# Baeksang Arts Award for Best Film

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Film (Korean: 백상예술대상 영화부문 작품상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang Yeonghwa Bumun Jakpumsang) 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.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1960s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 1965 (1st) | Deaf Sam-yong ‡ | 벙어리 삼룡 | Shin Sang-ok |
| 1966 (2nd) | The Sea Village ‡ | 갯마을 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1967 (3rd) | Late Autumn ‡ | 만추 | Lee Man-hee |
| 1968 (4th) | Children of the Firing Range ‡ | 사격장의 아이들 | Lee Man-hee |
| 1969 (5th) | The General's Mustache ‡ | 장군의 수염 | Lee Sung-gu |

### 1970s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 1970 (6th) | Spring, Spring ‡ | 봄, 봄 | |
| 1971 (7th) | Frozen Spring ‡ | 동춘 | Jung Jin-woo |
| 1972 (8th) | War and Humanity ‡ | 전쟁과 인간 | Shin Sang-ok |
| 1973 (9th) | Gate of Women ‡ | 홍살문 | Byun Jang-ho |
| 1974 (10th) | Special Investigation Unit: The Case of Bae Tae-ok ‡ | 배태옥 사건 | Lee Won-se |
| 1975 (11th) | The Executioner ‡ | 망나니 | Byun Jang-ho |
| 1976 (12th) | A Byegone Romance ‡ | 왕십리 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1977 (13th) | Concentration of Attention ‡ | 집념 | Choi In-hyeon |
| 1978 (14th) | A Splendid Outing ‡ | 화려한 외출 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1979 (15th) | The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms ‡ | 전우가 남긴 한마디 | Lee Won-se |

### 1980s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 1980 (16th) | Man-suk, Run! ‡ | 달려라 만석아 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 1981 (17th) | A Fine, Windy Day ‡ | 바람 불어 좋은 날 | Lee Jang-ho |
| 1982 (18th) | Come Unto Down ‡ | 낮은 데로 임하소서 | Lee Jang-ho |
| 1983 (19th) | Village in the Mist ‡ | 안개마을 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1984 (20th) | Whale Hunting ‡ | 고래사냥 | Bae Chang-ho |
| 1985 (21st) | Deep Blue Night ‡ | 깊고 푸른 밤 | Bae Chang-ho |
| 1986 (22nd) | Gilsoddeum ‡ | 길소뜸 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1987 (23rd) | Moonlight Hunter ‡ | 달빛 사냥꾼 | Shin Seung-soo |
| 1988 (24th) | Adada ‡ | 아다다 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1989 (25th) | Seoul Rainbow ‡ | 서울 무지개 | Kim Ho-sun |

### 1990s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 1990 (26th) | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi ‡ | 우묵배미의 사랑 | Jang Sun-woo |
| 1991 (27th) | Silver Stallion ‡ | 은마는 오지 않는다 | Jang Kil-su |
| 1992 (28th) | Stairways of Heaven ‡ | 천국의 계단 | Bae Chang-ho |
| 1993 (29th) | Our Twisted Hero ‡ | 우리들의 일그러진 영웅 | Park Jong-won |
| 1994 (30th) | Two Cops ‡ | 투캅스 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 1994 (30th) | Seopyeonje ‡ | 서편제 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 1995 (31st) | Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid ‡ | 헐리우드 키드의 생애 | Chung Ji-young |
| 1996 (32nd) | Farewell My Darling ‡ | 학생부군신위 | Park Chul-soo |
| 1997 (33rd) | Green Fish ‡ | 초록 물고기 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 1998 (34th) | Christmas in August ‡ | 8월의 크리스마스 | Hur Jin-ho |
| 1999 (35th) | Shiri ‡ | 쉬리 | Kang Je-gyu |

