1st K-Drama Star Awards

The 1st K-Drama Star Awards (Korean: 케이 드라마 스타 어워즈) was an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea.^{[note 1]} It was held at the Daejeon Convention Center in Daejeon on December 8, 2012. The nominees were chosen from Korean dramas that aired from October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012.^{[1][unreliable source?][2][unreliable source?][3][unreliable source?][4][5][6][unreliable source?]}

1st K-Drama Star Awards
Date	December 8, 2012
Site	Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon
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The highest honor of the ceremony, Grand Prize (Daesang), was awarded to the actor Son Hyun-joo of the drama series The Chaser.

Nominations and winners

Son Hyun-joo — Grand Prize (Daesang) winner for The Chaser

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dagger (†).

Grand Prize (Daesang) Son Hyun-joo – The Chaser †
Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Joong-ki – The Innocent Man † Ahn Jae-wook – Lights and Shadows Han Suk-kyu – Deep Rooted Tree Kim Sang-joong – The Chaser Shin Ha-kyun – Brain	Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Nam-joo – My Husband Got a Family † Han Ga-in – Moon Embracing the Sun Kim Ha-neul – A Gentleman's Dignity
Excellence Award, Actor Kim Soo-hyun – Moon Embracing the Sun † Yoo Jun-sang – My Husband Got a Family † Joo Sang-wook – Feast of the Gods Joo Won – Bridal Mask So Ji-sub – Phantom Uhm Tae-woong – Man from the Equator	Excellence Award, Actress Han Ji-min – Padam Padam † Ha Ji-won – The King 2 Hearts Kim Ha-neul – A Gentleman's Dignity Moon Chae-won – The Innocent Man Moon Jeong-hee – My One And Only
Acting Award, Actor Lee Sung-min – Golden Time †	Acting Award, Actress Kim Jung-nan – A Gentleman's Dignity † Jeon Mi-seon – Moon Embracing the Sun Jin Se-yeon – Bridal Mask Jung Eun-ji – Reply 1997 Lee Yoon-ji – The King 2 Hearts
Rising Star Award Jung Eun-ji – Reply 1997 † Kang Min-hyuk – My Husband Got a Family † Kim Hyung-jun – Glowing She, Late Blossom † Oh Yeon-seo – My Husband Got a Family † Seo In-guk – Reply 1997 † Yoo In-na – Queen and I † Yoon Jin-yi – A Gentleman's Dignity †	Best Young Actor/Actress Kim So-hyun – Missing You, Ma Boy † Kim Yoo-jung – Moon Embracing the Sun, May Queen † Park Gun-tae – May Queen, The King 2 Hearts †
Best Production Director Jo Nam-kook – The Chaser †	Best Writer Park Ji-eun – My Husband Got a Family †
Best Villain Yoon Yong-hyun – Giant (TV series) †	Best Comic Acting Ahn Suk-hwan – Shut Up Family †
Best Original Soundtrack "All for You" (Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji) – Reply 1997 †	Best Action Stunts Bridal Mask †
Top Popularity Award Yoo Jun-sang – My Husband Got a Family †	Hallyu Star Award Jung Yong-hwa †
Best Couple Award Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji – Reply 1997 †	Fashionista Award Go Se-won † Jeon Hye-bin †
Best Manager Kim Jong-do, Namoo Actors †	Achievement Award Lee Soon-jae †

Notes

1. The K-Drama Star Awards was renamed to APAN Star Awards a year later, in 2013.