It’s not weekend yet but celebrations in the K-entertainment world have come a little early with the 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards. The 46th edition of the South Korean award ceremony that cheers on excellence in cinematic excellence each year is back this week.
Organised by Korean newspaper Sports Chosun, the event will bring back beloved actors Han Ji Min and Lee Je Hoon as the main hosts for a second consecutive year. The ceremony is slated to go live this Wednesday will be held at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul.
Park Chan Wook’s black comedy thriller flick No Other Choice leads this year’s nominations table, with the Yeon Sang Ho directorial The Ugly in at No 2. Last year, Jang Jae Hyun’s Exhuma starring Choi Min Sik and Kim Go Eun led the nominees list, just like it did the winning announcements.
Here is everything you need to know about the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Where to watch Blue Dragon Film Awards 2025
This year’s Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on the South Korean TV channel KBS2 on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. The red carpet event will kick off at 7 pm KST (3:30 pm IST), with the main awards night following right after that at 8:30 pm KST (5 pm IST).
Beyond the Korean TV channel broadcast, the show will be livestreamed across online platforms like CHZZK Naver
The red carpet can be watched live on KBS’ YouTube channels. One link has been embedded below:
46th Blue Dragon Film Awards lineup and nominees
AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk is set to perform at this year’s event, much like he did at the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards, according to the K-media outlet SPOTV News.
The star-studded attendance for the show is likely to roll out the red carpet for all the much-deserving nominees, including singer/K-drama actress Yoona.
Here is the full list of nominees of the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards:
Best Actor
- Park Jung Min for The Ugly
- Lee Byung Hun for No Other Choice
- Hyun Bin for Harbin
- Sul Kyung Gu for A Normal Family
- Jo Jung Suk for My Daughter is a Zombie
Best Actress
- Song Hye Kyo for Dark Nuns
- Lee Hye Young for The Old Woman with the Knife
- Lim Yoona for Pretty Crazy
- Son Ye Jin for No Other Choice
- Lee Jae in for Hi-Five
Best Supporting Actor
- Lee Sung Min for No Other Choice
- Park Jung Min for Harbin
- Kwon Hae Hyo for The Ugly
- Kim Sung Cheol for The Old Woman with the Knife
- Yoon Hyung Ho for My Daughter is a Zombie
Best Supporting Actress
- Yeom Hye Ran for No Other Choice
- Lee Jung Eun for My Daughter is a Zombie
- Park Ji Hyun for Hidden Face
- Shin Hyun Been for The Ugly
- Jeon Yeo Been for Dark Nuns
Best New Actor
- Ahn Bo Hyun for Pretty Crazy
- Cho You Hyun for 3670
- Park Jinyoung aka GOT7’s Jinyoung for Hi-Five
- Ahn Hyo Seop for Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
- Jung Sung Il for Uprising
Best New Actress
- Lee Sun Bin for Noise
- Kim Doyeon for Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary
- Roh Yoon Seo for Hear Me: Our Summer
- Hong Ye Ji for A Normal Family
- Kim Min Ju for Hear Me: Our Summer
Best Director
- Woo Min Ho for Harbin
- Min Kyu Dong for The Old Woman with the Knife
- Park Chan Wook for No Other Choice
- Pil Gam Seong for My Daughter is a Zombie
- Yeon Sang Ho for The Ugly
Best New Director
- Kim Hye Young for IT’s OKAY!
- Jang Byung Ki for When This Summer is Over
- Kim Min Ha for Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary
- Kim Soo Jin for Noise
- Park Joon Ho for 3670
Best Screenplay
- No Other Choice
- The Ugly
- Uprising
- Hi-Five
- The Match
Best Music
- No Other Choice
- Harbin
- Hi-Five
- My Daughter is a Zombie
- Uprising
Best Editing
- No Other Choice
- Harbin
- Hi-Five
- The Match
- The Ugly
Best Cinematography and Lighting
- No Other Choice
- Hi-Five
- Harbin
- Uprising
- The Ugly
Best Art Direction
- No Other Choice
- Harbin
- The Ugly
- Uprising
- The Match
Best Technical Achievement
- No Other Choice (costume)
- Omniscient Reader (VFX)
- Noise (sound)
- The Old Woman with the Knife (martial arts)
- The Ugly (makeup)