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Mr. Sunshine
2018
· TV Show
· 80 min episodes
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
90/100
Every rating
A young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
Details
- Directors
- Jang Young-woo, Jung Jee-hyun, Lee Eung-bok
- Created by
- Kim Eun-sook, Lee Eung-bok
- Writer
- Kim Eun-sook
- Studio
- Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon
- Released
- 7 July 2018
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 80 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 24 across 1 season
- Awards
- 16 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →16 wins from 31 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 1st Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2019 | Best Creative | Mr. Sunshine | Winner |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Best Director | Lee Eung-bok | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Best Drama | Mr. Sunshine | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Technical Award | Lee Yong-seob (Special effects) | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Technical Award | Kim So-yeon (Art) | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Best Screenplay | Kim Eun-sook | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Min-jung | Nominee |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Yeon-seok | Nominee |
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31 awards — Mr. Sunshine
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6th APAN Star Awards
8 nominations, 6 won
| Best New Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Min-jung | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | Mr. Sunshine | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| K-Star Award, Actor | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| K-Star Award, Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yoo Yeon-seok | Nominee |
| K-Star Award, Actress | Kim Min-jung | Nominee |
3rd Asia Artist Awards
7 nominations, 6 won
| Artist of the Year | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Artist of the Year | Yoo Yeon-seok | Winner |
| Best Actor Award | Yoo Yeon-seok | Winner |
| Fabulous Award | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Korean Tourism Appreciation Award | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
2nd The Seoul Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Yeon-seok | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
55th Baeksang Arts Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Eung-bok | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Mr. Sunshine | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kim Eun-sook | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Yeon-seok | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Min-jung | Nominee |
| Technical Award | Lee Yong-seob (Special effects) | Nominee |
| Technical Award | Kim So-yeon (Art) | Nominee |
1st Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Creative | Mr. Sunshine | Winner |
11th Korea Drama Awards
3 nominations
| Best New Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | "Days Without Tears" ( Kim Yoon-ah ) | Nominee |
| Grand Prize | Lee Byung-hun | Nominee |