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The Moon Embracing the Sun
2012
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Set against the backdrop of a Korean traditional palace, this fantasy drama tells the poignant love story between a king and a female shaman.
Details
- Directors
- Kim Do-hoon, Lee Sung Joon
- Writer
- Jin Soo-wan
- Studio
- Pan Entertainment
- Released
- 4 January 2012
- Country
- South Korea, China
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 20 across 1 season
- Awards
- 22 wins, 43 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 46th WorldFest-Houston 2013 | Special Jury Award | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
| 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012 | Best Original Soundtrack | Back in Time - Lyn | Nominee |
| 18th Shanghai Television Festival Magnolia Awards 2012 | Silver Award for Best Foreign TV Series | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards 2012 | Acting Award, Actress | Jeon Mi-seon | Nominee |
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards 2012 | Excellence Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards 2012 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards 2012 | Best Young Actress | Kim Yoo-jung | Winner |
| 25th Grimae Awards 2012 | Best Achievement for a Production, Drama category | Kim Sun-il, Jung Seung-woo | Winner |
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MBC Drama Awards
29 nominations, 9 won
| Best Young Actor | Yeo Jin-goo | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Kim Yoo-jung | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Kim So-hyun | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
| Golden Acting Award, Actress | Yang Mi-kyung | Winner |
| Popularity Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Han Ga-in | Winner |
| Writer of the Year | Jin Soo-wan | Winner |
| Best Couple Award | Kim Soo-hyun & Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| Best Couple Award | Kim Soo-hyun & Jung Eun-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Couple Award | Yeo Jin-goo & Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Yim Si-wan | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kim Min-seo | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Nam Bo-ra | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor | Lee Min-ho | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress | Jin Ji-hee | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jung Il-woo | Nominee |
| Golden Acting Award, Actor | Kim Eung-soo | Nominee |
| Golden Acting Award, Actor | Jung Eun-pyo | Nominee |
| Golden Acting Award, Actress | Jeon Mi-seon | Nominee |
| Grand Prize | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| Grand Prize | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Yeo Jin-goo | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Jung Il-woo | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Kim So-hyun | Nominee |
| Popularity Award | Yim Si-wan | Nominee |
48th Baeksang Arts Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor (TV) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Best Drama | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
| Best Director (TV) | Kim Do-hoon & Lee Seong-jun | Nominee |
| Best New Actor (TV) | Yeo Jin-goo | Nominee |
| Best New Actress (TV) | Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Jung Il-woo | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Yeo Jin-goo | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Yim Si-wan | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
1st K-Drama Star Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Young Actress | Kim Yoo-jung | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Acting Award, Actress | Jeon Mi-seon | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| 20's Drama Star – Male | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Upcoming 20's | Yeo Jin-goo | Winner |
| Upcoming 20's | Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
4th Pierson Movie Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Child Actor | Yeo Jin-goo | Winner |
| Best Child Actress | Kim Yoo-jung | Winner |
5th Korea Drama Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Soundtrack | Back in Time - Lyn | Winner |
| Best Drama | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Yim Si-wan | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Kim Yoo-jung | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Kim So-hyun | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Yeo Jin-goo | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress | Jeon Mi-seon | Nominee |
| Grand Prize | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
18th Shanghai Television Festival Magnolia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Award for Best Foreign TV Series | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
25th Grimae Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Achievement for a Production, Drama category | Kim Sun-il, Jung Seung-woo | Winner |
39th Korea Broadcasting Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
46th WorldFest-Houston
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Award | Moon Embracing the Sun | Winner |
7th Seoul International Drama Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Korean Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Outstanding Korean Actress | Han Ga-in | Nominee |
| Outstanding Korean Drama | Moon Embracing the Sun | Nominee |
14th Mnet Asian Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Soundtrack | Back in Time - Lyn | Nominee |