Lee Byung-hun
Awards & Honours
104
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Lee Byung-hun has been consistently recognized as one of Korea's top actors. He was named Film Actor of the Year by Gallup Korea in 2012 and Television Actor of the Year in 2018. In 2013, he received the Order of Cultural Merit for his contributions to Korean culture. He made history as the first South Korean actor to present at the Academy Awards and to leave handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. His Golden Globe nomination for The Man Standing Next in 2021 marked a rare achievement for a Korean actor in a leading role.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Cultural Merit
Awarded for contributions to Korean culture and arts.
Grauman's Chinese Theatre Hand and Footprints
One of the first Korean actors to leave prints, alongside Ahn Sung-ki.
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Invited as a member after presenting at the Oscars.
Rankings & Lists
Gallup Korea Film Actor of the Year
Gallup Korea Television Actor of the Year
Forbes Korea Power Celebrity
Magazine Covers
Time (Asia edition)
October 2021
Squid Game's Lee Byung-hun on Playing the Front Man
Vogue Korea
September 2018
GQ Korea
September 2021
The Many Faces of Lee Byung-hun
Vanity Fair (Italy)
November 2021
Squid Game Feature
Records & Feats
First South Korean actor to present at the Academy Awards
Presented an Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016.
First Korean actor to leave handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Alongside Ahn Sung-ki, left hand and footprints in 2016.