The MBC Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually in December.

Unlike its counterparts in KBS and SBS, MBC's highest honor of the ceremony, the "Grand Prize" (), has been determined through viewer's votes in 2014, 2015 and 2016, not by professional judges. The process has been widely criticized.

Categories Grand Prize () is given to the best actor/actress of the year. Drama of the Year () Top Excellence in Acting Award () Excellence in Acting Award () Golden Acting Award () Top 10 MBC Drama Stars is awarded to actors who have shown talent, hard work, and star power during the year. Best Supporting Actor is given to the actor that showed the most talent and presence in a supporting role. Best New Actor/Actress () Best Young Actor/Actress () Writer of the Year () 'Producer's Award ()' or PD Award (방송 3사 드라마 PD가 뽑은 올해의 연기자상) is given to the best actor/actress, as determined by PDs from all three broadcasters. Popularity Award () or Netizen Popularity Award () Best Couple Award () is given to the best drama couple/s as voted by the netizens. Viewer's Favorite Drama of the Year'' ()'Family Award ()Special Award ()Achievement Award ()Best Character Award ()Best Villain Award ()Fighting Spirit Acting Award ()Comic Character Award ()'''

Grand Prize (Daesang) Note: 2014–2016, the Daesang has been determined through viewer's votes. No.Year Winner Drama 1 1982 Lee Mi-sook Jang Hui-bin 2 1983 Jung Hye-sun Kan-nan-yi 3 1984 Jung Ae-ri Love and Truth Won Mi-kyung 4 1985 Kim Yong-rim Silver Grass 5 1986 Kim Soo-mi Country Diaries, The Season of Men 6 1987 Lee Deok-hwa Love and Ambition 7 1988 Kim Hye-ja Sand Castle 8 1989 Won Mi-kyung A Happy Woman 9 1990 Go Doo-shim The Dancing Gayageum 10 1991 Kim Hee-ae Beyond the Mountains 11 1992 Kim Hye-ja What Is Love? 12 1993 Kim Hee-ae Sons and Daughters 13 1994 Chae Shi-ra The Moon of Seoul 14 1995 Chae Shi-ra Apartment 15 1996 Kim Hye-soo Partner 16 1997 Choi Jin-sil Star in My Heart 17 1998 Kim Ji-soo See and See Again 18 1999 Kim Hye-ja Roses and Beansprouts 19 2000 Jun Kwang-ryul Hur Jun 20 2001 Cha In-pyo Her House 21 2002 Jang Seo-hee Miss Mermaid 22 2003 Lee Young-ae Dae Jang Geum 23 2004 Go Doo-shim Ode to the Han River 24 2005 Kim Sun-a My Lovely Sam Soon 25 2006 Song Il-gook Jumong 26 2007 Bae Yong-joon The Legend 27 2008 Kim Myung-min Beethoven Virus Song Seung-heon East of Eden 28 2009 Go Hyun-jung Queen Seondeok 29 2010 Han Hyo-joo Dong Yi Kim Nam-joo Queen of Reversals 30 2011 31 2012 Cho Seung-woo The King's Doctor 32 2013 Ha Ji-won Empress Ki 33 2014 Lee Yoo-ri Jang Bo-ri Is Here! 34 2015 Ji Sung Kill Me, Heal Me 35 2016 Lee Jong-suk W – Two World 36 2017 Kim Sang-joong The Rebel 37 2018 So Ji-sub My Secret Terrius 38 2019 Kim Dong-wook Special Labor Inspector 39 2020 Park Hae-jin Kkondae Intern 40 2021 Namkoong Min The Veil 41 2022 Lee Jong-suk Big Mouth 42 2023 Namkoong Min My Dearest 43 2024 Han Suk-kyu Doubt 44 2025 Seo Kang-joon Undercover High School

