The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, are annual awards presented for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest continuous film awards held in South Korea, and has been called the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.

Since 2025, the trademark of the Grand Bell Awards officially belong to the Korea Film Planning Producers Association.

History The Grand Bell Awards ceremony has been hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Information since its inception in 1962. The awards were suspended for a few years starting in 1969 but were revived in 1972 following the establishment of the Korea Motion Picture Promotion Association, aiming to revitalize the then-stagnant South Korean film industry.

Over time, however, the Korean Film Industry Association, which managed the awards, became plagued by extravagant spending and frequent internal conflicts. This turmoil led to a decline in the ceremony's credibility and authority. The situation culminated during the 52nd ceremony in 2015, when all nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress publicly announced they would boycott the event.

In 2022, the Grand Bell Awards Normalization Promotion Committee, led by director Lee Jang-ho and chairman Yang Yoon-ho, was established to initiate reforms aimed at restoring the awards' reputation. The 59th ceremony took place on November 15, 2023, and was co-hosted for the first time by the Gyeonggi Arts Center at its Grand Theater and Convention Hall. The event was hosted by Cha In-pyo and Jang Do-yeon.

In December 2023, the Federation of Korean Filmmakers (), which hosted the Awards, was declared bankrupt by the Seoul Bankruptcy Court.'대종상 주최' 한국영화인총연합회 파산…"회생 신청 예정"(종합) . Yonhapnews. 12 December 2023. As a result, the 60th ceremony was canceled. In November 2024, the trademark rights to the Daejong Film Festival were put up for sale, creating uncertainty about the future of the awards.

Subsequently, in 2025, the trademark and operational rights of the Grand Bell Awards were officially transferred to the Korea Film Planning Producers Association, marking a new phase for the event.

Awards Best Film # Year Film(English) Film(Korean) Director 1 1962 Prince Yeonsan 연산군 Shin Sang-ok 2 1963The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women열녀문 Shin Sang-ok 3 1964 Kinship 혈맥 Kim Soo-yong 4 1965 Deaf Sam-yong 벙어리 삼룡이 Shin Sang-ok 5 1966 The Sea Village 갯마을 Kim Soo-yong 6 1967 Coming Back 귀로 Lee Man-hee 7 1968 Prince Daewon 대원군 Shin Sang-ok 8 1969 rowspan="3" ! colspan="3" 9 1970 10 1971 11 1972 Patriotic Martyr An Jung-gun 의사 안중근 Joo Dong-jin 12 1973The General in Red Robes 홍의 장군 Lee Doo-yong 13 1974 The Land 토지 Kim Soo-yong 14 1975 Flame 불꽃 Yu Hyun-mok 15 1976 Mother 어머니 Im Won-shik 16 1977 Diary of Korean-Japanese War 난중일기 Jang Il-ho 17 1978 Police Story 경찰관 Lee Doo-yong 18 1979 The Hidden Hero 깃발없는 기수 Im Kwon-taek 19 1980 Son of Man 사람의 아들 Yu Hyun-mok 20 1981 Invited People 초대받은 성웅들 Choe Ha-won 21 1982 Come Unto Down 낮은 데로 임하소서 Lee Jang-ho 22 1983 Mulleya Mulleya 여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야 Lee Doo-yong 23 1984 Adultery Tree 자녀목 Chong Jin-u 24 1985 The Mother 어미 Park Chul-soo 25 1986 Pillar of Mist 안개기둥 Park Cheol-su 26 1987 Diary of King Yeonsan 연산일기 Im Kwon-taek 27 1989 Come Come Come Upward 아제아제 바라아제 Im Kwon-taek 28 1990 All That Falls Has Wings 추락하는 것은 날개가 있다 Chang Gil-soo 29 1991 Passion Portrait 젊은날의 초상 Kwak Ji-kyoon 30 1992 Fly High Run Far 개벽 Im Kwon-taek 31 1993 Sopyonje 서편제 Im Kwon-taek 32 1994 The Story of Two Women 두 여자 이야기 Lee Jung-gook 33 1995 The Eternal Empire 영원한 제국 Park Jong-won 34 1996 Henequen 애니깽 Kim Ho-sun 35 1997 The Contact 접속 Chang Yoon-hyun 36 1999 Spring in My Hometown 아름다운 시절 Lee Kwang-mo 37 2000 Peppermint Candy 박하사탕 Lee Chang-dong 38 2001 Joint Security Area 공동경비구역JSA Park Chan-wook 39 2002 The Way Home 집으로 Lee Jeong-hyang 40 2003 Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 Bong Joon-ho 41 2004 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 봄여름가을겨울그리고봄 Kim Ki-duk 42 2005 Marathon 말아톤 Jeong Yoon-chul 43 2006 King and the Clown 왕의 남자 Lee Joon-ik 44 2007 Family Ties 가족의 탄생 Kim Tae-yong 45 2008 The Chaser 추격자 Na Hong-jin 46 2009 The Divine Weapon 신기전 Kim Yoo-jin 47 2010 Poetry 시 Lee Chang-dong 48 2011 The Front Line 고지전 Jang Hoon 49 2012 Masquerade 광해: 왕이 된 남자 Choo Chang-min 50 2013 The Face Reader 관상 Han Jae-rim 51 2014 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량 Kim Han-min 52 2015 Ode to My Father 국제시장 Yoon Je-kyoon 53 2016 Inside Men 내부자들 Woo Min-ho 54 2017 A Taxi Driver 택시운전사 Jang Hoon 55 2018 Burning 버닝 Lee Chang-dong 56 2019 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook 59 2023 Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아 Um Tae-hwa

