Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

South Korean Critics Choice Awards

Korean Association of
Film Critics Awards

Hangul|

한국영화평론가협회상

Hanja|

韓國映畫評論家協會賞

Revised Romanization| Han-guk Yeonghwa Pyeongron-ga Hyeophoesang
McCune–Reischauer| Han'guk Yŏnghwa P'yŏngron'ga Hyŏphoisang
Awarded for| Excellence in cinematic achievements
Country| South Korea
Presented by| Korean Association of Film Critics
First awarded| 1980
Last awarded| 2022
Highlights
Best Film| Decision to Leave
Best Director| Park Chan-wook
Best Actor| Jung Woo-sung
Best Actress| Tang Wei
Lifetime Achievement in Film Award| Yoon Il Bong
Website| http://fca.kr/

The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (Korean: 한국영화평론가협회상), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (Korean: 영평상; RR: Yeongpyeongsang), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC).[1] The ceremony is usually held in November.[2]

## Categories

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* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best New Director
* Best New Actor
* Best New Actress
* Best Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Music
* Technical Award is given to achievement in visual effects, editing, art direction, lighting, or costume design
* CJ CGV Star Award
* Special Mention
* Special Achievement Award
* FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics, Korean branch)
* Best New Critic
* Best Foreign Film
* Award for Contribution to Cinema

## Best Film

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#  | Year  | Film  | Director  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Son of Man | Yu Hyun-mok |
2  | 1981  | Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways | Kim Ho-sun |
3  | 1983  | People of Kkobang Neighborhood | Bae Chang-ho |
4  | 1984  | Whale Hunting | Bae Chang-ho |
5  | 1985  | Deep Blue Night | Bae Chang-ho |
6  | 1986  | Mulberry | Lee Doo-yong |
7  | 1987  | Ticket | Im Kwon-taek |
8  | 1988  | Now, We're Going to Geneva | Song Yeong-su  |
9  | 1989  | Rainbow Over Seoul | Kim Ho-sun |
10  | 1990  | Road to Cheongsong Prison | Lee Doo-yong |
11  | 1991  | Black Republic | Park Kwang-su |
12  | 1992  | The Road to Racetrack | Jang Sun-woo |
13  | 1993  | Sopyonje | Im Kwon-taek |
14  | 1994  | Hwa-Om-Kyung | Jang Sun-woo |
15  | 1995  | The Eternal Empire | Park Jong-won |
16  | 1996  | Festival | Im Kwon-taek |
17  | 1997  | Green Fish | Lee Chang-dong |
18  | 1998  | Christmas in August | Hur Jin-ho |
19  | 1999  | Spring in My Hometown | Lee Kwang-mo  |
20  | 2000  | Peppermint Candy | Lee Chang-dong |
21  | 2001  | One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho |
22  | 2002  | Oasis | Lee Chang-dong |
23  | 2003  | Memories of Murder | Bong Joon-ho |
24  | 2004  | Oldboy | Park Chan-wook |
25  | 2005  | Duelist | Lee Myung-se |
26  | 2006  | Family Ties | Kim Tae-yong |
27  | 2007  | The Show Must Go On | Han Jae-rim |
28  | 2008  | Night and Day | Hong Sang-soo |
29  | 2009  | Mother | Bong Joon-ho |
30  | 2010  | Poetry | Lee Chang-dong |
31  | 2011  | The Front Line | Jang Hoon |
32  | 2012  | Pietà | Kim Ki-duk |
33  | 2013  | Snowpiercer | Bong Joon-ho |
34  | 2014  | Hill of Freedom | Hong Sang-soo |
35  | 2015  | The Throne | Lee Joon-ik |
36  | 2016  | The Age of Shadows | Kim Jee-woon |
37  | 2017  | The Fortress | Hwang Dong-hyuk | [3]
38  | 2018  | 1987: When the Day Comes | Jang Joon-hwan | [4]
39  | 2019  | Parasite | Bong Joon-ho | [5]
40  | 2020  | The Man Standing Next | Woo Min-ho |
41  | 2021  | The Book of Fish | Lee Jun-ik | [6]
42  | 2022  | Decision to Leave | Park Chan-wook | [7]
43  | 2023  | Next Sohee | Jung Ju-ri | [8]

