The nominees for this year's APAN Star Awards are here!

On 31 August, the coveted awards ceremony, which honours and celebrates some of the best in the Korean TV and film industry, announced this year's list of nominees. From popular dramas like Squid Game and Extraordinary Attorney Woo to on-screen favourites like Choi Wooshik, Kim Soohyun, Han So Hee, and Yung Ho Yeon. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hosted by Yuri of Girls' Generation and Jung Il Woo, the 2022 APAN Star Awards will be happening on 29 September at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Ilsan, Gyeonggi. 

Check out the full list of nominees here. 

Drama of the Year
Squid Game
The Red Sleeve
My Liberation Notes
Our Blues
Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Best Director
Kim Hee Won (Vincenzo)
Yoo In Sik (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
Jung Ji In and Song Yeon Hwa (The Red Sleeve)
Han Joon Hee (D.P.)
Hwang Dong Hyuk (Squid Game)

Best Writer
Kim Min Seok (Juvenile Justice)
Noh Hee Kyung (Our Blues)
Moon Ji Won (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
Park Hae Young (My Liberation Notes)
Jung Hae Ri (The Red Sleeve)

Web drama
Be My Boyfriend
Mad for Each Other
Heart.zip
Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?
Blue Birthday

Short-form Drama
Drama Stage 2021 – Deok Gu is Back
Finding a Child
O’PENing: Shared Office Hookup
O’PENing – XX+XY
Drama Special 2021 – TV Cinema – Hee Soo

Best New Actor
Kang Young Suk
Park Seoham
Yoon Chan Young
Choi Hyun Wook
Tang Jun Sang

Best New Actress
Noh Yoon Seo
Park Ji Hu
Jung Ho Yeon
Cho Yi Hyun 
Choi Sung Eun

Best Supporting Actor
Park Ji Hwan
Yoon Kyung Ho
Yoon Byung Hee
Choi Young Joon
Heo Sung Tae

Best Supporting Actress
Kim Shin Rok
Kim Ji Hyun
Baek Ji Won
Lee El
Cha Ji Yeon

Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Kang Eun Tak
Kim Kyung Nam
Oh Min Seok
Cha Seo Won
Han Sang Jin

Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Park Ha Na
So Yi Hyun
Shin Dong Mi
Lee Ga Ryung
Han Da Gam

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Uhm Ki Joon
Yoon Si Yoon
Lee Tae Gon
Joo Sang Wook
Ji Hyun Woo

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Kim So Yeon
Park Joo Mi 
Park Jin Hee
Uhm Hyun Kyung
Choi Myung Gil 

Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries:
Rowoon
Son Suk Ku
Ahn Hyo Seop
Jin Sun Kyu
Choi Woo Shik

Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Kim Sejeong
Kim Ji Won
Shin Hyun Been
Yoo Sun
Lee Se Young

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Kim Nam Gil
Namgoong Min
Song Joong Ki
Lee Junho
Lee Je Hoon (SBS’s “Taxi Driver”)

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Kim Tae Ri
Park Eun Bin
Seo Hyun Jin
Shin Min Ah
Honey Lee

Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT (over-the-top) Series
Goo Kyo Hwan
Jung Min
Park Hae Soo
Ahn Bo Hyun
Oh Young Soo

Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Series
Kim Hyun Joo
Lee Yoo Mi
Lee Jung Eun
Jung Eun Chae
Han Sun Hwa

Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Series
Kim Soo Hyun
Yoo Ah In
Lee Jung Jae
Im Siwan
Jung Hae In

Top Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Series
Kim Go Eun
Kim Sung Ryung
Kim Hye Soo
Suzy
Han So Hee