Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The ceremony is usually held in November.

Categories Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Director Best New Actor Best New Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Music Technical Award is given to achievement in visual effects, editing, art direction, lighting, or costume design CJ CGV Star Award Special Mention Special Achievement Award FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics, Korean branch) Best New Critic Best Foreign Film Award for Contribution to Cinema

Best Film #YearFilmDirectorRef. 1 1980 Son of Man Yu Hyun-mok 2 1981 Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways Kim Ho-sun 3 1983 People of Kkobang Neighborhood Bae Chang-ho 4 1984 Whale Hunting Bae Chang-ho 5 1985 Deep Blue Night Bae Chang-ho 6 1986 Mulberry Lee Doo-yong 7 1987 Ticket Im Kwon-taek 8 1988 Now, We're Going to Geneva Song Yeong-su 9 1989 Rainbow Over Seoul Kim Ho-sun 10 1990 Road to Cheongsong Prison Lee Doo-yong 11 1991 Black Republic Park Kwang-su 12 1992 The Road to Racetrack Jang Sun-woo 13 1993 Sopyonje Im Kwon-taek 14 1994 Hwa-Om-Kyung Jang Sun-woo 15 1995 The Eternal Empire Park Jong-won 16 1996 Festival Im Kwon-taek 17 1997 Green Fish Lee Chang-dong 18 1998 Christmas in August Hur Jin-ho 19 1999 Spring in My Hometown Lee Kwang-mo 20 2000 Peppermint Candy Lee Chang-dong 21 2001 One Fine Spring Day Hur Jin-ho 22 2002 Oasis Lee Chang-dong 23 2003 Memories of Murder Bong Joon-ho 24 2004 Oldboy Park Chan-wook 25 2005 Duelist Lee Myung-se 26 2006 Family Ties Kim Tae-yong 27 2007 The Show Must Go On Han Jae-rim 28 2008 Night and Day Hong Sang-soo 29 2009 Mother Bong Joon-ho 30 2010 Poetry Lee Chang-dong 31 2011 The Front Line Jang Hoon 32 2012 Pietà Kim Ki-duk 33 2013 Snowpiercer Bong Joon-ho 34 2014 Hill of Freedom Hong Sang-soo 35 2015 The Throne Lee Joon-ik 36 2016 The Age of Shadows Kim Jee-woon 37 2017 The Fortress Hwang Dong-hyuk3820181987: When the Day ComesJang Joon-hwan392019ParasiteBong Joon-ho 402020The Man Standing NextWoo Min-ho412021The Book of FishLee Jun-ik 42 2022 Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook 43 2023 Next Sohee Jung Ju-ri 44 2024 A Wild Roomer Lee Jeong-hong 45 2025 The Final Semester Lee Ran-hee

