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APAN Star Awards

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Country
  
South Korea

First awarded
  
2012

Presented by
  
Daejeon Drama Festival

Official website
  
http://www.djdf.org/

Awarded for
  
Excellence in television

The APAN Star Awards (Hangul: 에이판 스타 어워즈) is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It is held annually since 2012 as part of the Daejeon Drama Festival. The inaugural ceremony K-Drama Star Awards was renamed to APAN Star Awards in 2013; APAN stands for the Asia Pacific Actors Network.

Nominees for the awards are chosen from Korean dramas that aired on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels from October of the previous year to September of the current year.

Categories

  • Grand Prize (대상) is given to the best actor/actress of the year.
  • Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
  • Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
  • Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상), previously known as Acting Award (연기상)
  • Best New Actor/Actress (신인상), previously known as Rising Star Award (라이징스타상)
  • Best Young Actor/Actress (아역상)
  • Best Production Director (연출상)
  • Best Writer (작가상)
  • Best Original Soundtrack (베스트OST상)
  • Popular Star Award (인기스타상)
  • Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상)
  • Hallyu Star Award (한류 스타상)
  • Best Dressed (베스트드레서상), previously known as Fashionista Award (패셔니스타상)
  • Achievement Award (공로상)

    • References

    APAN Star Awards Wikipedia
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