# APAN Star Awards

The APAN Star Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Korean Wave, organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA). Nominees for the awards are selected from Korean dramas that airs on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels (tvN, jtbc, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun) from October of the previous year to September of the current year.

## Categories

* Grand Prize (대상) is given to the best actor/actress of the year.
* Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
* Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
* Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상), previously known as Acting Award (연기상)
* Best New Actor/Actress (신인상), previously known as Rising Star Award (라이징스타상)
* Best Young Actor/Actress (아역상)
* Best Production Director (연출상)
* Best Writer (작가상)
* Best Original Soundtrack (베스트OST상)
* Popular Star Award (인기스타상)
* Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상)
* Hallyu Star Award (한류 스타상)
* Best Dressed (베스트드레서상), previously known as Fashionista Award (패셔니스타상)
* Achievement Award (공로상)
* OTT award : This category was introduced in 2022 from 8th edition of awards.

## Grand Prize (Daesang)

| # | Year | Winner | Drama |
| 1 | 2012 | Son Hyun-joo | The Chaser |
| 2 | 2013 | Song Hye-kyo | That Winter, the Wind Blows |
| 3 | 2014 | Zo In-sung | It's Okay, That's Love |
| 4 | 2015 | Kim Soo-hyun | The Producers |
| 5 | 2016 | Song Joong-ki | Descendants of the Sun |
| 6 | 2018 | Lee Byung-hun | Mr. Sunshine |
| 7 | 2020 | Hyun Bin | Crash Landing on You |
| 8 | 2022 | Song Joong-ki | Vincenzo |
| 9 | 2023 | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land |
| 10 | 2024 | Kim Tae-ri | Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born |

## Drama of the Year

| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class |
| 2022 | The Red Sleeve |
| 2023 | Little Women |

## Top Excellence in Acting Awards
### Best Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Song Joong-ki | The Innocent Man |
| 2013 | Lee Joon-gi | Two Weeks |

### Best Actor in a Miniseries

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Kim Soo-hyun | My Love from the Star |
| 2015 | Lee Sung-min | Misaeng: Incomplete Life |
| 2016 | Cho Jin-woong | Signal |
| 2018 | Park Seo-joon | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 2020 | Kang Ha-neul | When the Camellia Blooms |
| 2022 | Lee Jun-ho | The Red Sleeve |
| 2023 | Ryu Seung-ryong | Moving |

### Best Actor in a Serial Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Cho Jae-hyun | Jeong Do-jeon |
| 2015 | Kim Sang-joong | The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War |
| 2016 | Ahn Jae-wook | Five Enough |
| 2018 | Lee Sang-woo | Marry Me Now |
| 2020 | Lee Sang-yeob | Once Again |
| 2022 | Joo Sang-wook | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won |
| 2023 | Go Soo | Missing: The Other Side 2 |

### Best Actor in an OTT Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2022 | Jung Hae-in | D.P. |

### Best Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Kim Nam-joo | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2013 | Lee Bo-young | I Can Hear Your Voice, Seoyoung, My Daughter |

### Best Actress in a Miniseries

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Kim Hee-ae | Secret Affair |
| 2015 | Kim Hee-sun | Angry Mom |
| 2016 | Han Hyo-joo | W |
| 2018 | Lee Ji-eun | My Mister |
| 2020 | Kim Hee-sun | Alice |
| 2022 | Shin Min-a | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Our Blues |
| 2023 | Uhm Jung-hwa | Doctor Cha |

### Best Actress in a Serial Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Kim Hee-sun | Wonderful Days |
| 2015 | Kim Hyun-joo | I Have a Lover |
| 2016 | Kim So-yeon | Happy Home |
| 2018 | Shin Hye-sun | My Golden Life |
| 2020 | Lee Min-jung | Once Again |
| 2022 | Park Jin-hee | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won |
| 2023 | Lee Sung-kyung | Dr. Romantic 3 |

### Best Actress in an OTT Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2022 | Kim Sung-ryung | Political Fever |

## Excellence in Acting Awards
### Best Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Kim Soo-hyun | Moon Embracing the Sun |
| 2012 | Yoo Jun-sang | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2013 | Lee Jong-suk | I Can Hear Your Voice |
| 2023 | Lee Dong-hwi | Big Bet |
| 2023 | Jung Seok-yong | D.P. 2 |

### Best Actor in a Miniseries

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Jung Woo | Reply 1994 |
| 2015 | Yim Si-wan | Misaeng: Incomplete Life |
| 2016 | Namkoong Min | Remember |
| 2018 | Jung Hae-in | Something in the Rain |
| 2020 | Park Hae-joon | The World of the Married |
| 2022 | Jin Seon-kyu | Through the Darkness |
| 2023 | Park Hae-soo | Narco-Saints |
| 2023 | Jo Han-chul | Reborn Rich & Stealer: The Treasure Keeper |

