The Buil Film Awards () is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the Busan Ilbo newspaper. It began in 1958 as one of the earliest film awards in the country. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the biggest film awards event in the Busan region, and was held annually until 1973. The event went into a 34-year hiatus from 1974 to 2007 when the film industry lost its appeal due to government censorship and the burgeoning television industry.
Award ceremonies After an absence of 23 years, the awards were revived when the 17th Buil Film Awards took place on October 9, 2008 at the Grand Hotel in Haeundae District, Busan. It was one of the highlights of the 13th Busan International Film Festival.Yi Ch'ang-ho (24 October 2008). "The Chaser extends awards lead" . Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
The 30th Buil Film Awards was held on October 7, 2021 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO Auditorium) in Busan. The highlight of this year's awards was inclusion of Over-the-top (OTT) films such as The Call and Night in Paradise for the first time.
The 31st Buil Film Awards was held on October 6, 2022, It was hosted by Kim Nam-gil and Choi Soo-young. Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave won 5 awards including the best film award.
The 32nd Buil Film Awards was held on October 5, 2023, It was hosted by Esom. Um Tae-hwa's Concrete Utopia won 4 awards including the best film award.
The 33rd Buil Film Awards was held on October 3, 2024, The awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by South Korean actors Kim Dong-wook and Go Ah-sung.
The 34th Buil Film Awards was held on September 18, 2025. The awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by South Korean actor Kim Nam-gil and actress Chun Woo-hee. House of the Seasons was awarded the best film, whereas Lee Byung-hun and Kim Go-eun were the winners of the best actor and the best actress award respectively.
The 35th Buil Film Awards will be held on October 7, 2026.
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Best Film Best Director Best Leading Actor Best Leading Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Director Best New Actor Best New Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Music Buil Readers' Jury Award (via internet voting) Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award Best Foreign Film
Best Film #YearFilmDirector 1 1958 The Lost Youth Yu Hyun-mok 2 1959 The Life Seized Yu Hyun-mok 3 1960 Defiance of a Teenager Kim Ki-young 4 1961 Romance Papa Shin Sang-ok 5 1962 The Houseguest and My Mother Shin Sang-ok 6 1963 Only for You Yu Hyun-mok 7 1964 Goryeojang Kim Ki-young 8 1965 Extra Human Being Yu Hyun-mok 9 1966 The Sea Village Kim Soo-yong 10 1967 Late Autumn Lee Man-hee 11 1968 Flame in the Valley Kim Soo-yong 12 1969 Descendants of Cain Yu Hyun-mok 13 1970 The Old Jar Craftsman Choi Ha-won 14 1971 Frozen Spring Jung Jin-woo 15 1972 Bun-rye's Story Yu Hyun-mok 16 1973 Oyster Village Jung Jin-woo 17 2008 Night and Day Hong Sang-soo 18 2009 Mother Bong Joon-ho 19 2010 Poetry Lee Chang-dong 20 2011 The Front Line Jang Hoon 21 2012 A Muse Jung Ji-woo 22 2013 Snowpiercer Bong Joon-ho 23 2014 The Admiral: Roaring Currents Kim Han-min 24 2015 The Shameless Oh Seung-uk 25 2016 Veteran Ryoo Seung-wan 26 2017 A Taxi Driver Jang Hoon 27 2018 The Spy Gone North Yoon Jong-bin 28 2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho 292020House of HummingbirdKim Bora 302021Escape from MogadishuRyoo Seung-wan 312022Decision to LeavePark Chan-wook 32 2023 Concrete Utopia Um Tae-hwa 33 2024 Revolver Oh Seung-uk 34 2025 House of the Seasons Oh Jung-min
