KBS Entertainment Awards

The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members. This event is held at the end of each year, except in 2017, the Entertainment Awards were not held due to the KBS Variety Director Strike.

Award categories

 * Daesang (Grand Prize)
 * Viewer's Choice Program of the Year
 * Top Entertainer Award
 * Special Merit Award
 * Achievement Award

Comedy division

 * Male Newcomer Award
 * Female Newcomer Award
 * Comedy Show Writer Award
 * Excellence Award, Female Comedian
 * Excellence Award, Male Comedian
 * Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian
 * Top Excellence Award, Female Comedian
 * Top Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Comedy Program

Variety division

 * Male MC Newcomer Award
 * Female MC Newcomer Award
 * Variety Show Writer Award
 * Best Teamwork
 * Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC
 * Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC
 * Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Variety Show
 * Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC
 * Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC

History of winners
Sources: From 2005 onward.

Viewer's Choice Program of the Year
The Viewer's Choice Program award is chosen by votes from the viewers by SMS.

Top Excellence Award
The Top Excellence Award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.

Excellence Award
The Excellence award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.

Best Newcomer Award
In recent years, a rookie female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.

Top Entertainer Award
From 2002 to 2007, the award was called "Best Entertainer Award". In 2008, it was renamed to "Top Popularity Award". From 2009 to 2019, the award was called "Top Entertainer Award". From 2020, the award was renamed back as "Best Entertainer Award".

Top Excellence Award, Idea (Corner)
For eleven years, Gag Concert has won a Top Excellence Award for Idea (Corner).

2002 – 2020
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

2021 – present
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.