2023 KBS Drama Awards

South Korean annual drama awards

Jang Sung-kyu
Rowoon
Seol In-ah

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The 2023 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: 2023 KBS 연기대상; Hanja: 2023 KBS 演技大賞; RR: 2023 KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2023, from 21:25 (KST) at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Jang Sung-kyu, Rowoon and Seol In-ah.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

Choi Soo-jong – Korea–Khitan War

Top Excellence Award, Actor

Top Excellence Award, Actress

Kim Dong-jun – Korea–Khitan War
Rowoon – The Matchmakers
- Choi Soo-jong – Korea–Khitan War
- Jang Dong-yoon – Oasis
- Kim Dong-wook – My Perfect Stranger

Uee – Live Your Own Life
- Cho Yi-hyun – The Matchmakers
- Baek Jin-hee – The Real Has Come!
- Jin Ki-joo – My Perfect Stranger
- Seol In-ah – Oasis

Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries

Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries

Jang Dong-yoon – Oasis
- Choo Young-woo – Oasis
- Kim Dong-wook – My Perfect Stranger
- Jung Yong-hwa – Brain Works
- Lee Sang-yeob – My Lovely Boxer
- Ok Taec-yeon – Heartbeat
- Rowoon – The Matchmakers

Cho Yi-hyun – The Matchmakers
Seol In-ah – Oasis
- Jin Ki-joo – My Perfect Stranger
- Kim So-hye – My Lovely Boxer
- Kwak Sun-young – Brain Works
- Won Ji-an – Heartbeat

Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama

Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama

Ha Jun – Live Your Own Life
Ji Seung-hyun – Korea–Khitan War
- Ahn Jae-hyun – The Real Has Come!
- Choi Soo-jong – Korea–Khitan War
- Go Joo-won – Live Your Own Life
- Kim Dong-jun – Korea–Khitan War
- Kim Jun-bae – Korea–Khitan War

Baek Jin-hee – The Real Has Come!
- Kang Boo-ja – The Real Has Come!
- Lee Si-a – Korea–Khitan War
- Uee – Live Your Own Life
- Yoon Mi-ra – Live Your Own Life

Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama

Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama

Seo Jun-young – Apple of My Eye [ko]
Lee Shi-kang [ko] – The Elegant Empire
- Han Ki-woong – Woman in a Veil
- Lee Eun-hyung – Woman in a Veil
- Lee Jong-won – Unpredictable Family

Choi Yoon-young – Woman in a Veil
Nam Sang-ji – Unpredictable Family
- Han Ji-wan – The Elegant Empire
- Lee Chae-young – Woman in a Veil
- Son Seong-yoon – The Elegant Empire
- Yoon Da-young – Apple of My Eye [ko]

Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema

Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema

Lee Jae-won – "No Path Back"
- Choi Min-gi – "Behind the Shadows"
- Kim Do-hoon – "Love Attack"
- Kim Dong-hwi – "Overlap Knife, Knife"
- Kim Joo-heon – "The True Love of Madam"
- Lee Min-jae – "Anyone Anywhere"
- Yoon San-ha – "Joseon Chefs"

Chae Won-bin – "Love Attack"
Hong Seung-hee – "Behind the Shadows"
- Jo Ah-ram – "Overlap Knife, Knife"
- Kim Hyun-soo – "Anyone Anywhere"
- Lee Yeon – "Shoot For Love"
- Park Ha-sun – "The True Love of Madam"

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Jo Han-chul – The Matchmakers
Kim Myung-soo [ko] – Oasis
Lee Won-jong – Korea–Khitan War
- Choi Young-woo – My Perfect Stranger
- Kim Hyuk – Korea–Khitan War
- Kim Jong-soo – My Perfect Stranger
- Park Ji-hwan – My Lovely Boxer

Kang Kyung-hun – "Behind the Shadows" and Oasis
- Cha Joo-young – The Real Has Come!
- Hong Na-hyun – My Perfect Stranger
- Kim Hye-ok – The Real Has Come!
- Nam Bo-ra – Live Your Own Life
- Park Ji-young – The Matchmakers
- Ye Ji-won – Brain Works
- Yoon So-hee – Heartbeat

Best New Actor

Best New Actress

Lee Won-jung – My Perfect Stranger
Choo Young-woo – Oasis
- Heo Nam-jun – The Matchmakers
- Jung Eui-jae – The Real Has Come!
- Kim Do-yeon – Live Your Own Life
- Park Kang-hyun – Heartbeat

Seo Ji-hye – My Perfect Stranger
- Chae Won-bin – My Lovely Boxer
- Jung Bo-min – The Matchmakers
- Kim Bi-joo – Oasis
- Lee Si-a – Korea–Khitan War
- Won Ji-an – Heartbeat

Best Young Actor

Best Young Actress

Moon Woo-jin – "Dog Days of Summer"
- Hong Dong-young – The Matchmakers
- Hong Jae-min – Korea–Khitan War
- Jung Min-joon – Unpredictable Family
- Kim Si-woo – The Matchmakers
- Lee Ju-won – Live Your Own Life
- Song Seung-hwan – My Perfect Stranger

Kim Si-eun – Apple of My Eye [ko]
- Jung Seo-yeon – The Real Has Come!
- Kim Kyu-na – "Shoot For Love"
- Kim Si-woo – "Half Lies"
- Kim Yu-ha – Live Your Own Life
- Lee Ga-yeon – Live Your Own Life
- Lee Ye-ju – The Matchmakers
- Park Seo-kyung – "Dog Days of Summer"

Popularity Award, Actor

Popularity Award, Actress

Ahn Jae-hyun – The Real Has Come!
Ji Seung-hyun – Korea–Khitan War
Lee Sang-yeob – My Lovely Boxer
Rowoon – The Matchmakers

Cho Yi-hyun – The Matchmakers
Seol In-ah – Oasis
Uee – Live Your Own Life

Best Couple Award

Scriptwriter Award

Ahn Jae-hyun and Baek Jin-hee – The Real Has Come!
Ha Jun and Uee – Live Your Own Life
Jang Dong-yoon and Seol In-ah – Oasis
Choi Soo-jong and Kim Dong-jun – Korea–Khitan War
Rowoon and Cho Yi-hyun – The Matchmakers

Lee Jung-woo – Korea–Khitan War

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award(s)	Ref.
Choi Soo-jong	Scriptwriter Award	^[6]
Krystal Jung	Popularity Award	^[7]
Lee Yu-jin and Kang Mi-na	Best New Actor/Actress	^[8]
Ji Hyun-woo	Top Excellence Award, Actor/Actress	^[9]
Hahm Eun-jung and Baek Sung-hyun	Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema	^[10]

Performances

Order	Artist	Act performed	Ref.
1	Harmonize	KBS OST medley choir	^[11]
2	Golden Girls
3	Young Tak and Kim Yu-ha

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