# 2024 KBS Drama Awards

The 2024 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: 2024 KBS 연기대상; Hanja: 2024 KBS 演技大賞; RR: 2024 KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2024, from 19:50 (KST) at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. Jang Sung-kyu in his second consecutive year with Seohyun, a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter and Moon Sang-min, a South Korean actor and model hosted the award show.
Due to the tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 on December 29, 2024, KBS2 decided to cancel the live broadcast of the 2024 KBS Drama Awards on December 31. A special live broadcast to welcome the New Year that was to follow the awards ceremony was also cancelled.
Instead, the event was recorded and was broadcast on January 11, 2025 at 21:20 (KST). The winners were announced on the same day. Lee Soon-jae won the Grand prize (Daesang) for Dog Knows Everything. At the age of 90, he is the oldest grand prize winner among the drama awards.

## Winners and nominees

Nominees for grand prize were announced on December 26, 2024.
Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
Grand Prize (Daesang) :
| Lee Soon-jae – Dog Knows Everything ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Top Excellence Award, Actress |
| Ji Hyun-woo – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Jung-hyun – Iron Family Baek Sung-hyun – Suji & Uri Yeon Woo-jin – Nothing Uncovered Lee Soon-jae – Dog Knows Everything | Park Ji-young – Iron Family Im Soo-hyang – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Ha-neul – Nothing Uncovered Park Ha-na – My Merry Marriage Cha Hwa-yeon – Beauty and Mr. Romantic |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries |
| Park Ji-hoon – Love Song for Illusion Kim Myung-soo – Dare to Love Me Kim Byung-chul – Perfect Family Yeon Woo-jin – Nothing Uncovered Lee Min-ki – Face Me Lee Soon-jae – Dog Knows Everything Jang Seung-jo – Nothing Uncovered | Han Ji-hyun – Face Me Yeonwoo – Dog Knows Everything Kim Ha-neul – Nothing Uncovered Yoon Se-ah – Perfect Family Lee Yoo-young – Dare to Love Me Hong Ye-ji – Love Song for Illusion |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama |
| Shin Hyun-joon – Iron Family Kim Jung-hyun – Iron Family Park Sang-won – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Park In-hwan – Iron Family Ji Hyun-woo – Beauty and Mr. Romantic | Keum Sae-rok – Iron Family Kim Young-ok – Iron Family Park Ji-young – Iron Family Im Soo-hyang – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Cha Hwa-yeon – Beauty and Mr. Romantic |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama |
| Baek Sung-hyun – Suji & Uri Oh Chang-seok – The Two Sisters Kim Sa-kwon – My Merry Marriage Jin Ju-hyung – Snow White's Revenge Choi Woong – Snow White's Revenge Choi Jae-sung – My Merry Marriage | Park Ha-na – My Merry Marriage Hahm Eun-jung – Suji & Uri Yang Mi-kyung – My Merry Marriage Oh Hyun-kyung – Suji & Uri Lee So-yeon – The Two Sisters Han Bo-reum – Snow White's Revenge Han Chae-young – Snow White's Revenge |
| Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema |
| Nam Da-reum – "The History of Us" Kim Kang-min – "The Soles Are Hot" Oh Seung-hoon – "Finding Handsome" Tang Jun-sang – "The History of Us" Jung Gun-joo – "The Road in Between" Ha Jun – "The Two Women" | Oh Ye-ju – "To My Lonely Sister" Choi Ri – "The Two Women" Choi Hee-jin – "The Road in Between" Kang Mi-na – "The Two Women" |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Kim Yong-gun – Dog Knows Everything Choi Tae-joon – Iron Family Yoon Je-moon – Nothing Uncovered Go Yoon – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Yoon Da-hoon – Suji & Uri | Yoon Yoo-sun – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Hye-eun – Iron Family Han Chae-ah – Nothing Uncovered Ye Soo-jung – Dog Knows Everything Kang Byul – Suji & Uri Hwang Seok-jeong – Love Song for Illusion |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Park Sang-nam – My Merry Marriage Seo Bum-june – Nothing Uncovered Kim Jong-hun – Suji & Uri Kim Jin-woo – Snow White's Revenge Kim Hyun-joon – Iron Family Yang Dae-hyuk – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Lee Sang-jun – Beauty and Mr. Romantic | Hong Ye-ji – Love Song for Illusion Han Soo-a – Beauty and Mr. Romantic← Song Ye-bin – Suji & Uri Oh Young-joo – Snow White's Revenge Yang Hye-ji – Iron Family Ji Woo – Love Song for Illusion Yoon Ga-i – Nothing Uncovered |
| Best Young Actor | Best Young Actress |
| Moon Seong-hyun – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Seo-ha – My Merry Marriage Lee Si-on – Snow White's Revenge Lee Joo-won – Love Song for Illusion Han Soo-ho – Iron Family | Lee Seol-ah – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kang Hye-rin – My Merry Marriage Kim Su-ha – Love Song for Illusion Yoon Chae-na – Suji & Uri Jung Seo-yeon – Iron Family Jo Eun-sol – Snow White's Revenge |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Popularity Award, Actress |
| Kim Myung-soo – Dare to Love Me | Keum Sae-rok – Iron Family |
| Best Couple Award | Scriptwriter Award |
| Ji Hyun-woo and Im Soo-hyang – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Jung-hyun and Keum Sae-rok – Iron Family Baek Sung-hyun and Hahm Eun-jung – Suji & Uri Park Ji-young, Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Hye-eun – Iron Family Yeonwoo, Lee Soon-jae and Ari – Dog Knows Everything | Seo Sook-hyang – Iron Family |

## Presenters

| Order | Presenter(s) | Award(s) |
| 1 | Moon Woo-jin and Kim Si-eun [ko] | Best Young Actor/Actress |
| 2 | Choo Young-woo and Seo Ji-hye | Best New Actor/Actress |
| 3 | Lee Jae-won [ko] and Chae Won-bin | Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special |
| 4 | Kim Young-jo (Director of KBS Drama Center) and Oh Na-ra | Best Writer |
| 5 | Kang Kyung-hun and Jo Han-chul | Best Supporting Actor/Actress |
| 6 | Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Daily Drama |
| 7 | Lee Young-ae | Popularity Award |
| 8 | Jang Sung-kyu | Best Couple Award |
| 9 | Ha Jun and Ji Seung-hyun | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Serial Drama |
| 10 | Cho Yi-hyun and Seol In-ah | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Miniseries |
| 11 | Kim Dong-jun and Uee | Top Excellence Actor/Actress |
| 12 | Choi Soo-jong and Park Jang-beom (CEO of KBS) | Grand Prize (Daesang) |

## Performances

| Artist | Act performed | Ref. |
| Kim Da-hyun [ko] | "A Happy Day" (Beauty and Mr. Romantic OST) | |
| Yook Joong-wan Band | "Everything in the World" (Iron Family OST) | |