# 2022 KBS Drama Awards

The 2022 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: 2022 KBS 연기대상; Hanja: 2022 KBS 演技大賞; RR: 2022 KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2022, from 21:20 (KST) at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Lee Hye-ri and Jung Yong-hwa.
Joo Sang-wook and Lee Seung-gi won the grand prize (Daesang) for their performances in The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won and The Law Cafe respectively.

## Winners and nominees

* Winners are listed first and denoted in bold
* Sources:
Grand Prize (Daesang) :
| Joo Sang-wook – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Lee Seung-gi – The Law Cafe ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Top Excellence Award, Actress |
| Kang Ha-neul – Curtain Call Doh Kyung-soo – Bad Prosecutor Joo Sang-wook – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Lee Seung-gi – The Law Cafe Yoon Shi-yoon – It's Beautiful Now Seo In-guk – Café Minamdang | Ha Ji-won – Curtain Call Park Jin-hee – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Kang Han-na – Bloody Heart Lee Se-young – The Law Cafe Park Ha-na – Vengeance of the Bride Park Ji-young – It's Beautiful Now |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries |
| Lee Joon – Bloody Heart Kang Ha-neul – Curtain Call Doh Kyung-soo – Bad Prosecutor Lee Seung-gi – The Law Cafe Na In-woo – Jinxed at First Seo In-guk – Café Minamdang | Kang Han-na – Bloody Heart Lee Hye-ri – Moonshine Ha Ji-won – Curtain Call Lee Se-young – The Law Cafe Krystal Jung – Crazy Love Lee Se-hee – Bad Prosecutor Oh Yeon-seo – Café Minamdang |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama |
| Yoon Shi-yoon – It's Beautiful Now Lim Ju-hwan – Three Bold Siblings Joo Sang-wook – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Kim Young-chul – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Park In-hwan – It's Beautiful Now Kim Seung-soo – Three Bold Siblings | Lee Ha-na – Three Bold Siblings Park Ji-young – It's Beautiful Now Park Jin-hee – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Ye Ji-won – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Kim So-eun – Three Bold Siblings |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama |
| Yang Byung-yeol – Bravo, My Life Baek Sung-hyun – The Love in Your Eyes Lee Hyun-jin (actor) – Gold Mask Kang Ji-sub and Son Chang-min – Vengeance of the Bride Kim Jin-yeop (born 1988) [ko] – Love Twist | Park Ha-na – Vengeance of the Bride Cha Ye-ryun – Gold Mask Cha Min-ji – Bravo, My Life Hahm Eun-jung – Love Twist Nam Sang-ji – Bravo, My Life Bae Noo-ri – The Love in Your Eyes |
| Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema |
| Cha Hak-yeon – "The Stains" Kim Ki-hae – "Currently Offline" Park Sung-hoon – "The Distributors" Joo Jong-hyuk – "In My Ashtanga Class" Kang Seung-yoon – "The Season of Undies" Kim Gun-woo – "The Stranger" Kim Min-cheol [ko] – "Prism" | Shin Eun-soo – "Like Otters" Park Ha-na – "Devil in the Lake" Kim So-eun – "The Distributors" Byun Seo-yoon [ko] – "The Stain" Han Ji-eun – "The Stranger" Bae Yoon-kyung – "In My Ashtanga Class" Kim Sae-byuk – "Silence of the Lambs" |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Sung Dong-il – Curtain Call, If You Wish Upon Me Heo Sung-tae – Bloody Heart Jo Han-chul – Love All Play Kwak Si-yang – Café Minamdang Oh Min-suk – It's Beautiful Now Song Seung-hwan – Three Bold Siblings | Ye Ji-won – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Park Ji-yeon (actress) – Bloody Heart Ji Soo-won [ko] – Vengeance of the Bride Kim Seul-gi – The Law Cafe Shin Dong-mi – It's Beautiful Now Won Ji-an – If You Wish Upon Me |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Byeon Woo-seok - Moonshine Lee You-jin - Three Bold Siblings Chae Jong-hyeop - Love All Play Kim Min-gi – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Noh Sang-hyun – Curtain Call Yang Byung-yeol – Bravo, My Life Seo Bum-june – It's Beautiful Now | Kang Mi-na - Moonshine, Café Minamdang Seohyun - Jinxed at First Jung Ji-so - Curtain Call Park Ju-hyun - Love All Play Nam Sang-ji – Bravo, My Life Choi Ri – Bloody Heart Bae Da-bin – It's Beautiful Now |
| Best Young Actor | Best Young Actress |
| Jung Min-joon – Gold Mask Jung Hyeon-jun – Bad Prosecutor Kim Joon-ui – The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Kim Si-woo (male) [ko] – Bravo, My Life Kim So-min (born 2014) [ko] – It's Beautiful Now Park Sang-hoon – The Law Cafe | Yoon Chae-na – Love Twist, The Love in Your Eyes Ahn Se-bin [ko] – The Law Cafe Ki So-yu [ko] – Three Bold Siblings Kim Ha-yeon – Bravo, My Life Kim Hyo-kyung [ko] – It's Beautiful Now Lee A-ra [ko] – Vengeance of the Bride |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Popularity Award, Actress |
| Doh Kyung-soo – Bad Prosecutor Kang Ha-neul – Curtain Call | Krystal Jung – Crazy Love Lee Se-hee – Bad Prosecutor |
| Best Couple Award ||
| Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee – Bad Prosecutor Kang Ha-neul and Ha Ji-won – Curtain Call Kim Seung-soo and Kim So-eun – Three Bold Siblings Lee Joon and Kang Han-na – Bloody Heart Lee Seung-gi and Lee Se-young – The Law Cafe Na In-woo and Seohyun – Jinxed at First Yoon Shi-yoon and Bae Da-bin – It's Beautiful Now Seo In-guk and Oh Yeon-seo – Café Minamdang ||

## Presenters

Order of the presentation, name of the presenter(s), and award(s) they presented :
| Order | Presenter | Award |
| 1 | Choi Myung-bin and Seo Woo-jin | Best Young Actor/Actress |
| 2 | Na In-woo and Lee Se-hee | Best New Actor/Actress |
| 3 | Keum Sae-rok and Choi Dae-chul | Best Supporting Actor/Actress |
| 4 | Jeon So-min and Park Sung-hoon | Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema |
| 5 | Ryu Jin and So Yi-hyun | Excellence Award in Daily Drama |
| 6 | Jinyoung and Kim So-hye | Popularity Award |
| 7 | Jun Hyun-moo, Lee Hye-ri and Jung Yong-hwa | Best Couple |
| 8 | Park Ha-na | Excellence Award, in a Serial Drama |
| 9 | Go Min-si and Lee Sang-yeob | Excellence Award, in a Miniseries |
| 10 | Park Eun-bin and Cha Tae-hyun | Top Excellence Award |
| 11 | Ji Hyun-woo and Kim Ui-chul [ko] | Grand Prize (Daesang) |

## Special performances

Order of the presentation, name of the artist, and the song(s) they performed :
| Order | Artist | Performed |
| 1 | Jinjo Crew | "Circle of Life" (배우, 인생을 연기하다) (original song: "Merry-Go-Round of Life" (인생의 회전목마) by: Jo Hisaishi) |
| 2 | Forestella | "Warriors" (original song by: Imagine Dragons) |
| 2 | Forestella | "Song of the Wind" (바람의 노래) (original song by: Cho Yong-pil) |