Director's Cut Awards
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Hangul
디렉터스 컷 시상식
RRDirekteoseu keot sisangsik
MRTirekt'ŏsŭ k'ŏt sisangsik
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
| Director's Cut Awards | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 디렉터스 컷 시상식 |
| RR | Direkteoseu keot sisangsik |
| MR | Tirekt'ŏsŭ k'ŏt sisangsik |
 Poster 21st awards | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Date | February 24, 2023 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Korea Film Director's Network (Directors Guild of Korea) |
| First award | 1998 |
| Final award | 2023 |
The Director's Cut Awards (Korean: 디렉터스 컷 시상식) is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers.[1][2][3] The KFDN selects winners in the Korean film industry in eight categories: Director, Actor (Male/Female), New Director, New Actor (Male/Female), Producer and Independent Film Director.[4] It was launched in 1998 by film director Lee Hyun-seung with a membership of "young generation" directors in their twenties to forties.[5][6][7][8]
The ceremony was temporarily discontinued after 2010 due to "internal issues" within the organization.[9] It was resumed in 2014 and held concurrently with the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival (JIMFF).[10]
2023
The 21st edition of award ceremony was held on February 24, 2023, at the Convention Hall on the 1st floor of the Chungmu Art Center. Maytree, a cappella group performed a special congratulatory performance during the ceremony.[11][12]
2022
The 20th edition of award ceremony was held online on February 24, 2022. It was aired live on Naver TV.[13]
Categories
Film
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best New Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best New Actor
- Best New Actress
- Vision Award of the Year (formerly known as Best Independent Film Director)
- International Film Director of the Year (2022, 2023)
Series
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best New Actor
- Best New Actress
- Best Screenplay (2022, 2023)
Film
Best Director
| # | Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1998 | Hur Jin-ho | Christmas in August |
| 2nd | 1999 | Kang Je-gyu | Shiri |
| 3rd | 2000 | Park Chan-wook | Joint Security Area |
| 4th | 2001 | Song Hae-sung | Failan |
| 5th | 2002 | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
| 6th | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 7th | 2004 | Park Chan-wook | Oldboy |
| 8th | 2005 | Im Sang-soo | The President's Last Bang |
| 9th | 2006 | Hong Sang-soo | Woman on the Beach |
| 10th | 2007 | Lee Chang-dong | Secret Sunshine |
| 11th | 2008 | Kim Jee-woon | The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
| 12th | 2009 | Park Chan-wook | Thirst |
| 13th | 2010 | Ryoo Seung-wan | The Unjust |
| 14th | 2014 | Bong Joon-ho | Snowpiercer |
| 15th | 2015 | Oh Seung-uk | The Shameless |
| 16th | 2016 | Na Hong-jin | The Wailing[14] |
| 17th | 2017 | Bong Joon-ho | Okja[15][16] |
| 18th | 2018 | Jang Joon-hwan | 1987: When the Day Comes |
| 19th | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite[17] |
| 20th | 2022 | Lee Joon-ik | The Book of Fish |
| 21st | 2023 | Park Chan-wook | Decision to Leave |
| 22nd | 2024 | Kim Sung-su | 12.12: The Day |
| 23rd | 2025 | Jang Jae-hyun | Exhuma |
Best Screenplay
| # | Year | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | 2018 | Kim Kyung-chan | 1987: When the Day Comes |
