# Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Film

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Film (Korean: 백상예술대상 영화부문 남자 최우수 연기상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang Yeonghwa Bumun Namja Choeusu Yeongisang) is an award presented annually at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of JoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year in Seoul.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 1965 (1st) | Kim Jin-kyu ‡ | Deaf Sam-yong | 벙어리 삼룡 | |
| 1966 (2nd) | Shin Young-kyun ‡ | The Sea Village | 한백년 | Sang-soo |
| 1967 (3rd) | Kim Jin-kyu ‡ | Late Autumn | | |
| 1968 (4th) | Kim Jin-kyu ‡ | The Sun Rises Again | | |
| 1969 (5th) | Choi Nam-hyun ‡ | Legend of Ssarigol | | |
| 1970 (6th) | Hwang Hae ‡ | The Old Jar Craftsman | 독짓는 늙은이 | |
| 1971 (7th) | Choi Moo-ryong ‡ | Please Turn Off the Light | | |
| 1972 (8th) | Heo Jang-kang ‡ | Bun-rye's Story | 분례기 | |
| 1973 (9th) | Namkoong Won ‡ | Insect Woman | 충녀 | Dong Shik |
| 1974 (10th) | Hah Myung-joong ‡ | Me, Myself, and I | | |
| 1975 (11th) | Kim Jin-kyu ‡ | Light Flower | | |
| 1975 (11th) | Baek Il-seob ‡ | Light Flower | | |
| 1976 (12th) | Kim Hee-ra ‡ | Last Embrace | | |
| 1977 (13th) | Lee Soon-jae ‡ | Concentration of Attention | | |
| 1978 (14th) | Shin Seong-il ‡ | Winter Woman | 겨울여자 | |
| 1978 (14th) | Hwang Hae ‡ | Floating Weeds | | |
| 1979 (15th) | Park Geun-hyung ‡ | The Swamp of Exile | | |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 1980 (16th) | Lee Dae-keun ‡ | I Saw the Wild Ginseng | | |
| 1981 (17th) | Sin Yeong-il ‡ | A Man Who Died Daily | | |
| 1982 (18th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Mandala | 만다라 | |
| 1983 (19th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Village in the Mist | 안개마을 | |
| 1984 (20th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | The Flower at the Equator | | |
| 1985 (21st) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Deep Blue Night | | |
| 1986 (22nd) | Lee Young-ha ‡ | Fire Women Village | | |
| 1987 (23rd) | Sin Yeong-il ‡ | Love Song of Lethe | | |
| 1988 (24th) | Lee Deok-hwa ‡ | You My Rose Mellow | 접시꽃 당신 | Jong-hwan |
| 1989 (25th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | The Age of Success | 성공시대 | Kim Bang-chul |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 1990 (26th) | Park Joong-hoon ‡ | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi | 우묵배미의 사랑 | Il-do |
| 1991 (27th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Who Saw The Dragon's Toenails | | |
| 1992 (28th) | Yu In-chon ‡ | Kim's War | | |
| 1992 (28th) | Moon Sung-keun | The Road To The Racetrack | | |
| 1992 (28th) | Lee Deok-hwa | Fly High Run Far | 개벽 | Hae-weol |
| 1993 (29th) | Lee Geung-young ‡ | White Badge | 하얀전쟁 | |
| 1993 (29th) | Ahn Sung-ki | White Badge | 하얀전쟁 | |
