The 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards took place on December 24, 2016. The main ceremony was hosted by Lee Hwi-jae, Yoo Hee-yeol and Hyeri, and the red carpet was hosted by Jeon So-mi and Choi Yoo-jung of I.O.I. The ceremony was televised live on KBS.

Lee Hwi-jae is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World. He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.