |
| 16 | 1996 | Ok Kil-sung | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | |
| 17 | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1998 | Choi Man-sik, Jo Yeong-wook | The Contact | |
| 19 | 1999 | Won Il | Spring in My Hometown | |
| 20 | 2000 | Jo Seong-woo | Nowhere to Hide | |
| 21 | 2001 | Choi Kyung-shik | The Last Witness | |
| 22 | 2002 | Kim Dae-hong, Kim Yang-hee | The Way Home | |
| 23 | 2003 | Lee Byung-woo | Untold Scandal | |
| 24 | 2004 | Jo Yeong-wook | Oldboy | |
| 25 | 2005 | Jang Young-gyu, Dalpalan | A Bittersweet Life | |
| 26 | 2006 | Bang Jun-seok | Radio Star | |
| 27 | 2007 | Kunihiko Ryo | Beyond the Years | |
| 28 | 2008 | Kim Tae-seong | Crossing | |
| 29 | 2009 | Lee Jae-hak | Take Off | |
| 30 | 2010 | Kim Hong-jib | The Housemaid | |
| 31 | 2011 | Jo Seong-woo, Choi Yeong-rok | Late Autumn | |
| 32 | 2012 | Lee Ji-soo | Architecture 101 | |
| 33 | 2013 | Lee Byung-woo | The Face Reader | |
| 34 | 2014 | Jo Yeong-wook | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | |
| 35 | 2015 | Bang Jun-seok | The Throne | |
| 36 | 2016 | Mowg | The Age of Shadows | |
| 37 | 2017 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Fortress | |
| 38 | 2018 | Kim Tae-sung | 1987: When the Day Comes | |
| 39 | 2019 | Kim Jun-suk | Swing Kids | |
| 40 | 2020 | Kim Hae-won | Moonlit Winter | |
| 41 | 2021 | Bang Jun-seok | Escape from Mogadishu | |
| 42 | 2022 | Jo Yeong-wook | Decision to Leave | |
| 43 | 2023 | Chang Kiha | Smugglers | |
| 44 | 2024 | Dalpalan | Escape | |

## Technical Award

| # | Year | Recipient | Film | Ref. |
| 1 | 1980 | Go Hye-jin | | |
| 2 | 1981 | Lee Kyung-ja (editing) | The Hut | |
| 3 | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1984 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1986 | Kang Kwang-hee (lighting) | Into the Heat of the Night | |
| 7 | 1987 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 1988 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 1989 | Kim Byeong-su (sound) | Come Come Come Upward | |
| 10 | 1990 | Yang Dae-ho (sound effects) | Korean Connection | |
| 11 | 1991 | Do Yong-woo (art direction) | The General's Son | |
| 12 | 1992 | Hyeon Dong-chun (editing) | Death Song | |
| 13 | 1993 | Cho Young-sam (art direction) | First Love | |
| 14 | 1994 | Cha Jung-nam (lighting) | Rosy Days | |
| 15 | 1995 | Kim Hyeon (editing) | The Rules of the Game | |
| 16 | 1996 | Shin Cine Graphics (visual effects) | The Gingko Bed | |
| 17 | 1997 | Lee Kang-san | Beat | |
| 18 | 1998 | Yoon Woong-won (art direction) | The Quiet Family | |
| 18 | 1998 | Im Jae-young (lighting) | The Contact | |
| 19 | 1999 | Park Gok-ji (editing) | Shiri | |
| 20 | 2000 | Yoo Dong-ryeol (visual effects) | Phantom: The Submarine | |
| 21 | 2001 | Ahn Byeong-geun (editing) | Die Bad | |
| 22 | 2002 | Kang Seung-yong, Oh Sang-man (art direction) | YMCA Baseball Team | |
| 23 | 2003 | Jang Geun-young (art direction), Kim Kyung-hee (costume design) | Save the Green Planet! | |
| 24 | 2004 | Jeong Do-an (special effects) | Taegukgi | |
| 25 | 2005 | — | Blood Rain | |
| 26 | 2006 | Cho Geun-hyun (art direction) | Forbidden Quest | |
| 27 | 2007 | Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho (art direction) | M | |
| 28 | 2008 | Jo Sang-gyeong (art direction) | Modern Boy | |
| 29 | 2009 | Jeong Seong-jin (visual effects) | Take Off | |
| 30 | 2010 | Park Il-hyun (art direction) | The Servant | |
| 31 | 2011 | Han Young-woo (visual effects) | War of the Arrows | |
| 32 | 2012 | Oh Heung-seok (art direction) | Masquerade | |
| 33 | 2013 | Jeong Seong-jin (visual effects) | Mr. Go | |
| 34 | 2014 | Jang Choon-seob (art direction) | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | |
| 35 | 2015 | Ryu Seong-hee (art direction) | Assassination | |
| 36 | 2016 | — | Train to Busan | |
| 37 | 2017 | Lee Hwo-kyoung (art direction) | The Battleship Island | |
| 38 | 2018 | Jin Jong-hyun (visual effects) | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | |
| 39 | 2019 | Park Il-hyun (art direction) | Swing Kids | |
| 40 | 2020 | Jeong Do-an (special effects) | Peninsula | |
| 41 | 2021 | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) | Space Sweepers | |
| 42 | 2022 | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) | Hansan: Rising Dragon | |
| 43 | 2023 | Lee Hoo-kyung | Smugglers | |
| 44 | 2024 | Jeong I-jin (art direction) | Cobweb | |

