61st Baeksang Arts Awards 2025
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards is set to take place at COEX in Seoul on May 5, 2025, at 8:00 PM KST. The ceremony will be broadcast live across South Korea on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4.
Renowned as one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in South Korea, the Baeksang Arts Awards honors outstanding achievements in film, television, and theatre. Winners are selected through a meticulous judging process conducted by 60 industry professionals, including evaluators, critics, and experts.
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61st Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Venue
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards will once again be hosted by the esteemed trio of Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy, and Park Bo-gum. This marks Shin Dong-yup's 11th time hosting the ceremony, Bae Suzy's 10th, and Park Bo-gum's seventh. Notably, this is the seventh consecutive year that the three will co-host the event together.
61st Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Nominees List
The Netflix romance drama When Life Gives You Tangerines leads with nine nominations, including Best Drama, Best Director (Kim Won-suk), Best Screenplay (Lim Sang-choon), and Best Actor and Actress for Park Bo-gum and IU, respectively.
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Lovely Runner also stands out with multiple nominations, featuring Best Drama and acting nods for Kim Hye-yoon and Byeon Woo-seok. The legal drama Doubt is another strong contender, securing nominations in categories such as Best Drama and Best Actor for Han Suk-kyu.
Check out the full nominees for the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards 2025.
Best Drama
- When Life Gives You Tangerines
- Lovely Runner
- Doubt
- The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
- The Tale of Lady Ok
Best Actor in Television
- Park Bo-gum – When Life Gives You Tangerines
- Byeon Woo-seok – Lovely Runner
- Lee Jun-hyuk – Dongjae: The Good or the Bastard
- Joo Ji-hoon – The Trauma Code
- Han Suk-kyu – Doubt
Best Actress in Television
- IU – When Life Gives You Tangerines
- Kim Hye-yoon – Lovely Runner
- Go Min-si – The Frog
- Jang Na-ra – Good Partner
- Kim Tae-ri – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Best Film Nominees
- Love In The Big City
- Revolver
- House of the Seasons
- Uprising
- Harbin
Best Actor in Film
- Lee Byung-hun – The Match
- Hyun Bin – Harbin
- Jo Jung-suk – Pilot
- Yoon Joo-sang – The Land of Morning Calm
- Lee Hee-joon – Handsome Guys
Best Actress in Film
- Kim Go-eun – Love in the Big City
- Jeon Do-yeon – Revolver
- Song Hye-kyo – The Dark Nuns
- Cho Yeo-jeong – Hidden Face
- Kim Geum-soon – Jeong Sun
Best Director:
- Kim Won-suk (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
- Song Yeon-hwa (Doubt)
- Jung Ji-in (Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born)
Best Screenplay:
- Lim Sangchoon (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
- Lee Sieun (Lovely Runner)
- Park Jisook (The Tale of Lady Ok)