## Best Director

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#  | Year  | Director  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Yu Hyun-mok | Son of Man |
2  | 1981  | Kim Ho-sun | Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways |
3  | 1983  | Bae Chang-ho | People of Kkobang Neighborhood |
4  | 1984  | Bae Chang-ho | Whale Hunting |
5  | 1985  | Jung Jin-woo | Adultery Tree |
6  | 1986  | Im Kwon-taek | Gilsoddeum |
7  | 1987  | Im Kwon-taek | Ticket |
8  | 1988  | Song Yeong-su  | Now, We're Going to Geneva |
9  | 1989  | Kim Ho-sun | Rainbow Over Seoul |
10  | 1990  | Lee Doo-yong | Road to Cheongsong Prison |
11  | 1991  | Park Kwang-su | Black Republic |
12  | 1992  | Jang Sun-woo | Road to the Racetrack |
13  | 1993  | Im Kwon-taek | Sopyonje |
14  | 1994  | Jang Sun-woo | Hwa-Om-Kyung |
15  | 1995  | Yu Hyun-mok | Mommy, Star, and Sea Anemone |
16  | 1996  | Park Chul-soo | Farewell My Darling |
17  | 1997  | —
18  | 1998  | Hur Jin-ho | Christmas in August |
19  | 1999  | Lee Kwang-mo | Spring in My Hometown |
20  | 2000  | Lee Chang-dong | Peppermint Candy |
21  | 2001  | Yim Soon-rye | Waikiki Brothers |
22  | 2002  | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
23  | 2003  | Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder |
24  | 2004  | Park Chan-wook | Oldboy |
25  | 2005  | Lee Myung-se | Duelist |
26  | 2006  | Yoo Ha | A Dirty Carnival |
27  | 2007  | Lee Myung-se | M |
28  | 2008  | Kim Ki-duk | Dream |
29  | 2009  | Kim Yong-hwa | Take Off |
30  | 2010  | Jang Hoon | Secret Reunion |
31  | 2011  | Jang Hoon | The Front Line |
32  | 2012  | Kim Ki-duk | Pietà |
33  | 2013  | Bong Joon-ho | Snowpiercer |
34  | 2014  | Zhang Lu | Gyeongju |
35  | 2015  | Ryoo Seung-wan | Veteran |
36  | 2016  | Lee Kyoung-mi | The Truth Beneath |
37  | 2017  | Hwang Dong-hyuk | The Fortress | [3]
38  | 2018  | Yoon Jong-bin | The Spy Gone North | [4]
39  | 2019  | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | [5]
40  | 2020  | Lim Dae-hyung | Moonlit Winter |
41  | 2021  | Ryoo Seung-wan | Escape from Mogadishu | [6]
42  | 2022  | Park Chan-wook | Decision to Leave | [7]
43  | 2023  | Ka Sung-moon  | Dream Palace | [8]

## Best Actor

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#  | Year  | Actor  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Choi Bool-am | The Last Witness |
2  | 1981  | Jeon Moo-song | Mandala |
3  | 1983  | Ahn Sung-ki | Polluted Ones |
4  | 1984  | Ahn Sung-ki | Village in the Mist |
5  | 1985  | Hah Myung-joong | Blazing Sun |
6  | 1986  | Lee Dae-geun  | Mulberry |
7  | 1987  | Shin Seong-il | Lethe's Love Song |
8  | 1988  | Yu In-chon | Diary of King Yeonsan |
9  | 1989  | Park Joong-hoon | Chilsu and Mansu |
10  | 1990  | Park Joong-hoon | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi |
11  | 1991  | Lee Young-ha | Only Because You Are a Woman |
12  | 1992  | Moon Sung-keun | Road to the Racetrack |
13  | 1993  | Kim Myung-gon | Sopyonje |
14  | 1994  | Ahn Sung-ki | Two Cops |
15  | 1995  | Ahn Sung-ki | The Eternal Empire |
16  | 1996  | Ahn Sung-ki | Festival |
17  | 1997  | Han Suk-kyu | Green Fish |
18  | 1998  | Song Kang-ho | No. 3 |
19  | 1999  | Lee Jung-jae | City of the Rising Sun |
20  | 2000  | Park Joong-hoon | Nowhere to Hide |
21  | 2001  | Choi Min-sik | Failan |
22  | 2002  | Sol Kyung-gu | Oasis |
23  | 2003  | Song Kang-ho | Memories of Murder |
24  | 2004  | Choi Min-sik | Oldboy |
25  | 2005  | Lee Byung-hun | A Bittersweet Life |
26  | 2006  | Ahn Sung-ki | Radio Star |
27  | 2007  | Song Kang-ho | The Show Must Go On |
28  | 2008  | So Ji-sub | Rough Cut |
29  | 2009  | Lee Beom-soo | Lifting King Kong |
30  | 2010  | Gang Dong-won | Secret Reunion |
31  | 2011  | Ha Jung-woo | The Yellow Sea |
32  | 2012  | Ahn Sung-ki | Unbowed |
33  | 2013  | Song Kang-ho | The Face Reader |
34  | 2014  | Choi Min-sik | The Admiral: Roaring Currents |
35  | 2015  | Jung Jae-young | Right Now, Wrong Then |
36  | 2016  | Lee Byung-hun | Inside Men |
37  | 2017  | Sol Kyung-gu | The Merciless | [3]
38  | 2018  | Lee Sung-min | The Spy Gone North | [4]
39  | 2019  | Shin Ha-kyun | Inseparable Bros | [5]
40  | 2020  | Lee Byung-hun | The Man Standing Next |
41  | 2021  | Sol Kyung-gu | The Book of Fish |
42  | 2022  | Jung Woo-sung | Hunt | [7]
43  | 2023  | Ryu Jun-yeol | The Night Owl | [8]