## Best Independent Film Maker

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 34 | 2014 | Futureless Things | Kim Kyung-mook |
| 36 | 2016 | Tour of Duty | Kim Dong-ryung, Park Kyoung-tae |
| 37 | 2017 | Troublers | Lee Young |
| 37 | 2017 | Jane | Cho Hyun-hoon |
| 38 | 2018 | Kim Il-ran | Lee Hyuk-sang |
| 39 | 2019 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora |
| 39 | 2019 | Kim-Gun | Kang Sang-woo |
| 40 | 2020 | Han Ka-ram | Our Body |
| 40 | 2020 | Kim Mi-re | East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front |
| 41 | 2021 | Park Yun-jin | People in Elancia |
| 41 | 2021 | Kim Mi-jo | Gull |
| 42 | 2022 | Kim Dong-ryeong, Park Gyeong-tae | The Pregnant Tree And The Goblin |
| 42 | 2022 | Lee Il-ha | I am More |
| 43 | 2023 | Kim Sae-in (Feature Film Category) | The Apartment with Two Women |
| 43 | 2023 | Yang Young-hee (Documentary Category) | Soup and Ideology |
| 44 | 2024 | Jeong Ji-hye (Feature Film Category) | Jeong-Sun |
| 44 | 2024 | Sun Seon-bin, Nabaru (Documentary Category) | FC Sukhavati |

## FIPRESCI Award

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 26 | 2006 | Grain in Ear | Zhang Lu |
| 28 | 2008 | My Dear Enemy | Lee Yoon-ki |
| 29 | 2009 | Breathless | Yang Ik-june |
| 30 | 2010 | A Brand New Life | Ounie Lecomte |
| 31 | 2011 | Poongsan | Juhn Jai-hong |
| 32 | 2012 | Pietà | Kim Ki-duk |
| 33 | 2013 | Jiseul | O Muel |
| 34 | 2014 | The Fake | Yeon Sang-ho |
| 35 | 2015 | A Midsummer's Fantasia | Jang Kun-jae |
| 37 | 2017 | Okja | Bong Joon-ho |
| 38 | 2018 | Burning | Lee Chang-dong |
| 39 | 2019 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora |
| 40 | 2020 | The Woman Who Ran | Hong Sang-soo |
| 41 | 2021 | The Book of Fish | Lee Joon-ik |
| 42 | 2022 | Cassiopeia (Domestic) | Shin Yeon-shick |
| 42 | 2022 | After Yang (Foreign) | Kogonada |
| 42 | 2022 | Blue Bayou (Foreign) | Justin Chon |
| 43 | 2023 | The Hill of Secrets (Domestic) | Lee Ji-eun |
| 43 | 2023 | Riceboy Sleeps (Foreign) | Anthony Shim |
| 44 | 2024 | Concerning My Daughter (Domestic) | Lee Mi-rang |
| 44 | 2024 | Free Chol Soo Lee (Foreign) | Julie Ha & Eugene Yi |

