SBS Drama Awards 2023 winners have been revealed by a star-studded lineup of celebrities on Friday (December 29). The annual award show began by announcing the winners in the Best New Actor and Actress category. Korean artists such as Lee Je Hoon, Han Suk Kyu, Kim Tae Ri, and Kim Rae Won are nominated for the Grand Prize (Daesang). Taxi Driver 2 actor Lee Je Hoon took home the Grand Prize
The nominees for the Best Couple Award were Ahn Hyo Seop and Lee Sung Kyung for Dr. Romantic 3, Ryeoun and Shin Ye Eun for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung for My Demon. The winners were announced by a star-studded lineup of celebrities at the SBS Prism Tower, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, on Friday.
Ahead of the award show, the organisers released an official statement addressing the controversies surrounding the Best Couple Award winner. According to them, the winner were determined based on various factors other than online voting.
"Aside from the online voting results, the Best Couple award is also determined based on the votes of each drama's production team, the internal votes of SBS and Studio S employees, viewership ratings, online buzz, and other factors. The results will be announced during the live broadcast [of the 2023 SBS Drama Awards]. The criteria for the Best Couple award have been the same every year, and we put them in writing this year because we'd received many inquiries about the award criteria. We would be grateful if you would tune in to the broadcast to see the award results," they explained.
The annual award ceremony was broadcast live online worldwide on SBS's official website for people in Korea. My Demon star Kim Yoo Jung co-hosted the award show with television personality Shin Dong Yup. A star-studded lineup of performers lined-up to entertain the viewers. The list included K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT), Rock band Guckkasten, MAMAMOO member Hwasa, and the cast members of Dr. Romantic 3.
Here is the Complete Winners List of SBS Drama Awards 2023:
Grand Prize (Daesang)
- Lee Je Hoon for Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
- Han Suk Kyu for Dr. Romantic 3
- Kim Tae Ri for Revenant
- Kim Rae Won for The First Responders 2
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Park Sung Woong for The Killing Vote - WINNER
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
- Moon Chae Won for Payback - WINNER
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Song Kang for My Demon - WINNER
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Kim Yoo Jung for My Demon - WINNER
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama
- Ahn Hyo Seop for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama
Lee Sung Kyung for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama
- Shin Jae Ha for Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama
- Pyo Ye Jin for Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Ryeoun for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Shin Ye Eun for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
- Lee Joon for The Escape of the Seven - WINNER
- Hong Kyung for Revenant - WINNER
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
- Lee Yu Bi for The Escape of the Seven - WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama
- Bae Yoo Ram and Jang Hyuk Jin for Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama
- Son Ji Yoon for The First Responders 2 - WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Jung Soon Won for My Demon and Trolley - WINNER
- In Gyo Jin for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
- Heo Jung Do for My Demon
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
- Seo Jung Yeon for My Demon and Trolley - WINNER
- Ryu Hyun Kyung for Trolley
- Lee Yoon Ji for My Demon
- Han Chae Ah for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Scene Stealer Award
- Go Sang Ho for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
- Byun Jung Hee for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Best Young Actor
- Kim Do Hoon for The Escape of the Seven - WINNER
- Kang Yoo Seok for Payback - WINNER
- Lee Shin Young for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
- Lee Hong Nae for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Best Young Actress
- Kwon Ah Reum for The Killing Vote - WINNER
- Yang Hye Ji for Revenant - WINNER
- Jung Soo Bin for Trolley - WINNER
Best New Actor
- Choi Hyun Jin for The Killing Vote - WINNER
- Han Ji An for Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Best New Actress
- Park So Yi for Revenant - WINNER
- Ahn Chae Heum for Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
Best Couple Award
- Ahn Hyo Seop and Lee Sung Kyung for Dr. Romantic 3
- Ryeoun and Shin Ye Eun for The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
- Song Kang, and Kim Yoo Jung for My Demon - WINNER
Best Performance
- Jin Seon Kyu for Revenant -WINNER
Best Teamwork
- Dr. Romantic 3 - WINNER
Best SBS Drama of 2023 (Chosen by Netizens)
- Taxi Driver 2 - WINNER
