2023 KBS Drama Awards

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]

2023 KBS Drama Awards
Official logo
Date	December 31, 2023 (2023-12-31)
Site	KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul
Hosted by	Jang Sung-kyu Rowoon Seol In-ah
Official website	KBS Drama Awards
Highlights
Grand Prize (Daesang)	Choi Soo-jong – Korea–Khitan War
Television coverage
Network	KBS2
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Winners and nominees

Choi Soo-jong

Winners of Grand Prize (Daesang)

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 Joon-bae [ko] – 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 Si-gang [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 [ko] – Apple of My Eye [ko]
Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema	Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema
Lee Jae-won [ko] – "No Path Back" Choi Min-gi – "Behind the Shadows" Kim Do-hoon – "Love Attack" Kim Dong-hwi – "Overlap Knife, Knife" Kim Joo-hun – "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 [ko] – "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 [ko] – My Perfect Stranger Kim Hyuk [ko] – 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 [ko] – 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 [ko] – Live Your Own Life Park Kang-hyun – Heartbeat	Seo Ji-hye – My Perfect Stranger Chae Won-bin – My Lovely Boxer, "Love Attack" Jung Bo-min – The Matchmakers Kim Vi-ju [ko] – Oasis, Live Your Own Life 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 [ko] – The Matchmakers Hong Jae-min [ko] – Korea–Khitan War Jung Min-joon – Unpredictable Family Kim Si-woo [ko] – The Matchmakers Lee Joo-won – Live Your Own Life Song Seung-hwan [ko] – My Perfect Stranger	Kim Si-eun [ko] – Apple of My Eye [ko] Jung Seo-yeon [ko] – The Real Has Come! Kim Kyu-na [ko] – "Shoot For Love" Kim Si-woo [ko] – "Half Lies" Kim Yu-ha [ko] – Live Your Own Life Lee Ga-yeon [ko] – Live Your Own Life Lee Ye-joo [ko] – 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 [ko] – 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]
Cha Hak-yeon and Shin Eun-soo	Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema	[10]
Yoon Chae-na and Jung Min-joon	Best Young Actor/Actress
Heo Sung-tae and Park Ji-yeon	Best Supporting Actor/Actress
Baek Sung-hyun and Hahm Eun-jung	Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Daily Drama
Jang Sung-kyu, Rowoon, and Seol In-ah	Best Couple Award
Kim Jun-bae [ko] and Kim Hyuk (actor, born 1974) [ko]	Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Serial Drama
Lee Joon and Lee Yoo-young	Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Miniseries
Joo Sang-wook and Im Dong-jin	Grand Prize (Daesang)

Performances

Order	Artist	Act performed	Ref.
1	Harmonize	KBS OST medley choir	[11]
2	Golden Girls	"One Last Time"
3	Young Tak and Kim Yu-ha	"FORM" by Young Tak

See also

• 2023 SBS Drama Awards
• 2023 MBC Drama Awards