### Best Actor in a Serial Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Kim Ji-hoon | Jang Bo-ri Is Here! |
| 2015 | Lee Joon | Heard It Through the Grapevine |
| 2016 | Lee Pil-mo | Happy Home |
| 2018 | Jang Seung-jo | Money Flower |
| 2020 | Lee Sang-yi | Once Again |
| 2022 | Han Sang-jin | The All-Round Wife |
| 2023 | Son Ho-jun | The First Responders 2 |

### Best Actor in a Short Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2023 | Joo Jong-hyuk | Do You Know Ashtanga |

### Best Actor in an OTT Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2022 | Ahn Bo-hyun | Yumi's Cells, My Name |
| 2023 | Choo Young-woo | Once Upon a Small Town |

### Best Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Han Ji-min | Padam Padam |
| 2013 | Kim So-yeon | Two Weeks |
| 2023 | Shin Ye-eun | Revenge of Others & The Secret Romantic Guesthouse |
| 2023 | Yeom Hye-ran | The Glory, The Uncanny Counter 2 & Mask Girl |

### Best Actress in a Miniseries

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Park Shin-hye | The Heirs |
| 2015 | Park Bo-young | Oh My Ghost |
| 2016 | Seo Hyun-jin | Another Miss Oh |
| 2018 | Go Ah-sung | Life on Mars |
| 2020 | Seo Yea-ji | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
| 2022 | Yoo Sun | Eve |
| 2023 | Kim Seo-hyung | Pale Moon |
| 2023 | Uhm Ji-won | Little Women |

### Best Actress in a Serial Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2014 | Kim Ok-vin | Steal Heart |
| 2015 | Kim Min-jung | The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 |
| 2016 | Jeong Yu-mi | Six Flying Dragons |
| 2018 | Jo Bo-ah | Goodbye to Goodbye |
| 2020 | Shim Yi-young | My Wonderful Life |
| 2022 | So Yi-hyun | Red Shoes |
| 2023 | Kim Ok-vin | Arthdal Chronicles 2 |

### Best Actress in a Short Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2023 | Shin Eun-soo | Nineteen Sea Otters |

### Best Actress in an OTT Drama

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2022 | Han Sun-hwa | Work Later, Drink Now |
| 2023 | Yeri | Bitch X Rich |

## Supporting Awards
### Best Supporting Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Lee Sung-min | Golden Time |
| 2013 | Jung Woong-in | I Can Hear Your Voice |
| 2014 | Ryu Seung-soo | Wonderful Days |
| 2015 | Lee Geung-young | Misaeng: Incomplete Life |
| 2016 | Jin Goo | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2016 | Kim Eui-sung | W |
| 2018 | Park Ho-san | My Mister |
| 2018 | Yoo Jae-myung | Life |
| 2020 | Oh Jung-se | Hot Stove League, It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
| 2020 | Kim Young-min | Crash Landing on You, The World of the Married |
| 2022 | Yoon Byung-hee | Vincenzo, Our Blues |
| 2022 | Heo Sung-tae | Insider, Squid Game |

### Best Supporting Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Kim Jung-nan | A Gentleman's Dignity |
| 2013 | Kim Sung-ryung | King of Ambition |
| 2014 | Kim Hye-eun | Secret Affair |
| 2015 | Chae Jung-an | Yong-pal |
| 2015 | Gil Hae-yeon | Heard It Through the Grapevine |
| 2016 | Kim Ji-won | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2016 | Ye Ji-won | Another Miss Oh |
| 2018 | Kim Min-jung | Mr. Sunshine |
| 2018 | Jang So-yeon | Something in the Rain |
| 2020 | Kim Sun-young | Crash Landing on You, Backstreet Rookie |
| 2022 | Kim Shin-rok | Hellbound |
| 2022 | Baek Ji-won | Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Anna |

## Newcomer Awards
### Best New Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2013 | Choi Jin-hyuk | Gu Family Book |
| 2013 | Kim Woo-bin | School 2013 |
| 2014 | Do Kyung-soo | It's Okay, That's Love |
| 2014 | Son Ho-jun | Reply 1994 |
| 2015 | Byun Yo-han | Misaeng: Incomplete Life |
| 2015 | Nam Joo-hyuk | Who Are You: School 2015 |
| 2016 | Park Bo-gum | Reply 1988 |
| 2016 | Yoon Kyun-sang | Doctors |
| 2018 | Yang Se-jong | Temperature of Love |
| 2018 | Jang Ki-yong | My Mister |
| 2020 | Jang Dong-yoon | The Tale of Nokdu |
| 2020 | Lee Do-hyun | 18 Again |
| 2022 | Yoon Chan-young | All of Us Are Dead |
| 2022 | Tang Jun-sang | Move to Heaven & Racket Boys |
| 2023 | Kim Dong-hwi | Missing: The Other Side 2 & The Deal |
| 2023 | Moon Sang-min | Under the Queen's Umbrella |

