| Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Television | |
| Awarded For: | Best direction of a South Korean series |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Presenter: | Baeksang Arts Awards |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Han Dong-wook The Worst of Evil (2024) |
| Website: | baeksangartsawards |
The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Director – Television is annually presented at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony.
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 (10th) | Yoo Hong-yeol | Century | 한백년 | MBC | |
| 1975 (11th) | Kim Jae-hyung | Lotus Flower | 연화 | TBC | |
| 1977 (13th) | Lee Hyo-young | Arirang a | 아리랑아 | MBC | |
| 1978 (14th) | Kim Soo-dong | Kkachiya kkachiya | 까치야 까치야 | KBS | |
| 1979 (15th) | Kim Hong-jong | June 25 Special | 6.25 |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (16th) | Shim Hyun-woo | Songs Buried in the Ground | 땅에 묻은 노래 | TBC |
| 1981 (17th) | Kim Soo-dong | Back in the Day | 옛날 나 어릴 적에 | KBS |
| 1982 (18th) | Choi Sang-hyun | Hope | 소망 | |
| 1983 (19th) | Hwang Eun-jin | Winds of Change | 풍운 | |
| 1984 (20th) | Go Seok-man | Infant | 간난이 | MBC |
| 1985 (21st) | Kim Jong-hak | Kingdom of Dongto | 동토의 왕국 | |
| 1986 (22nd) | Kim Hong-jong | Plaza | 광장 | KBS |
| 1987 (23rd) | Kim Soo-dong | Drama City | 드라마시티 | |
| 1988 (24th) | Lee Yoo-hyang | Love Begins | 사랑의 시작 | |
| 1989 (25th) | Park Jin-soo | Paramita | 바라밀 |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (26th) | Jang Song-bong | The House with a Deep Yard | 마당 깊은 집 | MBC | |
| 1991 (27th) | Ko Seok-man | The Second Republic | 제2공화국 | ||
| 1992 (28th) | Kim Jong-hak | Eyes of Dawn | 여명의 눈동자 | ||
| 1993 (29th) | Kwak Young-beom | Where Are You Going? | 어디로 가나 | SBS | |
| 1994 (30th) | Park Chul | My Mother's Sea | 엄마의 바다 | MBC | |
| 1995 (31st) | Jang Soo-bong | Kareisky | 까레이스키 | ||
| Kim Jong-hak | Sandglass | 모래시계 | SBS | ||
| 1996 (32nd) | Sung Joon-ki | Auntie Ok | 옥이 이모 | ||
| Kim Chung-gil | Kim Gu | 김구 | KBS | ||
| 1997 (33rd) | Kim Hong-jong | Days on the Street | 길 위의 날들 | ||
| 1998 (34th) | Lee Jang-soo | Offspring | 새끼 | SBS | |
| 1999 (35th) | Jang Soo-bong | When Time Flows | 흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴 | MBC |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (36th) | Lee Seung-ryul | Kook-hee | 국희 | MBC |
| 2001 (37th) | Jang Hyung-il | Virtue | 덕이 | SBS |
| Yoon Seok-ho | Autumn in My Heart | 가을동화 | KBS | |
| 2002 (38th) | Yoon Seok-ho | Winter Sonata | 겨울연가 | KBS |
| Kim Jae-hyung | A Woman in Heaven | 여인천하 | SBS | |
| Pyo Min-soo | Blue Mist | 푸른 안개 | KBS | |
| 2003 (39th) | Kim Jong-hak | Great Ambition | 대망 | SBS |
| 2004 (40th) | Lee Byung-hoon | Jewel in the Palace | 대장금 | MBC |
| Kim Jong-chang | Yellow Handkerchief | 노란 손수건 | KBS | |
| Choi Moon-suk | Something Happened in Bali | 발리에서 생긴 일 | SBS | |
| 2005 (41st) | Lee Sung-joo | Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | 불멸의 이순신 | KBS |
| Lee Hyung-min | I'm Sorry, I Love You | 미안하다, 사랑한다 | KBS | |
| Shin Woo-chul | Lovers in Paris | 파리의 연인 | SBS | |
| 2006 (42nd) | Kim Jong-chang | My Rosy Life | 장밋빛 인생 | KBS |
| Kim Yoon-cheol | My Name Is Kim Sam-soon | 내 이름은 김삼순 | MBC | |
| Lee Jong-han | Land | 토지 | SBS | |
| 2007 (43rd) | Ahn Pan-seok | Behind the White Tower | 하얀 거탑 | MBC |
| Han Ji-seung | Alone in Love | 연애시대 | SBS | |
| Kim Chul-kyu | Hwang Jini | 황진이 | KBS | |
| Lee Joo-hwan | Jumong | 주몽 | MBC | |
