# 2024 MBC Drama Awards

The 2024 MBC Drama Awards (Korean: 2024 MBC 연기대상; Hanja: 2024 MBC 演技大賞; RR: 2024 MBC Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) took place at MBC Media Center Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on December 30, 2024. Kim Sung-joo hosted the award ceremony sixth year in succession, along with Chae Soo-bin, in her first hosting assignment since her debut. The award ceremony which was scheduled to broadcast live on MBC, Naver Now and YouTube along with the red carpet photo session was cancelled, due to the Jeju Air Flight 2216 accident.
The '2024 MBC Drama Awards' was broadcast on the January 5, 2025 as recorded version, rescheduled due to seven days national mourning for Jeju Air Flight 2216 accident victims. Han Suk-kyu was awarded Grand Prize (Daesang) for his performance in Doubt whereas Chief Detective 1958 was awarded as drama of the year.

## Winners and nominees

Nominations for the best couple award were revealed on December 18, 2024, and for Daesang (Grand Prize) on December 27, 2024.
Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Drama of the Year |
| Han Suk-kyu – Doubt Lee Hanee – Knight Flower Kim Nam-joo – Wonderful World Lee Je-hoon – Chief Detective 1958 Kim Hee-sun – Bitter Sweet Hell Byun Yo-han – Black Out Yoo Yeon-seok – When the Phone Rings | Chief Detective 1958 Bitter Sweet Hell Black Out Doubt Knight Flower Wonderful World When the Phone Rings |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries |
| Lee Je-hoon – Chief Detective 1958 Yoo Yeon-seok – When the Phone Rings Han Suk-kyu – Doubt Byun Yo-han – Black Out Cha Eun-woo – Wonderful World | Lee Hanee – Knight Flower Kim Nam-joo – Wonderful World Kim Hee-sun – Bitter Sweet Hell Lee Hye-young – Bitter Sweet Hell |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily/Short Drama | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Short Drama |
| Seo Jun-young – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Jung Sang-hoon – The Pork Cutlets [ko] Yoon Sun-woo – The Third Marriage | Uhm Hyun-kyung – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Oh Seung-ah – The Third Marriage Yoon Hae-young – The Third Marriage Lee Seung-yeon – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Jeon Hye-bin – The Pork Cutlets [ko] |
| Best Actor Award | Best Actress Award |
| Byun Yo-han – Black Out | Kim Nam-joo – Wonderful World |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries |
| Lee Jong-won – Knight Flower Lee Dong-hwi - Chief Detective 1958 Kim Kang-woo – Wonderful World Kim Nam-hee – Bitter Sweet Hell Ko Jun – Black Out | Chae Soo-bin – When the Phone Rings Go Bo-gyeol – Black Out Seo Eun-soo - Chief Detective 1958 Yeonwoo – Bitter Sweet Hell Im Se-mi – Wonderful World |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily/Short Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Short Drama |
| Moon Ji-hoo – The Third Marriage Kwon Hwa-woon – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Park Young-woon – The Third Marriage Lee Joong-ok – The Pork Cutlets [ko] | Oh Se-young – The Third Marriage Kim Soo-jin – The Pork Cutlets [ko] Lim Ju-eun – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Ji Su-won [ko] – The Brave Yong Su-jeong |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jo Jae-yoon – Knight Flower & Black Out Kwon Hae-hyo – Black Out & Bitter Sweet Hell Kim Kwang-kyu – Knight Flower Yoon Kyung-ho – Doubt | Kim Mi-kyung – Knight Flower & Black Out Bae Jong-ok – Black Out Choi Yu-hwa – Doubt Chu Sang-mi – When the Phone Rings Han Ye-ri – Doubt |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Heo Nam-jun – When the Phone Rings Lee Ga-sub – Black Out Kim Jeong-jin [ko] – Doubt Roh Jae-won – Doubt Choi Woo-sung – Chief Detective 1958 | Chae Won-bin – Doubt Park Se-hyun [ko] – Knight Flower Jang Gyu-ri – When the Phone Rings Chung Su-bin – Chief Detective 1958 |
| Best Character Award | Best Couple Award |
| Kwon Hae-hyo – Black Out & Bitter Sweet Hell Jung Sang-hoon – The Pork Cutlets [ko] | Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin – When the Phone Rings Lee Jong-won and Lee Hanee – Knight Flower Lee Hye-young and Kim Hee-sun – Bitter Sweet Hell Han Suk-kyu and Chae Won-bin – Doubt Lee Je-hoon and Lee Dong-hwi – Chief Detective 1958 |
| Lifetime Award | Special Plaque of Appreciation Award |
| Choi Bool-am | Kim Soo-mi (posthumous award) |