## Best Actress

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#  | Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Chang Mi-hee | Neumi |
2  | 1981  | Woo Yeon-jeong  | I Will Stand in Front of You Again |
3  | 1983  | Na Young-hee | Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away |
4  | 1984  | Won Mi-kyung | Mulleya Mulleya |
5  | 1985  | Lee Mi-sook | The Winter That Year Was Warm |
6  | 1986  | Lee Mi-sook | Mulberry |
7  | 1987  | Kim Ji-mee | Ticket |
8  | 1988  | Lee Bo-hee | You My Rose Mellow |
9  | 1989  | Kang Soo-yeon | Come Come Come Upward |
10  | 1990  | Kang Soo-yeon | All That Falls Has Wings |
11  | 1991  | Lee Hye-sook | Silver Stallion |
12  | 1992  | Yoon Jeong-hee | Flower in Snow |
13  | 1993  | Shim Hye-jin | Marriage Story |
14  | 1994  | Kim Seo-ra  | The Story of Two Women |
15  | 1995  | Choi Myung-gil | Rosy Life |
16  | 1996  | Bang Eun-jin | 301, 302 |
17  | 1997  | Kim Seon-jae  | Time Lasts |
18  | 1998  | Shim Eun-ha | Christmas in August |
19  | 1999  | Lee Mi-sook | An Affair |
20  | 2000  | Jeon Do-yeon | Happy End |
21  | 2001  | Bae Doona | Take Care of My Cat |
22  | 2002  | Moon So-ri | Oasis |
23  | 2003  | Lee Mi-sook | Untold Scandal |
24  | 2004  | Yum Jung-ah | The Big Swindle |
25  | 2005  | Jeon Do-yeon | You Are My Sunshine |
26  | 2006  | Jang Jin-young | Blue Swallow |
27  | 2007  | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine |
28  | 2008  | Soo Ae | Sunny |
29  | 2009  | Kim Hye-ja | Mother |
30  | 2010  | Seo Young-hee | Bedevilled |
31  | 2011  | Tang Wei | Late Autumn |
32  | 2012  | Jo Min-su | Pietà |
33  | 2013  | Uhm Ji-won | Hope |
34  | 2014  | Chun Woo-hee | Han Gong-ju |
35  | 2015  | Kim Hye-soo | Coin Locker Girl |
36  | 2016  | Son Ye-jin | The Truth Beneath |
37  | 2017  | Na Moon-hee | I Can Speak | [3]
38  | 2018  | Han Ji-min | Miss Baek | [4]
39  | 2019  | Kim Hyang-gi | Innocent Witness | [5]
40  | 2020  | Jung Yu-mi | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 |
41  | 2021  | Moon So-ri | Three Sisters | [6]
42  | 2022  | Tang Wei | Decision to Leave | [7]
43  | 2023  | Kim Seo-hyung | Green House | [8]

## Best Supporting Actor

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#  | Year  | Actor  | Film  | Ref.

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33  | 2013  | Jo Jung-suk | The Face Reader |
34  | 2014  | Kwak Do-won | The Attorney |
37  | 2017  | Yoo Hae-jin | A Taxi Driver | [3]
38  | 2018  | Ju Ji-hoon | The Spy Gone North | [4]
39  | 2019  | Jin Seon-kyu | Extreme Job | [5]
40  | 2020  | Park Jeong-min | Deliver Us from Evil |
41  | 2021  | Heo Joon-ho | Escape from Mogadishu | [6]
42  | 2022  | Jo Woo-jin | Kingmaker | [7]
43  | 2023  | Kim Jong-su | Smugglers | [8]

## Best Supporting Actress

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#  | Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref.

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33  | 2013  | Park Shin-hye | Miracle in Cell No. 7 |
34  | 2014  | Jo Yeo-jeong | Obsessed |
37  | 2017  | Jeon Hye-jin | The Merciless | [3]
38  | 2018  | Kwon So-hyun | Miss Baek | [4]
39  | 2019  | Kim Sae-byuk | House of Hummingbird | [5]
40  | 2020  | Kim Mi-kyung | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 |
41  | 2021  | Kim Sun-young | Three Sisters | [6]
42  | 2022  | Jeon Hye-jin | Hunt | [7]
43  | 2023  | Lee Yoon-ji | Dream Palace | [8]

## Best New Director

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#  | Year  | Director  | Film  | Ref.

