12th Korea Drama Awards

The 12th Korea Drama Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held on October 2, 2019.

Nominations and winners

Nominations were announced on September 27, 2019. Winners are denoted in bold.

Grand Prize	Best Drama
Choi Soo-jong – My Only One * Yum Jung-ah – Sky Castle * Kim Hae-sook – Mother of Mine * Jo Jung-suk – Nokdu Flower	Sky Castle * Mother of Mine * The Fiery Priest * Doctor Prisoner
Lifetime Achievement Award	Best Screenplay
Jung Dong-hwan	Jo Jung-sun – Mother of Mine * Yoo Hyun-mi – Sky Castle * Park Jae-bum – The Fiery Priest * Park Kye-ok – Doctor Prisoner
Top Excellence Award, Actor	Top Excellence Award, Actress
Kim Dong-wook – Special Labor Inspector * Jung Kyung-ho – When the Devil Calls Your Name * Park Shin-yang – My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment * Lee Jung-jae – Chief of Staff	Kim Min-jung – My Fellow Citizens! * Kim Ha-neul – The Wind Blows * Im Soo-jung – Search: WWW * Park Shin-hye – Memories of the Alhambra
Excellence Award, Actor	Excellence Award, Actress
Kang Ki-young – At EighteenLee Kyu-hyung – Doctor John * Shin Sung-rok – Perfume * Lee Joon-hyuk – Designated Survivor: 60 Days	Lee Se-young – The Crowned Clown * Kim Ji-won – Arthdal Chronicles * Lee Yoo-young – My Fellow Citizens! * Yoo In-na – Touch Your Heart
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Ong Seong-wu – At Eighteen * Ahn Hyo-seop – Abyss * Choi Sung-jae – Liver or Die * Kim Myung-soo – Angel's Last Mission: Love	Kwon Nara – Doctor Prisoner * Na Hye-mi – Home for Summer * Kim Ha-kyung – Mother of Mine * Shin Hyun-been – Confession
Best Original Soundtrack	Hot Star China Award
"We All Lie" – Sky Castle * "Maybe" – Her Private Life * "WOW" – Search: WWW * "All About You " – Hotel del Luna	Kim Seo-hyung – Sky Castle
Star of the Year Award	Hallyu Star Award
Go Jun – The Fiery PriestShin Ye-eun – He Is Psychometric	Ong Seong-wu – At Eighteen
Popular Character Award	Popular Character Award
Ahn Chang-hwan – The Fiery Priest	Kim Bo-ra – Sky Castle