Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director

Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director
Awarded for	Best Director
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Blue Dragon Film Awards
First award	1963
Final award	2024
Winner	Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma
Website	www.blueaward.co.kr

The Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director is one of the awards that is presented annually at the Blue Dragon Film Awards by Sports Chosun , which is typically held at the end of the year. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Table key

‡	Indicates the winner

1960s

Year	Winner	Film	Original title
1963 (1st)	Lee Man-hee ‡	The Marines Who Never Returned
1964 (2nd)	Yu Hyun-mok ‡	Extra Human Being	잉여인간
1965 (3rd)	Kim Soo-yong ‡	Sad Story of Self Supporting Child	저 하늘에도 슬픔이
1966 (4th)	Lee Man-hee ‡	Market	시장
1967 (5th)	Kim Soo-yong ‡	Children in the Firing Range
1969 (6th)	Yu Hyun-mok ‡	Descendents of Cain	카인의 후예

1970s

Year	Winner	Film	Original title
1970 (7th)	Choi Ha-won ‡	The Old Jar Craftsman	독짓는 늙은이
1971 (8th)	Kim Ki-young ‡	Woman of Fire	옥합을 깨뜨릴 때
1972 (9th)	Kim Hyo-cheon ‡	A Cattle Seller	석화촌
1973 (10th)	Jung Jin-woo ‡	Long Live the Island Frogs	삼일천하

1990s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title
1990 (11th)	Chung Ji-young ‡	Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea	남부군
	Park Kwang-su	Black Republic	그들도 우리처럼
	Park Chul-soo	The Woman Who Walks On Water	물위를 걷는 여자
	Im Kwon-taek	General's Son	장군의 아들
	Jang Sun-woo	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi	우묵배미의 사랑
1991 (12th)	Im Kwon-taek ‡	Fly High Run Far	개벽
	Kwak Ji-kyoon	Portrait of the Days of Youth	젊은날의 초상
	Kim Ho-sun	Death Song	사의 찬미
	Park Kwang-su	Berlin Report	베를린리포트
	Jang Kil-su	Silver Stallion	은마는 오지 않는다
1992 (13th)	Park Jong-won ‡	Our Twisted Hero	우리들의 일그러진 영웅
	Kang Woo-suk	Mister Mama	미스터 맘마
	Wan Seonwoo	Blood and Fire	피와 불
	Jang Sun-woo	The Road to Racetrack	경마장 가는 길
	Chung Ji-young	White Badge	하얀 전쟁
1993 (14th)	Kim Yoo-jin ‡	Love Is Oh Yeah!	참견은 노, 사랑은 오예
	Lee Myung-se	First Love	첫사랑
	Lee Hyun-seung	Blue In You	그대 안의 블루
	Im Kwon-taek	Sopyonje	서편제
	Jang Sun-woo	Hwa-Om-Kyung	화엄경
1994 (15th)	Jang Sun-woo ‡	To You from Me	너에게 나를 보낸다
	Im Kwon-taek	The Taebaek Mountains	태백산맥
	Kang Woo-suk	Two Cops	투캅스
	Chung Ji-young	Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid	헐리우드 키드의 생애
	Jang Hyun-soo	The Rules Of The Game	게임의 법칙
1995 (16th)	Park Kwang-su ‡	A Single Spark	아름다운 청년 전태일
	Kang Woo-suk	How to Top My Wife	마누라 죽이기
	Kim Young-bin	The Terrorist	테러리스트
	Park Chul-soo	301, 302	301-302
	Oh Byeong-cheol	Go Alone Like Musso's Horn	무소의 뿔처럼 혼자서 가라
1996 (17th)	Im Kwon-taek ‡	Festival	축제
	Kang Woo-suk	Two Cops 2	투캅스2
	Park Chul-soo	Farewell My Darling	학생부군신위
	Lee Myung-se	Their Last Love Affair	지독한 사랑
	Jang Sun-woo	A Petal	꽃잎
1997 (18th)	Lee Chang-dong ‡	Green Fish	초록물고기
	Kim Sung-su	Beat	비트
	Jang Sun-woo	Bad Movie	나쁜 영화
	Chang Yoon-hyun	The Contact	접속
	Im Kwon-taek	Downfall	창
1998 (19th)	Hong Sang-soo ‡	The Power of Kangwon Province	강원도의 힘
	Kang Woo-suk	Bedroom And Courtroom	생과부 위자료 청구 소송
	Kim Yoo-jin	A Promise	약속
	E J-yong	An Affair	정사
	Hur Jin-ho	Christmas in August	8월의 크리스마스
1999 (20th)	Kang Je-gyu ‡	Shiri	쉬리
	Kim Sang-jin	Attack the Gas Station	주유소 습격사건
	Park Jong-won	Rainbow Trout	송어
	Lee Myung-se	Nowhere to Hide	인정사정 볼 것 없다
	Chang Yoon-hyun	Tell Me Something	텔 미 썸딩