### Best New Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2013 | Kim Yoo-ri | Cheongdam-dong Alice, Master's Sun |
| 2013 | Lee Yu-bi | Gu Family Book |
| 2014 | Nam Bo-ra | Only Love |
| 2014 | Kim Seul-gi | Discovery of Love |
| 2015 | Chae Soo-bin | House of Bluebird |
| 2015 | Lim Ji-yeon | High Society |
| 2016 | Kim Yoo-jung | Love in the Moonlight |
| 2016 | Lee Hye-ri | Reply 1988 |
| 2018 | Kim Tae-ri | Mr. Sunshine |
| 2018 | Won Jin-ah | Rain or Shine |
| 2020 | Jeon Mi-do | Hospital Playlist |
| 2022 | Park Ji-hu | All of Us Are Dead |
| 2023 | Lee Han-byeol | Mask Girl |
| 2023 | Jo Ah-ram | Doctor Cha |

### Rising Star Award

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Jung Eun-ji | Reply 1997 |
| 2012 | Kang Min-hyuk | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2012 | Kim Hyung-jun | Glowing She, Late Blossom |
| 2012 | Oh Yeon-seo | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2012 | Seo In-guk | Reply 1997 |
| 2012 | Yoo In-na | Queen and I |
| 2012 | Yoon Jin-yi | A Gentleman's Dignity |
| 2016 | Hwang Chi-yeul | |
| 2016 | Darren Wang | |

## Youth Awards
### Best Young Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Park Gun-tae | May Queen, The King 2 Hearts |
| 2013 | Chun Bo-geun | The Queen's Classroom |
| 2014 | Choi Kwon-soo | Wonderful Days |
| 2014 | Yoon Chan-young | Mama |
| 2015 | Nam Da-reum | Pinocchio |

### Best Child Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2023 | Jung Hyeon-jun | Twinkling Watermelon & See You in My 19th Life |

### Best Young Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Kim So-hyun | Missing You, Ma Boy, Moon Embracing the Sun |
| 2012 | Kim Yoo-jung | May Queen, Moon Embracing the Sun |
| 2013 | Kim Hyang-gi | The Queen's Classroom |
| 2014 | Kim Hyun-soo | My Love from the Star |
| 2014 | Kim Ji-young | Jang Bo-ri is Here! |
| 2015 | Kal So-won | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol |

### Best Child Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2023 | Jeon Yu-na | The Kidnapping Day |

## Best Production Director

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Jo Nam-kook | The Chaser |
| 2013 | Kim Byung-soo | Nine: Nine Time Travels |
| 2014 | Jang Tae-yoo | My Love from the Star |
| 2015 | Jo Soo-won | Pinocchio |
| 2016 | Shin Won-ho | Reply 1988 |
| 2018 | Kim Won-seok | My Mister |
| 2020 | Cha Yeong-hoon | When the Camellia Blooms |
| 2022 | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa | The Red Sleeve |
| 2023 | Park In-je | Moving |

## Best Writer

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Park Ji-eun | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2013 | So Hyun-kyung | Seoyoung, My Daughter, Two Weeks |
| 2014 | Jung Sung-joo | Secret Love Affair |
| 2015 | Park Kyung-soo | Punch |
| 2016 | Kim Eun-hee | Signal |
| 2018 | Lee Soo-yeon | Life |
| 2020 | Lee Shin-hwa | Hot Stove League |
| 2022 | Moon Ji-won | Extraordinary Attorney Woo |
| 2023 | Kang Yoon-sung | Big Bet |

## Best Original Soundtrack

| Year | Song | Drama |
| 2012 | "All for You" – Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji | Reply 1997 |
| 2013 | "Winter Love" – The One | That Winter, the Wind Blows |
| 2014 | "Goodbye My Love" – Ailee | Fated to Love You |
| 2015 | "Pinocchio" – Roy Kim | Pinocchio |
| 2020 | "Sweet Night" – V (BTS) | Itaewon Class |
| 2022 | "Love Always Runs Away" — Lim Young-woong | Young Lady and Gentleman |
| 2023 | "Go Your Own Way" — Young Tak | Live Your Own Life |
| 2024 | "Sudden Shower" — Eclipse | Lovely Runner |

## Popularity Awards
### Popular Star Award, Actor

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Yoo Jun-sang | My Husband Got a Family |
| 2013 | Ju Ji-hoon | Five Fingers |
| 2014 | Lee Kwang-soo | It's Okay, That's Love |
| 2015 | Son Ho-jun | Mrs. Cop |
| 2018 | Jung Hae-in | Something in the Rain |
| 2020 | Kim Soo-hyun | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
| 2022 | Park Jae-chan | Semantic Error |
| 2023 | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land |
| 2024 | Byeon Woo-seok | Lovely Runner |