Drama of the Year Year Winner 2006 Couple or Trouble 2011 The Greatest Love 2012 Moon Embracing the Sun 2013 A Hundred Year Legacy 2014 Jang Bo-ri is Here! 2015 Kill Me, Heal Me 2016 W – Two World 2017 The Rebel 2018 My Secret Terrius 2019 Extraordinary You 2020 Kkondae Intern 2021 The Red Sleeve 2022 Big Mouth 2023 My Dearest 2024 Chief Detective 1958

Top Excellence in Acting Awards

Best Actor Year Winner Drama 1985 Kil Yong-woo Eulalia Grass 1991 Choi Jae-sung Eyes of Dawn 1992 Choi Soo-jong 1993 Choi Soo-jong 1994 Han Suk-kyu The Moon of Seoul 1995 Jeong Bo-seok My Son's Woman 1996 Baek Il-seob 1997 Jang Dong-gun Medical Brothers 2000 Ahn Jae-wook Bad Friends, Mothers and Sisters2001 Cha In-pyo Her House Kang Seok-woo How Should I Be? 2003 Kim Rae-won Cats on the Roof2004 Choi Min-soo Ode to the Han River Lee Seo-jin Phoenix2005 Eric Mun Super Rookie Hyun Bin My Lovely Sam Soon2006 Jun Kwang-ryul Jumong Song Il-gook2007 Kim Myung-min Behind the White Tower Lee Seo-jin Yi San2008 Cho Jae-hyun New Heart Jung Joon-ho Last Scandal2009 Uhm Tae-woong Queen Seondeok Yoon Sang-hyun Queen of Housewives2010 Ji Jin-hee Dong Yi Jung Joon-ho Queen of Reversals

Best Actress Year Winner Drama 1975 Jung Hye-sun Reed 1986 Kim Soo-mi Country Diaries 1987 Cha Hwa-yeon Love and Ambition 1989 Jeon In-hwa 1990 Choi Myung-gil That Woman Kim Hee-ae Forget Tomorrow 1991 Chae Shi-ra Eyes of Dawn 1995 Kim Hye-soo 1996 Hwang Shin-hye Lovers 1997 Hwang Shin-hye Cinderella 1998 Oh Yeon-soo 1999 Kim Hye-soo 2000 Hwang Soo-jung Hur Jun Won Mi-kyung Ajumma2001 Kim Nam-joo Her House Song Yun-ah Hotelier, Sweet Bear 2003 Ha Ji-won Damo2004 Kim Hye-soo Ode to the Han River Lee Eun-ju Phoenix2005 Han Hye-jin Be Strong, Geum-soon! Kim Sun-a My Lovely Sam Soon2006 Ha Hee-ra Love Me When You Can Han Hye-jin Jumong2007 Gong Hyo-jin Thank You Yoon Eun-hye The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince2008 Bae Jong-ok Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum Lee Mi-sook East of Eden2009 Kim Nam-joo Queen of Housewives Lee Yo-won Queen Seondeok2010 Gong Hyo-jin Pasta Shin Eun-kyung Flames of Desire

Best Actor in a Miniseries Year Winner Drama 2002 Kam Woo-sung I Love You, Hyun-jung 2011 Cha Seung-won The Greatest Love 2012 Kim Soo-hyun Moon Embracing the Sun 2013 Lee Seung-gi Gu Family Book 2014 Jang Hyuk Fated to Love You 2015 Ji Sung Kill Me, Heal Me 2016 Lee Jong-suk W – Two World 2017 Yoo Seung-ho The Emperor: Owner of the Mask2021 Lee Jun-ho The Red Sleeve 2022 Yook Sung-jae The Golden Spoon 2023 Woo Do-hwan Joseon Attorney2024 Lee Je-hoon Chief Detective 1958 Yoo Yeon-seok When the Phone Rings

Best Actress in a Miniseries Year Winner Drama 2002 Kim Ha-neul Romance 2011 Gong Hyo-jin The Greatest Love 2012 Han Ga-in Moon Embracing the Sun 2013 Bae Suzy Gu Family Book 2014 Jang Na-ra Fated to Love You 2015 Hwang Jung-eum Kill Me, Heal Me 2016 Han Hyo-joo W – Two World 2017 Ha Ji-won Hospital Ship 2021 Lee Se-young The Red Sleeve 2022 Im Yoon-ah Big Mouth2023 Ahn Eun-jin My Dearest Lee Se-young The Story of Park's Marriage Contract 2024 Lee Hanee Knight Flower

