# List of accolades received by Burning

Burning (Korean: 버닝; RR: Beoning) is a 2018 South Korean mystery drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film stars Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo. The film is based on one of Haruki Murakami's seventeen short stories in The Elephant Vanishes, "Barn Burning". It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Prize. It became the highest-rated film in the history of Screen International’s Cannes jury grid. It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards and became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist.
The first film directed by Lee Chang-dong in eight years, Burning was among the lineup in competition entries announced for the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Lee's 2007 film Secret Sunshine and 2010 film Poetry both premiered as in competition entries at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film was sold to more than 100 countries and territories at the Marché du Film in Cannes Film Festival. This include Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Greece, Poland and Turkey.
In South Korea, Burning premiered in theaters on May 17, 2018.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| Adelaide Film Festival | 20 October 2018 | International Best Feature | Burning | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 10 January 2019 | Best Non-English Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| American Film Awards | 15 February 2019 | Best Dramatic Film | Burning | Won | |
| American Film Awards | 15 February 2019 | Best Asian Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| American Film Awards | 15 February 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 29 November 2018 | Burning | Best Feature Film | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 29 November 2018 | Burning | Jury Grand Prize | Won | [19] [20] |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 29 November 2018 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Won | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Newcomer | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Sound | Lee Seung-chul | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Production Design | Shin Jeom-hee | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2019 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lee Chang-dong | Recipient | [21] [22] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 7 January 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 7 January 2019 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 7 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | [23] [24] |
| Australian Film Critics Association | 7 February 2020 | Best Film (Foreign Language) | Burning | Nominated | |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1 May 2019 | Technical Award | Hong Kyung-pyo | Won | [26] [27] |
| Belgian Film Press Union | 1 February 2019 | Grand Prix of 2018 | Burning | Won | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 23 November 2018 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 23 November 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 23 November 2018 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 23 November 2018 | Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | |
| Bodil Awards | 2 March 2019 | Best Non-English Language Film | Burning | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 16 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Runner-up | |
| British Film Institute | 11 December 2018 | Sight & Sound's Best Films of 2018 | Burning | 3rd place | |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Won | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Buil Film Awards | 5 October 2018 | Best Music | Mowg | Won | [34] [35] |
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 7 December 2018 | Technical Award | Hong Kyung-pyo | Won | |
| Cahiers du cinéma | 3 December 2018 | Top 10 Films | Burning | 4th place | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 19 May 2018 | Palme d'Or | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [38] [39] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 19 May 2018 | FIPRESCI Prize | Lee Chang-dong | Won | [38] [39] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 19 May 2018 | Vulcan Award | Shin Jeom-hee | Won | [38] [39] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 8 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 8 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle | 2 February 2019 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Movie | Burning | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 17 March 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 18 July 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 18 July 2019 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 18 July 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | [43] [44] |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 18 July 2019 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 18 July 2019 | Technical Award | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Cine 21 Awards | 19 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Won | |
| Cine 21 Awards | 19 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| Cine 21 Awards | 19 December 2018 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Won | |
| CineLibri International Book&Movie Festival | 16 October 2019 | Best Literary Adaptation Award | Burning | Won | |
| Club Média Ciné | 8 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 3 January 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Runner-up | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 3 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Runner-up | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 13 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 17 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | 4th place | |
| Denver Film Critics Society | 14 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Director's Cut Awards | 14 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Director's Cut Awards | 14 December 2018 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Director's Cut Awards | 14 December 2018 | Special Mention Award | Burning | Won | [54] [55] |
| Film by the Sea International Film Festival | 13 September 2018 | Film and Literature Award | Burning | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Film by the Sea International Film Festival | 13 September 2018 | Youth Jury Award | Burning | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Florence Korea Film Fest | 28 March 2019 | Best Film | Burning | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 21 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 21 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association | 8 January 2019 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Burning | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 12 January 2019 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 29 May 2019 | Best Foreign Thriller Trailer | Burning | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 29 May 2019 | Best Foreign Poster | Burning | Nominated | |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Won | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Lightning | Kim Chang-ho | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 22 October 2018 | Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 28 December 2018 | Best Picture | Burning | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 28 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 28 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 28 December 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | |
