# Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film

The Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film (Korean: 백상예술대상 영화부문 대상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang Yeonghwabumun Daesang) is an award presented annually at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of JoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year in Seoul. It is considered the highest honor in the film division of the ceremony. The candidates are chosen from the list of nominees in the film division each year and are not announced prior to the ceremony. Grand Prize winners, which can be either a film or an individual, are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in the film division.

## List of winners

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
No prize (**) was awarded in 1982, 1991, 1997, 1998. The other empty entries indicate that the prize was awarded to theatrical play (*).
| Year | Winner | Film | Original title |
| 1965 (1st) | Kim Jin-kyu (actor) ‡ | Deaf Sam-yong | 벙어리 삼룡이 |
| 1966 (2nd) | | * | 천사여 고향을 보아라 |
| 1967 (3rd) | | Late Autumn ‡ | 만추 |
| 1968 (4th) | Choi Nam-hyun (actor) ‡ | Legend of Ssarigol | 싸리골의 신화 |
| 1969 (5th) | | * | 사할린리스크의 하늘과 땅 ‡ |
| 1970 (6th) | | * | 고도를 기다리며 ‡ |
| 1971 (7th) | | * | 허생전 ‡ |
| 1972 (8th) | | * | 슬픈 카페의 노래 ‡ |
| 1973 (9th) | | Gate of Women ‡ | 홍살문 |
| 1974 (10th) | | * | 초분 ‡ |
| 1975 (11th) | | * | 남한산성 ‡ |
| 1976 (12th) | | * | 유랑극단 ‡ |
| 1977 (13th) | | Concentration of Attention ‡ | 집념 |
| 1978 (14th) | | A Splendid Outing ‡ | 화려한 외출 |
| 1979 (15th) | | The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms ‡ | 전우가 남긴 한마디 |
| 1980 (16th) | | Man-suk, Run! ‡ | 달려라 만석아 |
| 1981 (17th) | | A Fine, Windy Day ‡ | 바람불어 좋은 날 |
| 1982 (18th) | | ** | |
| 1983 (19th) | | Village in the Mist ‡ | 안개마을 |
| 1984 (20th) | | Whale Hunting ‡ | 고래사냥 |
| 1985 (21st) | | Deep Blue Night ‡ | 깊고 푸른 밤 |
| 1986 (22nd) | | Gilsoddeum ‡ | 길소뜸 |
| 1987 (23rd) | | Moonlight Hunter ‡ | 달빛 사냥꾼 |
| 1988 (24th) | | Adada ‡ | 아다다 |
| 1989 (25th) | | Seoul Rainbow ‡ | 서울 무지개 |
| 1990 (26th) | | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi ‡ | 우묵배미의 사랑 |
| 1991 (27th) | | ** | |
| 1992 (28th) | | Stairways of Heaven ‡ | 천국의 계단 |
| 1993 (29th) | | Our Twisted Hero ‡ | 우리들의 일그러진 영웅 |
| 1994 (30th) | Ahn Sung-ki (actor) ‡ | Two Cops | 투캅스 |
| 1995 (31st) | | Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid ‡ | 헐리우드 키드의 생애 |
| 1996 (32nd) | Park Chul-soo (director) ‡ | Farewell My Darling | 학생부군신위 |
| 1997 (33rd) | | ** | |
| 1998 (34th) | | ** | |
| 1999 (35th) | Kang Je-gyu (director) ‡ | Shiri | 쉬리 |
| 2000 (36th) | | Chunhyang ‡ | 춘향뎐 |
| 2001 (37th) | | Libera Me ‡ | 리베라 메 |
| 2002 (38th) | Sul Kyung-gu (actor) ‡ | Public Enemy | 공공의 적 |
| 2003 (39th) | | The Way Home ‡ | 집으로... |
| 2004 (40th) | Kang Woo-suk (director) ‡ | Silmido | 실미도 |
| 2005 (41st) | | Marathon ‡ | 말아톤 |
| 2006 (42nd) | | King and the Clown ‡ | 왕의 남자 |
| 2007 (43rd) | | Tazza: The High Rollers ‡ | 타짜 |
| 2008 (44th) | | The Chaser ‡ | 추격자 |
| 2009 (45th) | Kang Woo-suk (director) ‡ | Public Enemy Returns | 강철중: 공공의 적 1-1 |
| 2010 (46th) | Yoon Je-kyoon (director) ‡ | Tidal Wave | 해운대 |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Byung-hun (actor) ‡ | I Saw the Devil | 악마를 보았다 |
| 2012 (48th) | | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time ‡ | 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대 |
| 2013 (49th) | Ryu Seung-ryong (actor) ‡ | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 |
| 2014 (50th) | Song Kang-ho (actor) ‡ | The Attorney | 변호인 |
| 2015 (51st) | Choi Min-sik (actor) ‡ | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 |
| 2016 (52nd) | Lee Joon-ik (director) ‡ | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet The Throne | 동주 사도 |
| 2017 (53rd) | Park Chan-wook (director and co-screenwriter) ‡ | The Handmaiden | 아가씨 |
| 2018 (54th) | | 1987: When the Day Comes ‡ | 1987 |
| 2019 (55th) | Jung Woo-sung (actor) ‡ | Innocent Witness | 증인 |
| 2020 (56th) | Bong Joon-ho (director and co-screenwriter) ‡ | Parasite | 기생충 |
| 2021 (57th) | Lee Joon-ik (director) ‡ | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 |
| 2022 (58th) | Ryoo Seung-wan (director) ‡ | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 |
| 2023 (59th) | | Decision to Leave ‡ | 헤어질 결심 |
| 2024 (60th) | Kim Sung-su (director) ‡ | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 |

## Multiple wins

| Wins | Winner |
| 2 | Kang Woo-suk (director) |
| 2 | Lee Joon-ik (director) |