Bong Joon Ho Biography

Awards

• 2000Grand Bell Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2001Golden Precolumbian Circle-Best Film: nominated
• 2001Best Film-: nominated
• 2001FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2001Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2003Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2003Blue Dragon Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2003Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Director: winner
• 2003Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2003Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: winner
• 2003Cine21 Movie Award-Best Screenplay of the Year: winner
• 2003Director's Cut Award-Best Director: winner
• 2003Grand Bell Award-Best Director: winner
• 2003Grand Bell Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2003Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
• 2003Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
• 2003Silver Seashell-: winner
• 2003Golden Seashell-: nominated
• 2003Best New Director-: winner
• 2003FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2003Asian Film Award-: winner
• 2003Holden Award for Best Script-: winner
• 2003Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2003Achille Valdata Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2004Grand Prix-: winner
• 2004Special Prize of the Police-: winner
• 2004Audience Award-: winner
• 2004Prix Médiathèques-: winner
• 2006Blue Dragon Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2006Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2006Busan Film Critics Association Award-Special Jury Prize: winner
• 2006Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2006C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
• 2006SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
• 2006Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
• 2006Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2006Orient Express Award-: winner
• 2006Best Film-: nominated
• 2007NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2007NETPAC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2007International Fantasy Film Award-Best Director: winner
• 2007Grand Bell Award-Best Director: winner
• 2007Rondo Statuette-Best Movie: nominated
• 2008Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2008Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2008Special Mention-: winner
• 2008Titra Film Award-: winner
• 2008Best Film-: nominated
• 2009Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2009Blue Dragon Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2009Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2009Buil Film Award-Best Film: winner
• 2009Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Film: winner
• 2009Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2009Gold Hugo-After Dark Competition: nominated
• 2009Cine21 Movie Award-Best Screenplay of the Year: winner
• 2009Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
• 2009Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Scriptwriter - Feature: winner
• 2009Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Film - Feature: nominated
• 2009Grand Bell Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2009Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
• 2009Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2009SIGNIS Award-: winner
• 2009Best Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2010Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
• 2010Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2010Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
• 2010Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2010Best Film of the 2000s-Best Film: nominated
• 2010Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2010ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2010LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2010ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2010Arri-Zeiss-Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2010Jury Award-Best East Meets West Cinema: winner
• 2011EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2011Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2011Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2011INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2013APFF Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: winner
• 2013Buil Film Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2013Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
• 2013Grand Bell Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013Grand Bell Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
• 2013Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013Achievement Award-: winner
• 2014Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2014Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
• 2014Baek Sang Film-Best Director: winner
• 2014Blue Dragon Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2014Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2014Director's Cut Award-Best Director: winner
• 2014Halfway Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2014KOFRA Film Award-Best Director: winner
• 2014OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2014Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
• 2014SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
• 2014Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2014UFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2014VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2015Baek Sang Film-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2015COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Asian Film: winner
• 2015GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015IOFCP Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015NCFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
• 2017Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2017Director's Cut Award-Best Director: winner
• 2017FIPRESCI Award-: winner
• 2019Abraccine Award-Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro): winner
• 2019AAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019AFCC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019AFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019AACTA Award-Best Asian Film: winner
• 2019Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Blue Dragon Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019BOFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019British Independent Film Award-Best International Independent Film: winner
• 2019Buil Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019Buil Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Fan Favourite Award-: winner
• 2019Palme d'Or-: winner
• 2019Capri Foreign Language Film Award-: winner
• 2019CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
• 2019Cine21 Movie Award-Best Screenplay of the Year: winner
• 2019Festival Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2019DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Director's Cut Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Director's Cut Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019DFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019DFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-: winner
• 2019Jury Prize-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 2019Youth Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2019FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
• 2019Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
• 2019Golden Tomato Award-Best Movies 2019: Limited Release: winner
• 2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Hollywood Film Award-Filmmaker of the Year: winner
• 2019IGN Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019IFJA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Original Vision Award-: nominated
• 2019ICP Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019ICS Cannes Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019KCFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019KCFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Producer Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2019NMFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019NYFCO Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019NYFCO Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019OAFFC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2019PCC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
• 2019Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2019SFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2019SFCS Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2019SFCS Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019SEFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2019SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Best International Feature: winner
• 2019Golden Strands-Excellence in the Art of Filmmaking: winner
• 2019Beautiful Artist Award-Outstanding Artist for a Film: winner
• 2019TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Grolsch People's Choice Award-: nominated
• 2019UFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019VHS Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019VHS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019Super Channel People's Choice Award-: winner
• 2019WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2020AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
• 2020Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
• 2020Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
• 2020Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020EDA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
• 2020American Film Award-Best Asian Film: nominated
• 2020American Film Award-Best Dramatic Film: nominated
• 2020Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
• 2020Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020NETPAC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2020AFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020ACCA-Best Director: winner
• 2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: winner
• 2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): winner
• 2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Baek Sang Film-Daesang Grand Award: winner
• 2020Baek Sang Film-Best Director: nominated
• 2020Baek Sang Film-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2020Grand Prix-: winner
• 2020Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2020Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Director: nominated
• 2020Palmarés blogos de oro-Best film: winner
• 2020Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): winner
• 2020BOFA-Best Director: winner
• 2020BOFA-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2020CIC Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2020CIC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020CIC Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020CIC Award-Best Independent Film: winner
• 2020Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020White Crane Award-: winner
• 2020CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
• 2020CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
• 2020Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 2020CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
• 2020Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
• 2020Grand Prix (Laurier du Cinéma)-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger): winner
• 2020COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
• 2020Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): winner
• 2020David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
• 2020DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
• 2020Dorian Award-Director of the Year: winner
• 2020Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: winner
• 2020DFCC-Best Director: winner
• 2020Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 2020Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2020Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
• 2020Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 2020GAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020GAFCA Award-Best Original Song: nominated
• 2020GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
• 2020Globe de Cristal-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture of the Decade: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director of the Decade: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay of the Decade: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film of the Decade: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: nominated
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
• 2020Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
• 2020Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
• 2020Grand Bell Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020Grand Bell Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2020Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): winner
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2020HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020HCA Award-Best Male Director: nominated
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2020Huading Award-Best Global Writing for a Motion Picture: nominated
• 2020Huading Award-Best Global Director for a Motion Picture: winner
• 2020ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020Audience Award-IFFR Audience Award: winner
• 2020Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2020LEJA Award-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
• 2020LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
• 2020ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
• 2020MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2020MCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2020NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020Nikkan Sports Film Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2020NCFCA Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020NDFS Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020NDFS Award-Best Picture: nominated
• 2020NDFS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2020NDFS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
• 2020NDFS Award-Best International Feature: winner
• 2020Odyssey Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: winner
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
• 2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
• 2020FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2020FIPRESCI Prize-International Screenplay: winner
• 2020Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 2020Critics Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
• 2020Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 2020Audience Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
• 2020Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 2020Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): winner
• 2020Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
• 2020Outstanding Director of the Year Award-: winner
• 2020Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2020WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: winner
• 2021Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
• 2021Blue Ribbon Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2021Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2021Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film Director: winner
• 2021Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Language Film Director: winner
• 2021Mainichi Film Concours-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2025Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated