# Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Film (Korean: 백상예술대상 영화부문 감독상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang Yeonghwa Bumun Gamdoksang) is annually presented at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1960s

| Year | Winner | Film | Original title |
| 1965 (1st) | Shin Sang-ok ‡ | Deaf Sam-yong | 벙어리 삼룡 |
| 1966 (2nd) | Kim Soo-yong ‡ | The Sea Village | 갯마을 |
| 1967 (3rd) | Lee Man-hee ‡ | Late Autumn | 만추 |
| 1968 (4th) | Lee Man-hee ‡ | Children of the Firing Range | 싸리골의 신화 |
| 1969 (5th) | Lee Sung-gu ‡ | The General's Mustache | 장군의 수염 |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | Film | Original title |
| 1970 (6th) | Lee Sung-gu ‡ | 7 People in the Cellar | 지하실의 7인 |
| 1971 (7th) | Jeong So-young ‡ | Pilnyeo | 필녀 |
| 1972 (8th) | Shin Sang-ok ‡ | War and Humanity | 전쟁과 인간 |
| 1973 (9th) | Kim Ki-young ‡ | Insect Woman | 충녀 |
| 1974 (10th) | Lee Won-se ‡ | Special Investigation Unit: The Case of Bae Tae-ok | 특별수사본부 배태옥 사건 |
| 1975 (11th) | Byun Jang-ho ‡ | The Executioner | 망나니 |
| 1976 (12th) | Im Kwon-taek ‡ | A Byegone Romance | 왕십리 |
| 1977 (13th) | Im Kwon-taek ‡ | Commando on the Nakdong River | 洛東江은 흐르는가 |
| 1978 (14th) | Kim Ho-sun ‡ | Winter Woman | 겨울여자 |
| 1979 (15th) | Kim Soo-yong ‡ | The Terms of Love | 사랑의 조건 |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner | Film | Original title |
| 1980 (16th) | Lee Won-se ‡ | A Ship with No Sails | 돛대도 아니 달고 |
| 1981 (17th) | Lee Doo-yong ‡ | The Hut | 피막 |
| 1982 (18th) | Lee Won-se ‡ | A Small Ball Shot by a Midget | 난장이가 쏘아올린 작은 공 |
| 1983 (19th) | Im Kwon-taek ‡ | Village in the Mist | 안개마을 |
| 1984 (20th) | Byun Jang-ho ‡ | Love and Farewell | 사랑 그리고 이별 |
| 1985 (21st) | Bae Chang-ho ‡ | Deep Blue Night | 깊고 푸른 밤 |
| 1986 (22nd) | Lee Doo-yong ‡ | Mulberry | 뽕 |
| 1987 (23rd) | Byun Jang-ho ‡ | Eve's Second Bedroom | 이브의 건넌방 |
| 1988 (24th) | Park Chul-soo ‡ | You My Rose Mellow | 접시꽃 당신 |
| 1989 (25th) | Kim Ho-sun ‡ | Rainbow Over Seoul | 서울무지개 |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Film | Original title |
| 1990 (26th) | Lee Doo-yong ‡ | The Way to Cheong Song | 청송으로 가는 길 |
| 1991 (27th) | Jang Kil-su ‡ | Silver Stallion | 은마는 오지 않는다 |
| 1992 (28th) | Bae Chang-ho ‡ | Stairways of Heaven | 천국의 계단 |
| 1993 (29th) | Park Jong-won ‡ | Our Twisted Hero | 우리들의 일그러진 영웅 |
| 1994 (30th) | Kang Woo-suk ‡ | Two Cops | 투캅스 |
| 1995 (31st) | Chung Ji-young ‡ | Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid | 헐리우드 키드의 생애 |
| 1996 (32nd) | Park Chul-soo ‡ | Farewell My Darling | 학생부군신위 |
| 1997 (33rd) | Im Kwon-taek ‡ | Festival | 축제 |
| 1998 (34th) | Chung Ji-young ‡ | Blackjack | 블랙잭 |
| 1999 (35th) | Kang Je-gyu ‡ | Shiri | 쉬리 |