Best Actor in a Special Project Drama Year Winner Drama 2012 Cho Seung-woo The King's Doctor2013 Joo Jin-mo Empress Ki Kim Jaewon Scandal: A Shocking and Wrongful Incident 2014 Jung Il-woo The Night Watchman's Journal 2015 Jung Jin-young Glamorous Temptation 2016 Lee Seo-jin Marriage Contract

Best Actress in a Special Project Drama Year Winner Drama 2012 Sung Yu-ri Feast of the Gods 2013 Shin Eun-kyung Scandal: A Shocking and Wrongful Incident 2014 Song Yun-ah Mama 2015 Jeon In-hwa 4 Legendary Witches, My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol 2016 Uee Marriage Contract

Best Actor in a Serial Drama Year Winner Drama 2002 Lee Jae-ryong Sangdo 2011 Kim Suk-hoon Twinkle Twinkle 2012 Kim Jaewon May Queen 2013 Lee Jung-jin A Hundred Year Legacy 2014 Kim Ji-hoon Jang Bo-ri is Here! 2015 Song Chang-eui Make a Woman Cry 2016 Lee Sang-woo Happy Home 2018 Yeon Jung-hoon My Healing Love

Best Actress in a Serial Drama Year Winner Drama 2002 Jang Seo-hee Miss Mermaid2011 Kim Hyun-joo Twinkle Twinkle Shin Ae-ra Indomitable Daughters-in-Law 2012 Han Ji-hye May Queen 2013 Han Ji-hye Pots of Gold 2014 Oh Yeon-seo Jang Bo-ri is Here! 2015 Kim Jung-eun Make a Woman Cry 2016 Kim So-yeon Happy Home 2018 So Yoo-jin My Healing Love

Best Actor in a Weekend Drama Year Winner Drama 2017 Jang Hyuk Money Flower 2018 Kim Kang-woo My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh 2019 Lee Sang-woo The Golden Garden

Best Actress in a Weekend Drama Year Winner Drama 2017 Lee Mi-sook Money Flower2018 Chae Si-ra Goodbye to Goodbye Lee Yoo-ri Hide and Seek 2019 Ye Ji-won Never Twice

Best Actor in a Soap Opera Year Winner Drama 2017 Go Se-won

Best Actress in a Soap Opera Year Winner Drama 2017 Kim Mi-kyung

Best Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Year Winner Drama2017 Jo Jung-suk Two Cops Kim Ji-seok Children of the 20th Century2018 Jung Jae-young Partners for Justice Shin Ha-kyun Less Than Evil 2019 Kim Dong-wook Special Labor Inspector 2020 Shin Sung-rok Kairos

Best Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Year Winner Drama 2017 Lee Ha-nui The Rebel 2018 Jeong Yu-mi Partners for Justice 2019 Lim Ji-yeon Welcome 2 Life 2020 Nam Ji-hyun 365: Repeat the Year

Best Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Year Winner Drama 2018 So Ji-sub My Secret Terrius 2019 Jung Hae-in One Spring Night 2020 Kim Eung-soo Kkondae Intern

Best Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Year Winner Drama 2018 Kim Sun-ah Children of Nobody2019 Han Ji-min One Spring Night Shin Se-kyung Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung 2020 Im Soo-hyang When I Was Most Beautiful

Best Actor in a Daily Drama Year Winner Drama 2021 Cha Seo-won The Second Husband 2023 Kim Yu-seokMeant to Be

Best Actress in a Daily Drama Year Winner Drama 2021Uhm Hyun-kyungThe Second Husband 2023Jang Seo-heeGame of Witches

Best Actor in a Daily/One-Act Drama Year Winner Drama 2022Park Ho-san Hunted 2024Seo Jun-youngThe Brave Yong Su-jeong