| 1993 (29th) | Lee Deok-hwa | I Will Survive | 살어리랏다 | Man-seok |
| 1994 (30th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Two Cops | 투캅스 | Jo |
| 1994 (30th) | Park Joong-hoon | Two Cops | 투캅스 | Kang |
| 1994 (30th) | Moon Sung-keun | To the Starry Island | 그 섬에 가고싶다 | Moon Jae-Goo |
| 1994 (30th) | Kim Myung-gon | Seopyeonje | 서편제 | Yu-bong |
| 1995 (31st) | Kim Kap-soo ‡ | The Taebaek Mountains | 태백산맥 | |
| 1995 (31st) | Park Joong-hoon | How to Top My Wife | 마누라 죽이기 | Park Bong-soo |
| 1995 (31st) | Moon Sung-keun | To You, From Me | | |
| 1995 (31st) | Ahn Sung-ki | The Eternal Empire | 영원한 제국 | Jeongjo of Joseon |
| 1996 (32nd) | Lee Geung-young ‡ | Runaway | 런어웨이 | |
| 1996 (32nd) | Choi Min-soo | The Terrorist | 테러리스트 | Oh Soo-hyun |
| 1996 (32nd) | Hong Kyung-in | A Single Spark | 아름다운 청년 전태일 | |
| 1996 (32nd) | Han Suk-kyu | Dr. Bong | | |
| 1997 (33rd) | Han Suk-kyu ‡ | Green Fish | 초록 물고기 | Mak-dong |
| 1997 (33rd) | Moon Sung-keun | Green Fish | 초록 물고기 | Bae Tae-gon |
| 1997 (33rd) | Ahn Sung-ki | Festival | 축제 | |
| 1997 (33rd) | Park Sang-min | Come to Me | | |
| 1998 (34th) | Park Joong-hoon ‡ | Hallelujah | | |
| 1998 (34th) | Han Suk-kyu | Christmas in August | 8월의 크리스마스 | Jung-won |
| 1998 (34th) | Choi Min-soo | Blackjack | | |
| 1998 (34th) | Park Geun-hyung | Father | | |
| 1998 (34th) | Park Shin-yang | The Letter | 편지 | Hwan-yoo |
| 1999 (35th) | Choi Min-sik ‡ | Shiri | 쉬리 | Park Mu-young |
| 1999 (35th) | Park Shin-yang | A Promise | | |
| 1999 (35th) | Lee Jung-jae | City of the Rising Sun | 태양은 없다 | Hong-ki |
| 1999 (35th) | Han Suk-kyu | Shiri | 쉬리 | Yu Jung-won |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 2000 (36th) | Park Joong-hoon ‡ | Nowhere to Hide | 인정사정 볼 것 없다 | Woo Deon-suk |
| 2000 (36th) | Choi Min-sik | Happy End | 해피엔드 | Seo Min-ki |
| 2000 (36th) | Song Kang-ho | The Foul King | 반칙왕 | Im Dae-ho |
| 2000 (36th) | Lee Jung-jae | The Uprising | 이재수의 난 | Lee Jae-su |
| 2001 (37th) | Choi Min-soo ‡ | Libera Me | 리베라 메 | Jo Sang-woo |
| 2001 (37th) | Song Kang-ho | Joint Security Area | 공동경비구역 JSA | Oh Kyeong-pil |
| 2001 (37th) | Lee Byung-hun | Bungee Jumping of Their Own | 번지점프를 하다 | Seo In-woo |
| 2002 (38th) | Cho Jae-hyun ‡ | Bad Guy | 나쁜 남자 | Han-gi |
| 2002 (38th) | Sul Kyung-gu | Public Enemy | 공공의 적 | Kang Chul-joong |
| 2002 (38th) | Choi Min-sik | Failan | 파이란 | Kang-jae |
| 2002 (38th) | Yu Oh-seong | Friend | 친구 | Joon-seok |
| 2003 (39th) | Cha Seung-won ‡ | Jail Breakers | 광복절 특사 | Choi Mu-seok |
| 2003 (39th) | Sul Kyung-gu | Oasis | 오아시스 | Hong Jong-du |
| 2003 (39th) | Yoo Dong-geun | Marrying the Mafia | 가문의 영광 | Jang In-tae |
| 2003 (39th) | Shin Hyun-joon | Blue | 블루 | Kim Jun |
| 2004 (40th) | Choi Min-sik ‡ | Oldboy | 올드보이 | Oh Dae-su |
| 2004 (40th) | Sul Kyung-gu | Silmido | 실미도 | Kang In-chan |