Best Director #YearDirectorFilmRef. 1 1980 Yu Hyun-mok Son of Man 2 1981 Kim Ho-sun Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways 3 1983 Bae Chang-ho People of Kkobang Neighborhood 4 1984 Bae Chang-ho Whale Hunting 5 1985 Jung Jin-woo Adultery Tree 6 1986 Im Kwon-taek Gilsoddeum 7 1987 Im Kwon-taek Ticket 8 1988 Song Yeong-su Now, We're Going to Geneva 9 1989 Kim Ho-sun Rainbow Over Seoul 10 1990 Lee Doo-yong Road to Cheongsong Prison 11 1991 Park Kwang-su Black Republic 12 1992 Jang Sun-woo Road to the Racetrack 13 1993 Im Kwon-taek Sopyonje 14 1994 Jang Sun-woo Hwa-Om-Kyung 15 1995 Yu Hyun-mok Mommy, Star, and Sea Anemone 16 1996 Park Chul-soo Farewell My Darling 17 1997 colspan="3" 18 1998 Hur Jin-ho Christmas in August 19 1999 Lee Kwang-mo Spring in My Hometown 20 2000 Lee Chang-dong Peppermint Candy 21 2001 Yim Soon-rye Waikiki Brothers 22 2002 Park Chan-wook Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 23 2003 Bong Joon-ho Memories of Murder 24 2004 Park Chan-wook Oldboy 25 2005 Lee Myung-se Duelist 26 2006 Yoo Ha A Dirty Carnival 27 2007 Lee Myung-se M 28 2008 Kim Ki-duk Dream 29 2009 Kim Yong-hwa Take Off 30 2010 Jang Hoon Secret Reunion 31 2011 Jang Hoon The Front Line 32 2012 Kim Ki-duk Pietà 33 2013 Bong Joon-ho Snowpiercer 34 2014 Zhang Lu Gyeongju 35 2015 Ryoo Seung-wan Veteran 36 2016 Lee Kyoung-mi The Truth Beneath 37 2017 Hwang Dong-hyuk The Fortress382018 Yoon Jong-bin The Spy Gone North392019Bong Joon-hoParasite 402020Lim Dae-hyungMoonlit Winter412021Ryoo Seung-wanEscape from Mogadishu 42 2022 Park Chan-wook Decision to Leave 43 2023 Ka Sung-moon Dream Palace 44 2024Kim Sung-su 12.12: The Day 45 2025Jang Byung-ki When This Summer is Over

Best Actor #YearActorFilmRef. 1 1980 Choi Bool-am The Last Witness 2 1981 Jeon Moo-song Mandala 3 1983 Ahn Sung-ki Polluted Ones 4 1984 Ahn Sung-ki Village in the Mist 5 1985 Hah Myung-joong Blazing Sun 6 1986 Lee Dae-geun Mulberry 7 1987 Shin Seong-il Lethe's Love Song 8 1988 Yu In-chon Diary of King Yeonsan 9 1989 Park Joong-hoon Chilsu and Mansu 10 1990 Park Joong-hoon The Lovers of Woomook-baemi 11 1991 Lee Young-ha Only Because You Are a Woman 12 1992 Moon Sung-keun Road to the Racetrack 13 1993 Kim Myung-gon Sopyonje 14 1994 Ahn Sung-ki Two Cops 15 1995 Ahn Sung-ki The Eternal Empire 16 1996 Ahn Sung-ki Festival 17 1997 Han Suk-kyu Green Fish 18 1998 Song Kang-ho No. 3 19 1999 Lee Jung-jae City of the Rising Sun 20 2000 Park Joong-hoon Nowhere to Hide 21 2001 Choi Min-sik Failan 22 2002 Sul Kyung-gu Oasis 23 2003 Song Kang-ho Memories of Murder 24 2004 Choi Min-sik Oldboy 25 2005 Lee Byung-hun A Bittersweet Life 26 2006 Ahn Sung-ki Radio Star 27 2007 Song Kang-ho The Show Must Go On 28 2008 So Ji-sub Rough Cut 29 2009 Lee Beom-soo Lifting King Kong 30 2010 Gang Dong-won Secret Reunion 31 2011 Ha Jung-woo The Yellow Sea 32 2012 Ahn Sung-ki Unbowed 33 2013 Song Kang-ho The Face Reader 34 2014 Choi Min-sik The Admiral: Roaring Currents 35 2015 Jung Jae-young Right Now, Wrong Then 36 2016 Lee Byung-hun Inside Men 37 2017 Sul Kyung-gu The Merciless382018Lee Sung-min The Spy Gone North392019Shin Ha-kyunInseparable Bros 402020Lee Byung-hunThe Man Standing Next412021Sul Kyung-guThe Book of Fish 42 2022 Jung Woo-sung Hunt 43 2023 Ryu Jun-yeol The Night Owl 44 2024 Lee Hee-joon Handsome Guys 45 2025 Park Jeong-min The Ugly

