2018 juga merupakan tahun debut Kim Tae Ri sebagai aktris drama di drama Mr Sunshine bersama Lee Byung Hyun.
Drama besutan penulis dan sutradara drama hits Goblin dan Descendants of The Sun tersebut juga menjadi hits.
Kim Tae Ri pun mendapat award sebagai New Actress dan dinominasikan di banyak award.
Di 2019 ini Kim Tae Ri banyak tampil sebagai model dan bintang iklan di beberapa merk fashion dan make up terkenal.
2016
- 16th Director's Cut Awards (Best New Actress)
- 25th Buil Film Awards (Best New Actress)
- 17th Busan Film Critics Awards (Best New Actress)
- 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Best New Actress)
- 17th Women in Film Korea Festival (Best New Actress)
- Cine 21 Awards (Best New Actress)
2017
- 6th Marie Claire Film Festival (Best Newcomer)
- 11th Asian Film Awards (Best Newcomer)
- 17th Korea World Youth Film Festival (Favorite New Actress)
- 2nd Asia Artist Awards (Best Entertainer)
2018
- 2nd Shinfilm Art Film Festival (Choi Eun-hee Actor Award)
- 18th Korea World Youth Film Festival (Popular Actress Award)
- 13th University Film Festival of Korea (Acting Award)
- 6th APAN Star Awards (Best New Actress)
- 24th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation)
Selain itu Kim Tae Ri juga banyak dinominasikan di award dan festival film dengan perannya di The Handmaiden, 1987: When the Day Comes, Litle Forest dan drama Mr Sunshine.
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