### Popular Star Award, Actress

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2013 | Oh Yeon-seo | Here Comes Mr. Oh |
| 2014 | Jin Se-yeon | Doctor Stranger |
| 2015 | Yoo In-young | Mask |
| 2018 | Park Min-young | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 2020 | Seo Yea-ji | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
| 2020 | Son Ye-jin | Crash Landing on You |
| 2022 | Park Eun-bin | Extraordinary Attorney Woo |
| 2023 | Im Yoon-ah | King the Land |
| 2024 | Kim Hye-yoon | Lovely Runner |

### Hallyu Star Award

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Jung Yong-hwa | |
| 2014 | Jun Ji-hyun | My Love from the Star |
| 2014 | Kim Soo-hyun | My Love from the Star |
| 2015 | Lee Dong-gun | |
| 2015 | Hong Soo-ah | |
| 2016 | Lee Byung-hun | |
| 2018 | Park Hae-jin | |
| 2023 | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land |
| 2024 | Byeon Woo-seok | Lovely Runner |

### Best Couple Award

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji | Reply 1997 |
| 2013 | Lee Jong-suk and Lee Bo-young | I Can Hear Your Voice |
| 2016 | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2022 | Park Seo-ham and Park Jae-chan | Semantic Error |
| 2023 | Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah | King the Land |
| 2024 | Byeon Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yoon | Lovely Runner |

## Best Dressed

| Year | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Go Se-won | The Moon and Stars for You |
| 2012 | Jeon Hye-bin | Queen Insoo |
| 2013 | Yeon Jung-hoon | Pots of Gold |
| 2013 | Yoo In-young | Wonderful Mama |
| 2014 | Ji Hyun-woo | |
| 2014 | Kim Yoo-ri | |
| 2015 | Oh Min-suk | All About My Mom |
| 2015 | Choi Yeo-jin | The Lover |

## Best Manager

| Year | Winner | Talent Agency |
| 2012 | Kim Jong-do | Namoo Actors |
| 2013 | Kim Dong-eop | Will Entertainment |
| 2014 | Lee Jin-sung | King Kong Entertainment |
| 2015 | Shim Jung-woon | Sim Entertainment |
| 2016 | Kim Jeong-yong | Blossom Entertainment |
| 2018 | Bae Sung | HM Entertainment |
| 2020 | Kang Geon-taek | VAST Entertainment |
| 2022 | Son Seok-woo | BH Entertainment |
| 2023 | CEO Baek Chang-ju | C-JeS Studios |

## Achievement Award

| Year | Winner | Notes |
| 2012 | Lee Soon-jae | High Kick Through the Roof, Good Morning President |
| 2013 | Choo Ja-hyun | |
| 2013 | Jung Doo-hong | The Berlin File |
| 2014 | Choi Jin-sil | |
| 2015 | Chief Inspector | |
| 2023 | Byun Hee-bong | |

## Other Awards

| Year | Category | Winner | Drama |
| 2012 | Best Villain | Yoon Yong-hyun | History of a Salaryman |
| 2012 | Best Comic Acting | Ahn Suk-hwan | Shut Up Family |
| 2012 | Best Action Stunts | — | Bridal Mask |
| 2013 | Best Performance | Jung Eun-ji | That Winter, the Wind Blows |
| 2013 | Best Action | — | Gu Family Book |
| 2014 | Best SNS Web Drama | — | A Hungry Woman |
| 2015 | Award for SNS Web Drama | Xiumin | Falling for Challenge |
| 2016 | Special Actor of the Year | Jun Kunimura | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Kim Hee-sun | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Jessy Mendiola | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Hiroki Narimiya | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Song Joong-ki | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Joe Taslim | — |
| 2016 | Best APAN Star Award | Thanayong Wongtrakul | — |
| 2016 | Special APAN Award | Gökhan Alkan and Zeynep Çamcı | — |
| 2018 | OST Award | Song Dong-woon | — |
| 2020 | Web Drama Award | — | Best Mistake |
| 2020 | Short-Form Drama Award | — | Live Like That |
| 2022 | Web Drama Award | — | Be My Boyfriend |
| 2022 | Short-Form Drama Award | — | Deok-gu Is Back |
| 2023 | Best Character Award | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land |
| 2023 | Seoul League Actors Award | Lee Sung-kyung | Dr. Romantic 3 |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Anushka Sen | — |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao | — |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Karimova Elina | — |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Cassandra Bankson | — |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Kristel Fulgar | — |
| 2023 | Global Creator of the Year Award | Kika Kim | — |