The KBS Entertainment Awards () is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members. This event is held at the end of each year, except in 2017, the Entertainment Awards were not held due to the KBS Variety Director Strike.
Award categories Daesang (Grand Prize) Viewer's Choice Program of the Year Top Entertainer Award Special Merit Award Achievement Award
Comedy division Male Newcomer Award Female Newcomer Award Comedy Show Writer Award Excellence Award, Female Comedian Excellence Award, Male Comedian Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian Top Excellence Award, Female Comedian Top Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Comedy Program
Variety division Male MC Newcomer Award Female MC Newcomer Award Variety Show Writer Award Best Teamwork Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Variety Show Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC
History of winners Sources: From 2005 onward.
Grand Prize Award (Daesang) Year Grand Prize (Daesang)Ref.Winner(s) Program 1st 2002 Shin Dong-yup 2nd 2003 Park Joon-hyung3rd 2004 Lee Hyuk-jae4th 2005 Yoo Jae-suk5th 2006 Kim Je-dong6th 2007 Tak Jae-hoon Happy Sunday: Immortal Musical Classics7th 2008 Kang Ho-dong Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days8th 2009 Kang Ho-dong Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days9th 2010 Lee Kyung-kyu Happy Sunday: Qualifications of Men10th 2011 Lee Soo-geun Lee Seung-gi Eun Ji-won Kim Jong-min Uhm Tae-woong Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days11th 2012 Shin Dong-yup Hello Counselor, Immortal Songs 212th 2013 Kim Jun-ho Gag Concert, The Human Condition, 1 Night 2 Days Season 313th 2014 Yoo Jae-suk Happy Together, I Am a Man14th 2015 Lee Hwi-jae Happy Sunday: The Return Of Superman, Vitamin15th 2016 Kim Jong-min Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days Season 316th 2018 Lee Young-ja Hello Counselor17th 2019 The Return of Superman Fathers The Return of Superman18th 2020 Kim Sook Problem Child in House, Boss in the Mirror19th 2021 Moon Se-yoon 2 Days & 1 Night 4, , 20th 2022 Shin Dong-yup Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 21st 2023 Yeon Jung-hoon Kim Jong-min Moon Se-yoon DinDin Na In-woo Yoo Seon-ho2 Days & 1 Night 4 22nd 2024 Lee Chan-wonImmortal Song Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-staurant Secrets of the Celebrity Soldier High-End Penny Pincher 23rd 2025 Jun Hyun-mooBoss in the Mirror Crazy Rich Korean
Entertainer of the Year YearWinner(s) Program Ref.19th 2021 Kim Sook Boss in the Mirror Problem Child in House Kim Jong-min 1 Night 2 Days Moon Se-yoon 1 Night 2 Days Godfather Trot Magic Wanderers Park Joo-ho family The Return of Superman Jeon Hyun-mooBoss in the Mirror20th 2022 Kim Sook Boss in the Mirror Problem Child in House Beat Coin Godfather Baby Singer Kim Jong-min 1 Night 2 Days Shin Dong-yup Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Lee Kyung-kyu Dogs are Incredible Jeon Hyun-mooBoss in the Mirror21st2023 1 Night 2 Days team 1 Night 2 Days Kim Sook Boss in the Mirror Problem Child in House Beat Coin Ryu Soo-young Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-StaurantJ.Y. Park Golden Girls Shin Dong-yup Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Lee Chun-soo Mr. House Husband Jeon Hyun-mooBoss in the Mirror22nd2024 Kim Jong-min 1 Night 2 Days Ryu Soo-young Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Yoo Jae-suk Synchro U Lee Chan-won Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Jeon Hyun-mooBoss in the Mirror23rd 2025 Kim Sook Boss in the Mirror Problem Child in House Pursuing Old Encounter Delivery Has Arrive Kim Young-hee Gag Concert Malja ShowPark Bo-gumThe Seasons: Park Bo-gum's Cantabile, Music Bank World TourKim Jong-min2 Days & 1 Night, The Return of Superman Boom Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Heart on Wheel Lee Chan-won Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Celebrity Soldier's Secret Bangpan Music: I'm Going Anywhere Jeon Hyun-moo Boss in the Mirror Krazy rich korean
Viewer's Choice Program of the Year The Viewer's Choice Program award is chosen by votes from the viewers by SMS. Year Viewer's Choice Program 1st 2002 Happy Together Season 12nd 2003 Gag Concert3rd 2004 Sponge4th 2005 5th 20066th 2007 Happy Together Season 37th 2008 Happy Sunday8th 20099th 201010th 2011 Gag Concert11th 201212th 201313th 2014 Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman14th 2015 Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 315th 2016 Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 316th 2018 Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 317th 2019The Return of Superman18th20202 Days & 1 Night – Season 419th20212 Days & 1 Night – Season 4 20th2022Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 21st2023 22nd2024 23rd2025 Mr. House Husband
Top Excellence Award The Top Excellence Award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.