| 19th | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won | Parasite |
| 10th | 2022 | Kim Se-gyeom | The Book of Fish |
| 21st | 2023 | Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong | Decision to Leave |
| 22nd | 2024 | Kim Sung-su, Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong | 12.12: The Day |
| 23rd | 2025 | Jang Jae-hyun | Exhuma |
Best Actor
| # | Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1998 | Han Suk-kyu | Christmas in August |
| 2nd | 1999 | Choi Min-sik | Shiri, Happy End |
| 3rd | 2000 | Song Kang-ho | Joint Security Area |
| 4th | 2001 | Choi Min-sik | Failan |
| 5th | 2002 | Sul Kyung-gu | Oasis |
| 6th | 2003 | Song Kang-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 7th | 2004 | Choi Min-sik | Oldboy |
| 8th | 2005 | Jung Jae-young | Welcome to Dongmakgol, Wedding Campaign |
| 9th | 2006 | Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il[18] |
The Host |
| 10th | 2007 | Song Kang-ho | Secret Sunshine |
| 11th | 2008 | Ha Jung-woo | The Chaser, My Dear Enemy |
| 12th | 2009 | Song Kang-ho | Thirst |
| 13th | 2010 | Choi Min-sik | I Saw the Devil |
| 14th | 2014 | Song Kang-ho | The Attorney |
| 15th | 2015 | Hwang Jung-min | Ode to My Father |
| 16th | 2016 | Lee Byung-hun | Inside Men |
| 17th | 2017 | Sul Kyung-gu | Memoir of a Murderer |
| 18th | 2018 | Lee Sung Min | The Spy Gone North |
| 19th | 2019 | Song Kang-ho | Parasite |
| 20th | 2022 | Lee Byung-hun | The Man Standing Next |
| 21st | 2023 | Park Hae-il | Decision to Leave |
| 22nd | 2024 | Lee Byung-hun | Concrete Utopia |
| 23rd | 2025 | Lee Byung-hun | The Match |
Best Actress
| # | Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1998 | Shim Eun-ha | Christmas in August |
| 2nd | 1999 | Jeon Do-yeon | The Harmonium in My Memory, Happy End |
| 3rd | 2000 | Lee Mi-yeon | Pisces |
| 4th | 2001 | Jang Jin-young | Sorum |
| 5th | 2002 | Yunjin Kim | Ardor |
| 6th | 2003 | Moon So-ri | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| Yum Jung-ah | A Tale of Two Sisters | ||
| 7th | 2004 | Jeon Do-yeon | My Mother, the Mermaid |
| 8th | 2005 | Jeon Do-yeon | You Are My Sunshine |
| Lee Young-ae | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | ||
| 9th | 2006 | Bae Doona, Go Ah-sung[18] |
The Host |
| 10th | 2007 | Jeon Do-yeon | Secret Sunshine |
| 11th | 2008 | Gong Hyo-jin | Crush and Blush |
| 12th | 2009 | Kim Hye-ja | Mother |
| 13th | 2010 | Seo Young-hee | Bedevilled |
| 14th | 2014 | Shim Eun-kyung | Miss Granny |
| 15th | 2015 | Jeon Do-yeon | The Shameless |
| 16th | 2016 | Kim Min-hee | The Handmaiden |
| 17th | 2017 | Na Moon-hee | I Can Speak |
| 18th | 2018 | Kim Tae-ri | Little Forest |
| 19th | 2019 | Han Ji-min | Miss Baek |
| 20th | 2022 | Jeon Jong-seo | The Call |
| 21st | 2023 | Tang Wei | Decision to Leave |
| 22nd | 2024 | Kim Sun-young | Concrete Utopia |
| 23rd | 2025 | Kim Go-eun | Exhuma |
Best New Director
| # | Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1998 | Lee Jeong-hyang | Art Museum by the Zoo |
| 2nd | 1999 | Jung Ji-woo | Happy End |
| 3rd | 2000 | Bong Joon-ho | Barking Dogs Never Bite |
| 4th | 2001 | Song Il-gon | Flower Island |
| Jeong Jae-eun | Take Care of My Cat | ||
| 5th | 2002 | Park Jin-pyo | Too Young to Die |
| 6th | 2003 | Jang Joon-hwan | Save the Green Planet! |
| 7th | 2004 | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle |
| 8th | 2005 | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Marathon |
