# Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film

The Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film is one of the awards that is presented annually at the Blue Dragon Film Awards by Sports Chosun, which is typically held at the end of the year.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1960s

| Year | Winner | Original title | Director(s) |
| 1963 (1st) | Kinship ‡ | 혈맥 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1964 (2nd) | Extra Human Being ‡ | 잉여인간 | Yu Hyun-mok |
| 1965 (3rd) | Sad Story of Self Supporting Child ‡ | 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1966 (4th) | Market ‡ | 시장 | Lee Man-hee |
| 1967 (5th) | Flame in the Valley ‡ | 산불 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1969 (6th) | Descendents of Cain ‡ | 카인의 후예 | Yu Hyun-mok |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | Original title | Director(s) |
| 1970 (7th) | The Old Jar Craftsman ‡ | 독짓는 늙은이 | Choi Ha-won |
| 1971 (8th) | When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box ‡ | 옥합을 깨뜨릴 때 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1972 (9th) | Oyster Village ‡ | 석화촌 | Jung Jin-woo |
| 1973 (10th) | The Three-Day Reign ‡ | 삼일천하 | Shin Sang-ok |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Director(s) |
| 1990 (11th) | Black Republic ‡ | 그들도 우리처럼 | Park Kwang-su |
| 1990 (11th) | Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea | 남부군 | Chung Ji-young |
| 1990 (11th) | Rooster | 수탉 | Shin Seung-soo |
| 1990 (11th) | General's Son | 장군의 아들 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1991 (12th) | Death Song ‡ | 사의 찬미 | Kim Ho-sun |
| 1991 (12th) | Fly High Run Far | 개벽 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1991 (12th) | Who saw the dragon's toenails? | 누가 용의 발톱을 보았는가 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 1991 (12th) | Berlin Report | 베를린리포트 | Park Kwang-su |
| 1991 (12th) | Silver Stallion | 은마는 오지 않는다 | Jang Kil-su |
| 1992 (13th) | Our Twisted Hero ‡ | 우리들의 일그러진 영웅 | Park Jong-won |
| 1992 (13th) | Marriage Story | 결혼 이야기 | Kim Ui-seok |
| 1992 (13th) | The Road to Racetrack | 경마장 가는 길 | Jang Sun-woo |
| 1992 (13th) | White Badge | 하얀 전쟁 | Chung Ji-young |
| 1993 (14th) | Sopyonje ‡ | 서편제 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1993 (14th) | Blue In You | 그대 안의 블루 | Lee Hyun-seung |
| 1993 (14th) | I Will Survive | 살어리랏다 | Yoon Sam-yook |
| 1993 (14th) | First Love | 첫사랑 | Lee Myung-se |
| 1993 (14th) | Hwa-Om-Kyung | 화엄경 | Jang Sun-woo |
| 1994 (15th) | The Taebaek Mountains ‡ | 태백산맥 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1994 (15th) | Two Cops | 투캅스 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 1994 (15th) | To You from Me | 너에게 나를 보낸다 | Jang Sun-woo |
| 1994 (15th) | Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid | 헐리우드 키드의 생애 | Chung Ji-young |
| 1994 (15th) | The Rules Of The Game | 게임의 법칙 | Jang Hyun-soo |
| 1995 (16th) | A Single Spark ‡ | 아름다운 청년 전태일 | Park Kwang-su |
| 1995 (16th) | The Terrorist | 테러리스트 | Kim Young-bin |
| 1995 (16th) | A Hot Roof | 개같은 날의 오후 | Lee Min-yong |
| 1995 (16th) | Dr. Bong | 닥터 봉 | Lee Kwang-hoon |
| 1995 (16th) | Go Alone Like Musso's Horn | 무소의 뿔처럼 혼자서 가라 | Oh Byeong-cheol |
| 1996 (17th) | Festival ‡ | 축제 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1996 (17th) | A Petal | 꽃잎 | Jang Sun-woo |
| 1996 (17th) | The Day A Pig Fell Into The Well | 돼지가 우물에 빠진 날 | Hong Sang-soo |
| 1996 (17th) | The Gingko Bed | 은행나무 침대 | Kang Je-gyu |
| 1996 (17th) | Farewell My Darling | 학생부군신위 | Park Chul-soo |
| 1997 (18th) | Green Fish ‡ | 초록물고기 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 1997 (18th) | Ghost Mamma | 고스트 맘마 | Han Ji-seung |
| 1997 (18th) | Beat | 비트 | Kim Sung-su |
| 1997 (18th) | The Contact | 접속 | Chang Yoon-hyun |
| 1997 (18th) | Downfall | 창 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1998 (19th) | Christmas in August ‡ | 8월의 크리스마스 | Hur Jin-ho |
| 1998 (19th) | The Power of Kangwon Province | 강원도의 힘 | Hong Sang-soo |
| 1998 (19th) | Bedroom And Courtroom | 생과부 위자료 청구 소송 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 1998 (19th) | A Promise | 약속 | Kim Yoo-jin |
| 1998 (19th) | An Affair | 정사 | E J-yong |
| 1999 (20th) | Nowhere to Hide ‡ | 인정사정 볼 것 없다 | Lee Myung-se |
| 1999 (20th) | Rainbow Trout | 송어 | Park Jong-won |
| 1999 (20th) | Shiri | 쉬리 | Kang Je-gyu |
| 1999 (20th) | Phantom, The Submarine | 유령 | Min Byung-Chun |
| 1999 (20th) | Tell Me Something | 텔 미 썸딩 | Chang Yoon-hyun |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Director(s) |
| 2000 (21st) | Joint Security Area ‡ | 공동경비구역 JSA | Park Chan-wook |
