2020 KBS Drama Awards

2020 KBS Drama Awards
2020 KBS Drama Awards
Date	31 December 2020
Site	KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul
Hosted by	Do Kyung-wan [ko]; Jo Bo-ah; Kim Kang-hoon (part 1); Lee Sang-yeob (part 2);
Official website	KBS Drama Awards
Highlights
Grand Prize (Daesang)	Chun Ho-jin
Lifetime achievement	Late Song Jae-ho
Most awards	15 for Once Again
Television coverage
Network	KBS2, KBS World
Ratings	4.3% (nationwide)
	← 2019; KBS Drama Awards; 2021 →;

The 2020 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: KBS 연기대상; Hanja: KBS 演技大賞; RR: KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS),^[2] was held on 31 December 2020 at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Jo Bo-ah, Lee Sang-yeob, Kim Kang-hoon and Do Kyung-wan [ko]. Considering the resurgence of COVID-19, the show was held without on-site audience.^[3]^[4] The show aired on 31 December at 20:30 (KST).^[5]

Winners and nominees[edit]

(Winners denoted in bold)^[6]^[7]^[8]

Grand Prize (Daesang)	Special Lifetime Achievement Award
Cheon Ho-jin – Once Again	Late Song Jae-ho
Top Excellence Award, Actor	Top Excellence Award, Actress
Jeong Bo-seok – Homemade Love Story Park In-hwan – Brilliant Heritage Cheon Ho-jin – Once Again Park Hae-jin – Forest Shin Ha-kyun – Soul Mechanic	Lee Min-jung – Once Again Cha Hwa-yeon – Once Again Cho Yeo-jeong – Cheat on Me If You Can Hwang Jung-eum – Men Are Men Jeon In-hwa – Homemade Love Story
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Lee Jae-wook – Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Park Sung-hoon – Memorials Choi Jin-hyuk – Zombie Detective Go Jun – Cheat on Me If You Can Kim Myung-soo – Welcome Park Hae-jin – Forest Shin Ha-kyun – Soul Mechanic	Cho Yeo-jeong – Cheat on Me If You Can Nana – Memorials Go Ara – Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Hwang Jung-eum – Men Are Men Jin Se-yeon – Born Again Jo Bo-ah – Forest Jung So-min – Soul Mechanic
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Lee Jang-woo – Homemade Love Story Lee Sang-yeob – Once Again Chun Ho-jin – Once Again Jeong Bo-seok – Homemade Love Story	Jin Ki-joo – Homemade Love Story Lee Jung-eun – Once Again Lee Min-jung – Once Again Jeon In-hwa – Homemade Love Story Cha Hwa-yeon – Once Again Hwang Shin-hye – Homemade Love Story
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Kang Eun-tak – Man in a Veil Kim Yu-seok – No Matter What Go Se-won – Fatal Promise Kang Sung-min [ko] – Fatal Promise Park In-hwan – Brilliant Heritage Shin Jung-yoon [ko] – Brilliant Heritage	Park Ha-na – Fatal Promise Lee Chae-young – Man in a Veil Do Ji-won – Brilliant Heritage Kang Se-jung – Brilliant Heritage Na Hye-mi – No Matter What
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ahn Gil-kang – Memorials, Once Again Oh Dae-hwan – Once Again In Gyo-jin – Homemade Love Story Jung Sang-hoon – Cheat on Me If You Can Kim Joo-hun – Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, Drama Special – Traces of Love Tae In-ho – Soul Mechanic	Kim Sun-young – Homemade Love Story Oh Yoon-ah – Once Again Ye Ji-won – Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Baek Ji-won – How to Buy a Friend, Once Again Hong Soo-hyun – Cheat on Me If You Can Hwang Young-hee – Men Are Men Jang Hye-jin – How to Buy a Friend, Memorials
Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
Lee Han-wi – Drama Special – My Lilac Lee Shin-young – How to Buy a Friend Kim Dae-geon - Drama Special – My Teacher Kim Sung-cheol - Drama Special – One Night Shin Seung-ho – How to Buy a Friend Oh Min-suk - Drama Special – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Lee Sang-yeob - Drama Special – Traces of Love	Lee Yoo-young – Drama Special – Traces of Love Son Sook – Drama Special – A Jaunt Go Min-si - Drama Special – The Reason Why I Can't Tell You Jin Ji-hee - Drama Special – Modern Girl Ko Won-hee - Drama Special – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Yoon Se-ah - Drama Special – Crevasse
Best Young Actor	Best Young Actress
Moon Woo-jin – Once Again Choi Go – Memorials Seo Woo-jin – Man in a Veil Song Min-jae [ko] – Welcome, Once Again, Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Sung Min-joon – Zombie Detective	Lee Ga-yeon [ko] – Once Again Ahn Seo-yeon [ko] – Once Again Joo Ye-rim – Men Are Men Kim Vi-ju [ko] – Brilliant Heritage Kim Ha-yeon – Memorials, No Matter What
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Lee Sang-yi – Once Again Seo Ji-hoon – Men Are Men Kim Young-dae – Cheat on Me If You Can Oh Dong-min [ko] – Memorials Ryeoun – Homemade Love Story	Bona – Homemade Love Story Lee Cho-hee – Once Again Shin Ye-eun – Welcome Jung Min-ah – No Matter What Kang Mal-geum - Drama Special – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Kim So-hye – How to Buy a Friend Park Ju-hyun – Zombie Detective
Netizen Award, Actor	Netizen Award, Actress
Kim Young-dae – Cheat on Me If You Can Lee Sang-yeob – Once Again	Jo Bo-ah – Forest
Best Couple Award	Best Writer
Lee Jang-woo, Jin Ki-joo & Jeong Bo-seok – Homemade Love Story Park Sung-hoon & Nana – Memorials Cho Yeo-jeong & Go Jun – Cheat on Me If You Can Park Hae-jin & Jo Bo-ah – Forest Lee Sang-yi & Lee Cho-hee – Once Again Cheon Ho-jin & Lee Jung-eun – Once Again Lee Sang-yeob & Lee Min-jung – Once Again	Yang Hee-seung – Once Again