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6  | 1986  | Kwak Ji-kyoon | Winter Wanderer |
7  | 1987  | —
8  | 1988  | Lee Kyu-hyung  |  |
9  | 1989  | Park Kwang-su | Chilsu and Mansu |
10  | 1990  | Kang Woo-suk | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades |
11  | 1991  | Hwang Qu-duk  | Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade |
12  | 1992  | Kim Young-bin  | Kim's War |
13  | 1993  | Hong Ki-seon  | Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart |
14  | 1994  | Lee Jung-gook | The Story of Two Women |
15  | 1995  | Kim Hong-joon  | Rosy Life |
16  | 1996  | Hong Sang-soo | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well |
17  | 1997  | Lee Chang-dong | Green Fish |
18  | 1998  | Chang Yoon-hyun | The Contact |
19  | 1999  | Lee Jeong-hyang  | Art Museum by the Zoo |
20  | 2000  | Jung Ji-woo | Happy End |
21  | 2001  | Song Il-gon | Flower Island |
22  | 2002  | Kim In-shik  | Road Movie |
23  | 2003  | Jang Joon-hwan | Save the Green Planet! |
24  | 2004  | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle |
25  | 2005  | Bang Eun-jin | Princess Aurora |
26  | 2006  | Kim Dae-woo | Forbidden Quest |
27  | 2007  | Jung Sik, Jung Beom-sik  | Epitaph |
28  | 2008  | Jang Hoon | Rough Cut |
29  | 2009  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Scandal Makers |
30  | 2010  | Jang Cheol-soo | Bedevilled |
31  | 2011  | Park Jung-bum | The Journals of Musan |
32  | 2012  | Shin A-ga, Lee Sang-cheol  | Jesus Hospital |
33  | 2013  | Huh Jung | Hide and Seek |
34  | 2014  | Yang Woo-suk | The Attorney |
35  | 2015  | Kim Tae-yong | Set Me Free |
36  | 2016  | Yoon Ga-eun | The World of Us |
37  | 2017  | Kang Yoon-sung  | The Outlaws | [3]
38  | 2018  | Jeon Go-woon  | Microhabitat | [4]
39  | 2019  | Kim Bora  | House of Hummingbird | [5]
40  | 2020  | Yoon Dan-bi  | Moving On |
41  | 2021  | Hong Eui-jeong | Voice of Silence | [6]
42  | 2022  | Lee Jung-jae | Hunt | [7]
43  | 2023  | Ahn Tae-jin | The Night Owl | [8]

## Best New Actor

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#  | Year  | Actor  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Jung Han-yong | Outsiders |
2  | 1981  | —
3  | 1983  | —
4  | 1984  | —
5  | 1985  | —
6  | 1986  | —
7  | 1987  | —
8  | 1988  | —
9  | 1989  | —
10  | 1990  | Lee Geung-young | Kuro Arirang |
11  | 1991  | —
12  | 1992  | —
13  | 1993  | —
14  | 1994  | Kim Byung-se | Rosy Days |
15  | 1995  | Lee Jung-jae | The Young Man |
16  | 1996  | —
17  | 1997  | Jung Woo-sung | Beat |
18  | 1998  | Park Shin-yang | The Letter |
19  | 1999  | Lee Sung-jae | Art Museum by the Zoo |
20  | 2000  | Sol Kyung-gu | Peppermint Candy |
21  | 2001  | Yang Dong-geun | Address Unknown |
22  | 2002  | Hwang Jung-min | Road Movie |
23  | 2003  | Park Hae-il | Jealousy Is My Middle Name |
24  | 2004  | Gang Dong-won | Temptation of Wolves |
25  | 2005  | Ha Jung-woo | The Unforgiven |
26  | 2006  | Lee Yeong-hoon | No Regret |
27  | 2007  | Daniel Henney | My Father |
28  | 2008  | Kang Ji-hwan | Rough Cut |
29  | 2009  | Choi Jae-woong  | The Sword with No Name |
30  | 2010  | Song Sae-byeok | The Servant |
31  | 2011  | Lee Je-hoon | The Front Line |
32  | 2012  | Kim Sung-kyun | The Neighbor |
33  | 2013  | Yeo Jin-goo | Hwayi: A Monster Boy |
34  | 2014  | Park Yoochun | Haemoo |
35  | 2015  | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free |
36  | 2016  | —
37  | 2017  | Park Seo-joon | Midnight Runners | [3]
38  | 2018  | Nam Joo-hyuk | The Great Battle | [4]
39  | 2019  | Park Hyung-sik | Juror 8 | [5]
40  | 2020  | Kwak Min-kyu  | Move The Grave |
41  | 2021  | Lee Hong-nae | Made on the Rooftop | [6]
42  | 2022  | Son Suk-ku | The Roundup | [7]
43  | 2023  | Jinyoung | A Christmas Carol | [8]

