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
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
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
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
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
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
2019 Lee Ha-jun
Cho Won-woo 		Parasite Nominated

Best Original Song[edit]

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.)

Best Documentary Feature[edit]

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.)

Best Documentary Short Subject[edit]

Documentary Short Subject
Year Name Film Status Notes
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
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]

  1. ^ "Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung reaches career peak at age of 73". The Korea Herald. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Oscars: Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Wins South Korea's First Oscar|Hollywood Reporter
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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