Best Director #YearDirectorFilm1 1958 Yu Hyun-mok The Lost Youth2 1959 Yu Hyun-mok The Life Seized3 1960 Kim Ki-young Defiance of a Teenager4 1961 Lee Seong-gu A Young Look5 1962 Shin Sang-ok The Houseguest and My Mother6 1963 Yu Hyun-mok Only for You7 1964 Kim Ki-young Goryeojang8 1965 Yu Hyun-mok Extra Human Being9 1966 Kim Soo-yong The Sea Village10 1967 Lee Man-hee Late Autumn11 1968 Kim Soo-yong Mist12 1969 Jung So-young Love Me Once Again13 1970 Jung So-young Forgotten Woman14 1971 Jung Jin-woo Frozen Spring15 1972 Yu Hyun-mok Bun-rye's Story16 1973 Jung Jin-woo Oyster Village17 2008 Na Hong-jin The Chaser18 2009 Yoon Je-kyoon Haeundae19 2010 Hong Sang-soo Ha Ha Ha20 2011 Kim Tae-yong Late Autumn21 2012 Lee Han Punch22 2013 Ryoo Seung-wan The Berlin File23 2014 Hong Sang-soo Our Sunhi24 2015 Kwak Kyung-taek The Classified File25 2016 Lee Joon-ik Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet26 2017 Kim Sung-su Asura: The City of Madness27 2018 Lee Chang-dong Burning28 2019 Kim Tae-gyun Dark Figure of Crime292020Jung Ji-wooTune in for Love302021Lee Joon-ikThe Book of Fish 31 2022 Kim Han-min Hansan: Rising Dragon 32 2023 Jung Ju-ri Next Sohee 33 2024 Kim Sung-su 12.12: The Day 34 2025 Hwang Byeong-guk Yadang: The Snitch
Best Actor #YearActorFilm1 1958 Kim Seung-ho The Wedding Day2 1959 Kim Seung-ho The Life Seized3 1960 Kim Jin-kyu There Is No Tragedy4 1961 Kim Jin-kyu Mr. Park5 1962 Kim Jin-kyu Seong Chun-hyang6 1963 Shin Young-kyun Prince Yeonsan7 1964 Shin Seong-il Private Tutor8 1965 Kim Jin-kyu Deaf Sam-yong9 1966 Shin Seong-il Heukmaek10 1967 Shin Young-kyun A Water Mill11 1968 Park No-sik When the Buckwheat Flowers Blossom12 1969 Kim Jin-kyu Descendants of Cain13 1970 Hwang Hae The Old Jar Craftsman14 1971 Namkoong Won Pilnyeo15 1972 Lee Soon-jae Bun-rye's Story16 1973 Kim Hee-ra Oyster Village17 2008 Kim Yoon-seok The Chaser18 2009 Ha Jung-woo My Dear Enemy19 2010 Jung Jae-young Moss20 2011 Ryoo Seung-bum The Unjust21 2012 Choi Min-sik Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time22 2013 Hwang Jung-min New World23 2014 Song Kang-ho The Attorney24 2015 Lee Jung-jae Assassination25 2016 Lee Byung-hun Inside Men26 2017 Song Kang-ho A Taxi Driver27 2018 Lee Sung-min The Spy Gone North28 2019 Gi Ju-bong Hotel by the River292020Lee Byung-hunThe Man Standing Next302021Yoo Ah-inVoice of Silence312022Park Hae-ilDecision to Leave 32 2023 Lee Byung-hun Concrete Utopia 33 2024 Jung Woo-sung 12.12: The Day
Best Actress #YearActressFilm1 1958 Ju Jeung-ryu The Star of Lost Paradise2 1959 Choi Eun-hee A Flower in Hell3 1960 Jo Mi-ryeong Defiance of a Teenager4 1961 Moon Jung-suk Soil5 1962 Choi Eun-hee The Houseguest and My Mother6 1963 Lee Min-ja Only for You7 1964 Kim Ji-mee Blood Relation8 1965 Kim Hye-jeong Wife's Confession9 1966 Choi Eun-hee The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine10 1967 Moon Jung-suk Late Autumn11 1968 Ju Jeung-ryu Flame in the Valley12 1969 Moon Hee Descendants of Cain13 1970 Jeon Gye-hyeon Forgotten Woman14 1971 Yoon Jeong-hee First Experience15 1972 Kim Ji-mee16 1973 Yoon Jeong-hee Oyster Village17 2008 Soo Ae Sunny18 2009 Kim Hye-ja Mother19 2010 Moon So-ri Ha Ha Ha20 2011 Jung Yu-mi Oki's Movie21 2012 Kim Min-hee Helpless22 2013 Han Hyo-joo Cold Eyes23 2014 Shim Eun-kyung Miss Granny24 2015 Jeon Do-yeon The Shameless25 2016 Son Ye-jin The Truth Beneath26 2017 Youn Yuh-jung The Bacchus Lady27 2018 Kim Hee-ae Herstory28 2019 Jeon Do-yeon Birthday292020Jung Yu-miKim Ji-young: Born 1982302021Jeon Jong-seoThe Call312022Tang WeiDecision to Leave 32 2023 Kim Seo-hyung Green House 33 2024 Kim Geum-soon Jeong-sun
Best Supporting Actor #YearActorFilm17 2008 Kim Min-jun A Love18 2009 Kim In-kwon Haeundae19 2010 Yoo Jun-sang Ha Ha Ha20 2011 Ko Chang-seok The Front Line21 2012 Cho Jin-woong Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time22 2013 Ryu Seung-ryong Masquerade23 2014 Kwak Do-won The Attorney24 2015 Lee Geung-young Minority Opinion25 2016 Kim Eui-sung Train to Busan26 2017 Kim Hee-won The Merciless27 2018 Ju Ji-hoon The Spy Gone North28 2019 Park Myung-hoon Parasite292020Lee Hee-joonThe Man Standing Next302021Huh Joon-hoEscape from Mogadishu31 2022 Yim Si-wan Emergency Declaration 32 2023 Kim Jong-soo Smugglers33 2024 Song Joong-ki Hopeless