## Best New Actress

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#  | Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | —
2  | 1981  | Na Young-hee | Children of Darkness |
3  | 1983  | —
4  | 1984  | Lee Bo-hee | Declaration of Fools |
5  | 1985  | —
6  | 1986  | —
7  | 1987  | —
8  | 1988  | —
9  | 1989  | Jin Yeong-mi  | Come Come Come Upward |
10  | 1990  | Lee Mi-yeon | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades |
11  | 1991  | Choi Jin-sil | My Love, My Bride |
12  | 1992  | Lee A-ro  | Stairway to Heaven |
13  | 1993  | Oh Jeong-hae  | Sopyonje |
14  | 1994  | Park Sun-young  | The Man with Breasts |
15  | 1995  | Lee Ji-eun  | My Dear Keum-hong |
16  | 1996  | Lee Jung-hyun | A Petal |
17  | 1997  | Lee Hye-eun  | Corset |
18  | 1998  | Jeon Do-yeon | The Contact |
19  | 1999  | Yunjin Kim | Shiri |
20  | 2000  | Kim Min-sun,
Park Ye-jin,
Lee Young-jin | Memento Mori |
21  | 2001  | Seo Joo-hee  | Flower Island |
22  | 2002  | Son Ye-jin | Lovers' Concerto |
23  | 2003  | Im Soo-jung | A Tale of Two Sisters |
24  | 2004  | Kang Hye-jung | Oldboy |
25  | 2005  | Jung Yu-mi | Blossom Again |
26  | 2006  | Han Hyo-joo | Ad-lib Night |
27  | 2007  | Park Si-yeon | A Love |
28  | 2008  | Seo Woo | Crush and Blush |
29  | 2009  | Park Bo-young | Scandal Makers |
30  | 2010  | Lee Min-jung | White Night |
31  | 2011  | Yoo Da-in | Re-encounter |
32  | 2012  | Kim Go-eun | A Muse |
33  | 2013  | Jung Eun-chae | Nobody's Daughter Haewon |
34  | 2014  | Lim Ji-yeon | Obsessed |
35  | 2015  | Kwon So-hyun | Madonna |
36  | 2016  | Jeong Ha-dam | Steel Flower |
37  | 2017  | Choi Hee-seo | Anarchist from Colony | [3]
38  | 2018  | Kim Ga-hee  | Park Hwayoung | [4]
39  | 2019  | Park Ji-hoo | House of Hummingbird | [5]
40  | 2020  | Kang Mal-geum | Lucky Chan-sil
41  | 2021  | Gong Seung-yeon | Aloners | [6]
42  | 2022  | Lee Ji-eun | Broker |
43  | 2023  | Kim Si-eun | Next Sohee | [8]

## Best Screenplay

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#  | Year  | Screenwriter  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | —
2  | 1981  | Yoon Sam-yook | The Hut |
3  | 1983  | Song Kil-han  | Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away |
4  | 1984  | Im Choong  | Mulleya Mulleya |
5  | 1985  | Yoon Sam-yook, Heo Jin  | The King's Poison |
6  | 1986  | Song Kil-han  | Gilsoddeum |
7  | 1987  | Choi Geum-dong  | Jung-kwang's Nonsense |
8  | 1988  | Bae Chang-ho | Our Joyful Young Days |
9  | 1989  | Jang Sun-woo | The Age of Success |
10  | 1990  | Kwon Jae-woo  | The Rooster |
11  | 1991  | Lee Myung-se | My Love, My Bride |
12  | 1992  | Park Kwang-su | Berlin Report |
13  | 1993  | Hong Ki-seon  | Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart |
14  | 1994  | Yoon Sam-yook | I Will Survive |
15  | 1995  | Yook Sang-hyo  | Rosy Life |
16  | 1996  | Bae Chang-ho | Love Story |
17  | 1997  | Lee Chang-dong | Green Fish |
18  | 1998  | —
19  | 1999  | Kang Je-gyu | Shiri |
20  | 2000  | Lee Chang-dong | Peppermint Candy |
21  | 2001  | Kim Ki-duk | Address Unknown |
22  | 2002  | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
23  | 2003  | Im Sang-soo | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
24  | 2004  | Kim Ki-duk | 3-Iron |
25  | 2005  | Lee Won-jae, Kim Seong-je  | Blood Rain |
26  | 2006  | Kim Dae-woo | Forbidden Quest |
27  | 2007  | Hur Jin-ho | Happiness |
28  | 2008  | Hong Sang-soo | Night and Day |
29  | 2009  | Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho | Mother |
30  | 2010  | Lee Chang-dong | Poetry |
31  | 2011  | Park Sang-yeon  | The Front Line |
32  | 2012  | Yoon Jong-bin | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time |
33  | 2013  | Shin Yeon-shick | The Russian Novel |
34  | 2014  | Lee Su-jin | Han Gong-ju |
35  | 2015  | Cho Chul-hyun, Oh Seung-hyeon,
Lee Song-won  | The Throne |
36  | 2016  | Shin Yeon-shick | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet |
37  | 2017  | Hwang Seong-gu | Anarchist from Colony | [3]
38  | 2018  | Kwak Kyung-taek, Kim Tae-gyun  | Dark Figure of Crime | [4]
39  | 2019  | Yook Sang-hyo  | Inseparable Bros | [5]
40  | 2020  | Lim Dae-hyung | Moonlit Winter |
41  | 2021  | Kim Se-gyeom  | The Book of Fish | [6]
42  | 2022  | Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong  | Decision to Leave | [7]
43  | 2023  | Kim Hyun-jung  | Flow | [8]

