Our favorite K-drama leading ladies aren’t only full of charm but also of talent. And while awards aren’t the only indicators of success for our favorite stars, it’s still worth noting whenever they win or even get nominated on various awards shows, whether they're big or small.
Below, we list down the ‘Best Actress’ wins and nominations (for both dramas and films) of 10 of our favorite K-actresses across seven Korean awards shows.
Bae Suzy
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Gu Family Book)
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 2 (Uncontrollably Fond, While You Were Sleeping)
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 3 (Dream High, Gu Family Book, While You Were Sleeping)
Wins: 1 (Gu Family Book)
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (Dream High, Big, Uncontrollably Fond)
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Gu Family Book)
Wins: 1 (Gu Family Book)
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (While You Were Sleeping, Vagabond)
Wins: 2 (While You Were Sleeping, Vagabond)
Go Ara
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 1 (Reply 1994)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 2 (Reply 1994, Ms. Hammurabi)
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth)
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (You're All Surrounded, Haechi)
Wins: 0
Jun Ji Hyun
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 2 (My Love from the Star, Assassination)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 1 (My Love from the Star)
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (My Love from the Star, The Legend of the Blue Sea)
Wins: 0
Kim Go Eun
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 1 (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God)
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Kim So Hyun
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (Page Turner, The Tale of Nokdu)
Wins: 1 (The Tale of Nokdu)
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (The Emperor: Owner of the Mask)
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Lee Ji Eun (IU)
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 2 (My Mister, Hotel del Luna)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (The Producers)
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 2 (The Producers, My Mister)
Wins: 1 (My Mister)
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (You Are the Best!, Bel Ami)
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Park Min Young
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 1 (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (City Hunter, Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 1 (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim)
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 5 (Hometown of Legends: Gumiho, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Glory Jane, Healer, Queen for Seven Days)
Wins: 4 (Hometown of Legends: Gumiho, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Glory Jane, Healer)
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (A New Leaf)
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (City Hunter, Remember)
Wins: 0
Park Shin Hye
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 3 (Pinocchio, Doctors, Memories of the Alhambra)
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 3 (The Heirs, Pinocchio, Doctors)
Wins: 1 (The Heirs)
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (The Heirs)
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (Don't Worry, I'm a Ghost)
Wins: 2 (Don't Worry, I'm a Ghost)
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 4 (You're Beautiful, The Heirs, Pinocchio, Doctors)
Wins: 3 (The Heirs, Pinocchio, Doctors)
Son Ye Jin
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 7 (Alone in Love, My Wife Got Married, Spellbound, The Pirates, The Last Princess, Be with You, Crash Landing on You)
Wins: 3 (Alone in Love, My Wife Got Married, The Last Princess)
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Something in the Rain)
Wins: 1 (Something in the Rain)
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 2 (Summer Scent, Shark)
Wins: 0
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (Alone in Love)
Wins: 1 (Alone in Love)
Song Hye Kyo
Baeksang Arts Awards
Nominations: 3 (Full House, That Winter, the Wind Blows, Descendants of the Sun)
Wins: 0
Korea Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
APAN Star Awards
Nominations: 2 (That Winter, the Wind Blows, Descendants of the Sun)
Wins: 0
Seoul International Drama Awards
Nominations: 1 (That Winter, the Wind Blows)
Wins: 0
KBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 3 (Full House, Worlds Within, Descendants of the Sun)
Wins: Full House
MBC Drama Awards
Nominations: 0
Wins: 0
SBS Drama Awards
Nominations: 3 (All In, Sunlight Pours Down, That Winter, the Wind Blows)
Wins: 2 (All In, That Winter, the Wind Blows)
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