# Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Television

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Television (Korean: 백상예술대상 TV부문 연출상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang TV Bumun Yeonchulsang) is annually presented at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 1974 (10th) | Yoo Hong-yeol ‡ | Century | 한백년 | MBC |
| 1975 (11th) | Kim Jae-hyung ‡ | Lotus Flower | 연화 | TBC |
| 1977 (13th) | Lee Hyo-young ‡ | Arirang a! | 아리랑아 | MBC |
| 1978 (14th) | Kim Soo-dong ‡ | Kkachiya kkachiya | 까치야 까치야 | KBS |
| 1979 (15th) | Kim Hong-jong ‡ | June 25 Special | 6.25 | KBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 1980 (16th) | Shim Hyun-woo ‡ | Songs Buried in the Ground | 땅에 묻은 노래 | TBC |
| 1981 (17th) | Kim Soo-dong ‡ | Back in the Day | 옛날 나 어릴 적에 | KBS |
| 1982 (18th) | Choi Sang-hyun ‡ | Hope | 소망 | KBS |
| 1983 (19th) | Hwang Eun-jin ‡ | Winds of Change | 풍운 | KBS |
| 1984 (20th) | Go Seok-man ‡ | Infant | 간난이 | MBC |
| 1985 (21st) | Kim Jong-hak ‡ | Kingdom of Dongto | 동토의 왕국 | MBC |
| 1986 (22nd) | Kim Hong-jong ‡ | Plaza | 광장 | KBS |
| 1987 (23rd) | Kim Soo-dong ‡ | Drama City | 드라마시티 | KBS |
| 1988 (24th) | Lee Yoo-hyang ‡ | Love Begins | 사랑의 시작 | KBS |
| 1989 (25th) | Park Jin-soo ‡ | Paramita | 바라밀 | KBS |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 1990 (26th) | Jang Song-bong ‡ | The House with a Deep Yard | 마당 깊은 집 | MBC |
| 1991 (27th) | Ko Seok-man ‡ | The Second Republic | 제2공화국 | MBC |
| 1992 (28th) | Kim Jong-hak ‡ | Eyes of Dawn | 여명의 눈동자 | MBC |
| 1993 (29th) | Kwak Young-beom ‡ | Where Are You Going? | 어디로 가나 | SBS |
| 1994 (30th) | Park Chul ‡ | My Mother's Sea | 엄마의 바다 | MBC |
| 1995 (31st) | Jang Soo-bong ‡ | Kareisky | 까레이스키 | MBC |
| 1995 (31st) | Kim Jong-hak ‡ | Sandglass | 모래시계 | SBS |
| 1996 (32nd) | Sung Joon-ki ‡ | Auntie Ok | 옥이 이모 | SBS |
| 1996 (32nd) | Kim Chung-gil ‡ | Kim Gu | 김구 | KBS |
| 1997 (33rd) | Kim Hong-jong ‡ | Days on the Street | 길 위의 날들 | KBS |
| 1998 (34th) | Lee Jang-soo ‡ | Offspring | 새끼 | SBS |
| 1999 (35th) | Jang Soo-bong ‡ | When Time Flows | 흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴 | MBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 2000 (36th) | Lee Seung-ryul ‡ | Kook-hee | 국희 | MBC |
| 2001 (37th) | Jang Hyung-il ‡ | Virtue | 덕이 | SBS |
| 2001 (37th) | Yoon Seok-ho | Autumn in My Heart | 가을동화 | KBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Yoon Seok-ho ‡ | Winter Sonata | 겨울연가 | KBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Kim Jae-hyung | A Woman in Heaven | 여인천하 | SBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Pyo Min-soo | Blue Mist | 푸른 안개 | KBS |
| 2003 (39th) | Kim Jong-hak ‡ | Great Ambition | 대망 | SBS |
| 2004 (40th) | Lee Byung-hoon ‡ | Jewel in the Palace | 대장금 | MBC |
| 2004 (40th) | Kim Jong-chang | Yellow Handkerchief | 노란 손수건 | KBS |
| 2004 (40th) | Choi Moon-suk | Something Happened in Bali | 발리에서 생긴 일 | SBS |
| 2005 (41st) | Lee Sung-joo ‡ | Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | 불멸의 이순신 | KBS |
| 2005 (41st) | Lee Hyung-min | I'm Sorry, I Love You | 미안하다, 사랑한다 | KBS |
| 2005 (41st) | Shin Woo-chul | Lovers in Paris | 파리의 연인 | SBS |
| 2006 (42nd) | Kim Jong-chang ‡ | My Rosy Life | 장밋빛 인생 | KBS |
| 2006 (42nd) | Kim Yoon-cheol | My Name Is Kim Sam-soon | 내 이름은 김삼순 | MBC |
| 2006 (42nd) | Lee Jong-han | Land | 토지 | SBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Ahn Pan-seok ‡ | Behind the White Tower | 하얀 거탑 | MBC |
| 2007 (43rd) | Han Ji-seung | Alone in Love | 연애시대 | SBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Kim Chul-kyu | Hwang Jini | 황진이 | KBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Lee Joo-hwan | Jumong | 주몽 | MBC |
