8th Korea Drama Awards explained

8th Korea Drama Awards
Award:	Korea Drama Awards
Date:	October 9, 2015
Site:	Gyeongnam Culture and Art Center, Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province
Host:	Choi Soo-young Oh Sang-jin
Last:	7th
Next:	9th

The 8th Korea Drama Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held at the Gyeongnam Culture and Art Center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province on October 9, 2015.^{[1] [2] [3]} The nominees were chosen from Korean dramas that aired from October 2014 to September 2015.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)

Grand Prize (Daesang)	Best Drama
Kim Soo-hyun - The Producers Cha Seung-won - Splendid Politics Ji Sung - Kill Me, Heal Me Joo Won - Yong-pal Yoo Dong-geun - What Happens to My Family?	(tvN) Heard It Through the Grapevine (SBS) Kill Me, Heal Me (MBC) The Producers (KBS2) Yong-pal (SBS)
Best Production Director	Best Screenplay
Seo Soo-min, Pyo Min-soo - The Producers Ahn Pan-seok - Heard It Through the Grapevine Jo Hyun-tak - More Than a Maid Kim Jin-man - Kill Me, Heal Me Kim Won-seok -	Jang Hyuk-rin - Yong-pal Jo Hyun-kyung - More Than a Maid Jung Yoon-jung - Kim Woon-kyung - Steal Heart Kwon Ki-young - Hello Monster
Top Excellence Award, Actor	Top Excellence Award, Actress
Lee Jong-suk - Pinocchio Park Hae-jin - Bad Guys Park Yoo-chun - A Girl Who Sees Smells Im Si-wan - Yoo Jun-sang - Heard It Through the Grapevine	Kim Tae-hee - Yong-pal Hwang Jung-eum - Kill Me, Heal Me Jang Na-ra - Hello Monster Kim Hee-sun - Angry Mom Park Shin-hye - Pinocchio
Excellence Award, Actor	Excellence Award, Actress
Kim Dae-myung - Lee Joon - Heard It Through the Grapevine Jo Jung-suk - Oh My Ghost Seo In-guk - Hello Monster Seo Kang-joon - Splendid Politics	Choi Soo-young - My Spring Days IU - The Producers Kim Sa-rang - This is My Love Seo Hyun-jin - Let's Eat 2 Uee - High Society
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Park Chanyeol - Exo Next Door Nam Joo-hyuk - Nam Tae-hyun - Late Night Restaurant Seo Young-joo - Snowy Road Yook Sungjae -	Lim Ji-yeon - High Society Chae Soo-bin - House of Bluebird Cho Soo-hyang - Kim Seolhyun - Orange Marmalade Lee Sung-kyung - Flower of Queen
Best Original Soundtrack	Special Jury Prize
"Auditory Hallucination" (Jang Jae-in) - Kill Me, Heal Me	Im Si-wan -
Hallyu Star Award	KDA Award
Kim Soo-hyun - The Producers Park Chanyeol - Exo Next Door	Park Hae-jin - Bad Guys
Hot Star Award	Star of the Year Award
Seo Kang-joon - Splendid Politics	Kim So-hyun -
Global Star Award	Lifetime Achievement Award
Sam Okyere - Warm and Cozy	Kim Young-ae

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 Korea Drama Awards. Dramabeans. 9 October 2015. 9 October 2015.
2. Web site: Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, EXO's Chanyeol, and More Win at 2015 Korea Drama Awards. Soompi. 9 October 2015. 9 October 2015.
3. Web site: Winners from the 2015 Korea Drama Awards. Allkpop. 9 October 2015. 9 October 2015.
4. Web site: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Tae-hee to headline Korean drama fest. Yonhap. 12 September 2015. 9 September 2015.
5. Web site: Korea Drama Awards 2015 – Nominees List. Beatus Corner. 12 September 2015. 9 September 2015.
6. Web site: Jones. Julie. The 2015 Korea Drama Awards Announced Nominees. KDramaStars. 12 September 2015. 9 September 2015.
7. Web site: Lee. Hye-won. Candidates for 2015 Korea Drama Awards revealed. K-pop Herald. 12 September 2015. 9 September 2015.