| 2004 (40th) | Jang Dong-gun | Taegukgi | 태극기 휘날리며 | Lee Jin-tae |
| 2004 (40th) | Kwon Sang-woo | Once Upon a Time in High School | 말죽거리 잔혹사 | Hyun-soo |
| 2005 (41st) | Cho Seung-woo ‡ | Marathon | 말아톤 | Cho-won |
| 2005 (41st) | Baek Yoon-sik | The President's Last Bang | 그때 그사람들 | Kim Jae-gyu |
| 2005 (41st) | Han Suk-kyu | The President's Last Bang | 그때 그사람들 | Agent Joo |
| 2006 (42nd) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | A Bittersweet Life | 달콤한 인생 | Kim Sun-woo |
| 2006 (42nd) | Cha Seung-won | Blood Rain | 혈의 누 | Wonkyu |
| 2006 (42nd) | Hwang Jung-min | You Are My Sunshine | 너는 내 운명 | Seok-joong |
| 2006 (42nd) | Jung Jin-young | The King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 | Yeonsangun of Joseon |
| 2006 (42nd) | Park Hae-il | Rules of Dating | 연애의 목적 | Lee Yu-rim |
| 2007 (43rd) | Ryoo Seung-bum ‡ | Bloody Tie | 사생결단 | Oh Sang-do |
| 2007 (43rd) | Byun Hee-bong | The Host | 괴물 | Park Gang-du |
| 2007 (43rd) | Zo In-sung | A Dirty Carnival | 비열한 거리 | Kim Byung-doo |
| 2007 (43rd) | Cho Seung-woo | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 | Kim Goni |
| 2007 (43rd) | Gang Dong-won | Maundy Thursday | 우리들의 행복한 시간 | Jung Yun-soo |
| 2008 (44th) | Im Chang-jung ‡ | Scout | | |
| 2008 (44th) | Byun Hee-bong | The Devil's Game | 더 게임 | Kang No-sik |
| 2008 (44th) | Ha Jung-woo | The Chaser | 추격자 | Ji Yeong-min |
| 2008 (44th) | Kim Yoon-seok | The Chaser | 추격자 | Eom Joong-ho |
| 2008 (44th) | Song Kang-ho | The Show Must Go On | 우아한 세계 | In-gu |
| 2009 (45th) | Joo Jin-mo ‡ | A Frozen Flower | 쌍화점 | Gongmin of Goryeo |
| 2009 (45th) | Ha Jung-woo | My Dear Enemy | 멋진 하루 | Byung-woon |
| 2009 (45th) | Kim Joo-hyuk | My Wife Got Married | 아내가 결혼했다 | Noh Deok-hoon |
| 2009 (45th) | Sul Kyung-gu | Public Enemy Returns | 강철중: 공공의 적 1-1 | Kang Chul-joong |
| 2009 (45th) | Song Kang-ho | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | Yoon Tae-goo, the Weird |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 2010 (46th) | Ha Jung-woo ‡ | Take Off | 국가대표 | Cha Heon-tae / Bob |
| 2010 (46th) | Jung Jae-young | Castaway on the Moon | 김씨 표류기 | Kim Seong-geun |
| 2010 (46th) | Gang Dong-won | Secret Reunion | 의형제 | Song Ji-won |
| 2010 (46th) | Kim Yoon-seok | Running Turtle | 거북이 달린다 | Jo Pil-seong |
| 2010 (46th) | Won Bin | Mother | 마더 | Yoon Do-joon |
| 2011 (47th) | Ha Jung-woo ‡ | The Yellow Sea | 황해 | Gu-nam |
| 2011 (47th) | Cha Tae-hyun | Hello Ghost | 헬로우 고스트 | Sang-man |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Byung-hun | I Saw the Devil | 악마를 보았다 | Kim Soo-hyeon |
| 2011 (47th) | Ryoo Seung-bum | The Unjust | 부당거래 | Joo Yang |
| 2011 (47th) | Won Bin | The Man from Nowhere | 아저씨 | Cha Tae-sik |
| 2012 (48th) | Ahn Sung-ki ‡ | Unbowed | 부러진 화살 | Kim Kyung-ho |