Best Actress #YearActressFilmRef. 1 1980 Chang Mi-hee Neumi 2 1981 Woo Yeon-jeong I Will Stand in Front of You Again 3 1983 Na Young-hee Sea Gull, Don't Fly Away 4 1984 Won Mi-kyung Mulleya Mulleya 5 1985 Lee Mi-sook The Winter That Year Was Warm 6 1986 Lee Mi-sook Mulberry 7 1987 Kim Ji-mee Ticket 8 1988 Lee Bo-hee You My Rose Mellow 9 1989 Kang Soo-yeon Come Come Come Upward 10 1990 Kang Soo-yeon All That Falls Has Wings 11 1991 Lee Hye-sook Silver Stallion 12 1992 Yoon Jeong-hee Flower in Snow 13 1993 Shim Hye-jin Marriage Story 14 1994 Kim Seo-ra The Story of Two Women 15 1995 Choi Myung-gil Rosy Life 16 1996 Bang Eun-jin 301, 302 17 1997 Kim Seon-jae Time Lasts 18 1998 Shim Eun-ha Christmas in August 19 1999 Lee Mi-sook An Affair 20 2000 Jeon Do-yeon Happy End 21 2001 Bae Doona Take Care of My Cat 22 2002 Moon So-ri Oasis 23 2003 Lee Mi-sook Untold Scandal 24 2004 Yum Jung-ah The Big Swindle 25 2005 Jeon Do-yeon You Are My Sunshine 26 2006 Jang Jin-young Blue Swallow 27 2007 Jeon Do-yeon Secret Sunshine 28 2008 Soo Ae Sunny 29 2009 Kim Hye-ja Mother 30 2010 Seo Young-hee Bedevilled 31 2011 Tang Wei Late Autumn 32 2012 Jo Min-su Pietà 33 2013 Uhm Ji-won Hope 34 2014 Chun Woo-hee Han Gong-ju 35 2015 Kim Hye-soo Coin Locker Girl 36 2016 Son Ye-jin The Truth Beneath 37 2017 Na Moon-hee I Can Speak382018Han Ji-minMiss Baek392019Kim Hyang-giInnocent Witness 402020Jung Yu-miKim Ji-young: Born 1982412021Moon So-riThree Sisters422022Tang WeiDecision to Leave 43 2023 Kim Seo-hyung Green House 44 2024 Kim Jae-hwa Blesser 45 2025 Jang Sun Red Nails

Best Supporting Actor #YearActorFilmRef. 33 2013 Jo Jung-suk The Face Reader 34 2014 Kwak Do-won The Attorney 37 2017 Yoo Hae-jin A Taxi Driver382018Ju Ji-hoonThe Spy Gone North392019Jin Seon-kyuExtreme Job 402020Park Jeong-minDeliver Us from Evil412021Huh Joon-hoEscape from Mogadishu422022Jo Woo-jinKingmaker 43 2023 Kim Jong-su Smugglers 44 2024 Hyun Bong-sik Victory 45 2025 Park Hee-soon No Other Choice

Best Supporting Actress #YearActressFilmRef. 33 2013 Park Shin-hye Miracle in Cell No. 7 34 2014 Jo Yeo-jeong Obsessed 37 2017 Jeon Hye-jin The Merciless382018Kwon So-hyunMiss Baek392019Kim Sae-byukHouse of Hummingbird 402020Kim Mi-kyungKim Ji-young: Born 1982412021Kim Sun-youngThree Sisters422022Jeon Hye-jinHunt 43 2023 Lee Yoon-ji Dream Palace 44 2024 Yeom Hye-ran Citizen of a Kind 45 2025 Kim Geum-soon Yadang: The Snitch