## Best Cinematography

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#  | Year  | Cinematographer  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Jung Il-sung  |  |
2  | 1981  | Jung Il-sung  | Mandala |
3  | 1983  | Jeong Kwang-seok  | People of Kkobang Neighborhood |
4  | 1984  | Lee Seong-chun  | Mulleya Mulleya |
5  | 1985  | —
6  | 1986  | —
7  | 1987  | Koo Joong-mo  | The Surrogate Woman |
8  | 1988  | Park Seung-bae  | The Man with Three Coffins |
9  | 1989  | Seo Jeong-min | Rainbow Over Seoul |
10  | 1990  | Yoo Young-gil  | The Lovers of Woomook-baemi |
11  | 1991  | Yoo Young-gil  | Black Republic |
12  | 1992  | Jung Il-sung  | Road to the Racetrack |
13  | 1993  | Jung Il-sung  | Sopyonje |
14  | 1994  | Yoo Young-gil  | Hwa-Om-Kyung |
15  | 1995  | Chun Jo-myoung  | The Eternal Empire |
16  | 1996  | Yoo Young-gil  | A Petal |
Park Hee-ju  | The Gingko Bed |
17  | 1997  | Kim Hyung-koo  | Beat |
18  | 1998  | Yoo Young-gil  | Christmas in August |
19  | 1999  | Kim Hyung-koo  | Spring in My Hometown |
20  | 2000  | Jung Il-sung  | Chunhyang |
21  | 2001  | Kim Hyung-koo  | One Fine Spring Day |
22  | 2002  | Jung Il-sung  | Chi-hwa-seon |
23  | 2003  | Lee Mo-gae | A Tale of Two Sisters |
24  | 2004  | Hong Kyung-pyo  | Taegukgi |
25  | 2005  | Choi Young-hwan  | Blood Rain |
26  | 2006  | Yoon Hong-sik  | Blue Swallow |
27  | 2007  | Lee Du-nam  | May 18 |
28  | 2008  | Byun Hee-sung  | The Divine Weapon |
29  | 2009  | Kim Young-ho  | Haeundae |
30  | 2010  | Choi Young-hwan  | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard |
31  | 2011  | Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul  | War of the Arrows |
32  | 2012  | Choi Young-hwan  | The Thieves |
33  | 2013  | Hong Kyung-pyo  | Snowpiercer |
34  | 2014  | Choi Chan-min  | Kundo: Age of the Rampant |
35  | 2015  | Kim Woo-hyung  | Assassination |
36  | 2016  | Chung Chung-hoon  | The Handmaiden |
37  | 2017  | Kim Jee-yong  | The Fortress | [3]
38  | 2018  | Hong Kyung-pyo  | Burning | [4]
39  | 2019  | Hong Kyung-pyo  | Parasite | [5]
40  | 2020  | Lee Hyung-deok  | Peninsula |
41  | 2021  | Choi Young-hwan  | Escape from Mogadishu | [6]
42  | 2022  | Kim Ji-yong  | Decision to Leave | [7]
43  | 2023  | Kim Tae-kyung  | The Night Owl | [8]

## Best Music

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#  | Year  | Composer  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Han Seong-ki  |  |
2  | 1981  | —
3  | 1983  | Kim Young-dong  | Polluted Ones |
4  | 1984  | —
5  | 1985  | —
6  | 1986  | —
7  | 1987  | Jung Sung-jo  | Lethe's Love Story |
8  | 1988  | Shin Byung-ha  | You My Rose Mellow |
9  | 1989  | Kim Jeong-ki  | Come Come Come Upward |
10  | 1990  | Kang In-won  | Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day |
11  | 1991  | Kim Soo-chul | Black Republic |
12  | 1992  | Jang Il-nam  | Blood and Fire |
13  | 1993  | Kim Soo-chul | Sopyonje |
14  | 1994  | Lee Jong-gu  | Hwa-Om-Kyung |
15  | 1995  | Hwang Byungki | The Eternal Empire |
16  | 1996  | Ok Kil-sung  | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well |
17  | 1997  | —
18  | 1998  | Choi Man-sik, Jo Yeong-wook | The Contact |
19  | 1999  | Won Il  | Spring in My Hometown |
20  | 2000  | Jo Seong-woo  | Nowhere to Hide |
21  | 2001  | Choi Kyung-shik  | The Last Witness |
22  | 2002  | Kim Dae-hong, Kim Yang-hee  | The Way Home |
23  | 2003  | Lee Byung-woo | Untold Scandal |
24  | 2004  | Jo Yeong-wook | Oldboy |
25  | 2005  | Jang Young-gyu, Dalpalan | A Bittersweet Life |
26  | 2006  | Bang Jun-seok | Radio Star |
27  | 2007  | Kunihiko Ryo | Beyond the Years |
28  | 2008  | Kim Tae-seong | Crossing |
29  | 2009  | Lee Jae-hak  | Take Off |
30  | 2010  | Kim Hong-jib  | The Housemaid |
31  | 2011  | Jo Seong-woo, Choi Yeong-rok  | Late Autumn |
32  | 2012  | Lee Ji-soo  | Architecture 101 |
33  | 2013  | Lee Byung-woo | The Face Reader |
34  | 2014  | Jo Yeong-wook | Kundo: Age of the Rampant |
35  | 2015  | Bang Jun-seok | The Throne |
36  | 2016  | Mowg | The Age of Shadows |
37  | 2017  | Ryuichi Sakamoto | The Fortress | [3]
38  | 2018  | Kim Tae-sung | 1987: When the Day Comes | [4]
39  | 2019  | Kim Jun-suk  | Swing Kids | [5]
40  | 2020  | Kim Hae-won  | Moonlit Winter |
41  | 2021  | Bang Jun-seok  | Escape from Mogadishu | [6]
42  | 2022  | Jo Yeong-wook | Decision to Leave | [7]
43  | 2023  | Chang Kiha | Smugglers | [8]

