List of awards and nominations received by Lee Jung-jae
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by South Korean actor, model and businessman Lee Jung-jae. Lee is acknowledged for his roles in a variety of film genres, and is internationally famous for his role as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game (2021–2025).
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Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA International Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Series | Squid Game | Nominated | [1][2] |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama | Nominated | [3] | |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2020 | Grand Prize (Daesang) – Film[a] | Deliver Us from Evil | Won | [4] |
| 2021 | Fabulous Award – Actor | Squid Game | Won | [5] | |
| Actor of the Year (Daesang)[a] | Won | [6][7] | |||
| Hot Trend Awards | Won | ||||
| Asian Film Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Best Actor | Assassination | Nominated | |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1995 | Best New Actor – Television | Sandglass | Won | |
| Best New Actor – Film | The Young Man | Won | |||
| 1997 | Most Popular Actor – Film | Firebird | Won | ||
| 1999 | Best Actor – Film | City of the Rising Sun | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actor – Film | Won | ||||
| 2000 | Best Actor - Film | The Uprising | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | The Face Reader | Won | [8] | |
| 2015 | InStyle Fashionista Award | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [9] | |
| 2021 | Best Actor – Film | Deliver Us from Evil | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2022 | Best Actor – Television | Squid Game | Nominated | [11] | |
| 2023 | Best Director | Hunt | Nominated | [12] | |
| Best New Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Beautiful Artist Awards (Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation) |
2023 | Film Artist Award | Squid Game | Won | [13] |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 1995 | Best New Actor | The Young Man | Won | |
| 1998 | Best Leading Actor | An Affair | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | City of the Rising Sun | Won | |||
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won | [14] | |
| 2015 | Best Leading Actor | Assassination | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Deliver Us from Evil | Nominated | [15][16] | ||
| 2022 | Best New Director | Hunt | Won | [17] | |
| Best Film (as producer) | Nominated | [18] | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Leading Actor | Squid Game | Won | [19] |
| Buil Film Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Best Actor | Assassination | Won | [20] | |
| 2020 | Deliver Us from Evil | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best New Director | Hunt | Won | [21] | |
| Chaplin Award | 2025 | Chaplin Award Asia | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [22] |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Deliver Us from Evil | Nominated | [23] | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Squid Game | Won | [24][25] |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in Series | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2023 | Best New Director | Hunt | Nominated | [27] | |
| Elle Style Awards | 2018 | Super Icon (Male) | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [28] |
| Fantasporto Director's Week | 2011 | Best Actor | The Housemaid | Won | [29] |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2022 | Best Drama Actor | Squid Game | Nominated | [30] |
| Golden Cinematography Awards | 2006 | Best Actor | Typhoon | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Squid Game | Nominated | [31] |
| Golden Lotus Awards | 2016 | Best Actor | Tik tok | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Performance in New Series | Squid Game | Nominated | [32] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 1995 | Best New Actor | The Young Man | Won | |
| 1999 | Best Actor | City of the Rising Sun | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Last Present | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Typhoon | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | The Face Reader | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award | Won | [33] | |||
| 2022 | Best New Director | Hunt | Nominated | [34] | |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards | 2022 | Best New Filmmaker | Hunt | Won | [35] |
| Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Squid Game | Won | [36] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2022 | Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series | Won | [37] | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 1994 | Best New Actor | Feelings | Nominated | |
| Kinolights Awards | 2021 | Actor of the Year (Domestic) | Squid Game | 4th place | [38] |
| 2022 | Hunt | [39] | |||
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 1995 | Best New Actor | The Young Man | Won | |
| 1999 | Best Actor | City of the Rising Sun | Won | ||
| 2013 | CJ CGV Star Award | New World, The Face Reader | Won | [40] | |
| Best Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best New Director | Hunt | Won | [41] | |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Chief of Staff | Nominated | [42] |
| Korean Film Reporters Association Film Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won | [43] |
| Korea Image Awards | 2023 | Korea Image Stepping Stone Award | Squid Game, Hunt | Won | [44] |
| Marie Claire Asia Star Awards | 2015 | Actor of the Year | Assassination | Won | [45] |
| London Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Honorary Award | Hunt | Won | [46] |
| Max Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Best Actor | Assassination | Nominated | ||
| Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2010 | Most Influential Star | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [47] |
| National Brand Awards | 2022 | National Brand Awards in the field of culture | Won | [48] | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Squid Game | Won | [49] |
| SBS Drama Awards | 1995 | Best New Actor | Sandglass | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Squid Game | Won | [50] |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
| Seoul Success Awards | 2022 | Popular Culture Grand Prize – Actor | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [51] |
| Style Icon Awards | 2008 | Style Icon Actor | Won | [52] | |
| 2016 | Bonsang | Won | [53] | ||
| Verona Love Screens Film Festival | 2002 | Best Actor | Asako in Ruby Shoes | Won | |
| Visionary Awards[b] | 2023 | 2023 Visionary | Lee Jung-jae | Won | [55] |
Other accolades
State honors
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(Order of Cultural Merit, 1st Class, 2022)[56]
| Country | Award Ceremony | Year | Honor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | The 38th Savings Day[c] | 2001 | Prime Minister's Commendation | [57] |
| Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[d] | 2025 | Foreign Minister's Award | [61] | |
| Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[e] | 2025 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Award | [63] |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Korea | 2016 | Power Celebrity | 24th | [64] |
| 2022 | 18th | [65] | ||
| Gallup Korea | 2021 | Film Actor of the Year | 1st | [66] |
| Television Actor of the Year | 2nd | [67][68] | ||
| 2022 | Film Actor of the Year | 1st | [69] | |
| Gold House[f] | 2024 | A100 Most Impactful Asians List | Included | [72] |
| Korean Film Council | 2021 | Korean Actors 200[g] | Included | [73][74] |
Notes
- Visionary Awards, which started in 2020, selects and awards people who lead roles in the Korean entertainment industry. It highlights the meaning and achievements of a person whose chosen trend keywords penetrated the entertainment industry, including broadcasting, movies, music, and performances, and presents the next vision of the cultural sector with outstanding achievements and influence.[54]
- Hosted by the Financial Services Commission, it is an annual event to promote a culture of saving, prudent financial management, and to recognize individuals for exemplary saving practices.
- Arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[58][59] It honors those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[60]
- Co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Korea Communications Commission, and Korea Creative Content Agency, it awards cultural icons and businesses that promote the sustainability of the Korean Wave and boost the industry's competitiveness.[62]
- The A100 List honours the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in culture every May for AAPI Heritage Month.[70] Gold House "champions trailblazing members of the AAPI community and their transformative contributions to entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, technology, business, social activism and politics from the past year".[71]
- Introduces 200 actors that best represent the present and future of Korean cinema to the people in the film industry all over the world.