8th APAN Star Awards 2022: Full List of Nominees, Where to Watch, Date, Venue, and Host

The nominations for the 8th APAN Star Awards have now been announced. Check out the date, venue, host, where to watch the event, and the full list of the 8th APAN Star Awards 2022 nominees below.

Table of Contents

8th APAN Star Awards 2022: Full List of Nominees, Where to Watch, Date, Venue, and Host

Girl’s Generation Yuri and Jung Il Woo will host the 8th APAN Star Awards in 2022.

On August 31, the APAN Star Awards Secretariat announced candidates and nominations for each category for dramas aired on terrestrial, full-length, cable, (over the top – online video service), and the web, which aired from March 2021 to July 2022.

This year’s event adds a new category: the OTT (over the top) award. As the era changes and OTT original content significantly increases in the entertainment world, thus the award also pays attention to the original content on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, Season, Apple TV Plus, Watcha, Wave, Coupang Play, TVing, and more.

Date, Venue, Host, and Where to Watch

The 2022 APAN STAR AWARDS ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022. It will take place at 7B Hall, Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) Exhibition Center 2, Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

Girl’s Generation Yuri and Jung Il Woo will host this year’s APAN Star Awards. The red carpet arrivals will begin at 6 PM KST, while the main event will start at 8 PM. Audiences worldwide will be able to watch 2022 APAN STAR AWARDS ceremony live through online streaming platforms. Follow its official YouTube and Instagram accounts for updates.

Without further ado, here are the 2022 APAN Star Awards nominees.

2022 APAN Star Awards Nominees

Drama of the Year:

Netflix’s “Squid Game”
MBC’s “The Red Sleeve”
JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes”
tvN’s “Our Blues”
ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”

Best Director:

Kim Hee Won (tvN’s “Vincenzo”)
Yoo In Sik (ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”)
Jung Ji In and Song Yeon Hwa (MBC’s “The Red Sleeve”)
Han Joon Hee (Netflix’s D.P.)
Hwang Dong Hyuk (Netflix’s “Squid Game”)

Best Writer:

Kim Min Seok (Netflix’s “Juvenile Justice”)
Noh Hee Kyung (tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Moon Ji Won (ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”)
Park Hae Young (JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes”)
Jung Hae Ri (“MBC’s “The Red Sleeve”)

Web drama:

“Be My Boyfriend”
“Mad for Each Other”
“Heart.zip”
“Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?”
“Blue Birthday”

Short-form Drama:

“Drama Stage 2021 – Deok Gu is Back”
“Finding a Child”
“O’PENing: Shared Office Hookup”
“O’PENing – XX+XY”
“Drama Special 2021 – TV Cinema – Hee Soo”

Best New Actor / Actress:

New Actor

Kang Young Suk (tvN’s “Military Prosecutor Doberman, JTBC’s “Insider”)
Park Seoham (Watcha’s “Semantic Error”)
Yoon Chan Young (Netflix’s “All of Us Are Dead”)
Choi Hyun Wook (SBS’s “Racket Boys,” tvN’s “Twenty Five, Twenty One”)
Tang Jun Sang (Netflix’s “Move to Heaven,” SBS’s “Racket Boys”)

New Actress:

Noh Yoon Seo (“tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Park Ji Hu (Netflix’s “All of Us Are Dead”)
Jung Ho Yeon (Netflix’s “Squid Game”)
Cho Yi Hyun (KBS2’s “School 2021,” Netflix’s “All Of Us Are Dead”)
Choi Sung Eun (JTBC’s “Beyond Evil”)

Best Supporting Actor / Actress

Supporting Actor:

Park Ji Hwan (tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Yoon Kyung Ho (Netflix’s “My Name”)
Yoon Byung Hee (tvN’s “Vincenzo,” tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Choi Young Joon (tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Heo Sung Tae (Netflix’s “Squid Game”)

Supporting Actress:

Kim Shin Rok (Netflix’s “Hellbound”)
Kim Ji Hyun (JTBC’s “Thirty-Nine”)
Baek Ji Won (Coupang Play’s “Anna,” ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”)
Lee El (JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes”)
Cha Ji Yeon (SBS’s “Taxi Driver”)

Serial Drama

Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama:

Kang Eun Tak (KBS2’s “Young Lady and Gentleman”)
Kim Kyung Nam (KBS2’s “Revolutionary Sisters”)
Oh Min Seok (KBS2’s “It’s Beautiful Now”)
Cha Seo Won (MBC’s “The Second Husband”)
Han Sang Jin (KBS1’s “The All-Round Wife”)

Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama:

Park Ha Na (KBS2’s “Young Lady and Gentleman”)
So Yi Hyun (KBS2’s “Red Shoes”)
Shin Dong Mi (KBS2’s “It’s Beautiful Now”)
Lee Ga Ryung (TV Chosun’s “Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2,” TV Chosun’s “Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 3″)
Han Da Gam (KBS1’s The All-Round Wife”)

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama:

Uhm Ki Joon (SBS’s “The Penthouse 2,” SBS’s “The Penthouse 3”)
Yoon Si Yoon (KBS2’s “It’s Beautiful Now”)
Lee Tae Gon (TV Chosun’s “Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2”)
Joo Sang Wook (KBS1’s “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won”)
Ji Hyun Woo (KBS2’s “Young Lady and Gentleman”)

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama:

Kim So Yeon (SBS’s “The Penthouse 2,” SBS’s “The Penthouse 3”)
Park Joo Mi (TV Chosun’s “Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2,” TV Chosun’s “Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 3”)
Park Jin Hee (KBS1’s “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won”)
Uhm Hyun Kyung (MBC’s “The Second Husband”)
Choi Myung Gil (KBS2’s “Red Shoes”)

Miniseries

Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries:

SF9’s Rowoon (KBS2’s “The King’s Affection)
Son Suk Kyu (JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes”)
Ahn Hyo Seop (SBS’s “Lovers of the Red Sky,” SBS’s “A Business Proposal”)
Jin Sun Kyu (SBS’s “Through the Darkness”)
Choi Woo Shik (SBS’s “Our Beloved Summer”)

Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries:

Kim Sejeong (SBS’s “A Business Proposal”)
Kim Ji Won (JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes”)
Shin Hyun Been (tvN’s “Hospital Playlist 2,” JTBC’s “Reflection of You”)
Yoo Sun (tvN’s “Eve”)
Lee Se Young (MBC’s “The Red Sleeve”)

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries:

Kim Nam Gil (SBS’s “Through the Darkness”)
Namgoong Min (MBC’s “The Veil”)
Song Joong Ki (tvN’s “Vincenzo”)
2 PM’s Lee Junho (MBC’s “The Red Sleeve”)
Lee Je Hoon (SBS’s “Taxi Driver”)

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries:

Kim Tae Ri (tvN’s “Twenty Five, Twenty One)
Park Eun Bin (KBS2’s “The King’s Affection,” “ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”)
Seo Hyun Jin (tvN’s “Why Her?”)
Shin Min Ah (tvN’s “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” tvN’s “Our Blues”)
Honey Lee (SBS’s “One the Woman”)