## Technical Award

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#  | Year  | Recipient  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Go Hye-jin  |  |
2  | 1981  | Lee Kyung-ja (editing)  | The Hut |
3  | 1983  | —
4  | 1984  | —
5  | 1985  | —
6  | 1986  | Kang Kwang-hee (lighting)  | Into the Heat of the Night |
7  | 1987  | —
8  | 1988  | —
9  | 1989  | Kim Byeong-su (sound)  | Come Come Come Upward |
10  | 1990  | Yang Dae-ho (sound effects)  | Korean Connection |
11  | 1991  | Do Yong-woo (art direction)  | The General's Son |
12  | 1992  | Hyeon Dong-chun (editing)  | Death Song |
13  | 1993  | Cho Young-sam (art direction)  | First Love |
14  | 1994  | Cha Jung-nam (lighting)  | Rosy Days |
15  | 1995  | Kim Hyeon (editing)  | The Rules of the Game |
16  | 1996  | Shin Cine Graphics (visual effects)  | The Gingko Bed |
17  | 1997  | Lee Kang-san  | Beat |
18  | 1998  | Yoon Woong-won (art direction)  | The Quiet Family |
Im Jae-young (lighting)  | The Contact |
19  | 1999  | Park Gok-ji (editing)  | Shiri |
20  | 2000  | Yoo Dong-ryeol (visual effects)  | Phantom: The Submarine |
21  | 2001  | Ahn Byeong-geun (editing)  | Die Bad |
22  | 2002  | Kang Seung-yong, Oh Sang-man (art direction)  | YMCA Baseball Team |
23  | 2003  | Jang Geun-young (art direction),
Kim Kyung-hee (costume design)  | Save the Green Planet! |
24  | 2004  | Jeong Do-an (special effects)  | Taegukgi |
25  | 2005  | —  | Blood Rain |
26  | 2006  | Cho Geun-hyun (art direction)  | Forbidden Quest |
27  | 2007  | Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho (art direction)  | M |
28  | 2008  | Jo Sang-gyeong (art direction)  | Modern Boy |
29  | 2009  | Jeong Seong-jin (visual effects)  | Take Off |
30  | 2010  | Park Il-hyun (art direction)  | The Servant |
31  | 2011  | Han Young-woo (visual effects)  | War of the Arrows |
32  | 2012  | Oh Heung-seok (art direction)  | Masquerade |
33  | 2013  | Jeong Seong-jin (visual effects)  | Mr. Go |
34  | 2014  | Jang Choon-seob (art direction)  | The Admiral: Roaring Currents |
35  | 2015  | Ryu Seong-hee (art direction)  | Assassination |
36  | 2016  | —  | Train to Busan |
37  | 2017  | Lee Hwo-kyoung (art direction)  | The Battleship Island | [3]
38  | 2018  | Jin Jong-hyun (visual effects)  | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | [4]
39  | 2019  | Park Il-hyun (art direction)  | Swing Kids | [5]
40  | 2020  | Jeong Do-an (special effects)  | Peninsula |
41  | 2021  | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX)  | Space Sweepers | [6]
42  | 2022  | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX)  | Hansan: Rising Dragon | [7]
43  | 2023  | Lee Hoo-kyung  | Smugglers | [8]

## Best Independent Film Maker

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#  | Year  | Film  | Director  | Ref.

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34  | 2014  | Futureless Things | Kim Kyung-mook  |
36  | 2016  | Tour of Duty | Kim Dong-ryung, Park Kyoung-tae  |
37  | 2017  | Troublers | Lee Young  | [3]
Jane | Cho Hyun-hoon  |
38  | 2018  | Kim Il-ran | Lee Hyuk-sang  | [4]
39  | 2019  | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora  | [5]
Kim-Gun | Kang Sang-woo
40  | 2020  | Han Ka-ram  | Our Body |
Kim Mi-re  | East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front |
41  | 2021  | Park Yun-jin  | People in Elancia |
Kim Mi-jo  | Gull |
42  | 2022  | Kim Dong-ryeong, Park Gyeong-tae  | The Pregnant Tree And The Goblin | [7]
Lee Il-ha  | I am More
43  | 2023  | Kim Sae-in (Feature Film Category)  | The Apartment with Two Women | [8]
Yang Young-hee (Documentary Category)  | Soup and Ideology

## FIPRESCI Award

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#  | Year  | Film  | Director  | Ref.

