The SBS Drama Awards will close out 2025 on a majestic Hallyu Wave high alongside a couple of other leading South Korean networks honouring the contributions of their top talents of the year. Some of the biggest K-dramas of the year associated with the SBS Drama lane have already gotten their flowers now that the nominations for certain awards categories are out.
On Monday, December 15, the 2025 SBS Drama Awards rolled out the nominees for this year’s Grand Prize (Daesang) and Best Couple categories via the drama channel’s official YouTube platform. From the ever-so underrated talent Lee Je Hoon of Taxi Driver fame to Love Scout‘s leading lady Han Ji Min, five stars nominated in this category have been dubbed ‘Acting Gods.’
The voting for the latter category has also kicked off with two weeks left before the show goes live. It will remain open until December 24 at 11:59 pm KST.
Here are this year’s SBS Drama Awards nominees across both categories.
2025 SBS Drama Awards nominees list
Grand Prize / Daesang
- Park Hyung Sik for Buried Hearts
- Lee Je Hoon for Taxi Driver 3
- Go Hyun Jung for Queen Mantis
- Yoon Kye Sang for The Winning Try
- Han Ji Min for Love Scout
SBS Drama Best Couple 2025
- Park Hyung Sik and Hong Hwa Yeon for Buried Hearts
- Choi Woo Shik and Jung So Min for Would You Marry Me
- Yook Sungjae aka BTOB’s Sungjae and Kim Ji Yeon aka WJSN’s Bona for The Haunted Palace
- Jang Ki Yong and Ahn Eun Jin for Dynamite Kiss
- Lee Joon Hyuk and Han Ji Min for Love Scout
- Ha Yoo Joon and Park Ji Hu for Spring of Youth
2025 SBS Drama Awards date and hosts
This year’s highly anticipated electric ceremony will be held on Wednesday, December 31, at 9 pm KST (5 pm IST). This marks the show’s return to its traditional custom of holding the year-end event on the final day of the year for the first time in three years.
According to K-media outlet SPOTV News, while the ceremony has long been held on December 31, the last few years have seen this is ritual breaking. Back in 2023, the SBS Drama Awards took place on December 29, and then in 2024 they were scheduled for an even earlier date on December 21, signifying an over 20-year shattering of tradition.
Broadcaster Shin Dong Yup, and actors Chae Won Bin (Doubt) and Heo Nam Jun (When the Phone Rings) will be hosting the live ceremony.