This is a following list of awards and nominations received by Bong Joon Ho.
Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean filmmaker. He has received several accolades including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.
Joon-ho won the three competitive Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for his dark comedy satire Parasite (2019). While the film received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the statue isn't awarded to a certain individual, although it is accepted by the winning film's director(s) on stage. The country as a whole is nominated and eventually wins the award.
He received the Cannes Film Festival's top prize the Palme d'Or for Parasite at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and previously competed with his science-fiction adventure comedy Okja at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. He received two BAFTA Awards, for Best Original Screenplay and for Best Film Not in the English Language for Parasite at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2019Best PictureParasite Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best International Feature Film
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. British Academy Film Awards2019Best FilmParasite Best DirectorBest Original ScreenplayBest Film Not in the English Language
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2017Palme d'Or Okja 2019 Parasite
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2019Best DirectorParasiteBest Screenplay
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, work(s) nominated, category, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Work(s) Category Result Asian Film Awards2007The HostBest Film2010Mother Best Screenplay2020ParasiteBest FilmBest DirectorBest ScreenplayAsia Pacific Screen Awards2019Best Feature Film Asia-Pacific Film Festival2013SnowpiercerBest DirectorAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards2020ParasiteBest Asian Film – Cinema Best International Direction – CinemaBest International Film – CinemaBest International Screenplay – CinemaBritish Independent Film Awards2019Best Foreign Independent Film Baeksang Arts Awards2007The HostBest Film 2014SnowpiercerBest Director 2020ParasiteGrand Prize – Film Best FilmBest DirectorBest ScreenplayBlue Dragon Film Awards2003Memories of MurderAudience Choice Award 2006The HostBest Film Audience Choice Award2009MotherBest Film 2013SnowpiercerBest Director 2019ParasiteBest Film Best DirectorBest ScreenplayBuil Film Awards2009MotherBest Film2013Snowpiercer2019ParasiteBest ScreenplayBest Director Busan Film Critics Awards2003Memories of MurderBest Director Best Screenplay2006The HostSpecial Jury Prize2009MotherBest Film 2013SnowpiercerBest Screenplay Critics' Choice Awards 2020ParasiteBest Movie Best Movie DirectorBest Movie Original Screenplay Writer Chunsa Film Art Awards2003Memories of MurderBest FilmBest DirectorBest Screenplay2019ParasiteBest Director Best Screenplay2020White Crane AwardDirector's Cut Awards 2000Barking Dogs Never BiteBest New Director2003Memories of MurderBest Director2014Snowpiercer 2017Okja2019Parasite Best ScreenwriterDirectors Guild of America Award2020Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Feature Film Dubai International Film Festival2009MotherBest ScreenplayGrand Bell Awards2003Memories of MurderBest Film Best Director2007The HostBest Director 2020ParasiteBest Film Best DirectorBest ScreenplayHollywood Film Awards2019Hollywood Filmmaker Award Hugo Awards2026 Mickey 17Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Festival du Film Policier de Cognac2004Memories of MurderGrand PrixFantasporto2007The HostBest DirectorKorean Association of Film Critics Awards2003Memories of MurderBest FilmBest Director2009MotherBest FilmBest Screenplay2013SnowpiercerBest FilmBest Director2017OkjaFIPRESCI Award2019ParasiteBest Film Best DirectorTop 10 Films of the YearKorean Film Awards2003Memories of MurderBest Film Best DirectorBest Screenplay2006The HostBest Film Best DirectorLos Angeles Film Critics Association2019ParasiteBest Film Best DirectorBest ScreenplayLondon Film Critics' Circle2020Film of the Year Director of the YearScreenwriter of the YearMar del Plata International Film Festival2009MotherSIGNIS AwardNational Society of Film Critics2020ParasiteBest Picture Best DirectorBest ScreenplayProducers Guild of America Award2020Outstanding Motion Picture Production San Sebastián International Film Festival2003Memories of MurderSilver Shell for Best DirectorAltadis New Director AwardFIPRESCI AwardSitges Film Festival2006The HostOrient Express Award for Best Asian FilmSatellite Awards2020ParasiteBest Director Best Original ScreenplayTokyo International Film Festival2003Memories of MurderAsian Film AwardTorino Film FestivalBest Screenplay (Audience Award)Writers Guild of America Awards2020ParasiteOutstanding Writing – Motion Picture Original Screenplay
State honors +List of State Honour(s)Country Award CeremonyYearHonor France 130th Anniversary of Korea-France Diplomatic Relations2016 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres OfficierSouth Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism2019 Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit (2nd Class)
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2020 Korea Power Celebrity 40 5th Herald Economy 2008 Pop Culture Power Leader Big 30 25th2011Pop Culture Power Leader Big 30 26th 2013 Pop Culture Power Leader Big 30 11th 2014Pop Culture Power Leader Big 30 21stKorea Newspaper Journalists Association 2025 100 Great Koreans Awards Included 2026 K-Culture 100 Great Koreans Awards Included Sisa Journal2003Person of the Year — Culture 1st2008Next Generation Leader — Film Industry Runner-up2009Next Generation Leader — Film Industry Runner-up 2010 Next Generation Leader — Film Industry 1st 2011Next Generation Leader — Film Industry 1st 2012 Next Generation Leader — Film Industry 1st 2013 Next Generation Leader — Film Industry 1st Next Generation Leader — Entertainment 3rd2014Next Generation Leader — Film Industry 1st 2015 Next Generation Leader — Pop Culture 1st Next Generation Leaders 100 26th2016Next Generation Leader — Culture, Arts, Sports 8th2017Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 5th Next Generation Leader — Culture, Arts, Sports 8th 2018 Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 9thNext Generation Leader — Culture, Arts, Sports 22nd 2019 Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 1st 2020 Person of the Year-Culture 1st 2020 Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 1st 2021 Person of the Year — Culture 1st 2022 Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 1st 2023Korea's Most Influential Cultural Artists 1st
Notes
References