Korea Drama Awards

Korea Drama Awards
Hangul
코리아 드라마 어워즈
Revised RomanizationKoria Deurama Eowojeu
McCune–ReischauerK'oria Tŭrama Ŏwŏjŭ
Awarded forExcellence in television
LocationJinju, South Gyeongsang Province
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorea Drama Festival Organizing Committee
First awarded2007
Last awarded2023
Websitehttp://www.kdfo.org/
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The Korea Drama Awards (Korean: 코리아 드라마 어워즈) is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was established in 2007, and is held annually in October in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province as the official main event of the annual Korea Drama Festival (which was launched a year ago).[1] The eligibility period is October of the previous year to September of the current year. Nominees are chosen from Korean dramas that aired on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The 2009 ceremony was cancelled due to the swine flu pandemic. The 2020 and 2021 ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023 ceremony was held on October 14, 2023, as an event of Korea Drama Festival at Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Center, Grand Performance Hall, Jinju.[9] It was hosted by Gong Seo-young and Park Chan-min. Rocket Punch and pop singer Go Hyun-joo gave congratulatory performances. The grand prize was awarded to Lee Sung-min for Shadow Detective 2 and The Glory won the best drama award.[10]

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  2. ^ Oh, Jean (24 August 2009). "Heartthrobs to promote fest". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  3. ^ "Winners of the 2011 Korea Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  4. ^ Lee, Seul (3 October 2012). "Kim Nam Joo wins the grand award at 2012 Korea Drama Awards". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  5. ^ "You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly Dominates At Korea Drama Awards". KBS World. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  6. ^ Im, Woo-jung (3 October 2013). "Lee Bo-young wins 2013 Korea Drama Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  7. ^ Lee, Sun-min (4 October 2013). "Lee Bo-young wins big at TV drama awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  8. ^ "Kim Soo-hyun wins at drama festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  9. ^ Jeong Gyeong-gyu (October 11, 2023). ""진주에 스타들이 뜬다" 코리아드라마페스티벌 13일 개막" [“Stars are rising in Jinju” Korea Drama Festival opens on the 13th]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "제14회 코리아드라마어워즈: 수상자수" [14th Korea Drama Awards: Winners] (in Korean). Korea Drama Awards. October 14, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.