### 2000s

| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Original title |
| 2000 (36th) | Im Kwon-taek ‡ | Chunhyang | 춘향뎐 |
| 2001 (37th) | Park Chan-wook ‡ | Joint Security Area | 공동경비구역 JSA |
| 2001 (37th) | Yang Yun-ho | Libera Me | 리베라 메 |
| 2001 (37th) | Hong Sang-soo | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | 오! 수정 |
| 2002 (38th) | Hur Jin-ho ‡ | One Fine Spring Day | 봄날은 간다 |
| 2002 (38th) | Yim Soon-rye | Waikiki Brothers | 와이키키 브라더스 |
| 2002 (38th) | Song Hae-sung | Failan | 파이란 |
| 2003 (39th) | Lee Chang-dong ‡ | Oasis | 오아시스 |
| 2003 (39th) | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | 복수는 나의 것 |
| 2003 (39th) | Im Kwon-taek | Chi-hwa-seon | 취화선 |
| 2004 (40th) | Park Chan-wook ‡ | Oldboy | 올드보이 |
| 2004 (40th) | Kang Woo-suk | Silmido | 실미도 |
| 2004 (40th) | Kang Je-gyu | Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War | 태극기 휘날리며 |
| 2005 (41st) | Park Heung-sik ‡ | My Mother, the Mermaid | 인어공주 |
| 2005 (41st) | Im Sang-soo | The President's Last Bang | 그때 그사람들 |
| 2005 (41st) | Kim Ki-duk | 3-Iron | 빈 집 |
| 2006 (42nd) | Lee Myung-se ‡ | Duelist | 형사 Duelist |
| 2006 (42nd) | Kim Jee-woon | A Bittersweet Life | 달콤한 인생 |
| 2006 (42nd) | Lee Joon-ik | King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 |
| 2006 (42nd) | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | 친절한 금자씨 |
| 2006 (42nd) | Park Jin-pyo | You Are My Sunshine | 너는 내 운명 |
| 2007 (43rd) | Choi Dong-hoon ‡ | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 |
| 2007 (43rd) | Bae Chang-ho | Road | 길 |
| 2007 (43rd) | E J-yong | Dasepo Naughty Girls | 다세포소녀 |
| 2007 (43rd) | Hong Sang-soo | Woman on the Beach | 해변의 여인 |
| 2007 (43rd) | Kim Tae-yong | Family Ties | 가족의 탄생 |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Chang-dong ‡ | Secret Sunshine | 밀양 |
| 2008 (44th) | Kim Hyun-seok | Scout | 스카우트 |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Myung-se | M | M |
| 2008 (44th) | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser | 추격자 |
| 2008 (44th) | Yim Soon-rye | Forever the Moment | 우리생애 최고의 순간 |
| 2009 (45th) | Lee Yoon-ki ‡ | My Dear Enemy | 멋진 하루 |
| 2009 (45th) | Kang Woo-suk | Public Enemy Returns | 강철중: 공공의 적 1–1 |
| 2009 (45th) | Kim Jee-woon | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 |
| 2009 (45th) | Kim Yoo-jin | The Divine Weapon | 신기전 |
| 2009 (45th) | Lee Joon-ik | Sunny | 님은 먼곳에 |

