Blue Dragon Film Awards: every Best Film winner, 1990–2009
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Black Republic (1990) · Death Song (1991) · Our Twisted Hero (1992). (Updated Jan 31, 2026.)
From Park Kwang-su's Black Republic to Bong Joon-ho's Mother: the 20 films that won Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards in the 1990s and 2000s, the years of the Korean cinema renaissance. Im Kwon-taek won four times, with Sopyonje, The Taebaek Mountains, Festival and Chi-hwa-seon.
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Top 20
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1
Black Republic (1990)
Directed by Park Kwang-su. Best Film at the 11th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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2
Death Song (1991)
Directed by Kim Ho-sun. Best Film at the 12th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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3
Our Twisted Hero (1992)
Directed by Park Jong-won. Best Film at the 13th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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4
Sopyonje (1993)
Directed by Im Kwon-taek. Best Film at the 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards. The first Korean film to pass one million admissions in Seoul.
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5
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Directed by Im Kwon-taek. Best Film at the 15th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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6
A Single Spark (1995)
Directed by Park Kwang-su. Best Film at the 16th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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7
Festival (1996)
Directed by Im Kwon-taek. Best Film at the 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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8
Green Fish (1997)
Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Best Film at the 18th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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9
Christmas in August (1998)
Directed by Hur Jin-ho. Best Film at the 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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10
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Directed by Lee Myung-se. Best Film at the 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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11
Joint Security Area (2000)
Directed by Park Chan-wook. Best Film at the 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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12
One Fine Spring Day (2001)
Directed by Hur Jin-ho. Best Film at the 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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13
Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
Directed by Im Kwon-taek. Best Film at the 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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14
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Directed by Kim Ki-duk. Best Film at the 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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15
Silmido (2004)
Directed by Kang Woo-suk. Best Film at the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards. The first Korean film to pass ten million admissions.
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16
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Directed by Park Chan-wook. Best Film at the 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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17
The Host (2006)
Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Best Film at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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18
The Show Must Go On (2007)
Directed by Han Jae-rim. Best Film at the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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19
Forever the Moment (2008)
Directed by Yim Soon-rye. Best Film at the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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20
Mother (2009)
Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Best Film at the 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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