# 2021 KBS Drama Awards

The 2021 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: 2021 KBS 연기대상; Hanja: 2021 KBS 演技大賞; RR: 2021 KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2021, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Lee Do-hyun, Kim So-hyun and Sung Si-kyung. Grand Prize (Daesang) was awarded to Ji Hyun-woo.

## Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and emphasized in bold.
Grand Prize (Daesang) :
| Ji Hyun-woo – Young Lady and Gentleman ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Top Excellence Award, Actress |
| Cha Tae-hyun – Police University Lee Do-hyun – Youth of May Ji Hyun-woo – Young Lady and Gentleman Jung Yong-hwa – Sell Your Haunted House Kim Myung-soo – Royal Secret Agent Yoon Joo-sang – Revolutionary Sisters | Kim So-hyun – River Where the Moon Rises Park Eun-bin – The King's Affection Choi Myung-gil – Red Shoes Go Min-si – Youth of May Hong Eun-hee – Revolutionary Sisters Jang Na-ra – Sell Your Haunted House |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries |
| Jung Yong-hwa – Sell Your Haunted House Kim Min-jae – Dali & Cocky Prince Cha Tae-hyun and Jinyoung – Police University Kim Myung-soo – Royal Secret Agent Lee Do-hyun – Youth of May | Go Min-si – Youth of May Kwon Nara – Royal Secret Agent Choi Kang-hee – Hello, Me! Jang Na-ra – Sell Your Haunted House Kim So-hyun – River Where the Moon Rises Park Eun-bin – The King's Affection |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama |
| Yoon Joo-sang – Revolutionary Sisters Ji Hyun-woo and Kang Eun-tak – Young Lady and Gentleman Kim Kyung-nam – Revolutionary Sisters | Hong Eun-hee – Revolutionary Sisters Park Ha-na – Young Lady and Gentleman Cha Hwa-yeon – Young Lady and Gentleman Jeon Hye-bin – Revolutionary Sisters |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama |
| Ryu Jin – Be My Dream Family Choi Jung-woo – Be My Dream Family Han Sang-jin – The All-Round Wife Kyung Sung-hwan [ko] – Miss Monte-Cristo Sunwoo Jae-duk – Red Shoes | Han Da-gam – The All-Round Wife So Yi-hyun – Red Shoes Choi Myung-gil – Red Shoes Lee So-yeon – Miss Monte-Cristo Park Joon-geum and Park Tam-hee [ko] – Be My Dream Family |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Choi Dae-chul – Revolutionary Sisters Lee Yi-kyung – Royal Secret Agent Ahn Gil-kang – Sell Your Haunted House Kim Kang-min – School 2021, Drama Special: "F20" Kwon Yul – Dali and the Cocky Prince Lee Jong-won – Young Lady and Gentleman Lee Sang-yi – Youth of May | Ham Eun-jung – Be My Dream Family Keum Sae-rok – Youth of May Hong Soo-hyun – Police University Hwang Young-hee – River Where the Moon Rises Kang Mal-geum – Sell Your Haunted House Lee Il-hwa – Young Lady and Gentleman Lee Bo-hee - Revolutionary Sisters |
| Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema |
| Park Sung-hoon – "My Daughter" Ahn Nae-sang – "Nap on the Desert" Choi Jin-hyuk – "Siren" Jo Han-sun – "Abyss" Kang Tae-oh – "A Moment of Romance" Sung Yoo-bin – "Be;twin" | Jeon So-min – "My Daughter" Kim Sae-ron – "The Palace" Jang Young-nam – "F20" Kwak Sun-young – "Oddinary" Shin Ye-eun – "A Moment of Romance" |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Kim Yo-han – School 2021 Na In-woo – River Where The Moon Rises Rowoon – The King's Affection Choo Young-woo – Police University, School 2021 Hong Kyung – Drama Special: "A Moment of Romance'" Nam Yoon-soo – The King's Affection Park Ji-hoon – At a Distance, Spring Is Green | Krystal Jung – Police University Lee Se-hee – Young Lady and Gentleman Park Gyu-young – Dali and the Cocky Prince Cho Yi-hyun – School 2021 Hwang Bo-reum-byeol – School 2021 Jung Chae-yeon – The King's Affection Keum Sae-rok – Youth of May |
| Best Young Actor | Best Young Actress |
| Jo Yi-hyun [ko] – Youth of May Seo Woo-jin – Young Lady and Gentleman Ko Woo-rim [ko] – The King's Affection Park Sang-hoon – River Where the Moon Rises Yoo Joon-seo [ko] – Young Lady and Gentleman | Choi Myung-bin – The King's Affection, Young Lady and Gentleman Lee Re – Hello, Me! Hong Je-yi [ko] – Revolutionary Sisters Kim Yoon-seul [ko] – Drama Special: "My Daughter" Lee Go-eun – Be My Dream Family |
| Best Couple Award | Best Writer |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Jinyoung – Police University Ji Hyun-woo and Lee Se-hee – Young Lady and Gentleman Kim Min-jae and Park Kyu-young – Dali and the Cocky Prince Kim Yo-han and Cho Yi-hyun – School 2021 Lee Do-hyun and Go Min-si – Youth of May Na In-woo and Kim So-hyun – River Where the Moon Rises Rowoon and Park Eun-bin – The King's Affection | Kim Sa-kyung – Young Lady and Gentleman |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Popularity Award, Actress |
| Jinyoung – Police University Rowoon – The King's Affection | Kim So-hyun – River Where the Moon Rises Park Eun-bin – The King's Affection |

## Presenters

Order of the presentation, name of the presenter(s), and award(s) they presented :
| Order | Presenter | Award |
| 1 | Lee Sang-yi and Lee Cho-hee | Best New Actor/Actress |
| 2 | Moon Woo-jin and Kim Ga-yeon (actress) [ko] | Best Young Actor/Actress |
| 3 | Lee Han-wi and Lee Yoo-young | Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema |
| 4 | Lee Gun-joon [ko] (Head of KBS Drama Center) and Park Kyu-young | Best Writer |
| 5 | Kim Jae-wook and Jung Soo-jung | Popularity Award |
| 6 | Oh Dae-hwan and Oh Yoon-ah | Best Supporting Actor/Actress |
| 7 | Jung Yong-hwa and Jin Ki-joo | Excellence Award in a Serial Drama |
| 8 | Kang Eun-tak and Park Ha-na | Excellence Award in a Daily Drama |
| 9 | Park Sung-hoon and Nana | Excellence Award in a Miniseries |
| 10 | Lee Min-jung | Top Excellence Award |
| 11 | Kim Ui-chul (CEO of KBS) and Chun Ho-jin | Grand Prize (Daesang) |

## Special performances

Order of the presentation, name of the artist, and the song(s) they performed :
| Order | Artist | Performed |
| 1 | PROWDMON | "Sunset" (original song by: Crush) |
| 2 | Choi Dae-chul, Geum Ho-seok, Jung Hwi-wook | "Le Temps des cathédrales" (대성당들의 시대) (Notre-Dame de Paris OST) |
| 3 | Yoon Han | "Moonlight, Flutter" (달빛, 설레인) |
| 3 | Baek Ji-young | "If I" (The King's Affection OST) |