Best Director # Year Director Film(English) Film(Korean) 1 1962 Shin Sang-ok The Houseguest and My Mother 사랑방 손님과 어머니 2 1963 Yu Hyun-mok Freely Given 아낌없이 주련다 3 1964 Lee Man-hee The Marines Who Never Returned 돌아오지 않는 해병 4 1965 Shin Sang-ok Deaf Sam-yong 벙어리 삼룡이 5 1966 Yu Hyun-mok Martyr 순교자 6 1967 Kim Soo-yong Mist 안개 7 1968 Shin Sang-ok Prince Daewon 대원군 8 1969 rowspan="3" ! colspan="3" 9 1970 10 1971 11 1972 Shin Sang-ok Last Battle in Pyeongyang 평양폭격대 12 1973 Choi Hun Narcissus 수선화 13 1974 Kim Soo-yong The Land 토지 14 1975 Lee Man-hee The Road to Sampo 삼포가는 길 15 1976 Seol Tae-ho The Secret of Wonsan 원산공작 16 1977 Choi In-hyeon Concentration 집념 17 1978 Im Kwon-taek The Genealogy 족보 18 1979 Jung Jin-woo I Saw the Wild Ginseng 심봤다 19 1980 Lee Jang-ho A Fine, Windy Day 바람불어 좋은날 20 1981 Im Kwon-taek Mandala 만다라 21 1982 Lee Jang-ho Come Unto Down 낮은데로 임하소서 22 1983 Lee Doo-yong Mulleya Mulleya 여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야 23 1984 Jung Jin-woo Adultery Tree 자녀목 24 1985 Bae Chang-ho Deep Blue Night 깊고 푸른밤 25 1986 Im Kwon-taek Ticket 티켓 26 1987Im Kwon-taek Diary of King Yeonsan 연산일기 27 1989 Kim Ho-sun Rainbow Over Seoul 서울 무지개 28 1990 Chang Gil-soo All That Falls Has Wings 추락하는 것은 날개가 있다 29 1991 Kwak Ji-kyoon Passion Portrait 젊은날의 초상 30 1992 Kim Ho-sun Death Song 사의 찬미 31 1993 Im Kwon-taek Sopyonje 서편제 32 1994 Jang Sun-wooPassage to Buddha 화엄경 33 1995 Park Jong-won The Eternal Empire 영원한 제국 34 1996 Kim Ho-sun Henequen 애니깽 35 1997 Chung Ji-young Blackjack 블랙잭 36 1999 Lee Kwang-mo Spring in My Hometown 아름다운 시절 37 2000 Lee Chang-dong Peppermint Candy 박하사탕 38 2001 Han Ji-seung A Day 하루 39 2002 Song Hae-sung Failan 파이란 40 2003 Bong Joon-ho Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 41 2004 Park Chan-wook Oldboy 올드보이 42 2005 Song Hae-sung Rikidōzan 역도산 43 2006 Lee Joon-ik King and the Clown 왕의 남자 44 2007 Bong Joon-ho The Host 괴물 45 2008 Na Hong-jin The Chaser 추격자 46 2009 Kim Yong-hwa Take Off 국가대표 47 2010 Kang Woo-suk Moss 이끼 48 2011 Kang Hyeong-cheol Sunny 써니 49 2012 Choo Chang-min Masquerade 광해: 왕이 된 남자 50 2013 Han Jae-rim The Face Reader 관상 51 2014 Kim Seong-hun A Hard Day 끝까지 간다 52 2015 Yoon Je-kyoon Ode to My Father 국제시장 53 2016 Woo Min-ho Inside Men 내부자들 54 2017 Lee Joon-ik Anarchist from Colony 박열 55 2018 Jang Joon-hwan 1987: When the Day Comes 1987 56 2019 Bong Joon-ho Parasite 기생충 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Byun Sung-hyun Kingmaker 킹메이커 59 2023 Ryoo Seung-wan Smugglers 밀수

