Lee Je-hoon, Shin Hye-sun, Shin Dong-yup
The SBS Drama Awards, the last awards show of 2018, took place in Seoul on Dec. 31st. SBS had three emcees for the evening, Lee Je-hoon, Shin Hye-sun, and Shin Dong-yup. Lee Je-hoon and Shin Hye-sun headlined two of SBS’ big dramas, Fox Bride Star and Thirty But Seventeen respectively, so the two scooped awards in addition to emceeing. For actors, I’d imagine that there are few things better than ringing in the new year with an award recognizing your work. This year’s Daesang had two winners, Kam Woo-sung and Kim Sun-ah for their work in Should We Kiss First. Though they’re both great actors, I wish networks would stop splitting the Daesang. The award feels a little diminished when there’s more than one Daesang winner.
Though I understand the desire to award as many of their dramas and actors as possible, SBS (and KBS) dividing the awards categories into Monday-Tuesday and Wednesday-Thursday dramas comes off a little desperate. Hopefully this is just a one-time experiment in how they organize the categories.
On the fashion front, white was the color of the night for the women but there were quite a few splashes of color and beautiful dresses. Though black suits reigned among the men, a trend of colorful velvet suit jackets seems to be emerging. Not totally sure how I feel about that, but it’s nice to see some color here and there. May 2019 bring bold fashion choices to the awards shows!
Kam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-ah
WINNERS LIST
Daesang: Kam Woo-sung (Should We Kiss First),
Kim Sun-ah (Should We Kiss First)
Top Excellence, Monday-Tuesday Drama, Actress: Shin Hye-sun (Thirty But Seventeen)
Top Excellence, Monday-Tuesday Drama, Actor: Lee Je-hoon (Fox Bride Star)
Top Excellence, Wednesday-Thursday Drama, Actress: Jang Nara (An Empress’s Dignity)
Top Excellence, Wednesday-Thursday Drama, Actor: Shin Sung-rok (Return, An Empress’s Dignity),
Choi Jin-hyuk (An Empress’s Dignity)
Top Excellence, Daily or Weekend Drama, Actress: Song Yoon-ah (Secret Mother)
Top Excellence, Daily or Weekend Drama, Actor: Kim Jae-won (Let Me Introduce Her)
Excellence, Monday-Tuesday Drama, Actress: Chae Soo-bin (Fox Bride Star)
Excellence, Monday-Tuesday Drama, Actor: Yang Se-jong (Thirty But Seventeen)
Excellence, Wednesday-Thursday Drama, Actress: Seo Ji-hye (Heart Surgeons)
Excellence, Wednesday-Thursday Drama, Actor: Yoon Shi-yoon (Your Honor)
Excellence, Daily or Weekend Drama, Actress: Kim So-yeon (Secret Mother)
Excellence, Daily or Weekend Drama, Actor: Jung Woong-in (Ms. Ma, Nemesis)
Best Drama Award: Fox Bride Star
Producers’ Award, Actress: Nam Sang-mi (Let Me Introduce Her)
Producers’ Award, Actress: Eom Ki-joon (Heart Surgeons)
Youth Actor: Park Shi-eun (Thirty But Seventeen)
Best Couple Award: Kam Woo-sung & Kim Sun-ah (Should We Kiss First)
Supporting Actress Award: Yeh Ji-won (Should We Kiss First)
Supporting Actor Award: Im Won-hee (Greasy Melo)
Best Character Award: Shin Sung-rok (Return),
Bong Tae-kyu (Return),
Park Ki-woong (Return),
Yoon Jong-hoon (Return)
New Actress: Lee Yoo-young (Your Honor)
New Actor: Ahn Hyo-seop (Thirty But Seventeen)
Shin Sung-rok, Choi Jin-hyuk, Jang Nara
Yeh Ji-won
Kim Sun-ah
Yang Se-jong, Park Ki-woong
Kim So-yeon