Past Lives to Concrete Utopias
Korean movie releases in 2023 (doc. MyDramaList) |
In 2023, there were a number of films that won awards from various prestigious film events. The movie Past Lives (2023) by a South Korean-Canadian female director won 19 awards.
Other films that won more than 10 awards are Concrete Utopia (2023), Smugglers (2023), and Cobweb (2023). Check out the list below!
1. Korean movies released January – March 2023
1. Phantom (18 Januari 2023)
- Best Music (Dal Pa-ran) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Music (Dal Pa-ran) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
2. The Point Men (18 Januari 2023)
- Achievement Award (Yim Soon Rye) – Monterrey International Film Festival 2023
3. Past Lives (21 Januari 2023)
- Top 10 Films of the Year – American Film Institute Awards 2023
- Best Director (Celine Song) – Asia Pacific Screen/ Awards 2023
- Best New Filmmaker (Celine Song) – Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2023
- Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker (Celine Song) – Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2023
- Special Mention (Greta Lee, Yoo Teo, John Magaro) – Film Fest Ghent 2023
- Best Original Screenplay (Celine Song) – Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2023
- Best First Film (Celine Song) – Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best Romance (‘Fate’ Mark Wollen & Associates) – Golden Trailer Awards 2023
- Best Feature – Gotham Independent Film Awards 2023
- Best Indie – Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards 2023
- Best Actress (Greta Lee) – Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards 2023
- Best Screenplay (Celine Song) – Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards 2023
- New Generation Award (Celine Song) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2023
- MFF Breakthrough Filmmaker Awards (Celine Song) – Middleburg Film Festival 2023
- Top Ten Films – National Board of Review 2023
- Best Directorial Debut (Celine Song) – National Board of Review 2023
- Best First Film – New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2023
- Virtuoso Award (Greta Lee) – Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Best Original Screenplay (Celine Song) – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2023
4. Kill Boksoon (31 Maret 2023)
- Best Foreign Poster – Golden Trailer Awards 2023
2. Korean movies released April – June 2023
1. Rebound (5 April 2023)
- Golden Mulberry: Audience Award – Udine Far East Film Festival 2023
2. Killing Romance (14 April 2023)
- Best Costume Design (Yoon Jung Hee) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
3.The Roundup: No Way Out (31 Mei 2023)
- Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
4. The Childe (21 Juni 2023)
- Best New Actor (Kim Seon Ho) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Top 10 Best Imported Film – Festival Film Bandung 2023
- Best Imported Action-Comedy Film – Festival Film Bandung 2023
- Best New Actor (Kim Seon Ho) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best New Actor (Kang Tae Joo) – Golden Cinema Film Festival 2023
3. Korean movies released July – September 2023
1. Smugglers (26 Juli 2023)
- Best Supporting Actor (Kim Jong Soo) – Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2023
- Technical Award: Art (Lee Hoo Kyoung) – Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2023
- Music Award (Chang Kiha) – Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2023
- Best Film – Blue Dragon Awards 2023
- Best New Actress (Go Min Si) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Music (Chang Kiha) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actor (Kim Jong Soo) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actress (Go Min Si) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Director (Ryoo Seung Wan) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Cinematography (Choi Young Hwan) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Face of Asia Award (Go Min Si) – Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2023
- Best Actress (Kim Hye Soo) – Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actor (Kim Jong Soo) – Chunsa Film Arts Awards 2023
- Best New Actress (Go Min Si) – Chunsa Film Awards 2023
2. The Moon (2 Agustus 2023)
- Art/Technical Award (Jin Jong Hyun) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Star of the Year Award (Do Kyung Soo) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Technical Award (Jin Jong Hyun) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
3. Concrete Utopia (9 Agustus 2023)
- Best Director (Um Tae Hwa) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Actor (Lee Byung Hun) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Actress (Park Bo Young) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Film – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Actor (Lee Byun Hun) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Cinematography (Cho Hyung Rae) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Star of the Year Award ‘Female’ (Park Bo Young) – Buil Film Awards 2023
- Best Film – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Actor (Lee Byun Hun) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actress (Kim Sun Young) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Visual Effect Award (Eun Jae Hyeon) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Art Award (Cho Hwa Sung, Choi Hyun Seok) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Sound Effect Award (Kim Seok Won) – Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Feature Film – Fancine 2023
- Best Actress (Park Bo Young) – London East Asia Film Festival 2023
4. A Man of Reason (13 September 2023)
- Halekulani Career Achievement Award (Jung Woo Sung) – Hawai’i International Film Festival 2023
5. Sleep (6 September 2023)
- Best Actress (Jung Yu Mi) – Blue Dragon Award 2023
6. Cobweb (27 Septembr 2023)
- Best Supporting Actress (Jeon Yeo Been) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Art Direction (Jung Yi Jin) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actor (Oh Jung Se) Grand Bell Awards 2023
- Best Director (Kim Jee Woon) – Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023
- Best Supporting Actress (Krystal Jung) – Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023
- Best Director (Kim Jee Woon) – Korean Film Producers Association Award 2023
- Best Art Direction (Jung Yi Jin) – Korean Film Producers Association Award 2023
- Best Cinematography (Kim Ji Yong) – Korean Film Producers Association Award 2023
- Best Music (Mowg) – Korean Film Producers Association Award 2023
4. Korean movies released October – December 2023
1. Hopeless (October 11, 2023)
- Best New Actor (Hong Xa Bin) – Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023
Actually there are still many Korean films that are quite popular. Unfortunately, these films have not been lucky to win awards at the film event. What is your favorite movie in 2023?