2023 MBC Drama Awards

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards (Korean: 2023 MBC 연기대상; Hanja: 2023 MBC 演技大賞; RR: 2023 MBC Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) took place at MBC Media Center Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on December 30, 2023. Kim Sung-joo hosted the award ceremony fourth year in succession,^[2] along with Park Gyu-young, in her first hosting assignment since her debut.^[3] The award ceremony will be broadcast live on MBC, Naver Now and YouTube.^[4]

2023 MBC Drama Awards
Official poster
Date	December 30, 2023 (2023-12-30)
Site	MBC Media Center Public Hall, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Hosted by	Kim Sung-joo Park Gyu-young
Official website	MBC Drama Awards
Highlights
Grand Prize (Daesang)	Namkoong Min
Most awards	My Dearest (9)
Most nominations	My Dearest (15)
Television coverage
Network	MBC Naver Now YouTube
Ratings	5.1%[1]
← 2022 MBC Drama Awards 2024 →

Winners and nominees

Nominations for the best couple award were revealed on December 18, 2023.^[5]

Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.^[6][7]

Namkoong Min, winner of Grand Prize (Daesang).

Woo Do-hwan (left), Ahn Eun-jin (middle), and Lee Se-young (right), winners of Top Excellence Award, Actor and Actresses in a Miniseries.

Kim Yoo-seok (left) and Jang Seo-hee (right), winners Top Excellence Award, Actor and Actress in a Daily Drama.

Grand Prize (Daesang)	Drama of the Year
Namkoong Min – My Dearest	My Dearest Joseon Attorney The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Woo Do-hwan – Joseon Attorney Cha Eun-woo – A Good Day to Be a Dog Kim Myung-soo – Numbers Namkoong Min – My Dearest	Ahn Eun-jin – My Dearest Lee Se-young – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Im Soo-hyang – Kokdu: Season of Deity Lee Chung-ah – My Dearest
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Kim Yu-seok – Meant To Be [ko] Byun Woo-min [ko] – Meant To Be [ko] Oh Chang-seok – Game of Witches [ko]	Jang Seo-hee – Game of Witches [ko] Jung Woo-yeon – Meant To Be [ko] Ko Eun-mi – Meant To Be [ko]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Bae In-hyuk – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Cha Hak-yeon – Joseon Attorney Lee Hak-joo – My Dearest Lee Hyun-woo – A Good Day to Be a Dog	Park Gyu-young – A Good Day to Be a Dog Kim Ji-yeon – Joseon Attorney Lee Da-in – My Dearest Yeonwoo – Numbers
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Lee Hyun-seok [ko] – Game of Witches [ko] Jin Ju-hyung – Meant To Be [ko] Seo Han-gyeol [ko] – Meant To Be [ko]	Jeon Hye-yeon [ko] – Meant To Be [ko] Han Ji-wan – Game of Witches [ko] Kim Kyu-seon [ko] – Game of Witches [ko]
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Choi Young-woo [ko] – My Dearest Jo Bok-rae [ko] – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Lee Kyu-sung – Joseon Attorney Park Kang-sub [ko] – My Dearest	Cha Chung-hwa – Kokdu: Season of Deity Bae Hae-sun – Numbers Jin Kyung – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Kwon So-hyun – My Dearest
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Kim Mu-jun [ko] – My Dearest Kim Yoon-woo – My Dearest Yoo Seon-ho – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Yoon Hyun-soo [ko] – A Good Day to Be a Dog	Joo Hyun-young – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Park Jung-yeon – My Dearest Do Yeon-jin [ko] – Numbers Jeon Hye-won – My Dearest
Best Couple Award	Best Character Award
Namkoong Min and Ahn Eun-jin – My Dearest Bae In-hyuk and Lee Se-young – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyu-young – A Good Day to Be a Dog Woo Do-hwan and Kim Ji-yeon – Joseon Attorney	Kim Jong-tae [ko] – My Dearest Choi Min-soo – Numbers Choi Moo-sung – My Dearest Chun Ho-jin – The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

See also

• 2023 SBS Drama Awards
• 2023 KBS Drama Awards

References

1. Han, Hae-seon (December 31, 2023). 남궁민 대상→'연인' 9관왕 'MBC 연기대상'..7.9% 최고 시청률[종합] [Namkoong Min Grand Prize → ‘Lovers’ wins 9 awards ‘MBC Drama Awards’… highest viewership rating of 7.9% [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Naver.
2. Yoon, Sung-yeol (November 24, 2023). [단독]김성주, 올해도 'MBC 연기대상' MC 맡는다..4년 연속 발탁 [[Exclusive] Kim Seong-joo will serve as MC for the ‘MBC Drama Awards’ again this year… selected for the fourth consecutive year] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via Naver.
3. Baek, Seung-hoon (November 30, 2023). 김성주·박규영, '2023 MBC 연기대상' MC 확정 [Kim Seong-joo and Park Gyu-young confirmed as MCs for ‘2023 MBC Drama Awards’] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Naver.
4. Lee, Kyung-ho (December 30, 2023). 남궁민일까 이세영일까..'연기대상' 대상 최후 승자는?[2023 MBC 연기대상] [Is it Namgoong Min or Lee Se-young? Who will be the final winner of the 'Drama Awards'? [2023 MBC Drama Awards]]. Star News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.
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6. Cha, Hye-rin (December 30, 2023). [2023 MBC 연기대상] '연인' 남궁민, 이변 없이 대상 수상… "큐 사인이 가장 행복한 배우" [[2023 MBC Drama Awards] 'My Dearest' Namkoong Min wins the grand prize without any incidents..."Cue sign is the happiest actor"] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)