List of awards and nominations received by Descendants of the Sun
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This is the list of awards and nominations received by Descendants of the Sun, a 2016 South Korean television series.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 Asia Rookie Awards | Male Rookie of the Year | Choi Woong | Won | [1] |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (TV) | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [2][3] | |
| Best Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director (TV) | Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon [ko] | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Best Scriptwriter (TV) | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Won | |||
| Jin Goo | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Won | |||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | ||||
| iQIYI Global Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | |||
| Song Hye-kyo | Won | ||||
| Jin Goo | Nominated | ||||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | ||||
| 2nd Scene Stealer Festival | Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Lee Seung-joon | Won | [4] | |
| Jo Jae-yoon | Won | ||||
| Newcomer Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Onew | Won | |||
| 1st Indonesian Television Awards | Special Award | Jin Goo | Won | [5] | |
| 43rd Korean Broadcasting Grand Prize | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [6] | |
| 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Excellent Korean Drama | Won | [7] | ||
| Outstanding Korean Actor | Song Joong-ki | Won | |||
| Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Gummy ("You Are My Everything") | Won | |||
| 5th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize | Song Joong-ki | Won | [8][9] | |
| Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||||
| Drama of the Year | Descendants of the Sun | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Lee Seung-joon | Nominated | |||
| Jin Goo | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | |||
| Best APAN Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | |||
| Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Won | |||
| Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won | Nominated | ||||
| 9th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | [10] | |
| Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | |||
| Best Drama Writer | Kim Eun-sook | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Gummy ("You Are My Everything") | Nominated | |||
| Korea Advertisers Association Awards | Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [11] | |
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Grand Prize – Drama | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | [12] | |
| Best Artist Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Jin Goo | Won | |||
| Best Celebrity Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won | |||
| Best Rookie Award, Actress | Park Hwan-hee | Nominated | |||
| Best OST Award | Gummy ("You Are My Everything") | Won | |||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | ||||
| 8th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Gummy ("You Are My Everything") | Nominated | [13] | |
| Yoon Mi-rae ("Always") | Won | ||||
| Davichi ("This Love") | Nominated | ||||
| 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 21st Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [15] | |
| Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Presidential Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | [16] | |
| Song Hye-kyo | Won | ||||
| Kim Eun-sook | Won | ||||
| 29th Grimae Awards | Grand Prize | Kim Si-hyung, Uhm Jun-sung (Cinematography) | Won | [17] | |
| 2016 KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize | Song Joong-ki | Won | [18][19] | |
| Song Hye-kyo | Won | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Jin Goo | Nominated | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Kim Ji-won | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | |||
| Onew | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok | Won | |||
| Netizen Award | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | |||
| Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Won | |||
| Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won | Won | ||||
| Best Asia Couple Award | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Won | |||
| 2017 | 31st Golden Disc Awards | Best OST | Gummy ("You Are My Everything") | Won | [20] |
| 26th Seoul Music Awards | Best OST | Won | [21] | ||
| 29th Korea Producer Awards | Best Performer Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | [22] | |
| Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | Grand Prize for Excellence in Production | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [23] | |
| 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | Special Jury Award (TV Series) | Won | [24] |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Recipient | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup Korea | 2024 | Best Television Couple of the Past 10 Years | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | 4th | [25] |
References
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- ↑ Sung So-young (June 5, 2016). "Director Lee takes top Baeksang honor". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ Oh Mi-jeong (July 7, 2016). 온유·신혜선, 2016 신스틸러페스티벌 남녀 신인상 [Onew and Shin Hye-sun, Best New Actor and Actress at 2016 Scene Stealer Festival]. Enews24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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- ↑ Hwang So-young (September 2, 2016). '43th 한국방송대상' 알권리 충족 SBS 대상...황정음·하현우 개인상[종합] [43rd Korean Broadcasting Awards: SBS Wins Daesang for Satisfying Right to Know... Hwang Jung-eum and Ha Hyun-woo Win Individual Awards [Comprehensive]]. Joins (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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