Best Supporting Actress #YearActressFilm17 2008 Kim Hae-sook Open City18 2009 Kim Bo-yeon Possessed19 2010 Youn Yuh-jung The Housemaid20 2011 Kim Yeo-jin Children...21 2012 Park Ji-young The Concubine22 2013 Jang Young-nam A Werewolf Boy23 2014 Kim Young-ae The Attorney24 2015 Moon Jeong-hee Cart25 2016 Park So-dam The Priests26 2017 Kim Su-an The Battleship Island27 2018 Kim Sun-young Herstory28 2019 Lee Jung-eun Parasite292020Lee RePeninsula302021Kim Sun-youngThree Sisters 31 2022 Lee Soo-kyung Miracle: Letters to the President 32 2023 Go Min-si Smugglers 33 2024 Lim Ji-yeon Revolver
Best New Director #YearDirectorFilm17 2008 Oh Joum-kyun Viva! Love18 2009 Yang Ik-june Breathless19 2010 Ounie Lecomte A Brand New Life20 2011 Park Jung-bum The Journals of Musan21 2012 Lee Kwang-kuk Romance Joe22 2013 Kim Byung-woo The Terror Live23 2014 July Jung A Girl at My Door24 2015 Hong Seok-jae Socialphobia25 2016 Yoon Ga-eun The World of Us26 2017 Lee Hyun-ju Our Love Story27 2018 Jeon Go-woon Microhabitat28 2019 Kim Ui-seok After My Death292020Jo Min JaeTiny Light302021Hong Eui-jeongVoice of Silence 31 2022 Lee Jung-jae Hunt 32 2023 Lee Ji-eun The Hill of Secrets 33 2024 Lee Jeong-hong A Wild Roomer
Best New Actor #YearActorFilm17 2008 Im Ji-kyu Milky Way Liberation Front, Who's That Knocking at My Door?18 2009 So Ji-sub Rough Cut19 2010 Song Sae-byeok The Servant20 2011 Lee Je-hoon The Front Line21 2012 Kim Sung-kyun Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time22 2013 Kim Jun-gu The Ugly Duckling23 2014 Lee Joo-seung Shuttlecock24 2015 Byun Yo-han Socialphobia25 2016 Tae In-ho Shadow Island26 2017 Koo Kyo-hwan Jane27 2018 Kim Choong-gil Loser's Adventure28 2019 Sung Yu-bin Last Child292020Kim Dae GeonClean Up302021Ha JunFestival312022Lee Hyo-jeGood Person 32 2023 Kim Seon-ho The Childe
Best New Actress #YearActressFilm17 2008 Yoo Yeon-mi With a Girl of Black Soil18 2009 Seo Woo Crush and Blush19 2010 Kim Sae-ron A Brand New Life20 2011 Kang So-ra Sunny21 2012 Kim Go-eun A Muse22 2013 Jung Eun-chae Nobody's Daughter Haewon23 2014 Lim Ji-yeon Obsessed24 2015 Lee Yoo-young Late Spring25 2016 Kim Tae-ri The Handmaiden26 2017 Choi Hee-seo Anarchist from Colony27 2018 Kim Da-mi The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion28 2019 Jeon Yeo-been After My Death292020Kang Mal-geumLucky Chan-sil302021Lee Yoo-miYoung Adult Matters312022Choi Sung-eunTen Months 32 2023 Kim Si-eun Next Sohee
Best Screenplay #YearScreenwriterFilm17 2008 Kim Hyun-seok Scout18 2009 Yoon Je-kyoon Haeundae19 2010 Lee Chang-dong Poetry20 2011 Yook Sang-hyo He's on Duty21 2012 Lee Yong-ju Architecture 10122 2013 Kim Byung-woo The Terror Live23 2014 Shin Yeon-shick The Russian Novel24 2015 Kim Sung-je, Son A-ram Minority Opinion25 2016 Shin Yeon-shick Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet26 2017 Hwang Seong-gu Anarchist from Colony27 2018 Kwon Sung-hwi, Yoon Jong-bin The Spy Gone North28 2019 Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin Won Parasite292020Kim BoraHouse of Hummingbird302021Lee Gi-cheol, Ryoo Seung-wanEscape from Mogadishu 31 2022 Jung Wook Good Person 32 2023 Kim Sae-in The Apartment with Two Women
Best Cinematography #YearCinematographerFilm17 2008 Lee Mo-gae The Good, the Bad, the Weird18 2009 Hong Kyung-pyo Mother19 2010 Kim Woo-hyung Paju20 2011 Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul War of the Arrows21 2012 Choi Young-hwan The Thieves22 2013 Hong Kyung-pyo Snowpiercer23 2014 Kim Tae-seong The Admiral: Roaring Currents24 2015 Hong Kyung-pyo Haemoo25 2016 Choi Young-hwan Veteran26 2017 Park Jung-hun The Villainess27 2018Kim Woo-hyung 1987: When the Day Comes28 2019 Hong Kyung-pyo Parasite292020Hong Kyung-pyoDeliver Us from Evil302021Choi Young-hwanEscape from Mogadishu312022Kim Ji-yongDecision to Leave 32 2023 Cho Hyung-rae Concrete Utopia
Best Art Direction