2024 KBS Drama Awards
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2024 KBS Drama Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official logo | |
| Date | Ceremony: December 31, 2024 Broadcast: January 11, 2025 |
| Site | KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul |
| Hosted by | |
| Official website | KBS Drama Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Soon-jae |
| Most awards | 9 – Iron Family |
| Most nominations | 21 – Iron Family |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | KBS2 (Recorded) |
| Viewership |
|
The 2024 KBS Drama Awards, presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2024, from 19:50 (KST) at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. Jang Sung-kyu in his second consecutive year with Seohyun, a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter and Moon Sang-min, a South Korean actor and model hosted the award show.[2][3]
Due to the tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 on December 29, 2024, KBS2 decided to cancel the live broadcast of the 2024 KBS Drama Awards on December 31. A special live broadcast to welcome the New Year that was to follow the awards ceremony was also cancelled.[4][5]
Instead, the event was recorded and was broadcast on January 11, 2025 at 21:20 (KST). The winners were announced on the same day.[6][7] Lee Soon-jae won the Grand prize (Daesang) for Dog Knows Everything. At the age of 90, he is the oldest grand prize winner among the drama awards.[8]
Nominees for grand prize were announced on December 26, 2024.[9][10]
Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.[11]
Presenters
| Order | Presenter(s) | Award(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon Woo-jin and Kim Si-eun | Best Young Actor/Actress | |
| 2 | Choo Young-woo and Seo Ji-hye | Best New Actor/Actress | |
| 3 | Lee Jae-won and Chae Won-bin | Best Actor/Actress in Drama Special | |
| 4 | Kim Young-jo[a] and Oh Na-ra | Best Writer | |
| 5 | Kang Kyung-hun and Jo Han-chul | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | |
| 6 | Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Daily Drama | |
| 7 | Lee Young-ae | Popularity Award | |
| 8 | Jang Sung-kyu | Best Couple Award | |
| 9 | Ha Jun and Ji Seung-hyun | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Serial Drama | |
| 10 | Cho Yi-hyun and Seol In-ah | Excellence Award, Actor/Actress in a Miniseries | |
| 11 | Kim Dong-jun and Uee | Top Excellence Actor/Actress | |
| 12 | Choi Soo-jong and Park Jang-beom[b] | Grand Prize (Daesang) |
Performances
| Artist | Act performed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Da-hyun | "A Happy Day" (Beauty and Mr. Romantic OST) |
|
| Yook Joong-wan Band | "Everything in the World" (Iron Family OST) |