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Defendant
2017
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
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A prosecutor has lost his memory and discovers that he is convicted on death row. He is now left with no option but to find the truth behind his condition and prove his innocence.
Details
- Director
- Jeong Dong-yoon
- Studio
- Studio S, Signal Entertainment Group
- Released
- 23 January 2017
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Episodes
- 18 across 1 season
- Awards
- 7 wins, 10 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 10th Korea Drama Awards 2017 | Best Original Soundtrack | Son Dong-woon ( Dreaming Now ) | Nominee |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best Drama | Innocent Defendant | Nominee |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best Actor | Ji Sung | Winner |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominee |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Winner |
| 30th Grimae Awards 2017 | Best Drama | Jung Min-gyun, Song Yo-hoon | Winner |
| 30th Grimae Awards 2017 | Best Actor | Ji Sung | Winner |
| SBS Drama Awards 2017 | Character of the Year | Um Ki-joon | Winner |
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SBS Drama Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Character of the Year | Um Ki-joon | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | Innocent Defendant | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Ji Sung | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dae-hwan | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kim Min-seok | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kwon Yu-ri | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Ji Sung | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Um Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Youth Acting Award | Shin Rin-ah | Nominee |
1st The Seoul Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ji Sung | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Winner |
| Best Drama | Innocent Defendant | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominee |
30th Grimae Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ji Sung | Winner |
| Best Drama | Jung Min-gyun, Song Yo-hoon | Winner |
10th Korea Drama Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Soundtrack | Son Dong-woon ( Dreaming Now ) | Nominee |