[JoyNews24 – Reporter Lee Mi-young] The Red Sleeve won the Drama of the Year Award at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards, achieving an impressive total of eight wins.

The ceremony took place on the 30th at MBC in Sangam-dong, Seoul, hosted solely by Kim Sung-joo.
Lee Junho and Lee Se-young, who won the Best Couple Award, delivered heartfelt acceptance speeches during the event.

The Red Sleeve took home the Drama of the Year trophy, while its cast and creators dominated major categories:

Top Excellence Award (Actor/Actress): Lee Junho & Lee Se-young, Best Couple Award: Lee Junho & Lee Se-young, Lifetime Achievement Award: Lee Deok-hwa, Best New Actor: Kim Kang-hoon, Best Supporting Actress: Jang Hye-jin, Best Screenwriter Award: Writer Jung Hae-ri

This remarkable sweep reinforced the drama’s status as the standout hit of the year.
Director Jung Ji-in expressed deep gratitude, saying, “I am incredibly thankful. This is the first award I’ve ever received while working at a company. Over the seven months of filming, so many things happened, and I owe everything to our actors.”