Best Actor # Year Actor Film(English) Film(Korean) 36 1999 Choi Min-sik Shiri 쉬리 37 2000 Choi Min-soo Phantom: The Submarine 유령 38 2001 Song Kang-ho Joint Security Area 공동경비구역 JSA 39 2002 Sul Kyung-gu Public Enemy 공공의 적 40 2003 Song Kang-ho Memories of Murder 살인의 추억 41 2004 Choi Min-sik Oldboy 올드보이 42 2005 Cho Seung-woo Marathon 말아톤 43 2006 Kam Woo-sung King and the Clown 왕의남자 44 2007 Ahn Sung-ki Radio Star 라디오 스타 45 2008 Kim Yoon-seok The Chaser 추격자 46 2009 Kim Myung-min Closer to Heaven 내 사랑 내 곁에 47 2010 Won Bin The Man from Nowhere 아저씨 48 2011 Park Hae-il War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 49 2012 Lee Byung-hun Masquerade 광해: 왕이 된 남자 50 2013 Ryu Seung-ryong Miracle in Cell No. 7 7번방의 선물 Song Kang-ho The Face Reader 관상 51 2014 Choi Min-sik The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량 52 2015 Hwang Jung-min Ode to My Father 국제시장 53 2016 Lee Byung-hun Inside Men 내부자들 54 2017 Sul Kyung-gu The Merciless 불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상 55 2018 Hwang Jung-min The Spy Gone North 공작 Lee Sung-min 56 2019 Lee Byung-hun Ashfall 백두산 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Park Hae-il Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 59 2023 Lee Byung-hun Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아

Best Actress # Year Actress Film(English) Film(Korean) 36 1999 Shim Eun-ha Art Museum by the Zoo 미술관 옆 동물원 37 2000 Jeon Do-yeon The Harmonium in My Memory 내 마음의 풍금 38 2001 Ko So-young A Day 하루 39 2002 Jun Ji-hyun My Sassy Girl 엽기적인 그녀 40 2003 Lee Mi-yeon Addicted 중독 41 2004 Moon So-ri A Good Lawyer's Wife 바람난 가족 42 2005 Kim Hye-soo Hypnotized 얼굴없는 미녀 43 2006 Jeon Do-yeon You Are My Sunshine 너는 내 운명 44 2007 Kim Ah-joong 200 Pounds Beauty 미녀는 괴로워 45 2008 Kim Yun-jin Seven Days 세븐 데이즈 46 2009 Soo Ae Sunny 님은 먼곳에 47 2010 Yoon Jeong-hee Poetry 시 48 2011 Kim Ha-neul Blind 블라인드 49 2012 Jo Min-su Pietà 피에타 50 2013 Uhm Jung-hwa Montage 몽타주 51 2014 Son Ye-jin The Pirates 해적: 바다로 간 산적 52 2015 Jun Ji-hyun Assassination 암살 53 2016 Son Ye-jin The Last Princess 덕혜옹주 54 2017 Choi Hee-seo Anarchist from Colony 박열 55 2018 Na Moon-hee I Can Speak 아이 캔 스피크 56 2019 Jung Yu-mi Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Yum Jung-ah Life Is Beautiful 인생은 아름다워 59 2023 Kim Seo-hyung Greenhouse 비닐하우스