### 2000s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 2000 (36th) | The Spy ‡ | 간첩 리철진 | Jang Jin |
| 2001 (37th) | Libera Me ‡ | 리베라 메 | Yang Yun-ho |
| 2002 (38th) | Waikiki Brothers ‡ | 와이키키 브라더스 | Yim Soon-rye |
| 2003 (39th) | Oasis ‡ | 오아시스 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2004 (40th) | Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War ‡ | 태극기 휘날리며 | Kang Je-gyu |
| 2005 (41st) | The President's Last Bang ‡ | 그때 그사람들 | Im Sang-soo |
| 2005 (41st) | 3-Iron | 빈집 | Kim Ki-duk |
| 2005 (41st) | Marathon | 말아톤 | Jeong Yoon-cheol |
| 2006 (42nd) | Blood Rain ‡ | 혈의 누 | Kim Dae-seung |
| 2006 (42nd) | Blossom Again | 사랑니 | Jung Ji-woo |
| 2006 (42nd) | Duelist | 형사 | Lee Myung-se |
| 2006 (42nd) | The King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2006 (42nd) | Lady Vengeance | 친절한 금자씨 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2007 (43rd) | The Host ‡ | 괴물 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2007 (43rd) | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2007 (43rd) | Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater | 삼거리 극장 | Jeon Kye-soo |
| 2007 (43rd) | Radio Star | 라디오 스타 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2007 (43rd) | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2008 (44th) | Forever the Moment ‡ | 우리 생애 최고의 순간 | Yim Soon-rye |
| 2008 (44th) | The Chaser | 추격자 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2008 (44th) | Happiness | 행복 | Hur Jin-ho |
| 2008 (44th) | May 18 | 화려한 휴가 | Kim Ji-hoon |
| 2008 (44th) | Secret Sunshine | 밀양 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2009 (45th) | Viva! Love ‡ | 경축! 우리 사랑 | Oh Jeom-gyoon |
| 2009 (45th) | A Frozen Flower | 쌍화점 | Yoo Ha |
| 2009 (45th) | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2009 (45th) | Rough Cut | 영화는 영화다 | Jang Hoon |
| 2009 (45th) | Scandal Makers | 과속스캔들 | Kang Hyeong-cheol |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 2010 (46th) | Take Off ‡ | 국가대표 | Kim Yong-hwa |
| 2010 (46th) | Tidal Wave | 해운대 | Yoon Je-kyoon |
| 2010 (46th) | Mother | 마더 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2010 (46th) | Secret Reunion | 의형제 | Jang Hoon |
| 2010 (46th) | Thirst | 박쥐 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2011 (47th) | The Man from Nowhere ‡ | 아저씨 | Lee Jeong-beom |
| 2011 (47th) | Moss | 이끼 | Kang Woo-suk |
| 2011 (47th) | Poetry | 시 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2011 (47th) | The Unjust | 부당거래 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2011 (47th) | The Yellow Sea | 황해 | Na Hong-jin |
| 2012 (48th) | Unbowed ‡ | 부러진 화살 | Chung Ji-young |
| 2012 (48th) | Helpless | 화차 | Byun Young-joo |
| 2012 (48th) | Punch | 완득이 | Lee Han |
| 2012 (48th) | Sunny | 써니 | Kang Hyeong-cheol |
| 2012 (48th) | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁 | Yoon Jong-bin |
| 2013 (49th) | Masquerade ‡ | 광해: 왕이 된 남자 | Choo Chang-min |
| 2013 (49th) | The Berlin File | 베를린 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2013 (49th) | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Lee Hwan-kyung |
| 2013 (49th) | Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk |
| 2013 (49th) | A Werewolf Boy | 늑대소년 | Jo Sung-hee |
| 2014 (50th) | The Attorney ‡ | 변호인 | Yang Woo-suk |
| 2014 (50th) | The Face Reader | 관상 | Han Jae-rim |
| 2014 (50th) | Hope | 소원 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2014 (50th) | Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2014 (50th) | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | Kim Byung-woo |