| 2000 (21st) | Peppermint Candy | 박하사탕 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2000 (21st) | The Foul King | 반칙왕 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2000 (21st) | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | 오! 수정 | Hong Sang-soo |
| 2000 (21st) | Chunhyang | 춘향뎐 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 2001 (22nd) | One Fine Spring Day ‡ | 봄날은 간다 | Hur Jin-ho |
| 2001 (22nd) | Musa | 무사 | Kim Sung-su |
| 2001 (22nd) | Bungee Jumping of Their Own | 번지 점프를 하다 | Kim Dae-seung |
| 2001 (22nd) | Failan | 파이란 | Song Hae-sung |
| 2001 (22nd) | Friend | 친구 | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| 2002 (23rd) | Chi-hwa-seon ‡ | 취화선 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 2002 (23rd) | Public Enemy | 공공의 적 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 2002 (23rd) | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | 복수는 나의 것 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2002 (23rd) | On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate | 생활의 발견 | Hong Sang-soo |
| 2002 (23rd) | The Way Home | 집으로... | Lee Jeong-hyang |
| 2003 (24th) | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring ‡ | 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 | Kim Ki-duk |
| 2003 (24th) | A Good Lawyer's Wife | 바람난 가족 | Im Sang-soo |
| 2003 (24th) | Memories of Murder | 살인의 추억 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2003 (24th) | Untold Scandal | 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사 | E J-yong |
| 2003 (24th) | Oldboy | 올드보이 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2004 (25th) | Silmido ‡ | 실미도 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 2004 (25th) | Once Upon a Time in High School | 말죽거리 잔혹사 | Yoo Ha |
| 2004 (25th) | The Big Swindle | 범죄의 재구성 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2004 (25th) | My Mother, the Mermaid | 인어 공주 | Park Heung-sik |
| 2004 (25th) | Taegukgi | 태극기 휘날리며 | Kang Je-gyu |
| 2005 (26th) | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance ‡ | 친절한 금자씨 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2005 (26th) | You Are My Sunshine | 너는 내 운명 | Park Jin-pyo |
| 2005 (26th) | Marathon | 말아톤 | Jeong Yoon-cheol |
| 2005 (26th) | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴 투 동막골 | Park Kwang-hyun |
| 2005 (26th) | Blood Rain | 혈의 누 | Kim Dae-seung |
| 2006 (27th) | The Host ‡ | 괴물 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2006 (27th) | Family Ties | 가족의 탄생 | Kim Tae-yong |
| 2006 (27th) | Radio Star | 라디오 스타 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2006 (27th) | The King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2006 (27th) | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2007 (28th) | The Show Must Go On ‡ | 우아한 세계 | Han Jae-rim |
| 2007 (28th) | 200 Pounds Beauty | 미녀는 괴로워 | Kim Yong-hwa |
| 2007 (28th) | Voice of a Murderer | 그놈 목소리 | Park Jin-pyo |
| 2007 (28th) | May 18 | 화려한 휴가 | Kim Ji-hoon |
| 2007 (28th) | Happiness | 행복 | Hur Jin-ho |
| 2008 (29th) | Forever the Moment ‡ | 우리 생애 최고의 순간 | Yim Soon-rye |
| 2008 (29th) | Seven Days | 세븐 데이즈 | Won Shin-yun |
| 2008 (29th) | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2008 (29th) | The Chaser | 추격자 | Na Hong-jin |
| 2008 (29th) | Crossing | 크로싱 | Kim Tae-kyun |
| 2009 (30th) | Mother ‡ | 마더 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2009 (30th) | Take Off | 국가대표 | Kim Yong-hwa |
| 2009 (30th) | Good Morning President | 굿모닝 프레지던트 | Jang Jin |
| 2009 (30th) | Thirst | 박쥐 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2009 (30th) | Tidal Wave | 해운대 | Yoon Je-kyoon |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Director(s) |
| 2010 (31st) | Secret Reunion ‡ | 의형제 | Jang Hoon |
| 2010 (31st) | The Man from Nowhere | 아저씨 | Lee Jeong-beom |
| 2010 (31st) | Moss | 이끼 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 2010 (31st) | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | 전우치 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2010 (31st) | The Housemaid | 하녀 | Im Sang-soo |
| 2011 (32nd) | The Unjust ‡ | 부당거래 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2011 (32nd) | The Front Line | 고지전 | Jang Hoon |
| 2011 (32nd) | Silenced | 도가니 | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 2011 (32nd) | Sunny | 써니 | Kang Hyeong-cheol |
| 2011 (32nd) | War of the Arrows | 최종병기 활 | Kim Han-min |
| 2012 (33rd) | Pietà ‡ | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk |
| 2012 (33rd) | Masquerade | 광해, 왕이 된 남자 | Choo Chang-min |