2000s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title
2000 (21st)	Park Chan-wook ‡	Joint Security Area	공동경비구역 JSA
	Kim Jee-woon	The Foul King	반칙왕
	Lee Chang-dong	Peppermint Candy	박하사탕
	Im Kwon-taek	Chunhyang	춘향뎐
	Hong Sang-soo	Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors	오! 수정
2001 (22nd)	Song Hae-sung ‡	Failan	파이란
	Kwak Kyung-taek	Friend	친구
	Kim Sung-su	Musa	무사
	Jang Jin	Guns & Talks	킬러들의 수다
	Hur Jin-ho	One Fine Spring Day	봄날은 간다
2002 (23rd)	Im Kwon-taek ‡	Chi-hwa-seon	취화선
	Kang Woo-suk	Public Enemy	공공의 적
	Kim Sang-jin	Jail Breakers	광복절 특사
	Park Chan-wook	Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance	복수는 나의 것
	Lee Jeong-hyang	The Way Home	집으로...
2003 (24th)	Park Chan-wook ‡	Oldboy	올드보이
	Kwak Jae-yong	The Classic	클래식
	Bong Joon-ho	Memories of Murder	살인의 추억
	E J-yong	Untold Scandal	스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사
	Im Sang-soo	A Good Lawyer's Wife	바람난 가족
2004 (25th)	Kang Woo-suk ‡	Silmido	실미도
	Kang Je-gyu	Taegukgi	태극기 휘날리며
	Kim Ki-duk	3-Iron	빈 집
	Park Heung-sik	My Mother, the Mermaid	인어 공주
	Yoo Ha	Once Upon a Time in High School	말죽거리 잔혹사
2005 (26th)	Park Jin-pyo ‡	You Are My Sunshine	너는 내 운명
	Im Sang-soo	The President's Last Bang	그때 그사람들
	Kim Dae-seung	Blood Rain	혈의 누
	Kim Jee-woon	A Bittersweet Life	달콤한 인생
	Park Chan-wook	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance	친절한 금자씨
2006 (27th)	Kim Tae-yong ‡	Family Ties	가족의 탄생
	Bong Joon-ho	The Host	괴물
	Choi Dong-hoon	Tazza: The High Rollers	타짜
	Lee Joon-ik	The King and the Clown	왕의 남자
	Yoo Ha	A Dirty Carnival	비열한 거리
2007 (28th)	Hur Jin-ho ‡	Happiness	행복
	Han Jae-rim	The Show Must Go On	우아한 세계
	Kim Ji-hoon	May 18	화려한 휴가
	Kim Yong-hwa	200 Pounds Beauty	미녀는 괴로워
	Park Jin-pyo	Voice of a Murderer	그놈 목소리
2008 (29th)	Kim Jee-woon ‡	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈
	Kim Tae-kyun	Crossing	크로싱
	Kim Yoo-jin	The Divine Weapon	신기전
	Won Shin-yun	Seven Days	세븐 데이즈
	Yim Soon-rye	Forever the Moment	우리 생애 최고의 순간
2009 (30th)	Kim Yong-hwa ‡	Take Off	국가대표
	Bong Joon-ho	Mother	마더
	Jang Jin	Good Morning President	굿모닝 프레지던트
	Park Chan-wook	Thirst	박쥐
	Yoon Je-kyoon	Tidal Wave	해운대