## Special Mention

| # | Year | Recipient | Film |
| 1 | 1980 | Jung Jin-woo | |
| 6 | 1986 | Hwang Gi-seong | Mother |
| 7 | 1987 | Kang Dae-jin | |
| 7 | 1987 | Kang Soo-yeon | |
| 8 | 1988 | Lee Tae-won (Taehung Pictures) | |
| 9 | 1989 | Kim So-dong | |
| 10 | 1990 | Lee Tae-won | |
| 10 | 1990 | — | Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? |
| 13 | 1993 | Do Dong-hwan | |
| 13 | 1993 | Kim Hee-gap | |
| 17 | 1997 | Kim Soo-jung (animation) | |
| 17 | 1997 | Lee Kyung-soon (sound recording) | |
| 19 | 1999 | Kang Je-gyu, Byeon Mu-rim | Shiri |
| 20 | 2000 | Byun Young-joo | My Own Breathing |
| 21 | 2001 | — | Friend |
| 22 | 2002 | Jung So-young | Love Me Once Again |
| 24 | 2004 | Kim Dong-won | Repatriation |
| 31 | 2011 | Shim Jae-myung | Leafie, A Hen into the Wild |
| 32 | 2012 | Oh Heung-seok (art direction) | Masquerade |
| 33 | 2013 | Park Chul-soo | |
| 38 | 2018 | Hong Ki-seon | The Discloser |

## Lifetime achievement award

| # | Year | Recipient |
| 3 | 1983 | Seok Geum-seong (Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away) |
| 11 | 1991 | Shin Seong-il |
| 11 | 1991 | Hwang Gi-seong |
| 12 | 1992 | Lee Woo-seok (Dong-A Export Co.) |
| 12 | 1992 | Lee Chang-geun (senior cameraman) |
| 14 | 1994 | Chung Ji-young |
| 15 | 1995 | Lee Chang-geun |
| 16 | 1996 | Boim (The Murmuring) |
| 18 | 1998 | Kim Ki-young |
| 20 | 2000 | Kim Ji-mee |
| 25 | 2005 | Kim Jong-won |
| 25 | 2005 | Byun In-shik |
| 26 | 2006 | Lee Kyung-ja |
| 28 | 2008 | Choi Eun-hee |
| 34 | 2014 | Jung Il-sung (cinematographer) |
| 35 | 2015 | Jung Jin-woo (director) |
| 38 | 2018 | Yoon Jeong-hee (actress) |
| 39 | 2019 | Um Aing-ran (actress) |
| 40 | 2020 | Kim Jong-won (critic) |
| 41 | 2021 | Yoon Il-bong |

## Award for Contribution to Cinema

| # | Year | Recipient |
| 27 | 2007 | Yu Hyun-mok |
| 29 | 2009 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 30 | 2010 | Shin Young-kyun |
| 30 | 2010 | Jo Kwon-hee |
| 31 | 2011 | Jeong Chang-hwa |
| 32 | 2012 | Hwang Jeong-sun |
| 33 | 2013 | Shin Seong-il |
| 36 | 2016 | Im Kwon-taek |

## Other Awards

| # | Year | Award | Recipient | Film |
| 33 | 2013 | CJ CGV Star Award | Lee Jung-jae | The Face Reader, New World |
| 35 | 2015 | Special Appreciation Plaque | Ahn Sung-ki | |
| 42 | 2022 | Korean Association of Film 10 selections of Kim Hyun-seung | | Hansan: Rising Dragon |

## Best New Critic

| # | Year | Critic |
| 29 | 2009 | Ahn Seung-beom |
| 29 | 2009 | Park Woo-sung |
| 30 | 2010 | Lee Ji-hyun |
| 31 | 2011 | Yoon Sung-eun |
| 32 | 2012 | Lee Dae-yeon |
| 33 | 2013 | Sung Jin-soo |
| 33 | 2013 | Lee Soo-hyang |
| 34 | 2014 | Song A-reum |
| 35 | 2015 | Moon Sung-hoon |
| 38 | 2018 | Cho Han-ki |
| 41 | 2021 | Jung Woo-sung |
| 42 | 2022 | Kim Hyun-seung |

## Best Foreign Film

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1 | 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Robert Benton |
| 2 | 1981 | Tess | Roman Polanski |
| 3 | 1983 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Steven Spielberg |
| 4 | 1984 | The Woman Next Door | François Truffaut |