| 9th | 2006 | Son Jae-gon | My Scary Girl |
| 10th | 2007 | Jung Beom-sik, Jung Sik | Epitaph |
| 11th | 2008 | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser |
| 12th | 2009 | Ounie Lecomte | A Brand New Life |
| 13th | 2010 | Jang Cheol-soo | Bedevilled |
| 14th | 2014 | Yang Woo-suk | The Attorney |
| 15th | 2015 | Kim Sung-je | Minority Opinion |
| 16th | 2016 | Jang Jae-hyun | The Priests |
| 17th | 2017 | Cho Hyun-hoon | Jane |
| 18th | 2018 | Kang Yun-seong | The Outlaws |
| 19th | 2019 | Kim Bora | House of Hummingbird |
| 20th | 2022 | Hong Eui-jeong | Voice of Silence |
| 21st | 2023 | Ahn Tae-jin | The Night Owl |
| 22nd | 2024 | Jason Yu (Yu Jae-sun) | Sleep |
| 23rd | 2025 | Nam Dong-hyeop | Handsome Guys |
Best New Actor
| # | Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2000 | Shin Ha-kyun | Joint Security Area |
| 4th | 2001 | Kim Myung-min | Sorum |
| 5th | 2002 | Hwang Jung-min | Road Movie |
| 6th | 2003 | Bong Tae-gyu | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| Park Hae-il | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | ||
| 7th | 2004 | Gang Dong-won | Too Beautiful to Lie |
| 8th | 2005 | Ha Jung-woo | The Unforgiven |
| 9th | 2006 | Ryu Deok-hwan | Like a Virgin |
| 10th | 2007 | Jang Keun-suk | The Happy Life |
| 11th | 2008 | Yoo Ah-in | Antique |
| 12th | 2009 | Kim Dong-wook | Take Off |
| 13th | 2010 | Song Sae-byeok | The Servant |
| 14th | 2014 | Yeo Jin-goo | Hwayi: A Monster Boy |
| 15th | 2015 | Ahn Jae-hong | The King of Jokgu |
| 16th | 2016 | Park Jung-min | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet |
| 17th | 2017 | Choi Gwi-hwa | A Taxi Driver |
| 18th | 2018 | Do Kyung-soo | Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days |
| 19th | 2019 | Park Myung-hoon | Parasite |
| 20th | 2022 | Koo Kyo-hwan | Peninsula |
| 21st | 2023 | Seo Hyun-woo | Decision to Leave |
| 22nd | 2024 | Hong Xa-bin | Hopeless |
| 23rd | 2025 | Lee Do-hyun | Exhuma |
Best New Actress
| # | Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2000 | Bae Doona | Plum Blossom |
| 4th | 2001 | Lee Yo-won | Take Care of My Cat |
| 5th | 2002 | Moon So-ri | Oasis |
| 6th | 2003 | Im Soo-jung | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 7th | 2004 | Soo Ae | A Family |
| 8th | 2005 | Jo Yi-jin | The Aggressives |
| 9th | 2006 | Choo Ja-hyun | Bloody Tie |
| 10th | 2007 | Hwang Bo-ra | Skeletons in the Closet |
| 11th | 2008 | Seo Woo | Crush and Blush |
| 12th | 2009 | Park Bo-young | Scandal Makers |
| 13th | 2010 | Lee Min-jung | Cyrano Agency |
| 14th | 2014 | Chun Woo-hee | Han Gong-ju |
| 15th | 2015 | Esom | Scarlet Innocence |
| 16th | 2016 | Kim Tae-ri | The Handmaiden |
| 17th | 2017 | Choi Hee-seo | Anarchist from Colony |
| 18th | 2018 | Kim Da-mi | The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion |
| 19th | 2019 | Park Ji-hu | House of Hummingbird |
| 20th | 2022 | Kang Mal-geum | Lucky Chan-sil |
| 21st | 2023 | Yang Mal-bok | The Apartment with Two Women |
| 22nd | 2024 | Kim Si-eun | Next Sohee |
| 23rd | 2025 | Kim Geum-soon | Star of Ulsan |
Vision Award of the Year
| # | Year | Director | Film | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 2006 | Leesong Hee-il | No Regret | Best Independent Film Director |
| 10th | 2007 | Yoon Seong-ho | Milky Way Liberation Front | |
| 11th | 2008 | Jung Byung-gil | Action Boys | |
| 12th | 2009 | Yang Ik-june | Breathless | |
| 13th | 2010 | Hong Hyung-sook | The Border City 2 | |