| 2007 (43rd) | Yoon Chang-beom | Seoul 1945 | 서울 1945 | KBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Byung-hoon ‡ | Yi San | 이산 | MBC |
| 2008 (44th) | Jang Tae-yoo | War of Money | 쩐의 전쟁 | SBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Duk-gun | Likeable or Not | 미우나 고우나 | KBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Woon Goon-il | Golden Bride | 황금신부 | SBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Yoo Chul-yong | H.I.T | 히트 | MBC |
| 2009 (45th) | Shin Woo-chul ‡ | On Air | 온 에어 | SBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Choi Jong-soo | Gourmet | 식객 | SBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Jung Eul-young | Mom's Dead Upset | 엄마가 뿔났다 | KBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Lee Jae-gyu | Beethoven Virus | 베토벤 바이러스 | MBC |
| 2009 (45th) | Lee Tae-gon | Last Scandal | 내 생애 마지막 스캔들 | MBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 2010 (46th) | Go Dong-sun ‡ | Queen of Housewives | 내조의 여왕 | MBC |
| 2010 (46th) | Hong Sung-chang | You're Beautiful | 미남이시네요 | SBS |
| 2010 (46th) | Kim Byeong-wook, Kim Chang-dong, Kim Young-ki | High Kick Through the Roof | 지붕 뚫고 하이킥 | MBC |
| 2010 (46th) | Park Hong-gyun, Kim Geun-hong | Queen Seondeok | 선덕여왕 | MBC |
| 2010 (46th) | Yang Yun-ho, Kim Kyu-tae | Iris | 아이리스 | KBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Jung-sub ‡ | Bread, Love and Dreams | 제빵왕 김탁구 | KBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Jung Eul-young | Life Is Beautiful | 인생은 아름다워 | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Byung-hoon | Dong Yi | 동이 | MBC |
| 2011 (47th) | Shin Woo-chul | Secret Garden | 시크릿 가든 | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Yoo In-shik | Giant | 자이언트 | SBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Kim Jung-min, Park Hyun-suk ‡ | The Princess' Man | 공주의 남자 | KBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Jang Tae-yoo | Deep Rooted Tree | 뿌리 깊은 나무 | SBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Kim Do-hoon, Lee Sung-jun | Moon Embracing the Sun | 해를 품은 달 | MBC |
| 2012 (48th) | Noh Do-chul | Twinkle Twinkle | 반짝반짝 빛나는 | MBC |
| 2012 (48th) | Yoo Hyun-ki, Song Hyun-wook | Brain | 브레인 | KBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Kim Kyu-tae ‡ | That Winter, the Wind Blows | 그 겨울, 바람이 분다 | SBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Jo Nam-kook | The Chaser | 추적자 | SBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Kim Hyung-suk | My Husband Got a Family | 넝쿨째 굴러온 당신 | KBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Kwon Seok-jang, Lee Yoon-jung | Golden Time | 골든타임 | MBC |
| 2013 (49th) | Lee Joo-hwan | Lights and Shadows | 빛과 그림자 | MBC |
| 2014 (50th) | Ahn Pan-seok ‡ | Secret Love Affair | 밀회 | JTBC |
| 2014 (50th) | Jang Tae-yoo | My Love from the Star | 별에서 온 그대 | SBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Jo Soo-won | I Can Hear Your Voice | 너의 목소리가 들려 | SBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Ki Min-soo | Good Doctor | 굿 닥터 | KBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Shin Won-ho | Reply 1994 | 응답하라 1994 | tvN |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Won-seok ‡ | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | 미생 - 아직 살아 있지 못한 자 | tvN |
| 2015 (51st) | Ahn Pan-seok | Heard It Through the Grapevine | 풍문으로 들었소 | SBS |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Jin-man | Kill Me, Heal Me | 킬미, 힐미 | MBC |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Jung-min | Bad Guys | 나쁜 녀석들 | OCN |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Sang-hyup | Mama | 마마 | MBC |
| 2016 (52nd) | Shin Won-ho ‡ | Reply 1988 | 응답하라 1988 | tvN |