Presenters[edit]

Order of the presentation, name of the presenter, and the award they presented
Order	Presenter	Presented
1	Park Da-yeon [ko], Joo Ye-rim	Best Young Actor/Actress
2	Kim Myung-soo and Kwon Na-ra	Best New Actor/Actress
3	Kim Young-kwang and Choi Kang-hee	Netizen Award
4	Lee Do-hyun and Jeon Hye-bin	Best Actor/Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
5	Kim Byung-chul and Shin Dong-mi	Best Supporting Actor/Actress
6	Park In-hwan and Cho Yeo-jeong	Special Lifetime Achievement Award
7	Lee Geon-joon [ko] (Chief of KBS Drama Center) and Lee Min-jung	Best Writer
8	Oh Min-suk and Seol In-ah	Excellence Award in a Serial Drama
9	Seol Jung-hwan and Cha Ye-ryun	Excellence Award in a Daily Drama
10	Jang Dong-yoon and Kim So-hyun	Excellence Award in a Miniseries
11	Kang Ha-neul	Top Excellence Award
12	Yang Seung-dong	Grand Prize (Daesang)

Special performances[edit]

Order of the presentation, name of the artist, and the song(s) they performed
Order	Artist	Performed
1	Jung Yong-hwa feat. Brillante Children's Choir and Kim Kang-hoon	"Spring Breeze" (봄바람) (Once Again OST)
1	CNBLUE	"Then, Now, and Forever" (과거 현재 미래)
2	Lee Han-wi feat. Na Tae-joo	"I'm Sorry Sorry" (쏘리 쏘리해) (My Lilac OST)
3	ADG7 feat. Lee Sang-yi and Dokteuk Crew	"Taking You to Us" (모십니다)
3	ADG7 feat. Dokteuk Crew	"Aucha" (어차)