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26  | 2006  | Grain in Ear | Zhang Lu |
28  | 2008  | My Dear Enemy | Lee Yoon-ki |
29  | 2009  | Breathless | Yang Ik-june |
30  | 2010  | A Brand New Life | Ounie Lecomte  |
31  | 2011  | Poongsan | Juhn Jai-hong |
32  | 2012  | Pietà | Kim Ki-duk |
33  | 2013  | Jiseul | O Muel |
34  | 2014  | The Fake | Yeon Sang-ho |
35  | 2015  | A Midsummer's Fantasia | Jang Kun-jae |
37  | 2017  | Okja | Bong Joon-ho | [3]
38  | 2018  | Burning | Lee Chang-dong | [4]
39  | 2019  | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora  | [5]
40  | 2020  | The Woman Who Ran | Hong Sang-soo |
41  | 2021  | The Book of Fish | Lee Joon-ik | [6]
42  | 2022  | Cassiopeia (Domestic)  | Shin Yeon-shick | [7]
After Yang (Foreign)  | Kogonada
Blue Bayou (Foreign)  | Justin Chon
43  | 2023  | The Hill of Secrets (Domestic)  | Lee Ji-eun  | [9]
Riceboy Sleeps (Foreign)  | Anthony Shim

## Special Mention

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#  | Year  | Recipient  | Film  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Jung Jin-woo |  |
6  | 1986  | Hwang Gi-seong  | Mother |
7  | 1987  | Kang Dae-jin  |  |
Kang Soo-yeon |  |
8  | 1988  | Lee Tae-won (Taehung Pictures)  |  |
9  | 1989  | Kim So-dong  |  |
10  | 1990  | Lee Tae-won  |  |
—  | Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? |
13  | 1993  | Do Dong-hwan  |  |
Kim Hee-gap  |  |
17  | 1997  | Kim Soo-jung (animation)  |  |
Lee Kyung-soon (sound recording)  |  |
19  | 1999  | Kang Je-gyu, Byeon Mu-rim  | Shiri |
20  | 2000  | Byun Young-joo | My Own Breathing |
21  | 2001  | —  | Friend |
22  | 2002  | Jung So-young  | Love Me Once Again |
24  | 2004  | Kim Dong-won | Repatriation |
31  | 2011  | Shim Jae-myung  | Leafie, A Hen into the Wild |
32  | 2012  | Oh Heung-seok (art direction)  | Masquerade |
33  | 2013  | Park Chul-soo |  |
38  | 2018  | Hong Ki-seon  | The Discloser | [4]

## Lifetime achievement award

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#  | Year  | Recipient  | Ref.

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3  | 1983  | Seok Geum-seong (Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away)  |
11  | 1991  | Shin Seong-il |
Hwang Gi-seong  |
12  | 1992  | Lee Woo-seok (Dong-A Export Co.)  |
Lee Chang-geun (senior cameraman)  |
14  | 1994  | Chung Ji-young |
15  | 1995  | Lee Chang-geun  |
16  | 1996  | Boim (The Murmuring)  |
18  | 1998  | Kim Ki-young |
20  | 2000  | Kim Ji-mee |
25  | 2005  | Kim Jong-won  |
Byun In-shik  |
26  | 2006  | Lee Kyung-ja  |
28  | 2008  | Choi Eun-hee |
34  | 2014  | Jung Il-sung (cinematographer)  |
35  | 2015  | Jung Jin-woo (director)  |
38  | 2018  | Yoon Jeong-hee (actress)  | [4]
39  | 2019  | Um Aing-ran (actress)  | [5]
40  | 2020  | Kim Jong-won (critic)  |
41  | 2021  | Yoon Il-bong  | [6]

## Award for Contribution to Cinema

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#  | Year  | Recipient  | Ref.

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27  | 2007  | Yu Hyun-mok |
29  | 2009  | Kim Soo-yong |
30  | 2010  | Shin Young-kyun |
Jo Kwon-hee  |
31  | 2011  | Jeong Chang-hwa |
32  | 2012  | Hwang Jeong-sun  |
33  | 2013  | Shin Seong-il |
36  | 2016  | Im Kwon-taek |

## Other Awards

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#  | Year  | Award  | Recipient  | Film  | Ref.

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33  | 2013  | CJ CGV Star Award  | Lee Jung-jae | The Face Reader, New World |
35  | 2015  | Special Appreciation Plaque  | Ahn Sung-ki |  |
42  | 2022  | Korean Association of Film 10 selections of Kim Hyun-seung  |  | Hansan: Rising Dragon | [10]

## Best New Critic

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#  | Year  | Critic  | Ref.

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29  | 2009  | Ahn Seung-beom  |
Park Woo-sung  |
30  | 2010  | Lee Ji-hyun  |
31  | 2011  | Yoon Sung-eun  |
32  | 2012  | Lee Dae-yeon  |
33  | 2013  | Sung Jin-soo  |
Lee Soo-hyang  |
34  | 2014  | Song A-reum  |
35  | 2015  | Moon Sung-hoon  |
38  | 2018  | Cho Han-ki  | [4]
41  | 2021  | Jung Woo-sung | [6]
42  | 2022  | Kim Hyun-seung  | [7]

## Best Foreign Film

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#  | Year  | Film  | Director  | Ref.

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1  | 1980  | Kramer vs. Kramer | Robert Benton |
2  | 1981  | Tess | Roman Polanski |
3  | 1983  | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Steven Spielberg |
4  | 1984  | The Woman Next Door | François Truffaut |

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## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
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