SBS Awards Festival (SAF) is a revamped system that includes a music festival, entertainment awards, and drama awards. This year's hosts for the 'SBS Drama Awards' were Lee Hwi Jae, Girl's Day's Minah, and Jang Geun Suk. For 2016, Han Suk Kyu was given the top honor of the Daesang or Grand Award. Check out the complete list of winners below
- Excellence Actor in a full-length drama: Yeo Jin Goo (Daebak)
- Excellence Actress in a full-length drama: Kim Ji Young (Love is Coming)
- Excellence Actor in a romantic comedy: Minhyuk (Ddandara)
- Excellence Actress in a romantic comedy: Minah (Beautiful Gongshim)
- Excellence Actor in a genre drama: Yoo Seung Ho (Remember - Son's War), Yoo Yeon Suk (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim)
- Excellence Actress in a genre drama: Seo Hyun Jin (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim)
- Excellence Actor in a fantasy drama: Kang Ha Neul (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
- Excellence Actress in a fantasy drama: Oh Yeon Seo (Please Come Back, Mister)
- Top Excellence Actor in a romantic comedy: Nam Goong Min (Beautiful Gongshim), Jo Jung Suk (Jealousy Incarnate)
- Top Excellence Actress in a romantic comedy: Gong Hyo Jin (Jealousy Incarnate)
- Top Excellence Actor in a genre/fantasy drama: Kim Rae Won (Doctors), Lee Min Ho (Legend of the Blue Sea)
- Top Excellence Actress in a genre/fantasy drama: Park Shin Hye (Doctors)
- Top Excellence Actor in a full-length drama: Jang Geun Suk (Daebak)
- Top Excellence Actress in a full-length drama: Kim Hye Sook (Yeah, That's How it Is)
- Best Couple Award: Seo Hyun Jin & Yoo Yeon Suk (Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim), Lee Jun Ki & Lee Ji Eun (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo), Lee Min Ho & Jun Ji Hyun (Legend of the Blue Sea)
- Special Actor in a full-length drama: Song Jae Rim (Our Gab Soon)
- Special Actress in a full-length drama: Kim So Yeon (Our Gab Soon)
- Special Actor in a romantic comedy: Ohn Joo Wan (Beautiful Gong Shim)
- Special Actress in a romantic comedy: Seo Ji Hye (Jealousy Incarnate)
- Special Actor in a genre drama: Park Sung Ong (Remember - Son's War)
- Special Actress in a genre drama: Hyosung (Wanted)
- Special Actor in a fantasy drama: Sung Dong Il (Legend of the Blue Sea)
- Special Actress in a fantasy drama: Seohyun (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
- Hallyu Award: Lee Jun Ki
- Idol Academy Award: Yoo Yeon Suk & Seo Hyun Jin for kiss scene (Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim), Jun Ji Hyun & Lee Min Ho for mukbang (Legend of the Blue Sea), Lee Ji Eun for sad character (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
- Teen Choice Award: Kim Sung Ryung, Nam Goong Min, Park Shin Hye, Seo Hyun Jin, Lee Min Ho, Lee Jun Ki, Jang Geun Suk, Jun Ji Hyun, Jo Jung Suk, Han Suk Gyu
- New Star Award: Go Kyung Pyo, Hyeri, Kim Min Suk, Yang Jin Sung, Kim Min Jae, Moon Ji In, Kwan Si Yang, Jung Hye In, Minah, Baekhyun
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jang Yong (Our Gab Soon)
