9th Korea Drama Awards


The 9th Korea Drama Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held at the Gyeongnam Culture and Art Center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province on October 7, 2016. The nominees were chosen from Korean dramas that aired from October 2015 to September 2016.

Nominations and winners

Grand Prize Best Drama

  • Kim So-yeon - Happy Home
  • *Kim Rae-won - The Doctors
  • *Park Shin-yang - My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
  • *Song Joong-ki - Descendants of the Sun
  • Descendants of the Sun
  • *The Doctors
  • *Signal
  • *Six Flying Dragons
  • Best Production DirectorBest Screenplay
  • Kim Jin-min - Marriage Contract
  • *Kim Won-seok - Signal
  • *Lee Byung-hoon and Choi Jeong-kyu - The Flower in Prison
  • *Shin Kyung-soo - Six Flying Dragons
  • Noh Hee-kyung - Dear My Friends
  • *Kim Eun-hee - Signal
  • *Kim Eun-sook - Descendants of the Sun
  • *Kim Tae-hee - Beautiful Mind
  • Top Excellence Award, ActorTop Excellence Award, Actress
  • Ahn Jae-hyun - Cinderella with Four Knights
  • Jang Hyun-sung - The Doctors
  • *So Ji-sub - Oh My Venus
  • *Yoo Seung-ho - Remember
  • Baek Jin-hee - My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
  • *Kim Hyun-joo - I Have a Lover
  • *Park Shin-hye - The Doctors
  • *Seo Hyun-jin - Another Oh Hae-young
  • Excellence Award, ActorExcellence Award, Actress
  • Jo Jae-yoon - Descendants of the Sun
  • *Lee Seo-jin - Marriage Contract
  • *Park Bo-gum - Love in the Moonlight
  • *Park Hae-jin - Cheese in the Trap
  • Park Se-young - My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
  • *Han Ye-seul - '
  • *Hwang Jung-eum - Lucky Romance
  • *Jin Se-yeon - The Flower in Prison
  • Best New ActorBest New Actress
  • Seo Ha-joon - The Flower in Prison
  • *Ahn Jae-hong - Reply 1988
  • *Kim Min-seok - Descendants of the Sun
  • *Lee Dong-hwi - Reply 1988
  • Kim Sae-ron - Mirror of the Witch
  • *Kim Go-eun - Cheese in the Trap
  • *Lee Hye-ri - Reply 1988
  • *Nana - The Good Wife
  • Best Original SoundtrackSpecial Jury Prize
  • "It's Okay Because I Am A Mom" -
  • *"Don't Worry Dear" - Reply 1988
  • *"Tell Me" - Lucky Romance
  • *"You Are My Everything" - Descendants of the Sun''
  • So Yoo-jin - Five Enough
  • Lifetime Achievement AwardHallyu Star Award
  • ' -
  • Han Seung-yeon - Hello, My Twenties!
  • Hot Star AwardStar of the Year Award
  • Lee Ki-woo - Memory
  • Kim So-yeon - Happy Home
  • Global Star AwardGlobal Management Award
  • Ahn Jae-hyun - Cinderella with Four Knights
  • Moon Bo-mi