2010s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title
2010 (31st)	Kang Woo-suk ‡	Moss	이끼
	Choi Dong-hoon	Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard	전우치
	Im Sang-soo	The Housemaid	하녀
	Jang Hoon	Secret Reunion	의형제
	Lee Jeong-beom	The Man from Nowhere	아저씨
2011 (32nd)	Ryoo Seung-wan ‡	The Unjust	부당거래
	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Silenced	도가니
	Jang Hoon	The Front Line	고지전
	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Sunny	써니
	Kim Han-min	War of the Arrows	최종병기 활
2012 (33rd)	Chung Ji-young ‡	Unbowed	부러진 화살
	Choi Dong-hoon	The Thieves	도둑들
	Choo Chang-min	Masquerade	광해, 왕이 된 남자
	Kim Ki-duk	Pietà	피에타
	Yoon Jong-bin	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	범죄와의 전쟁 : 나쁜놈들 전성시대
2013 (34th)	Bong Joon-ho ‡	Snowpiercer	설국열차
	Han Jae-rim	The Face Reader	관상
	Lee Joon-ik	Hope	소원
	Park Hoon-jung	New World	신세계
	Ryoo Seung-wan	The Berlin File	베를린
2014 (35th)	Kim Han-min	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	명량
	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Miss Granny	수상한 그녀
	Kim Seong-hun	A Hard Day	끝까지 간다
	Lee Seok-hoon	The Pirates	해적: 바다로 간 산적
	Yim Soon-rye	Whistle Blower	제보자
2015 (36th)	Ryoo Seung-wan ‡	Veteran	베테랑
	Choi Dong-hoon	Assassination	암살
	Kwak Kyung-taek	The Classified File	극비수사
	Lee Joon-ik	The Throne	사도
	Yoon Je-kyoon	Ode to My Father	국제시장
2016 (37th)	Na Hong-jin ‡	The Wailing	곡성
	Kim Jee-woon	The Age of Shadows	밀정
	Lee Joon-ik	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	동주
	Park Chan-wook	The Handmaiden	아가씨
	Woo Min-ho	Inside Men	내부자들
2017 (38th)	Kim Hyun-seok ‡	I Can Speak	아이 캔 스피크
	Byun Sung-hyun	The Merciless	불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상
	Hwang Dong-hyuk	The Fortress	남한산성
	Jang Hoon	A Taxi Driver	택시 운전사
	Lee Joon-ik	Anarchist from Colony	박열
2018 (39th)	Yoon Jong-bin ‡	The Spy Gone North	공작
	Jang Joon-hwan	1987: When the Day Comes	1987
	Kim Yong-hwa	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds	신과함께-죄와 벌
	Min Kyu-dong	Herstory	허스토리
	Yim Soon-rye	Little Forest	리틀 포레스트
2019 (40th)	Bong Joon-ho ‡	Parasite	기생충
	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Swing Kids	스윙키즈
	Won Shin-yun	The Battle: Roar to Victory	봉오동 전투
	Lee Byeong-heon	Extreme Job	극한직업
	Jang Jae-hyun	Svaha: The Sixth Finger	사바하

2020s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Original title
2020 (41st)	Lim Dae-hyung ‡	Moonlit Winter	윤희에게
	Yeon Sang-ho	Peninsula	반도
	Yang Woo-suk	Steel Rain 2: Summit	강철비2: 정상회담
	Woo Min-ho	The Man Standing Next	남산의 부장들
	Hong Won-chan	Deliver Us from Evil	다만 악에서 구하소서
2021 (42nd) [2]
	Ryoo Seung-wan ‡	Escape from Mogadishu	모가디슈
	Lee Jun-ik	The Book of Fish	자산어보
	Park Hoon-jung	Night in Paradise	낙원의 밤
	Lee Seung-won	Three Sisters	세 자매
	Jo Sung-hee	Space Sweepers	승리호
2022 (43rd) [3]
	Park Chan-wook ‡	Decision to Leave	헤어질 결심
	Byun Sung-hyun	Kingmaker	킹메이커
	Kim Han-min	Hansan: Rising Dragon	한산: 용의 출현
	Han Jae-rim	Emergency Declaration	비상선언
	Hirokazu Kore-eda	Broker	브로커
2023 (44th) [4]
	Um Tae-hwa ‡	Concrete Utopia	콘크리트 유토피아
	Kim Jee-woon	Cobweb	거미집
	Ryoo Seung-wan	Smugglers	밀수
	Lee Han	Honey Sweet	달짝지근해: 7510
	Jung Ju-ri	Next Sohee	다음 소희
2024 (45th)
	Jang Jae-hyun ‡	Exhuma	파묘
	Kim Sung-su	12.12: The Day	서울의 봄
	Kim Tae-yong	Wonderland	원더랜드
	Ryoo Seung-wan	I, the Executioner	베테랑2
	Lee Jong-pil	Escape	탈주
2025 (46th) [5]
	Min Kyu-dong	The Old Woman with the Knife	파과
	Park Chan-wook	No Other Choice	어쩔수가없다
	Yeon Sang-ho	The Ugly	얼굴
	Woo Min-ho	Harbin	하얼빈
	Pil Gam-sung	My Daughter Is a Zombie	좀비딸

See also

• Academy Award for Best Director
• Asian Film Award for Best Director
• BAFTA Award for Best Direction
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
• César Award for Best Director
• European Film Award for Best Director
• Golden Horse Award for Best Director
• Goya Award for Best Director
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
• Silver Lion

References

1. Im, Eun-byel (January 19, 2021). "Blue Dragon Film Awards to be held on Feb. 9". The Korea Herald . Retrieved April 24, 2021.
2. Kim Nara (November 1, 2021). [제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표…류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식] [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
3. Park Ha-na (November 25, 2022). "'헤어질 결심' 최우수 작품·주연·감독상까지…43회 청룡영화상 싹쓸이" ['Decision to Break Up' Best Picture, Lead Actor, Director... Swept the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved November 26, 2022.
4. Han Hyeon-jeong (November 24, 2023). "'콘유' 엄태화 감독, 감독상 영예[청룡영화상]" [‘Con U’ director Uhm Tae-hwa, Best Director honor [Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
5. 제46회 청룡영화상 후보 발표 [46th Blue Dragon Film Awards nominees announced] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

General references

• "Winners and nominees lists". Blue Dragon Film Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
• "Blue Dragon Film Awards". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director at IMDb