### 2010s

| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Original title |
| 2010 (46th) | Jang Hoon ‡ | Secret Reunion | 의형제 |
| 2010 (46th) | Bong Joon-ho | Mother | 마더 |
| 2010 (46th) | Kim Yong-hwa | Take Off | 국가대표 |
| 2010 (46th) | Park Chan-ok | Paju | 파주 |
| 2010 (46th) | Yoon Je-kyoon | Haeundae | 해운대 |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Chang-dong ‡ | Poetry | 시 |
| 2011 (47th) | Kang Woo-suk | Moss | 이끼 |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Jeong-beom | The Man from Nowhere | 아저씨 |
| 2011 (47th) | Na Hong-jin | The Yellow Sea | 황해 |
| 2011 (47th) | Ryoo Seung-wan | The Unjust | 부당거래 |
| 2012 (48th) | Byun Young-joo ‡ | Helpless | 화차 |
| 2012 (48th) | Chung Ji-young | Unbowed | 부러진 화살 |
| 2012 (48th) | Jeon Kye-soo | Love Fiction | 러브픽션 |
| 2012 (48th) | Lee Han | Punch | 완득이 |
| 2012 (48th) | Yoon Jong-bin | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁 : 나쁜놈들 전성시대 |
| 2013 (49th) | Choo Chang-min ‡ | Masquerade | 광해, 왕이 된 남자 |
| 2013 (49th) | Choi Dong-hoon | The Thieves | 도둑들 |
| 2013 (49th) | Kim Ki-duk | Pietà | 피에타 |
| 2013 (49th) | Min Kyu-dong | All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것 |
| 2013 (49th) | Ryoo Seung-wan | The Berlin File | 베를린 |
| 2014 (50th) | Bong Joon-ho ‡ | Snowpiercer | 설국열차 |
| 2014 (50th) | Hong Sang-soo | Our Sunhi | 우리 선희 |
| 2014 (50th) | Cho Ui-seok Kim Byeong-seo | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 |
| 2014 (50th) | Kim Byung-woo | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 |
| 2014 (50th) | Lee Joon-ik | Hope | 소원 |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Seong-hun ‡ | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 |
| 2015 (51st) | Hong Sang-soo | Hill of Freedom | 자유의 언덕 |
| 2015 (51st) | Im Kwon-taek | Revivre | 화장 |
| 2015 (51st) | Yoon Je-kyoon | Ode to My Father | 국제시장 |
| 2015 (51st) | Zhang Lü | Gyeongju | 경주 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Ryoo Seung-wan ‡ | Veteran | 베테랑 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Choi Dong-hoon | Assassination | 암살 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Lee Joon-ik | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | 동주 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Oh Seung-wook | The Shameless | 무뢰한 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Woo Min-ho | Inside Men | 내부자들 |
| 2017 (53rd) | Kim Jee-woon ‡ | The Age of Shadows | 밀정 |
| 2017 (53rd) | Kim Sung-su | Asura: The City of Madness | 아수라 |
| 2017 (53rd) | Na Hong-jin | The Wailing | 곡성(哭聲) |
| 2017 (53rd) | Park Chan-wook | The Handmaiden | 아가씨 |
| 2017 (53rd) | Hong Sang-soo | On the Beach at Night Alone | 밤의 해변에서 혼자 |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Yong-hwa ‡ | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | 신과함께-죄와 벌 |
| 2018 (54th) | Yang Woo-suk | Steel Rain | 강철비 |
| 2018 (54th) | Jang Joon-hwan | 1987: When the Day Comes | 1987 |
| 2018 (54th) | Jang Hoon | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 |
| 2018 (54th) | Hwang Dong-hyuk | The Fortress | 남한산성 |
| 2019 (55th) | Kang Hyeong-cheol ‡ | Swing Kids | 스윙키즈 |
| 2019 (55th) | Yoon Jong-bin | The Spy Gone North | 공작 |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Chang-dong | Burning | 버닝 |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Hae-young | Believer | 독전 |
| 2019 (55th) | Jang Jae-hyun | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | 사바하 |

### 2020s

| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Original title |
| 2020 (56th) | Kim Bora ‡ | House of Hummingbird | 벌새 |
| 2020 (56th) | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | 기생충 |
| 2020 (56th) | Woo Min-ho | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 |
| 2020 (56th) | Lee Jong-eon | Birthday | 생일 |
| 2020 (56th) | Chung Ji-young | Black Money | 블랙머니 |
| 2021 (57th) | Hong Eui-jeong ‡ | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 |
| 2021 (57th) | Hong Won-chan | Deliver Us from Evil | 다만 악에서 구하소서 |
| 2021 (57th) | Lee Jong-pil | Samjin Company English Class | 삼진그룹 영어토익반 |
| 2021 (57th) | Lee Joon-ik | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 |
| 2021 (57th) | Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On | 남매의 여름밤 |
| 2022 (58th) | Byun Sung-hyun ‡ | Kingmaker | 킹메이커 |
| 2022 (58th) | Ryoo Seung-wan | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 |
| 2022 (58th) | Park Dong-hoon | In Our Prime | 이상한 나라의 수학자 |
| 2022 (58th) | Lee Jang-hoon | Miracle: Letters to the President | 기적 |
| 2022 (58th) | Jeong Ga-young | Nothing Serious | 연애 빠진 로맨스 |
| 2023 (59th) | Park Chan-wook ‡ | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 |
| 2023 (59th) | Kim Han-min | Hansan: Rising Dragon | 한산: 용의 출현 |
| 2023 (59th) | Ahn Tae-jin | The Night Owl | 올빼미 |
| 2023 (59th) | Lee Jung-jae | Hunt | 헌트 |
| 2023 (59th) | Jung Ju-ri | Next Sohee | 다음 소희 |
| 2024 (60th) | Jang Jae-hyun | Exhuma | 파묘 |
| 2024 (60th) | Kim Sung-su | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 |
| 2024 (60th) | Kim Han-min | Noryang: Deadly Sea | 노량: 죽음의 바다 |
| 2024 (60th) | Ryoo Seung-wan | Smugglers | 밀수 |
| 2024 (60th) | Um Tae-hwa | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 |