Best Actress in a Daily/One-Act Drama Year Winner Drama 2022 Lee Seung-yeon The Secret House2024 Uhm Hyun-kyung The Brave Yong Su-jeong Oh Seung-ah The Third Marriage

Excellence in Acting Awards

Best Actor Year Winner Drama1980 Kil Yong-woo Park In-hwan 1990 Park In-hwan My Sister, Mong-sil 1991 Choi Soo-jong 1994 Lee Jae-ryong General Hospital 1996 Ahn Jae-wook 1997 Cha In-pyo You and I 2000 Ryu Si-won Truth2001 Jo Min-ki Everyday with You, Sweet Bear Yoo Jun-sang How Should I Be? 2003 Lee Seo-jin Damo2004 Kim Suk-hoon Ode to the Han River Kim Sung-min Lotus Flower Fairy 2005 Kang Ji-hwan Be Strong, Geum-soon!2006 Kim Seung-soo Jumong Kim Yoon-seok Love Me When You Can Oh Ji-ho Couple or Trouble2007 Gong Yoo The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince Lee Joon-gi Time Between Dog and Wolf2008 Jo Min-ki East of Eden Lee Dong-gun Night After Night2009 Choi Cheol-ho Queen of Housewives Kim Nam-gil Queen Seondeok2010 Lee Min-ho Personal Taste Park Si-hoo Queen of Reversals

Best Actress Year Winner Drama 1974 Park Won-sook Narcissus 1984 Go Doo-shim 1985 Choi Myung-gil The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow 1991 Bae Jong-ok 1993 Go Hyun-jung My Mother's Sea 1994 Shin Eun-kyung General Hospital 1995 Lee Seung-yeon 1998 Park Won-sook See and See Again 1999 Song Yun-ah The Boss 2000 Choi Ji-woo Mr. Duke 2001 Kim Hyun-joo Her House 2003 So Yoo-jin The Bean Chaff of My Life, Good Person2004 Jung Hye-young Phoenix Kim Min-sun Ode to the Han River2005 Han Ga-in Super Rookie Jung Ryeo-won My Lovely Sam Soon 2006 Han Ye-seul Couple or Trouble2007 Han Ji-min Yi San Nam Sang-mi Time Between Dog and Wolf2008 Han Ji-hye East of Eden Moon So-ri My Life's Golden Age2009 Go Na-eun Assorted Gems Lee Hye-young Queen of Housewives2010 Lee So-yeon Dong Yi Park Eun-hye Pink Lipstick

Best Actor in a Miniseries Year Winner Drama 2002 Yang Dong-geun Ruler of Your Own World 2011 Kim Jaewon Listen to My Heart 2012 Park Yoo-chun Missing You 2013 Joo Won 7th Grade Civil Servant 2014 Kim Sang-joong A New Leaf 2015 Park Seo-joon Kill Me, Heal Me, She Was Pretty 2016 Seo In-guk Shopping King Louie 2017 Shin Sung-rok Man Who Dies to Live 2021 Lee Sang-yeob On the Verge of Insanity 2022 Kim Young-dae The Forbidden Marriage 2023 Bae In-hyuk The Story of Park's Marriage Contract2024 Lee Jong-won Knight Flower Lee Dong-hwi Chief Detective 1958

Best Actress in a Miniseries Year Winner Drama 2002 Lee Na-young Ruler of Your Own World2011 Hwang Jung-eum Listen to My Heart Lee Bo-young Bravo, My Love! 2012 Lee Yoon-ji The King 2 Hearts 2013 Shin Se-kyung When a Man Falls in Love 2014 Choi Soo-young My Spring Days 2015 Kang So-ra Warm and Cozy 2016 Lee Sung-kyung Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo 2017 Han Sun-hwa Radiant Office 2021 Jang Young-nam The Veil2022 Park Ju-hyun The Forbidden Marriage Lee Hye-ri May I Help You? 2023 Park Gyu-young A Good Day to Be a Dog 2024 Chae Soo-bin When the Phone Rings

Best Actor in a Special Project Drama