The 2021 Grime Awards ceremony was held at the Grand Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Stanford Hotel in Sangam-dong, Seoul on December 3, 2021.

The 'Grimae Award' is an award established by the Korea Directors of Photography Society (KDPS) in 1993. It is presented to works that demonstrate the most outstanding visual aesthetics and creativity during the year. The winner was decided through a vote by cinematographers.

Winners + 2021 Grimae Awards Winners Award Category Genre Affiliation Winner(s) Work Title Grand Prize (Daesang) Drama SBS Lee Jong-seok, Jeon Se-woon, Lee Seung-hoon, Lee Jae-seong The Penthouse: War in Life Seasons 2 & 3 Best Picture Studio/Video KBS Park Jun-su, Jeong Yeon-jin, Park Seung-hwan Kiss The Universe Documentary UBC Go Hyung-na Garden of Seasons, Kitchen Garden MBC Lee Myung-gwan, Park Hyung-jun, Kim Mu-seong Docuplex: Wild Idol Excellence Award Documentary SBS Park Jong-gi, Park Chan-woong The History: Forgotten Memories (Parts 1-2) JIBS Kim Dong-young, Kim Gyeong-yoon Jeju Pig, Shaking Taste Buds KBS Seung Se-ri Documentary Insight - Colorful Rainbow Show/Music MBC Ryu In-hwan, Kim Ung 2020 MBC Gayo Daejejeon SBS SBS Production Team 1 LOUD Studio/Video EBS EBS Studio Video Team Kim-Gam-Gi - Women and Humanity Variety Freebie Seong Geun-hye Gon, Choices of Fate Drama SBS Hwang In-hyeok, Eom Si-tak Lovers of the Red Sky KBS Lee Woo-kyung New Media Category New Media EBS Ahn Jun-young The Moment the Heart Shines MBC Kang Gyeong-ho, Kim Sang-hun, Lee Jong-hyun ART FOR LIFE: Yuki Kuramoto Concert Regional Category Documentary G1 Kim Jong-seok, Kim Sang-in Wandering - Going to the DMZ Busan MBC Ju Dong-wook Forbidden Alley - 16th Part Best Cinematographer — MBC Ham Eun-soo — New Cinematographer Documentary Wonju MBC Kim Yeon-myung Gangwon, House (Parts 1-2) Best Director UBC Lee Jeong-ho Garden of Seasons, Kitchen Garden Best Lighting Drama — Kim Geun-soo The Penthouse: War in Life Seasons 2 & 3 Achievement Award — Lotte Home Shopping Baek Chang-kyu Contributor to national broadcasting Best Actor (Male) — Im Ki-soon The Penthouse: War in Life Seasons 2 & 3 Best Actor (Female) — Kim Seon-bin New Actor — Lee Shin-gi Appreciation Award — Dgininside Kim Jong-won —

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