| Yoon Chang-beom | Seoul 1945 | 서울 1945 | KBS | |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Byung-hoon | Yi San | 이산 | MBC |
| Jang Tae-yoo | War of Money | 쩐의 전쟁 | SBS | |
| Lee Duk-gun | Likeable or Not | 미우나 고우나 | KBS | |
| Woon Goon-il | Golden Bride | 황금신부 | SBS | |
| Yoo Chul-yong | H.I.T | 히트 | MBC | |
| 2009 (45th) | Shin Woo-chul | On Air | 온 에어 | SBS |
| Choi Jong-soo | Gourmet | 식객 | SBS | |
| Jung Eul-young | Mom's Dead Upset | 엄마가 뿔났다 | KBS | |
| Lee Jae-gyu | Beethoven Virus | 베토벤 바이러스 | MBC | |
| Lee Tae-gon | Last Scandal | 내 생애 마지막 스캔들 |
| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (46th) | Go Dong-sun | Queen of Housewives | 내조의 여왕 | MBC |
| Hong Sung-chang | You're Beautiful | 미남이시네요 | SBS | |
| Kim Byeong-wook, Kim Chang-dong, Kim Young-ki | High Kick Through the Roof | 지붕 뚫고 하이킥 | MBC | |
| Park Hong-gyun, Kim Geun-hong | Queen Seondeok | 선덕여왕 | ||
| Yang Yun-ho, Kim Kyu-tae | Iris | 아이리스 | KBS | |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Jung-sub | King of Baking, Kim Takgu | 제빵왕 김탁구 | KBS |
| Jung Eul-young | Life Is Beautiful | 인생은 아름다워 | SBS | |
| Lee Byung-hoon | Dong Yi | 동이 | MBC | |
| Shin Woo-chul | Secret Garden | 시크릿 가든 | SBS | |
| Yoo In-shik | Giant | 자이언트 | ||
| 2012 (48th) | Kim Jung-min, Park Hyun-suk | The Princess' Man | 공주의 남자 | KBS |
| Jang Tae-yoo | Deep Rooted Tree | 뿌리 깊은 나무 | SBS | |
| Kim Do-hoon, Lee Sung-jun | Moon Embracing the Sun | 해를 품은 달 | MBC | |
| Noh Do-chul | Twinkle Twinkle | 반짝반짝 빛나는 | ||
| Yoo Hyun-ki, Song Hyun-wook | Brain | 브레인 | KBS | |
| 2013 (49th) | Kim Kyu-tae | That Winter, the Wind Blows | 그 겨울, 바람이 분다 | SBS |
| Jo Nam-kook | The Chaser | 추적자 | SBS | |
| Kim Hyung-suk | My Husband Got a Family | 넝쿨째 굴러온 당신 | KBS | |
| Kwon Seok-jang, Lee Yoon-jung | Golden Time | 골든타임 | MBC | |
| Lee Joo-hwan | Lights and Shadows | 빛과 그림자 | ||
| 2014 (50th) | Ahn Pan-seok | Secret Love Affair | 밀회 | JTBC |
| Jang Tae-yoo | My Love from the Star | 별에서 온 그대 | SBS | |
| Jo Soo-won | I Can Hear Your Voice | 너의 목소리가 들려 | ||
| Ki Min-soo | Good Doctor | 굿 닥터 | KBS | |
| Shin Won-ho | Reply 1994 | 응답하라 1994 | tvN | |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Won-seok | 미생 - 아직 살아 있지 못한 자 | tvN | |
| Ahn Pan-seok | Heard It Through the Grapevine | 풍문으로 들었소 | SBS | |
| Kim Jin-man | Kill Me, Heal Me | 킬미, 힐미 | MBC | |
| Kim Jung-min | Bad Guys | 나쁜 녀석들 | OCN | |
| Kim Sang-hyup | Mama | 마마 | MBC | |
| 2016 (52nd) | Shin Won-ho | Reply 1988 | 응답하라 1988 | tvN |
| Jung Dae-yoon | She Was Pretty | 그녀는 예뻤다 | MBC | |
| Kim Won-seok | Signal | 시그널 | tvN | |
| Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon | Descendants of the Sun | 태양의 후예 | KBS | |
| Shin Kyung-soo | Six Flying Dragons | 육룡이 나르샤 | SBS | |
| 2017 (53rd) | Yoo In-shik | Dr. Romantic | 낭만닥터 김사부 | SBS |
| Song Hyun-wook | Another Miss Oh | 또! 오해영 | tvN | |
| Lee Eung-bok | 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비 | |||
| Jung Dae-yoon | W - Two Worlds | 더블유 | MBC | |
| Hong Jong-chan | Dear My Friends | 디어 마이 프렌즈 | tvN | |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Yoon-chul | The Lady in Dignity | 품위있는 그녀 | JTBC |
| Kim Cheol-kyu | Mother | 마더 | tvN | |
| Mo Wan-il | Misty | 미스티 | JTBC | |
| Shin Won-ho | Prison Playbook | 슬기로운 감빵생활 | tvN | |
| Ahn Gil-ho | Stranger | 비밀의 숲 | ||
| 2019 (55th) | Jo Hyun-tak | Sky Castle | SKY 캐슬 | JTBC |
| Kim Suk-yoon | The Light in Your Eyes | 눈이 부시게 | JTBC | |
| Kim Won-seok | My Mister | 나의 아저씨 | tvN | |
| Ahn Gil-ho | Memories of the Alhambra | 알함브라 궁전의 추억 | ||
| Lee Eung-bok | Mr. Sunshine | 미스터 션샤인 |