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The Penthouse
2020–2021
· TV Show
· 70 min episodes
· 3 seasons
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A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Details
- Directors
- Joo Dong-min, Park Soo-jin
- Created by
- Kim Soon-ok
- Writer
- Kim Soon-ok
- Released
- 26 October 2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 70 min
- Episodes
- 48 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 19 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 45 →19 wins from 45 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Um Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Shin Eun-kyung | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 | Best New Actor – Television | Kim Young-dae | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 | Best New Actress – Television | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 | Best Actress – Television | Kim So-yeon | Winner |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 | Best Actor – Television | Um Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Grimae Awards 2021 | Best Actor | Um Ki-joon | Winner |
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SBS Drama Awards
29 nominations, 14 won
| Best New Actor | Kim Young-dae | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Choi Ye-bin | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Han Ji-hyun | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Eun-seok | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Kim Hyun-soo | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Yoon Jong-hoon | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Bong Tae-gyu | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Shin Eun-kyung | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim So-yeon | Winner |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Kim Soon-ok | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Um Ki-joon | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Lee Ji-ah | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Kim So-yeon | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length/Long Drama | Eugene | Winner |
| Best Character Award, Actor | On Joo-wan | Nominee |
| Best Couple Award | Uhm Ki-joon & Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Kim Young-dae | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Ha Do-kwon | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Jo Soo-min | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yoon Joo-hee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Team | The Penthouse: War in Life | Nominee |
| Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama | Park Eun-seok | Nominee |
| Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama | Yoon Joo-hee | Nominee |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
| Scene Stealer Award | Jung Ah-mi | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Uhm Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Eugene | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Lee Ji-ah | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
Grimae Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Um Ki-joon | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim So-yeon | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Penthouse: War in Life 2 and 3 | Winner |
Seoul International Drama Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Serial Drama (International) | The Penthouse: War in Life (Studio S) | Winner |
| Best Actress (International) | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Director (International) | Joo Dong-min | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter (International) | Kim Soon-ok | Nominee |
| Outstanding Korean Drama | The Penthouse: War in Life | Nominee |
| Outstanding Korean Drama (Actress) | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
Baeksang Arts Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Television | Kim So-yeon | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television | Um Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Best New Actor – Television | Kim Young-dae | Nominee |
| Best New Actress – Television | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Television | Shin Eun-kyung | Nominee |
APAN Star Awards
2 nominations
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Um Ki-joon | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim So-yeon | Nominee |