Best New Director #YearDirectorFilmRef. 6 1986 Kwak Ji-kyoon Winter Wanderer 7 1987 colspan="3" 8 1988 Lee Kyu-hyung 9 1989 Park Kwang-su Chilsu and Mansu 10 1990 Kang Woo-suk Happiness Does Not Come In Grades 11 1991 Hwang Qu-duk Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade 12 1992 Kim Young-bin Kim's War 13 1993 Hong Ki-seon Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart 14 1994 Lee Jung-gook The Story of Two Women 15 1995 Kim Hong-joon Rosy Life 16 1996 Hong Sang-soo The Day a Pig Fell into the Well 17 1997 Lee Chang-dong Green Fish 18 1998 Chang Yoon-hyun The Contact 19 1999 Lee Jeong-hyang Art Museum by the Zoo 20 2000 Jung Ji-woo Happy End 21 2001 Song Il-gon Flower Island 22 2002 Kim In-shik Road Movie 23 2003 Jang Joon-hwan Save the Green Planet! 24 2004 Choi Dong-hoon The Big Swindle 25 2005 Bang Eun-jin Princess Aurora 26 2006 Kim Dae-woo Forbidden Quest 27 2007 Jung Sik, Jung Beom-sik Epitaph 28 2008 Jang Hoon Rough Cut 29 2009 Kang Hyeong-cheol Scandal Makers 30 2010 Jang Cheol-soo Bedevilled 31 2011 Park Jung-bum The Journals of Musan 32 2012 Shin A-ga, Lee Sang-cheol Jesus Hospital 33 2013 Huh Jung Hide and Seek 34 2014 Yang Woo-suk The Attorney 35 2015 Kim Tae-yong Set Me Free 36 2016 Yoon Ga-eun The World of Us 37 2017 Kang Yoon-sung The Outlaws382018 Jeon Go-woonMicrohabitat392019Kim BoraHouse of Hummingbird 402020Yoon Dan-biMoving On412021Hong Eui-jeongVoice of Silence 42 2022 Lee Jung-jae Hunt 43 2023 Ahn Tae-jin The Night Owl 44 2024 Cho Hyun-chul The Dream Songs 45 2025 Park Joon-ho 3670

Best New Actor #YearActorFilmRef. 1 1980 Jung Han-yong Outsiders 2 1981 colspan="3" 3 1983 colspan="3" 4 1984 colspan="3" 5 1985 colspan="3" 6 1986 colspan="3" 7 1987 colspan="3" 8 1988 colspan="3" 9 1989 colspan="3" 10 1990 Lee Geung-young Kuro Arirang 11 1991 colspan="3" 12 1992 colspan="3" 13 1993 colspan="3" 14 1994 Kim Byung-se Rosy Days 15 1995 Lee Jung-jae The Young Man 16 1996 colspan="3" 17 1997 Jung Woo-sung Beat 18 1998 Park Shin-yang The Letter 19 1999 Lee Sung-jae Art Museum by the Zoo 20 2000 Sul Kyung-gu Peppermint Candy 21 2001 Yang Dong-geun Address Unknown 22 2002 Hwang Jung-min Road Movie 23 2003 Park Hae-il Jealousy Is My Middle Name 24 2004 Gang Dong-won Temptation of Wolves 25 2005 Ha Jung-woo The Unforgiven 26 2006 Lee Yeong-hoon No Regret 27 2007 Daniel Henney My Father 28 2008 Kang Ji-hwan Rough Cut 29 2009 Choi Jae-woong The Sword with No Name 30 2010 Song Sae-byeok The Servant 31 2011 Lee Je-hoon The Front Line 32 2012 Kim Sung-kyun The Neighbor 33 2013 Yeo Jin-goo Hwayi: A Monster Boy 34 2014 Park Yoochun Haemoo 35 2015 Choi Woo-shik Set Me Free 36 2016 colspan="3" 37 2017 Park Seo-joon Midnight Runners382018Nam Joo-hyukThe Great Battle392019Park Hyung-sikJuror 8 402020Kwak Min-gyuMove The Grave412021Lee Hong-naeMade on the Rooftop422022Son Suk-kuThe Roundup 43 2023 Park Jin-young A Christmas Carol 44 2024 Lee Do-hyun Exhuma 45 2025 Cho You-hyun 3670

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