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 28 December 2018 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | Won | |
| Haifa International Film Festival | 29 September 2018 | Carmel Award | Burning | Nominated | |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 12 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 3 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 23 February 2019 | Best International Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival | 12 May 2019 | Silvestre Award for Best Feature Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 17 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | 3rd place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 17 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | 2nd place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 17 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 17 December 2018 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | 5th place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 17 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | 2nd place | |
| International Adana Film Festival | 29 September 2018 | Golden Boll International Best Feature | Burning | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Picture | Burning | Runner-up | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Runner-up | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Won | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominated | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Original Score | Mowg | Runner-up | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society | 3 February 2019 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Burning | Runner-up | [73] [74] |
| International Cinephile Society Cannes Awards | 19 May 2018 | Palme d'Or | Burning | Won | |
| Key West Film Festival | 18 November 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 11 February 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | 10th place | |
| KOFRA Film Awards | 30 January 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 13 November 2018 | Top 11 Films | Burning | Won | |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 13 November 2018 | FIPRESCI Award | Burning | Won | |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 13 November 2018 | Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Won | |
| Latino Entertainment Film Awards | 20 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| London Film Week | 13 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Won | |
| London Film Week | 13 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| London Film Week | 13 December 2018 | Best Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards | 7 December 2018 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 13 February 2020 | Foreign Film Best One Award | Burning | Nominated | |
| Manaki Brothers Film Festival | 29 September 2018 | Golden Camera 300 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Won | |
| Miami International Film Festival | 10 March 2019 | Knight Marimbas Award | Burning | Nominated | [86] [87] |
| Miami International Film Festival | 10 March 2019 | Alacran Music in Film Award | Mowg | Won | [86] [87] |
| Miskolc International Film Festival | 22 September 2018 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | Burning | Nominated | |
| MOOOV Film Festival | 26 April 2019 | Sembène Award | Burning | Won | |
| Munich International Film festival | 7 July 2018 | Best International Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | 27 November 2018 | Top Five Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 5 January 2019 | Best Film | Burning | Runner-up | [92] [93] |
| National Society of Film Critics | 5 January 2019 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Runner-up | [92] [93] |
| National Society of Film Critics | 5 January 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | [92] [93] |
| National Society of Film Critics | 5 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Runner-up | [92] [93] |
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | 9 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Runner-up | |
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | 9 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Runner-up | |
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | 9 December 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | 9 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 2 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| North Texas Film Critics Association | 18 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | 3rd place | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2 January 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Online Film & Television Association | 10 February 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Oslo Film from the South Festival | 17 November 2018 | Silver Mirror Award | Burning | Won | |
| Oslo Film from the South Festival | 17 November 2018 | Audience Award | Burning | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 14 January 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 14 January 2019 | Ricky Jay Magic of Cinema Award | Burning | Nominated | |
| Phoenix Critics Circle | 17 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Pingyao International Film Festival | 15 October 2018 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon East-West Award | Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro | 28 December 2019 | Filme Estrangeiro (Best Foreign Film) | Burning | Nominated | |
| Prix des auditeurs du Masque et la Plume | 17 February 2019 | Films Étrangers (Best Foreign Film) | Burning | 5th place | |
| Robert Awards | 3 February 2019 | Best Non-English Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 9 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 9 February 2019 | Virtuoso Award | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| Saturn Award | 13 September 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | 13 September 2019 | Best Writing | Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | 13 September 2019 | Best International Film | Burning | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 December 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| ShinFilm Art Film Festival | 8 September 2018 | Shin Sang-ok Director Award | Lee Chang-dong | Won | |
| Sitges Film Festival | 13 October 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Stockholm Film Festival | 18 November 2018 | FIPRESCI Award | Burning | Nominated | |
| The Seoul Awards | 27 October 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| The Seoul Awards | 27 October 2018 | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | |
| The Seoul Awards | 27 October 2018 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 9 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Won | |
| Tour du Cinéma Français | 12 November 2018 | Etoile du Cinéma Award | Burning | Won | |
| Turkish Film Critics Association | 26 March 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Burning | 3th place | |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 16 December 2018 | Best Non-English Language Film | Burning | Runner-up | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 17 December 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 17 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 3 December 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Burning | Nominated | |
| World Cinema Amsterdam | 25 August 2018 | Best Film | Burning | Nominated | |