| 14th | 2014 | Lee Su-jin | Han Gong-ju | |
| 15th | 2015 | Woo Moon-gi | The King of Jokgu | |
| 16th | 2016 | Ahn Gooc-jin | Alice in Earnestland | |
| 17th | 2017 | Choi Seung-ho | Criminal Conspiracy | |
| 18th | 2018 | Kim Ui-seok | After My Death | |
| 19th | 2019 | Kim Bora | House of Hummingbird | |
| 20th | 2022 | Kim Cho-hee | Lucky Chan-sil | |
| Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On | |||
| 21st | 2023 | Kim Se-in | The Apartment with Two Women | |
| 22nd | 2024 | Jung Joo-ri | Next Sohee | |
| 23rd | 2025 | Oh Jung-min | House of the Seasons | |
International Film Director of the Year
| # | Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Denis Villeneuve | Dune |
| 21st | 2023 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert |
Everything Everywhere All at Once |
Best Producer
| # | Year | Producer | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1998 | Lee Choon-yeon (Cine2000) |
Whispering Corridors, Art Museum by the Zoo |
| 2nd | 1999 | Kim Mi-hee (Fun & Happiness Film) |
Attack the Gas Station |
| 3rd | 2000 | Shim Jae-myung (Myung Films) |
Joint Security Area |
| 4th | 2001 | Oh Ki-min (Masulpiri Pictures) |
Take Care of My Cat |
| 5th | 2002 | Kang Woo-suk (Cinema Service) |
Chi-hwa-seon, Jail Breakers |
| 6th | 2003 | Cha Seung-jae (Sidus) |
Memories of Murder |
| Shim Jae-myung (Myung Films) |
A Good Lawyer's Wife | ||
| 7th | 2004 | Kim Dong-joo (ShowEast) |
Oldboy |
| 8th | 2005 | Oh Jeong-wan, Eugene Lee | You Are My Sunshine |
| 9th | 2006 | Choi Yong-bae (Cheongeoram) |
The Host |
| 10th | 2007 | Kim Jong-won (KINO2) |
Beyond the Years |
| 11th | 2008 | Park Chan-wook (Moho Films) |
Crush and Blush |
| Kim Ki-duk (Kim Ki-duk Film) |
Rough Cut | ||
| 12th | 2009 | Yoon Je-kyoon (JK Films) |
Haeundae |
| 13th | 2010 | Lee Tae-heon (Opus Pictures) |
The Man from Nowhere |
| 14th | 2014 | Choi Jae-won (withUs Film) |
The Attorney |
| 15th | 2015 | Shim Jae-myung (Myung Films) |
Cart, Revivre |
| 16th | 2016 | Shin Yeon-shick | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet |
Series
Best Director
| # | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Squid Game |
| 21st | 2023 | Yoon Jong-bin | Narco-Saints |
| 22nd | 2024 | Kim Yong-hoon | Mask Girl |
| 23rd | 2025 | Lee Chang-hee | A Killer Paradox |
Best Actor
| # | Year | Actor | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Koo Kyo-hwan | D.P. |
| 21st | 2023 | Jo Woo-jin | Narco-Saints |
| 22nd | 2024 | Ahn Jae-hong | Mask Girl |
| 23rd | 2025 | Lee Hee-joon | A Killer Paradox |
Best Actress
| # | Year | Actress | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | HoYeon Jung | Squid Game |
| 21st | 2023 | Bae Suzy | Anna |
| 22nd | 2024 | Yeom Hye-ran | Mask Girl |
| 23rd | 2025 | Bae Doona | Family Matters |
Best New Actor
| # | Year | Actor | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Cho Hyun-chul | D.P. |
| 21st | 2023 | Kim Min-gwi | Narco-Saints |
| 22nd | 2024 | Moon Sang-hoon | D.P. 2 |
| 23rd | 2025 | Kim Yo-han | A Killer Paradox |
Best New Actress
| # | Year | Actress | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Kim Shin-rok | Hellbound |
| 21st | 2023 | Park Ye-young | Anna |
| 22nd | 2024 | Lee Han-byeol | Mask Girl |
| 23rd | 2025 | Moon Geun-young | Hellbound 2 |
Best Screenplay
| # | Year | Screenwriter | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2022 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Squid Game |
| 21st | 2023 | Yoon Jong-bin | Narco-Saints |