| Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Won | Netpac Award |
for:
Thirst (2009). For using the genre's broad strokes in depicting desire in a timeless context of moral contradiction. |
| Asia-Pacific Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Best Director |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
| Bangkok International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Golden Kinnaree Award |
Best Director for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| Nominated | Golden Kinnaree Award |
Best Film for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
|
| 2005 | Won | Golden Kinnaree Award |
Best Director for: Oldboy (2003). Tied with Christophe Barratier for The Chorus (2004). |
| Nominated | Golden Kinnaree Award |
Best Film for: Oldboy (2003). |
|
| Bergen International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Audience Award |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
Best Short Film for: Night Fishing (2011). Shared with: Chan-kyong Park |
| 2007 | Won | Alfred Bauer Award |
for:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). |
|
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Jury Prize |
for:
Thirst (2009). Tied with Fish Tank (2009). |
| Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
Thirst (2009). |
|
| 2004 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
| Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
|
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay for: Oldboy (2003). Shared with: Jo-yun Hwang Chun-hyeong Lim Joon-hyung Lim |
| Deauville Asian Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Audience Award |
for:
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
| Lotus |
Best Film for: J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
||
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for:
Lady Vengeance (2005). South Korea. |
| 2004 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for:
Oldboy (2003). Korea/Japan. |
| Fant-Asia Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | 3rd place | Best Asian Film |
for:
Thirst (2009). |
| 2003 | Won | Best Asian Film |
for:
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002). |
| 2001 | 3rd place | Best Asian Film |
for:
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Orient Express Section Grand Prize |
for:
Thirst (2009). |
| 2008 | Won | International Fantasy Film Award - Special Mention |
for:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). |
| 2006 | Won | Orient Express Section Grand Prize |
Best Film for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Grand Bell Award |
Best Director for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| 2004 | Won | Grand Bell Award |
Best Director for: Oldboy (2003). |
| Hawaii International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Vision in Film Award |
|
| Montréal Festival of New Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Feature Film Award |
Z Tele Grand Prize for: I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). |
| Philadelphia Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Feature Film for: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002). |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Tiger Award |
for:
Jealousy Is My Middle Name (2002). |
| Sarasota Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Audience Award |
Best in World Cinema for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Emerging Masters Showcase Award |
|
| 2001 | Won | New Director's Showcase Special Jury Prize |
for:
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000). |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Time-Machine Honorary Award |
|
| Nominated | Best Film |
for:
Thirst (2009). |
|
| 2007 | Won | Best Screenplay |
for:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). Shared with: Seo-Gyeong Jeong |
| Nominated | Best Film |
for:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). |
|
| 2005 | Nominated | Best Film |
for:
Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| 2004 | Won | Best Film |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
| José Luis Guarner Critic's Award |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
||
| Nominated | Best Film |
for:
Three... Extremes (2004). Shared with: Fruit Chan Takashi Miike |
|
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Audience Award |
for:
Oldboy (2003). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | 'CinemAvvenire' Award |
Best Film for: Lady Vengeance (2005). |
| Little Golden Lion |
for:
Lady Vengeance (2005). |
||
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Lady Vengeance (2005). |
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