This is a list of awards and nominations received by South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun.
Awards and nominations
+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result A-Awards 2012 Style Award Lee Byung-hun 2022 A-Awards – Impression Our Blues APAN Star Awards 2016 Hallyu Global Star Award Lee Byung-hun 2018 Grand Prize (Daesang)Mr. Sunshine K-Star Award Asia Artist Awards 2018 Grand Prize (Daesang) Artist of the YearLee Byung-hun Korea Tourism Appreciation Award Fabulous Award Asian Film Awards2008 Best Supporting ActorThe Good, the Bad, the Weird 2016 Best Actor Inside Men 2020 The Man Standing Next 2021Asian Film Excellence Award Lee Byung-hun Asian World Film Festival 2025Snow Leopard Excellent Cinematic Achievement Award Asia Model Awards 2010 Asia Star Award Asia-Pacific Producers' Network Awards2010 APN Award Asia Pacific Screen Awards2013 Best Actor Masquerade Asia Society Game Changer2021 Entertainment Game Changer Award Lee Byung-hun Astra Film Awards2026 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical No Other Choice Baeksang Arts Awards 1996 Best Actor – TelevisionSon of Wind Best New Actor – Film Runaway 2000 Best Actor – TelevisionHappy Together 2001 Best Actor – FilmBungee Jumping of Their Own 2002 Best Actor – TelevisionBeautiful Days 2003All In 2006 Best Actor – FilmA Bittersweet Life 2010 Best Actor – Television Iris 2011 Grand Prize (Daesang) for Film I Saw the Devil Best Actor – Film 2013 Masquerade 2016 Inside Men 2017 Master 2019 Best Actor – Television Mr. Sunshine 2020 Best Actor – Film The Man Standing Next 2023 Best Actor – Television Our Blues 2024 Best Actor – Film Concrete Utopia 2025 The Match 2026 No Other Choice Blue Dragon Film Awards 1995 Best New Actor Who Drives Me Crazy 2001 Best ActorBungee Jumping of Their Own Popular Star Award 2002 Best Actor Addicted 2005 A Bittersweet Life 2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2009 Popular Star Award G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2010 Best Actor I Saw the Devil 2012 Masquerade 2013 Popular Star Award G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Red 2 2016 Best Actor Inside Men 2017 The Fortress 2021The Man Standing NextDelayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19 2022 Emergency Declaration 2023 Concrete Utopia 2025 No Other Choice Blue Dragon Series Awards2025 Best Actor Squid Game 2 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival2013 Producers’ Choice Award Masquerade Buil Film Awards2010 Best Actor I Saw the Devil 2013 Masquerade 2016 Inside Men 2020The Man Standing Next 2023 Concrete Utopia 2025 The Match 2026No Other Choice Busan Film Critics Awards 2000 Joint Security Area 2012 Masquerade CineAsia Awards 2012 Star of the YearLee Byung-hun China Music Awards and Asian Influential Awards2010 Best Asian Influential International Actor Chunsa Film Art Awards 1995 Best New Actor Who Drives Me Crazy 2005 Best Actor A Bittersweet Life 2006 Korean Cultural Award Lee Byung-hun 2007 Best Actor Once in a Summer 2016 Inside Men 2018 The Fortress 2020The Man Standing Next 2025 No Other Choice Director's Cut Awards2016 Inside Men 2022 Best Actor in Film The Man Standing Next 2024 Concrete Utopia 2025 The Match 2026 No Other Choice DiscussingFilm's Global Film Critics Awards2026 Best Actor No Other Choice Florida Film Critics Circle 2025Best Actor Golden Cinematography Awards1996Best New Actor Runaway 2001 Most Popular Actor Joint Security Area 2018 Acting Grand Prize Keys to the Heart Golden Globe Awards 2026Best Actor – Musical or Comedy No Other Choice Green Planet Movie Awards 2012 10 Best International Actors of the Decade (Asia) Lee Byung-hun Gotham Independent Film Awards2025Outstanding Lead Performance No Other Choice Grand Bell Awards1996Best New Actor Runaway 2000 Best Actor The Harmonium in My Memory 