APAN Star Awards

The APAN Star Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Korean Wave, organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA). Nominees for the awards are selected from Korean dramas that airs on the 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.

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)
 * OTT award : This category was introduced in 2022 from 8th edition of awards.