# List of awards and nominations received by Descendants of the Sun

This is the list of awards and nominations received by Descendants of the Sun, a 2016 South Korean television series.

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 2016 | 2016 Rookie Asia Awards | Male Rookie of the Year | Choi Woong | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (TV) | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director (TV) | Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Scriptwriter (TV) | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Jin Goo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Kim Ji-won | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | iQiyi Global Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | iQiyi Global Star Award | Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | iQiyi Global Star Award | Jin Goo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | iQiyi Global Star Award | Kim Ji-won | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2nd Scene Stealer Festival | Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Lee Seung-joon | Won |
| 2016 | 2nd Scene Stealer Festival | Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Jo Jae-yoon | Won |
| 2016 | 2nd Scene Stealer Festival | Newcomer Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Onew | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Indonesian Television Awards | Special Award | Jin Goo | Won |
| 2016 | 43rd Korean Broadcasting Grand Prize | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Excellent Korean Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Drama of the Year | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lee Seung-joon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jin Goo | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best APAN Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Couple Award | Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won | Nominated |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama Writer | Kim Eun-sook | Nominated |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Won |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Korean Advertisers Association Awards | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang), Drama | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Artist Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Jin Goo | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Celebrity Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Rookie Award, Actress | Park Hwan-hee | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best OST Award | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Nominated |
| 2016 | 8th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Nominated |
| 2016 | 8th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Yoon Mi-rae (Always) | Won |
| 2016 | 8th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Davichi (This Love) | Nominated |
| 2016 | 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | Davichi (This Love) | Nominated |
| 2016 | 21st Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2016 | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Presidential Award | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Presidential Award | Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Presidential Award | Kim Eun-sook | Won |
| 2016 | 29th Grimae Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Si-hyung, Uhm Jun-sung (Cinematography) | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jin Goo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ji-won | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Onew | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Screenwriter | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Song Joong-ki | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki & Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Jin Goo & Kim Ji-won | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Asia Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki & Song Hye-kyo | Won |
| 2017 | 31st Golden Disk Awards | Best OST | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Seoul Music Awards | OST Award | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won |
| 2017 | 29th Korean Producer Awards | Best Performer Award | Song Joong-ki | Won |
| 2017 | Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | Grand Prize for Excellence in Production | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
| 2017 | 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | Special Jury Award (TV series) | Descendants of the Sun | Won |