| 2012 (48th) | Choi Min-sik | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대 | Choi Ik-hyun |
| 2012 (48th) | Gong Yoo | Silenced | 도가니 | Kang In-ho |
| 2012 (48th) | Kim Yoon-seok | Punch | 완득이 | Lee Dong-ju |
| 2012 (48th) | Park Hae-il | War of the Arrows | 최종병기 활 | Choi Nam-yi |
| 2013 (49th) | Ha Jung-woo ‡ | The Berlin File | 베를린 | Pyo Jong-seong |
| 2013 (49th) | Hwang Jung-min | New World | 신세계 | Jung Chung |
| 2013 (49th) | Lee Byung-hun | Masquerade | 광해: 왕이 된 남자 | Gwanghaegun of Joseon / Ha-sun |
| 2013 (49th) | Ryu Seung-ryong | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Lee Yong-gu |
| 2013 (49th) | Song Joong-ki | A Werewolf Boy | 늑대소년 | Chul-soo |
| 2014 (50th) | Sul Kyung-gu ‡ | Hope | 소원 | Im Dong-hoon |
| 2014 (50th) | Ha Jung-woo | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | Yoon Young-hwa |
| 2014 (50th) | Jung Woo-sung | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 | James |
| 2014 (50th) | Son Hyun-joo | Hide and Seek | 숨바꼭질 | Sung-soo |
| 2014 (50th) | Song Kang-ho | The Attorney | 변호인 | Song Woo-suk |
| 2015 (51st) | Lee Sun-kyun ‡ | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Ko Gun-su |
| 2015 (51st) | Cho Jin-woong ‡ | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Park Chang-min |
| 2015 (51st) | Ahn Sung-ki | Revivre | 화장 | Mr. Oh |
| 2015 (51st) | Choi Min-sik | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | Yi Sun-sin |
| 2015 (51st) | Sul Kyung-gu | My Dictator | 나의 독재자 | Kim Sung-geun |
| 2016 (52nd) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | Inside Men | 내부자들 | Ahn Sang-goo |
| 2016 (52nd) | Baek Yoon-sik | Inside Men | 내부자들 | Lee Kang-hee |
| 2016 (52nd) | Hwang Jung-min | Veteran | 베테랑 | Seo Do-cheol |
| 2016 (52nd) | Song Kang-ho | The Throne | 사도 | Yeongjo of Joseon |
| 2016 (52nd) | Yoo Ah-in | The Throne | 사도 | Crown Prince Sado |
| 2017 (53rd) | Song Kang-ho ‡ | The Age of Shadows | 밀정 | Lee Jung-chool |
| 2017 (53rd) | Kwak Do-won | The Wailing | 곡성 | Jong-goo |
| 2017 (53rd) | Yoo Hae-jin | Luck Key | 럭키 | Choi Hyung-wook |
| 2017 (53rd) | Lee Byung-hun | Master | 마스터 | Jin Hyun-pil |
| 2017 (53rd) | Ha Jung-woo | Tunnel | 터널 | Lee Jung-soo |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Yoon-seok ‡ | 1987: When the Day Comes | 1987 | Park Cheo-won |
| 2018 (54th) | Ma Dong-seok | The Outlaws | 범죄도시 | Ma Seok-do |
| 2018 (54th) | Sul Kyung-gu | The Merciless | 불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상 | Jae-ho |
| 2018 (54th) | Song Kang-ho | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 | Kim Man-seob |
| 2018 (54th) | Jung Woo-sung | Steel Rain | 강철비 | Eom Chul-woo |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Sung-min ‡ | The Spy Gone North | 공작 | Ri Myung-woon |
| 2019 (55th) | Ryu Seung-ryong | Extreme Job | 극한직업 | Squad chief Go |