2001 Netizen's Popularity Award Joint Security Area, Bungee Jumping of Their Own Best Actor Bungee Jumping of Their Own 2005 A Bittersweet Life 2011 I Saw the Devil 2012 Masquerade Popularity Award 2016 Best Actor Inside Men 2018 The Fortress 2020 Ashfall 2022 Emergency Declaration 2023 Concrete Utopia Huading Awards2013 Best Foreign Actor Lee Byung-hun 2021 Best International Actor International Drama Festival in Tokyo2010 Best Actor in Asia Iris Japan Jewelry Wearer Awards 2010 Special Award Lee Byung-hun KALH Honors2025 Actor Honor KBS Drama Awards1992 Best New Actor Day of Sunshine, Morning Without Parting, Tomorrow Love 1993 Excellence Award, Actor Wild Chrysanthemum, Tomorrow Love, The Sorrow of the Survivor Popularity Actor Award 1995 Top Excellence Award, ActorSon Of Wind Excellence Award, Actor 2009 Grand Prize (Daesang) Iris Top Excellence Award, Actor Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Netizen Award, Actor Best Couple Award with Kim Tae-hee Korean Association of Film Critics Awards2005Best Actor A Bittersweet Life 2012 Achievement Award Lee Byung-hun 2016Best Actor Inside Men 2020The Man Standing Next Korea Broadcasting Association Awards 2003All In Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards1995 Best Actor in TV Son Of Wind 2000 Best Actor in Film Joint Security Area Korea Drama Awards2010 Best Actor Iris 2018 Grand Prize (Daesang)Mr. Sunshine Korean Film Producers Association Awards2016 Best Actor Inside Men 2025 The Match, No Other Choice Korea First Brand Awards 2026 Male Actor (Film) Lee Byung-hun Korea Visual Arts Festival 2001 Photo Genic Award in TV Beautiful Days Marie Claire Film Festival 2016 Pioneer Award Inside Men Marie Claire Asia Star Awards2016 Actor of the Year Award 2023 Concrete Utopia 2025 Lee Byung-hun Max Movie Awards2016Best Actor Inside Men Midnight Critics Circle2026 Best Actor No Other Choice National Assembly by the Mass Culture & Media Research Group 2009 Special Commendation Iris New York Asian Film Festival 2016 Star Asia Award Inside Men New York Film Critics Online 2025 Best Actor No Other Choice Newport Beach Film Festival 2025 Artist of Distinction AwardLee Byung-hun Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs AwardNorth Dakota Film Society 2026 Best Actor No Other Choice Republic of Korea Top Star Award 2015 Top Star Award Inside Men SACF Artists of the Year Awards2020Outstanding Artist for a FilmThe Man Standing Next SBS Drama Awards1994 Popularity Award The Fragrance of Love 1999 Top 10 Stars Award Happy Together Top Excellence Award, Actor 2000 Big Star Award 2001 Top Excellence Award, Actor Beautiful Days Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Top 10 Stars Award i-Star Award 2003 Grand Prize (Daesang)All In Top Excellence Award, Actor Top 10 Stars Award Seoul Arts & Culture Award2010 Best TV Actor Iris Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Actor Style Icon Awards Style Icon of the Year Lee Byung-hun The New York Times Magazine2025 10 Best Performers of 2025 No Other Choice The Seoul Awards2018 Best Actor (Film) The Fortress, Keys to the Heart Best Actor (Drama)Mr. Sunshine TIFF Tribute Awards 2025Special Tribute AwardLee Byung-hun University Film Festival of Korea 2020Best Actor The Man Standing Next
Other accolades State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Year Honor South Korea 2011 Presidential Commendation 2025 Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit
Listicles + Key Indicates a sole placement listicle + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year List Placement Cine21 2026 Actor of the Year Forbes 2010 Korea Power Celebrity 2014 2016 2019 2025 Gallup Korea 2024Best Television Couple of the Past 10 Years Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200 2018 Actor of the Year
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