Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor who has won 39 out of 73 nominations. His role in No. 3 (1997) earned him his first Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards. Song achieved further acclaim with Joint Security Area (2000), winning Best Actor at the Director's Cut Awards and Grand Bell Awards. He followed this role with Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), a vengeance thriller helmed by Park Chan-wook and received nominations for Blue Dragon Film Award and Korean Film Award. Song starred in the crime drama Memories of Murder (2003), his first of many films with Bong Joon-ho, and won the Best Actor award from Korea Film Director's Network, The Motion Pictures Association of Korea, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Korea Film Directors' Society and Korean Association of Film Critics.

Major associations

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Grand Bell Awards

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Presented since 1962 by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea, the Grand Bell Awards honors excellence in South Korean cinema. Song received 10 nominations, winning 3 times for Best Actor.

Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref
1997 Best New Actor No. 3 Won
2001 Best Actor Joint Security Area Won
2003 Memories of Murder Won
2007 The Host Nominated
2008 Secret Sunshine Nominated
2010 Secret Reunion Nominated
2013 The Face Reader Won
2014 The Attorney Nominated
2016 The Age of Shadows Nominated
2017 A Taxi Driver Nominated

Director's association awards

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Chunsa Film Art Awards

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The Chunsa Film Art Awards honors excellence in South Korean cinema. Song received 10 nominations, winning 3 times for Best Actor.

Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref
1997 Best New Actor No. 3 Won
2001 Best Actor Joint Security Area Won

Director's Cut Awards

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The Director's Cut Awards, presented by the Korea Film Director's Network, honors excellence in South Korean cinema. Song received 10 nominations, winning 3 times for Best Actor.

Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref
1997 Best New Actor No. 3 Won
2001 Best Actor Joint Security Area Won

International awards

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Song has achieved acclaim outside of South Korea for his work in film. His work in Parasite garnered awards and nominations from various film critic associations in America, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Year Award Category Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref
2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Actor Secret Sunshine Won
2010 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor Thirst Nominated [1]
2014 International Online Cinema Awards Best Supporting Actor Snowpiercer 3rd place
2017 Fantasia International Film Festival Best Actor A Taxi Driver Won [2]
2019 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Parasite Pending [3]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Supporting Actor Nominated [4]
IndieWire Critics Poll Best Supporting Actor 5th place [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Fangoria 2010 Chainsaw Award Winners". Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Podcasts and More!. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ Maela, Jon (7 August 2017). "Song Kang-ho, Confidential Assignment win at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. IBT Media. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "AWARDS: Our 2019 Nominees". Greater WNY Film Critics Association. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ Dossey, Evan (11 December 2019). "Nominations Announced for the 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards". Midwest Film Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ Kohn, Eric (16 December 2019). "2019 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances According to Over 300 Critics From Around the World". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.