| 2015 (51st) | Revivre ‡ | 화장 | Im Kwon-taek |
| 2015 (51st) | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | Kim Han-min |
| 2015 (51st) | A Girl at My Door | 도희야 | July Jung |
| 2015 (51st) | Han Gong-ju | 한공주 | Lee Su-jin |
| 2015 (51st) | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Kim Seong-hun |
| 2016 (52nd) | Assassination ‡ | 암살 | Choi Dong-hoon |
| 2016 (52nd) | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | 동주 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2016 (52nd) | Fourth Place | 4등 | Jung Ji-woo |
| 2016 (52nd) | Inside Men | 내부자들 | Woo Min-ho |
| 2016 (52nd) | Veteran | 베테랑 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2017 (53rd) | The Wailing ‡ | 곡성 | Na Hong-jin |
| 2017 (53rd) | The Age of Shadows | 밀정 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2017 (53rd) | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho |
| 2017 (53rd) | The Handmaiden | 아가씨 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2017 (53rd) | Asura: The City of Madness | 아수라 | Kim Sung-su |
| 2018 (54th) | The Fortress ‡ | 남한산성 | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 2018 (54th) | 1987: When the Day Comes | 1987 | Jang Joon-hwan |
| 2018 (54th) | Anarchist from Colony | 박열 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2018 (54th) | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | 신과함께: 죄와 벌 | Kim Yong-hwa |
| 2018 (54th) | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 | Jang Hoon |
| 2019 (55th) | The Spy Gone North ‡ | 공작 | Yoon Jong-bin |
| 2019 (55th) | Miss Baek | 미쓰백 | Lee Ji-won |
| 2019 (55th) | Burning | 버닝 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 2019 (55th) | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | 사바하 | Jang Jae-hyun |
| 2019 (55th) | Dark Figure of Crime | 암수살인 | Kim Tae-kyun |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Original title | Director |
| 2020 (56th) | Parasite ‡ | 기생충 | Bong Joon-ho |
| 2020 (56th) | Exit | 엑시트 | Lee Sang-geun |
| 2020 (56th) | House of Hummingbird | 벌새 | Kim Bora |
| 2020 (56th) | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 82년생 김지영 | Kim Do-young |
| 2020 (56th) | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 | Woo Min-ho |
| 2021 (57th) | Samjin Company English Class ‡ | 삼진그룹 영어토익반 | Lee Jong-pil |
| 2021 (57th) | Moving On | 남매의 여름밤 | Yoon Dan-bi |
| 2021 (57th) | Deliver Us from Evil | 다만 악에서 구하소서 | Hong Won-chan |
| 2021 (57th) | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 | Hong Eui-jeong |
| 2021 (57th) | The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Lee Joon-ik |
| 2022 (58th) | Escape from Mogadishu ‡ | 모가디슈 | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| 2022 (58th) | Kingmaker | 킹메이커 | Byun Sung-hyun |
| 2022 (58th) | Miracle: Letters to the President | 기적 | Lee Jang-hoon |
| 2022 (58th) | Sewing Sisters | 미싱타는 여자들 | Kim Jung-young Lee Hyuk-rae |
| 2022 (58th) | Romance Without Love | 연애 빠진 로맨스 | Jeong Ga-young |
| 2023 (59th) | The Night Owl ‡ | 올빼미 | Ahn Tae-jin |
| 2023 (59th) | Next Sohee | 다음 소희 | Jung Ju-ri |
| 2023 (59th) | Hansan: Rising Dragon | 한산: 용의 출현 | Kim Han-min |
| 2023 (59th) | Hunt | 헌트 | Lee Jung-jae |
| 2023 (59th) | Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | Park Chan-wook |
| 2024 (60th) | 12.12: The Day ‡ | 서울의 봄 | Kim Sung-su |
| 2024 (60th) | Cobweb | 거미집 | Kim Jee-woon |
| 2024 (60th) | Noryang: Deadly Sea | 노량: 죽음의 바다 | Kim Han-min |
| 2024 (60th) | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Um Tae-hwa |
| 2024 (60th) | Exhuma | 파묘 | Jang Jae-hyun |