List of Korean Academy Award winners and nominees
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This article is a list of Korean Academy Award winners and nominees.
Best Picture[edit]
Best Picture | |||||
Year | Film | Nominee | Status | Notes | |
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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 Leading Actor[edit]
Best Actor in a Leading Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
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2020 | Steven Yeun | Minari | Jacob Yi | Nominated | First East Asian and Asian American actor to be nominated for Best Actor. |
Best Supporting Actress[edit]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
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2020 | Youn Yuh-jung | Minari | Soon-ja | Won | First Korean actress to win an acting award.[1] |
Best Director[edit]
Director | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite | Won | First Korean to be nominated and win. Second director to win for a non-English speaking film. |
Best Original Screenplay[edit]
Original Screenplay | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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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. |
Best Film Editing[edit]
Film Editing | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Yang Jin-mo | Parasite | Nominated |
Best Production Design[edit]
Production Design | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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2019 | Lee Ha-jun Cho Won-woo |
Parasite | Nominated |
Best Original Song[edit]
Original Song | ||||||
Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Notes | |
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2013 | Karen O | Her | "The Moon Song" | Nominated | O is an American of Polish and South Korean descent. (Shared with Spike Jonze.) |
Best Documentary Feature[edit]
Documentary Feature | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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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.) |
Best Documentary Short Subject[edit]
Documentary Short Subject | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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2019 | Yi Seung-Jun | In the Absence | Nominated | ||
Gary Byung-Seok Kam |
Best Animated Short Film[edit]
Animated Short Film | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Notes | |
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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. |
Best International Feature Film[edit]
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] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung reaches career peak at age of 73". The Korea Herald. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Oscars: Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Wins South Korea's First Oscar|Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Joyce Eng (2020-02-07). "'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won would be the first Asian writers to win an Oscar – GoldDerby". Goldderby.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ Baillie, Rebecca (January 26, 2005). "Can Birthday Boy make it an Aussie animation Oscar double". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2016.