2002 – 2019 {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center |- !rowspan=2 style="width:50px"| Year !!colspan=2 style="width:500px"| Show / Variety !! colspan="2" style="width:500px" | Comedy |- style="background:#F0F8FF" !Winner(s) !! Program !!Winner(s) !! Program |- |rowspan=3 |1st 2002 || rowspan=3 style="width:100px" | Lee Kyung-kyu || rowspan=3 style="width:100px" | Hey! One Night || style="width:200px" | Kang Sung-beom || style="width:200px" | Gag Concert: Rambling Man |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | rowspan=2 | Park Joon-hyung || Gag Concert: Beaver Brothers |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Gag Concert: Young Rats |- |rowspan=2 |2nd 2003 || rowspan=2 | Yoo Jae-suk || Super Sunday TV is Fun || rowspan=2 | Jung Yong-cheol || Gag Concert: Bongsunga School |- | Happy Together Season 1 || Gag Concert: Survival Dialect |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | 3rd 2004 || Lee Hwi-jae || Sponge || Park Seong-ho || Gag Concert: Bongsunga School |- |rowspan=2 |4th 2005 || rowspan=2 | Tak Jae-hoon || || rowspan=2 | Kim Joon-ho || rowspan=2 | Gag Concert: Family's Love |- | Happy Together Friends |- style="background:#F0F8FF" |rowspan=2 |5th 2006 || rowspan=2 | Lee Hwi-jae || || rowspan=2 | Jeong Jong-chul || rowspan=2 | Gag Concert: Mappagi |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Sponge |- |rowspan=2 |6th 2007 || Nam Hee-seok || Global Talk Show || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | Gag Concert: We Need Communication |- | Hyun Young || Happy Sunday: Heroine 6 |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | 7th 2008 || Jung Eun-ah || Vitamin || Kim Byung-man || Gag Concert: Master Show |- |rowspan=2 |8th 2009 || rowspan=2 | Park Mi-sun || Comedy Star || rowspan=2 | Park Seong-ho || rowspan=2 | Gag Concert: Affectionate Man's Rights Committee |- | Happy Together Season 3 |- style="background:#F0F8FF" |rowspan=3 |9th 2010 || rowspan=2 | Hwang Soo-kyung || rowspan=2 | Open Concert || rowspan=2 | Park Ji-sun || Gag Concert: Solo Heaven Couple Hell |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Gag Concert: Buahjok |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Lee Seung-gi || Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days || Kim Byung-man || Gag Concert: Master Show |- | rowspan=2| 10th 2011 || Lee Young-ja || || Jeong Kyung-mi || |- | Lee Soo-geun || || Kim Joon-ho || |- style="background:#F0F8FF" |rowspan=4 | 11th 2012 || rowspan=2 | Lee Young-ja || Hello Counselor || rowspan=2| Shin Bo-ra || rowspan=2| Gag Concert: Discoveries in Life, Brave Guys |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Invincible Youth Season 2 |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | rowspan=2 | Kim Seung-woo || Win Win || rowspan=2| Kim Jun-hyun || rowspan=2| Gag Concert: Discoveries in Life, Four Men |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days – Season 2 |- | rowspan=2| 12th 2013 || Park Mi-sun || Mamma Mia, Happy Together Season 3 || Kim Ji-min || Gag Concert: BBOOM Entertainment |- | Cha Tae-hyun || Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 2 and 3 || Kim Jun-hyun || Gag Concert: Just Relax, Goosebumps |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | rowspan=2| 13th 2014 || Kim Ji-min || Crisis Escape No. 1Human Condition || Kim Young-hee || Gag Concert |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Choo Sung-hoon || Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman || || Gag Concert |- | rowspan=2| 14th 2015 || Park Myeong-su || Happy Together Season 3A Look At Myself|| || Gag Concert |- | Kim Jong-min || Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 || || Gag Concert |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | rowspan=4| 15th 2016 || Kim Sook || Sister's Slam Dunk, Battle Trip|| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 |Gag Concert |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Ra Mi-ran || Sister's Slam Dunk |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Jung Jae-hyung || Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 |Gag Concert |- style="background:#F0F8FF" | Lee Dong-gook || Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman |- | rowspan=4 |16th2018 || Defconn|| Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 || rowspan=2 |Shin Bong-sun || rowspan="2" |Gag Concert |- |Sam Hammington ||''Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman|- |Kim Sook|| Battle Trip || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 |Gag Concert |- |Moon Hee-joon || Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend |- style="background:#F0F8FF" |17th2019 | || Mr. House Husband 2 ||Park Joon-hyung ||Gag Concert: Everyday Dialect, Bababa Brothers
2020 – present Year Show/Variety RealityWinner(s) Program Winner(s) Program18th2020 Moon Se-yoon 2 Day & 1 Night 4Poppin' Hyun Joon Mr. House Husband 2Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Hyun Joo-yup Boss in the Mirror19th2021 Jang Yoon-jeong I Like to Sing, LAN Marketplace, The Return of Superman Hur Jae , Boss in the Mirror 20th 2022 Ryu Soo-young Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-staurant Lee Chun-soo Mr. House Husband DinDin 2 Day & 1 Night 4 Sayuri Fujita The Return of Superman 21st 2023 Kim Jun-hyun Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Lee Chan-won Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Hong Jin-kyung Beat Coin Jasson The Return of Superman 22nd 2024 Shin Yun-seung Gag Concert Kim Jun-ho The Return of Superman Jo Se-ho 2 Day & 1 Night 4 Jang Minho Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant 23rd 2025 Lee Joon 2 Day & 1 Night 4 Lee Jung-hyun Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Song Eun-i Problem Child in House Park Seo-jin Mr. House Husband
Excellence Award The Excellence award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.
2002 – 2019