| 2019 (55th) | Yoo Ah-in | Burning | 버닝 | Lee Jong-su |
| 2019 (55th) | Jung Woo-sung | Innocent Witness | 증인 | Soon-ho |
| 2019 (55th) | Ju Ji-hoon | Dark Figure of Crime | 암수살인 | Kang Tae-oh |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) |
| 2020 (56th) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 | Kim Gyu-pyeong |
| 2020 (56th) | Song Kang-ho | Parasite | 기생충 | Kim Ki-taek |
| 2020 (56th) | Lee Je-hoon | Time to Hunt | 사냥의 시간 | Jun-seok |
| 2020 (56th) | Jo Jung-suk | Exit | 엑시트 | Lee Yong-nam |
| 2020 (56th) | Han Suk-kyu | Forbidden Dream | 천문: 하늘에 묻는다 | Sejong the Great |
| 2021 (57th) | Yoo Ah-in ‡ | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 | Tae-in |
| 2021 (57th) | Byun Yo-han | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Jang Chang-dae |
| 2021 (57th) | Sul Kyung-gu | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Jeong Yak-jeon |
| 2021 (57th) | Lee Jung-jae | Deliver Us from Evil | 다만 악에서 구하소서 | Ray |
| 2021 (57th) | Cho Jin-woong | Me and Me | 사라진 시간 | Park Hyung-goo |
| 2022 (58th) | Sul Kyung-gu ‡ | Kingmaker | 킹메이커 | Kim Woon-beom |
| 2022 (58th) | Kim Yoon-seok | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 | Han Sin-seong |
| 2022 (58th) | Lee Sun-kyun | Kingmaker | 킹메이커 | Seo Chang-dae |
| 2022 (58th) | Jung Woo | Hot Blooded | 뜨거운 피 | Park Hee-soo |
| 2022 (58th) | Choi Min-sik | In Our Prime | 이상한 나라의 수학자 | Lee Hak-sung |
| 2023 (59th) | Ryu Jun-yeol ‡ | The Night Owl | 올빼미 | Kyung-soo |
| 2023 (59th) | Ma Dong-seok | The Roundup | 범죄도시2 | Ma Seok-do |
| 2023 (59th) | Park Hae-il | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | Jang Hae-jun |
| 2023 (59th) | Song Kang-ho | Broker | 브로커 | Ha Sang-hyeon |
| 2023 (59th) | Jung Woo-sung | Hunt | 헌트 | Kim Jung-do |
| 2024 (60th) | Hwang Jung-min ‡ | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Chun Doo-gwang |
| 2024 (60th) | Kim Yoon-seok | Noryang: Deadly Sea | 노량: 죽음의 바다 | Yi Sun-sin |
| 2024 (60th) | Lee Byung-hun | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Yeong-tak |
| 2024 (60th) | Jung Woo-sung | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Lee Tae-shin |
| 2024 (60th) | Choi Min-sik | Exhuma | 파묘 | Kim Sang-deok |

## Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
| Wins | Actor |
| 8 | Ahn Sung-ki |
| 4 | Kim Jin-kyu |
| 3 | Ha Jung-woo |
| 3 | Lee Byung-hun |
| 3 | Park Joong-hoon |
| 2 | Choi Min-sik |
| 2 | Lee Geung-young |
| 2 | Sul Kyung-gu |
The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
| 12 | Ahn Sung-ki |
| 10 | Song Kang-ho |
| 9 | Sul Kyung-gu |
| 8 | Choi Min-sik |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun |
| 7 | Ha Jung-woo |
| 6 | Han Suk-kyu |
| 6 | Kim Yoon-seok |
| 5 | Jung Woo-sung |
| 5 | Park Joong-hoon |
| 4 | Hwang Jung-min |
| 4 | Kim Jin-kyu |
| 4 | Moon Sung-keun |