This article is a list of Korean Academy Award winners and nominees.
Best Picture | |||||
Year | Film | Nominee | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Parasite |
Bong Joon-ho Kwak Sin-ae |
Won | First East Asians to win Best Picture. First non-English language film to win Best Picture. |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Steven Yeun | Minari | Jacob Yi | Nominated | First East Asian and Asian American actor to be nominated for Best Actor. |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Youn Yuh-jung | Minari | Soon-ja | Won | First Korean actress to win an acting award. [1] |
Director | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | Won | First Korean to be nominated and win. Second director to win for a non-English speaking film. |
Original Screenplay | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Bong Joon-ho Han Jin-won |
Parasite | Won | First Asian writers to win any screenwriting Academy Award. [2] [3] | |
2023 | Celine Song | Past Lives | Nominated | South Korean-Canadian. |
Film Editing | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Yang Jin-mo | Parasite | Nominated |
Production Design | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Lee Ha-jun Cho Won-woo |
Parasite | Nominated |
Original Song | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Karen O | Her | " The Moon Song" | Nominated | O is an American of Polish and South Korean descent. (Shared with Spike Jonze.) |
Documentary Feature | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Christine Choy | Who Killed Vincent Chin? | Nominated | Choi is American born of Korean and Chinese descent. | |
2018 | Su Kim | Hale County This Morning, This Evening | Nominated | Kim is American born of Korean descent. (Shared with RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.) |
Documentary Short Subject | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Yi Seung-Jun | In the Absence | Nominated | ||
Gary Byung-Seok Kam |
Animated Short Film | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Sejong Park | Birthday Boy | Nominated | Australian born of Korean descent.
[4] (Shared with Andrew Gregory.) | |
2020 | Erick Oh | Opera | Nominated | American born of Korean descent. |
International Feature Film | |||||
Year | Film | Director | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Parasite (Gisaengchung) 기생충 |
Bong Joon-ho | Won | First
South Korean film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and to be simultaneously nominated for Best Picture.[
citation needed] First South Korean film to win for Best Foreign Language Film and the first non-English language film to win Best Picture.[ citation needed] |
This article is a list of Korean Academy Award winners and nominees.
Best Picture | |||||
Year | Film | Nominee | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Parasite |
Bong Joon-ho Kwak Sin-ae |
Won | First East Asians to win Best Picture. First non-English language film to win Best Picture. |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Steven Yeun | Minari | Jacob Yi | Nominated | First East Asian and Asian American actor to be nominated for Best Actor. |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Youn Yuh-jung | Minari | Soon-ja | Won | First Korean actress to win an acting award. [1] |
Director | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | Won | First Korean to be nominated and win. Second director to win for a non-English speaking film. |
Original Screenplay | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Bong Joon-ho Han Jin-won |
Parasite | Won | First Asian writers to win any screenwriting Academy Award. [2] [3] | |
2023 | Celine Song | Past Lives | Nominated | South Korean-Canadian. |
Film Editing | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Yang Jin-mo | Parasite | Nominated |
Production Design | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Lee Ha-jun Cho Won-woo |
Parasite | Nominated |
Original Song | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Karen O | Her | " The Moon Song" | Nominated | O is an American of Polish and South Korean descent. (Shared with Spike Jonze.) |
Documentary Feature | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Christine Choy | Who Killed Vincent Chin? | Nominated | Choi is American born of Korean and Chinese descent. | |
2018 | Su Kim | Hale County This Morning, This Evening | Nominated | Kim is American born of Korean descent. (Shared with RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.) |
Documentary Short Subject | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Yi Seung-Jun | In the Absence | Nominated | ||
Gary Byung-Seok Kam |
Animated Short Film | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Sejong Park | Birthday Boy | Nominated | Australian born of Korean descent.
[4] (Shared with Andrew Gregory.) | |
2020 | Erick Oh | Opera | Nominated | American born of Korean descent. |
International Feature Film | |||||
Year | Film | Director | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Parasite (Gisaengchung) 기생충 |
Bong Joon-ho | Won | First
South Korean film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and to be simultaneously nominated for Best Picture.[
citation needed] First South Korean film to win for Best Foreign Language Film and the first non-English language film to win Best Picture.[ citation needed] |