| 2016 (52nd) | Jung Dae-yoon | She Was Pretty | 그녀는 예뻤다 | MBC |
| 2016 (52nd) | Kim Won-seok | Signal | 시그널 | tvN |
| 2016 (52nd) | Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon | Descendants of the Sun | 태양의 후예 | KBS |
| 2016 (52nd) | Shin Kyung-soo | Six Flying Dragons | 육룡이 나르샤 | SBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Yoo In-shik ‡ | Dr. Romantic | 낭만닥터 김사부 | SBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Song Hyun-wook | Another Miss Oh | 또! 오해영 | tvN |
| 2017 (53rd) | Lee Eung-bok | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비 | tvN |
| 2017 (53rd) | Jung Dae-yoon | W - Two Worlds | 더블유 | MBC |
| 2017 (53rd) | Hong Jong-chan | Dear My Friends | 디어 마이 프렌즈 | tvN |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Yoon-chul ‡ | The Lady in Dignity | 품위있는 그녀 | JTBC |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Cheol-kyu | Mother | 마더 | tvN |
| 2018 (54th) | Mo Wan-il | Misty | 미스티 | JTBC |
| 2018 (54th) | Shin Won-ho | Prison Playbook | 슬기로운 감빵생활 | tvN |
| 2018 (54th) | Ahn Gil-ho | Stranger | 비밀의 숲 | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Jo Hyun-tak ‡ | Sky Castle | SKY 캐슬 | JTBC |
| 2019 (55th) | Kim Suk-yoon | The Light in Your Eyes | 눈이 부시게 | JTBC |
| 2019 (55th) | Kim Won-seok | My Mister | 나의 아저씨 | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Ahn Gil-ho | Memories of the Alhambra | 알함브라 궁전의 추억 | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Eung-bok | Mr. Sunshine | 미스터 션샤인 | tvN |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
| 2020 (56th) | Mo Wan-il ‡ | The World of the Married | 부부의 세계 | JTBC |
| 2020 (56th) | Kim Seong-yoon | Itaewon Class | 이태원 클라쓰 | JTBC |
| 2020 (56th) | Lee Jung-hyo | Crash Landing on You | 사랑의 불시착 | tvN |
| 2020 (56th) | Cha Yeong-hoon | When the Camellia Blooms | 동백꽃 필 무렵 | KBS |
| 2020 (56th) | Jeong Dong-yoon | Hot Stove League | 스토브리그 | SBS |
| 2021 (57th) | Kim Cheol-kyu ‡ | Flower of Evil | 악의 꽃 | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Kwon Young-il | My Unfamiliar Family | (아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다 | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Kim Hee-won | Vincenzo | 빈센조 | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Park Shin-woo | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | 사이코지만 괜찮아 | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Shim Na-yeon | Beyond Evil | 괴물 | JTBC |
| 2022 (58th) | Hwang Dong-hyuk ‡ | Squid Game | 오징어 게임 | Netflix |
| 2022 (58th) | Yoon Sung-ho | Political Fever | 이렇게 된 이상 청와대로 간다 | Wavve |
| 2022 (58th) | Lee Na-jung | Mine | 마인 | tvN |
| 2022 (58th) | Jung Ji-in | The Red Sleeve | 옷소매 붉은 끝동 | MBC |
| 2022 (58th) | Han Jun-hee | D.P. | D.P. | Netflix |
| 2023 (59th) | Yoo In-shik ‡ | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | 이상한 변호사 우영우 | ENA |
| 2023 (59th) | Kim Kyu-tae | Our Blues | 우리들의 블루스 | tvN |
| 2023 (59th) | Kim Seok-yoon | My Liberation Notes | 나의 해방일지 | JTBC |
| 2023 (59th) | Kim Hee-won | Little Women | 작은 아씨들 | tvN |
| 2023 (59th) | Lee Joo-young | Anna | 안나 | Coupang |
| 2024 (60th) | Han Dong-wook ‡ | The Worst of Evil | 최악의 악 | Disney+ |
| 2024 (60th) | Park In-je | Moving | 무비 | Disney+ |
| 2024 (60th) | Lee Myoungwoo | Boyhood | 소년시대 | Coupang |
| 2024 (60th) | Lee Chang-hee | A Killer Paradox | 살인자ㅇ난감 | Netflix |
| 2024 (60th) | Jung Ji-hyun | Lies Hidden in My Garden | 마당이 있는 집 | ENA |

## Sources

* "Baeksang Arts Awards Nominees and Winners Lists". Naver Movie (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2021.
* "Baeksang Arts Awards Winners Lists". Baeksang Arts Awards (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2021.