References[edit]

^ Lee Min-ji (1 January 2021). "남궁민 대상 '2020 SBS 연기대상' 6.7%, 시상식 시청률도 흥행따라 갈렸다" [Nam Goong Min Awards '2020 SBS Drama Awards' 6.7%, the audience rating at the awards ceremony also changed according to the box office hit]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "KBS Drama Awards 2020 Nominees - Dramas". HanCinema. 10 December 2020.
^ Lee Kyung-ho (6 December 2020). "[단독]조보아, 도경완과 함께 2020 KBS 연기대상 MC 확정" [[Exclusive] Cho Bo-a and Do Gyeong-wan confirmed the 2020 KBS Drama Awards MC]. Star News (in Korean).
^ Lee Min-ji (22 December 2020). "2020 KBS 연기대상' 도경완 조보아 이상엽 MC 확정(공식)" ['2020 KBS Drama Awards' Do Kyung-wan Cho Bo-a Lee Sang-yeop MC confirmed]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ 2020 KBS Drama Awards on KBS World
^ Suman Priya Mendonca (1 January 2021). "Check Out The Winners of KBS Drama Awards 2020: Cheon Ho Jin Wins Grand Prize". IBT. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ Lee Nam-kyung (31 December 2020). "'KBS 연기대상' 서지훈X이상이X보나X신예은X이초희, 남녀신인상 수상" [KBS Drama Awards' Seo Ji-hoon x Lee Sang-yi x Bona x Shin Ye-eun x Lee Cho-hee, won the male and female rookie award]. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Yang So-young (1 January 2021). "[2020 KBS 연기대상] 천호진 두번째 대상…'한다다' 15관왕 "이변無"(종합)" [[2020 KBS Drama Awards] Cheon Ho-jin's second grand prize... 'Handada' 15 crowns, "no change" (total)]. The Daily Economy Star (in Korean). Retrieved 13 February 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Korean)
2020 KBS Drama Awards on KBS World

[1] Lee Min-ji (1 January 2021). "남궁민 대상 '2020 SBS 연기대상' 6.7%, 시상식 시청률도 흥행따라 갈렸다" [Nam Goong Min Awards '2020 SBS Drama Awards' 6.7%, the audience rating at the awards ceremony also changed according to the box office hit]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[2] "KBS Drama Awards 2020 Nominees - Dramas". HanCinema. 10 December 2020.

[3] Lee Kyung-ho (6 December 2020). "[단독]조보아, 도경완과 함께 2020 KBS 연기대상 MC 확정" [[Exclusive] Cho Bo-a and Do Gyeong-wan confirmed the 2020 KBS Drama Awards MC]. Star News (in Korean).

[4] Lee Min-ji (22 December 2020). "2020 KBS 연기대상' 도경완 조보아 이상엽 MC 확정(공식)" ['2020 KBS Drama Awards' Do Kyung-wan Cho Bo-a Lee Sang-yeop MC confirmed]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[5] 2020 KBS Drama Awards on KBS World

[6] Suman Priya Mendonca (1 January 2021). "Check Out The Winners of KBS Drama Awards 2020: Cheon Ho Jin Wins Grand Prize". IBT. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[7] Lee Nam-kyung (31 December 2020). "'KBS 연기대상' 서지훈X이상이X보나X신예은X이초희, 남녀신인상 수상" [KBS Drama Awards' Seo Ji-hoon x Lee Sang-yi x Bona x Shin Ye-eun x Lee Cho-hee, won the male and female rookie award]. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[8] Yang So-young (1 January 2021). "[2020 KBS 연기대상] 천호진 두번째 대상…'한다다' 15관왕 "이변無"(종합)" [[2020 KBS Drama Awards] Cheon Ho-jin's second grand prize... 'Handada' 15 crowns, "no change" (total)]. The Daily Economy Star (in Korean). Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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