Best Supporting Actor # Year Actor Film(English) Film(Korean) 36 1999 Jung Jin-young A Promise 약속 37 2000 Joo Jin-mo Happy End 해피엔드 38 2001 Jung Eun-pyo Kilimanjaro 킬리만자로 39 2002 Nakamura Tōru 2009 Lost Memories 2009 로스트메모리즈 40 2003 Baek Yoon-sik Save the Green Planet! 지구를 지켜라! 41 2004 Huh Joon-ho Silmido 실미도 42 2005 Hwang Jung-min A Bittersweet Life 달콤한 인생 43 2006 Yoo Hae-jin King and the Clown 왕의 남자 44 2007 Kim Yoon-seok Tazza: The High Rollers 타짜 45 2008 Yoo Jun-sang Wide Awake 리턴 46 2009 Jin Goo Mother 마더 47 2010 Kim Hee-ra Poetry 시 Song Sae-byeok The Servant 방자전 48 2011 Jo Sung-ha The Yellow Sea 황해 49 2012 Ryu Seung-ryong Masquerade 광해:왕이 된 남자 50 2013 Jo Jung-suk The Face Reader 관상 51 2014 Yoo Hae-jin The Pirates 해적: 바다로 간 산적 52 2015 Oh Dal-su Ode to My Father 국제시장 53 2016 Uhm Tae-goo The Age of Shadows 밀정 54 2017 Bae Seong-woo The King 더 킹 55 2018 Kim Joo-hyuk Believer 독전 56 2019 Jin Seon-kyu Extreme Job 극한직업 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Byun Yo-han Hansan: Rising Dragon 한산: 용의 출현 59 2023 Oh Jung-se Cobweb 거미집

Best Supporting Actress # Year Actress Film(English) Film(Korean) 36 1999 Lee Mi-yeon Whispering Corridors 여고괴담 37 2000 Kim Yeo-jin Peppermint Candy 박하사탕 38 2001 Yoon So-jung A Day 하루 39 2002 Bang Eun-jin Address Unknown 수취인불명 40 2003 Song Yoon-ah Jail Breakers 광복절 특사 41 2004 Kim Ga-yeon Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong 어디선가 누군가에 무슨일이 생기면 틀림없이 나타난다 홍반장 42 2005 Na Moon-hee Crying Fist 주먹이 운다 43 2006 Kang Hye-jung Welcome to Dongmakgol 웰컴 투 동막골 44 2007 Shim Hye-jin Over the Border 국경의 남쪽 45 2008 Kim Hae-sook Open City 무방비 도시 46 2009 Kim Young-ae Goodbye Mom 애자 47 2010 Youn Yuh-jung The Housemaid 하녀 48 2011 Shim Eun-kyung Romantic Heaven 로맨틱 헤븐 49 2012 Kim Hae-sook The Thieves 도둑들 50 2013 Jang Young-nam A Werewolf Boy 늑대소년 51 2014 Kim Young-ae The Attorney 변호인 52 2015 Kim Hae-sook The Throne 사도 53 2016 Ra Mi-ran The Last Princess 덕혜옹주 54 2017 Kim So-jin The King 더 킹 55 2018 Jin Seo-yeon Believer 독전 56 2019 Lee Jung-eun Parasite 기생충 57 2020 rowspan="2" ! colspan="3" 2021 58 2022 Lim Yoona Confidential Assignment 2: International 공조2: 인터내셔날 59 2023 Kim Sun-young Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아

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