| 2012 (33rd) | The Thieves | 도둑들 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2012 (33rd) | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁 : 나쁜놈들 전성시대 | Yoon Jong-bin |
| 2012 (33rd) | Unbowed | 부러진 화살 | Chung Ji-young |
| 2013 (34th) | Hope ‡ | 소원 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2013 (34th) | The Face Reader | 관상 | Han Jae-rim |
| 2013 (34th) | The Berlin File | 베를린 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2013 (34th) | Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2013 (34th) | New World | 신세계 | Park Hoon-jung |
| 2014 (35th) | The Attorney ‡ | 변호인 | Yang Woo-suk |
| 2014 (35th) | Miss Granny | 수상한 그녀 | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 2014 (35th) | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Kim Seong-hun |
| 2014 (35th) | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | Kim Han-min |
| 2014 (35th) | Whistle Blower | 제보자 | Yim Soon-rye |
| 2015 (36th) | Assassination ‡ | 암살 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2015 (36th) | Ode to My Father | 국제시장 | Yoon Je-kyoon |
| 2015 (36th) | The Classified File | 극비수사 | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| 2015 (36th) | Veteran | 베테랑 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2015 (36th) | The Throne | 사도 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2016 (37th) | Inside Men ‡ | 내부자들 | Woo Min-ho |
| 2016 (37th) | The Wailing | 곡성 | Na Hong-jin |
| 2016 (37th) | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | 동주 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2016 (37th) | The Age of Shadows | 밀정 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2016 (37th) | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho |
| 2016 (37th) | The Handmaiden | 아가씨 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2017 (38th) | A Taxi Driver ‡ | 택시 운전사 | Jang Hoon |
| 2017 (38th) | The Fortress | 남한산성 | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 2017 (38th) | The King | 더 킹 | Han Jae-rim |
| 2017 (38th) | Anarchist from Colony | 박열 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2017 (38th) | The Merciless | 불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상 | Byun Sung-hyun |
| 2018 (39th) | 1987: When the Day Comes ‡ | 1987 | Jang Joon-hwan |
| 2018 (39th) | The Spy Gone North | 공작 | Yoon Jong-bin |
| 2018 (39th) | Little Forest | 리틀 포레스트 | Yim Soon-rye |
| 2018 (39th) | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | 신과함께-죄와 벌 | Kim Yong-hwa |
| 2018 (39th) | Dark Figure of Crime | 암수살인 | Kim Tae-kyun |
| 2019 (40th) | Parasite ‡ | 기생충 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2019 (40th) | Extreme Job | 극한직업 | Lee Byeong-heon |
| 2019 (40th) | House of Hummingbird | 벌새 | Kim Bora |
| 2019 (40th) | Swing Kids | 스윙키즈 | Kang Hyeong-cheol |
| 2019 (40th) | Exit | 엑시트 | Lee Sang-geun |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Director(s) |
| 2020 (41st) |
| 2020 (41st) | The Man Standing Next ‡ | 남산의 부장들 | Woo Min-ho |
| 2020 (41st) | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 | Hong Eui-jeong |
| 2020 (41st) | Moving On | 남매의 여름밤 | Yoon Dan-bi |
| 2020 (41st) | Moonlit Winter | 윤희에게 | Lim Dae-hyung |
| 2020 (41st) | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 82년생 김지영 | Kim Do-young |
| 2021 (42nd) | Escape from Mogadishu ‡ | 모가디슈 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2021 (42nd) | The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | 내가 죽던 날 | Park Ji-wan |
| 2021 (42nd) | Space Sweepers | 승리호 | Jo Sung-hee |
| 2021 (42nd) | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | 인질 | Pil Kam-sung |
| 2021 (42nd) | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2022 (43rd) | Decision to Leave ‡ | 헤어질 결심 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2022 (43rd) | Hunt | 헌트 | Lee Jung-jae |
| 2022 (43rd) | Kingmaker | 킹메이커 | Byun Sung-Hyun |
| 2022 (43rd) | Hansan: Rising Dragon | 한산: 용의 출현 | Kim Han-min |
| 2022 (43rd) | Broker | 브로커 | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| 2023 (44th) |
| 2023 (44th) | Smugglers ‡ | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2023 (44th) | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Um Tae-hwa |
| 2023 (44th) | Next Sohee | 다음 소희 | Jung Ju-ri |
| 2023 (44th) | The Night Owl | 올빼미 | Ahn Tae-jin |
| 2023 (44th) | Cobweb | 거미집 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2024 (45th) |
| 2024 (45th) | 12.12: The Day ‡ | 서울의 봄 | Kim Sung-su |
| 2024 (45th) | I, the Executioner | 베테랑2 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2024 (45th) | Exhuma | 파묘 | Jang Jae-hyun |
| 2024 (45th) | Past Lives | | Celine Song |
| 2024 (45th) | Handsome Guys | 핸섬가이즈 | Nam Dong-hyeop |