Winners of 7th APAN Star Awards

The 7th APAN Star Awards took place at Kyunghee University Peace Hall, Seoul
on the  23rd of January 2021.  Nominees are selected from Korean dramas that aired on three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels (tvN, jtbc, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun) from October of the previous year to September of the current year.

Originally scheduled to take place on November 29th 2020, the event was postponed due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seoul and surrounding metropolitan areas.

The ceremony was hosted by Kim Seung Woo.

Below is the list of the awards presented with its winners and nominees.  

Grand Prize (Daesang)
WINNER Hyun Bin (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019)
NOMINEES Park Seo Joon (Itaewon Class jTBC, 2020) Kim Hye Soo (Hyena SBS, 2020) Kim Hee Ae (The World of the Married jTBC, 2020) Gong Hyo Jin (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019)

Drama of the Year
WINNER Itaewon Class (jTBC, 2020)
NOMINEES Crash Landing on You (tvN, 2019) Hospital Playlist (tvN, 2020) It's Okay to Not Be Okay (tvN, 2020) When the Camellia Blooms (KBS2, 2019)

Best Director	Best Screenwriter
WINNER Cha Young Hoon (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019)	WINNER Lee Shin Hwa (Hot Stove League SBS, 2019)

Web Drama Award	Short-Form Drama Award
WINNER Best Mistake Season 2 (vLive, 2020)	WINNER Drama Special Season 10: Life Goes On (KBS2, 2019)

Top Excellence Award, Actor (Miniseries)	Top Excellence Award, Actress (Miniseries)
WINNER Kang Ha Neul (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019)	WINNER Kim Hee Sun (Alice SBS, 2020)
NOMINEES Jo Jung Suk (Hospital Playlist tvN, 2020) Nam Goong Min (Hot Stove League SBS, 2019) Joo Ji Hoon (Hyena SBS, 2020) Kim Soo Hyun (It's Okay to Not Be Okay tvN, 2020)	NOMINEES Seo Hyun Jin (Black Dog tvN, 2019) Son Ye Jin (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019) Jang Na Ra (VIP SBS, 2019) Cho Yeo Jeong (Woman of 9.9 Billion KBS2, 2019)

Top Excellence Award, Actor (Serial Drama)	Top Excellence Award, Actress (Serial Drama)
WINNER Lee Sang Yeob (Once Again KBS2, 2020)	WINNER Lee Min Jung (Once Again KBS2, 2020)
NOMINEES Oh Chang Seok (A Place in the Sun KBS2, 2019) Lee Jang Woo (Homemade Love Story KBS2, 2020) Oh Ji Ho (Never Twice MBC, 2019) Lee Sang Woo (The Golden Garden MBC, 2019)	NOMINEES Yoon So Yi (A Place in the Sun KBS2, 2019) Jo Yoon Hee (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life KBS2, 2019) Cha Ye Ryun (Gracious Revenge KBS2, 2019) Han Ji Hye (The Golden Garden MBC, 2019)

Excellence Award, Actor (Miniseries)	Excellence Award, Actress (Miniseries)
WINNER Park Hae Joon (The World of the Married jTBC, 2020)	WINNER Seo Ye Ji (It's Okay to Not Be Okay tvN, 2020)
NOMINEES Joo Won (Alice SBS, 2020) Ji Chang Wook (Backstreet Rookie SBS, 2020) Kim Min Jae (Do You Like Brahms? SBS, 2020) Park Bo Gum (Record of Youth tvN, 2020)	NOMINEES Kim Yoo Jung (Backstreet Rookie SBS, 2020) Seo Ji Hye (Dinner Mate MBC, 2020) Park Eun Bin (Do You Like Brahms? SBS, 2020) Lee Sung Kyung (Dr. Romantic 2 SBS, 2020)

Excellence Award, Actor (Serial Drama)	Excellence Award, Actress (Serial Drama)
WINNER Lee Sang Yi (Once Again KBS2, 2020)	WINNER Shim Yi Young (My Wonderful Life MBC, 2020)
NOMINEES Kang Eun Tak (A Man in a Veil KBS2, 2020) Yoon Park (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life KBS2, 2019) Kwak Dong Yeon (Never Twice MBC, 2019) Seo Do Young (Want a Taste? SBS, 2019)	NOMINEES Lee Chae Young (A Man in a Veil KBS2, 2020) Seol In Ah (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life KBS2, 2019) Jin Ki Joo (Homemade Love Story KBS2, 2020) Choi Yoon So (Unasked Family KBS1, 2019)

Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
WINNERSOh Jung Se (It's Okay to Not Be Okay tvN, 2020 & Hot Stove League SBS, 2019) Kim Young Min (The World of the Married jTBC, 2020 & Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019)	WINNER Kim Sun Young (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019 & Backstreet Rookie SBS, 2020)
NOMINEES Kim Jung Hyun (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019) Yang Kyung Won (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019) Woo Do Hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch SBS, 2020) In Gyo Jin (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019)	NOMINEES Choo Ja Hyun (My Unfamiliar Family tvN, 2020) Lee Elijah (The Good Detective jTBC, 2020) Lee Jung Eun (Once Again KBS2, 2020) Son Dam Bi (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019) Yeom Hye Ran (When the Camellia Blooms KBS2, 2019)

Best Rookie Actor	Best Rookie Actress
WINNERSLee Do Hyun (18 Again jTBC, 2020) Jang Dong Yoon (The Tale of Nokdu KBS2, 2019)	WINNER Jeon Mi Do (Hospital Playlist tvN, 2020)
NOMINEES Ahn Hyo Seop (Dr. Romantic 2 SBS, 2020) Lee Jae Wook (Extraordinary You MBC, 2019) Ahn Bo Hyun (Itaewon Class jTBC, 2020) Lee Hak Joo (The World of the Married jTBC, 2020)	NOMINEES Ahn Eun Jin (Hospital Playlist tvN, 2020) Kim Da Mi (Itaewon Class jTBC, 2020) Lee Cho Hee (Once Again KBS2, 2020) Han So Hee (The World of the Married jTBC, 2020) Park Joo Hyun (Zombie Detective KBS2, 2020)

Best Manager
WINNER Kang Geon Taek (VAST Entertainment)

Nominees in various popularity categories were announced on October 26th 2020.
Winners were determined by fan voting and were announced on November 30th 2020.

Popular Star Award, Actor	Popular Star Award, Actress
WINNER Kim Soo Hyun (It's Okay to Not Be Okay tvN, 2020)	WINNER Seo Ye Ji (It's Okay to Not Be Okay tvN, 2020)

KT Seezn Star Award	Best Original Soundtrack
WINNER Son Ye Jin  (Crash Landing on You tvN, 2019)	WINNER "Sweet Night" by V of BTS   (Itaewon Class jTBC, 2020)

Congratulations to all the winners!

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