61st Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Nominees – Full List

The Baeksang Arts Awards have announced its nominees for this year’s 61st edition. Explore the complete list of nominees below and discover your favorite TV shows, including drama series and entertainment programs, as well as films, actors, and entertainers nominated in the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards in 2025.

Nominees of the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards in 2025

The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards selected its nominees from streaming programs, television shows, and films released from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. 

This year, Netflix’s “When Life Gives You Tangerines” has the most nominations, with eight in total. Next, Netflix’s “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” and tvN’s “Lovely Runner” (2024) each have five nominations.

“When Life Gives You Tangerines” is nominated for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Male Actor, Best Female Actor, Best Supporting Male Actor, Best Supporting Female Actor, and Best New Female Actor.

“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” has nominations for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Supporting Male Actor, and Best New Female Actor.

“Lovely Runner” has also been nominated for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Female Actor, and Best New Male Actor.

The three hit dramas are up for Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Male Actor.

The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony will be held on May 5 at 8 p.m. KST and broadcast live on JTBC.

Now, check out the complete list of nominees for the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards below.

TV SHOW

Drama Series

Best Drama

• “Lovely Runner” by tvN
• “The Tale of Lady Ok” by JTBC
• “Doubt” by MBC
• “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” by Netflix
• “When Life Gives You Tangerines” by Netflix

Best Director

• Kim Won Seok in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Kim Hee Won in “Light Shop”
• Song Yeon Hwa in “Doubt”
• Lee Do Yoon in “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”
• Jung Ji In in “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born”

Best Screenplay

• Kim Jung Min in “Family Matters”
• Park Ji Sook in “The Tale of Lady Ok”
• Lee Si Eun in “Lovely Runner”
• Im Sang Choon in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Choi Yu Na in “Good Partner”

Best Actor

• Park Bo Gum in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Byeon Woo Seok in “Lovely Runner”
• Lee Jun Hyuk in “Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard”
• Ju Ji Hoon in “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”
• Han Suk Kyu in “Doubt”

Best Actress

• Go Min Si in “The Frog”
• Kim Tae Ri in “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born”
• Kim Hye Yoon in “Lovely Runner”
• IU in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Jang Nara in “Good Partner”

Best Supporting Actor

• Kim Jun Han in “Good Partner”
• Roh Jae Won in “Squid Game 2”
• Yoon Kyung Ho in “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”
• Choi Dae Hoon in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Hyeon Bong Sik in “Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard”

Best Supporting Actress

• Kim Guk Hee in “Family Matters”
• Kim Jae Hwa in “The Tale of Lady Ok”
• Yeom Hye Ran “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Oh Kyung Hwa in “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born”
• Jung Eun Chae in “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born”

Best New Actor

• Kim Jung Jin in “Doubt”
• Song Geon Hee in “Lovely Runner”
• Cha Woo Min in “Study Group”
• Choo Young Woo in “The Tale of Lady Ok”
• Heo Nam Jun in “Your Honor”

Best New Actress

• Kim Tae Yeon in “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
• Roh Jeong Eui in “The Witch”
• Jo Yoon Soo in “The Tyrant”
• Chae Won Bin in “Doubt”
• Ha Young in “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”

Entertainment Programs

Best Variety Show

• “Iron Girls” by tvN
• “Stage Fighter” by Mnet
• “Ajossi’s Life” (literal title) by Choo Sung Hoon
• “Punghyanggo” by DdeunDdeun
• “Culinary Class Wars” by Netflix

Best Technical Direction

• Lee Young Joo for art in “Culinary Class Wars”
• Lee Jin Suk, Lee Deok Hoon for camera in “Doubt”
• Jang Yeong Gyu for music in “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born”
• Jo Dong Hyuk for stunt coordination in “Study Group”
• Hong Jung Ho, Lee Seung Je, Kim Dae Joon, Kim Jung Min for VFX in “Hellbound 2”

Best Educational Show

• “Docuprime-Where Is My Final Home” (literal title) by EBS
• “Just Family” by Wavve
• “Saddle the Wind with You 2” by Wonju MBC
• “Special-Hakjeon” (literal title) by SBS
• “Shaman: Whispers from the dead” by TVING

Best Male Entertainer

• Kim Won Hoon
• DEX
• Sung Si Kyung
• Shin Dong Yup
• Yoo Jae Suk

Best Female Entertainer

• Lee Soo Ji
• Jang Do Yeon
• Ji Ye Eun
• Haewon
• Hong Jin Kyung

FILM

Best Film

• “Love in the Big City”
• “Harbin”
• “House of the Seasons”
• “Revolver”
• “Uprising”

Best Director

• Park Yi Woong in “The Land of Morning Calm”
• Oh Seung Wook in “Revolver”
• Woo Min Ho in “Harbin”
• Lee Eon Hee in “Love in the Big City”
• Lee Jong Pil in “Escape”

Best New Director

• Kim Se Hwee in “Following”
• Nam Dong Hyeop in “Handsome Guys”
• Oh Jung Min in “House of the Seasons”
• Lee Mi Rang in “Concerning My Daughter”
• Jung Ji Hye in “Jeong-Sun”

Best Actor

• Yoon Joo Sang in “The Land of Morning Calm”
• Lee Byung Hun in “The Match”
• Lee Hee Joon in “Handsome Guys”
• Jo Jung Suk in “Pilot”
• Hyun Bin in “Harbin”

Best Actress

• Kim Go Eun in “Love in the Big City”
• Kim Geum Soon in “Jeong-Sun”
• Song Hye Kyo in “Dark Nuns”
• Jeon Do Yeon in “Revolver”
• Cho Yeo Jeong in “Hidden Face”

Best Supporting Actor

• Koo Kyo Hwan in “Escape”
• Park Jung Min in “Uprising”
• Yoo Jae Myung in “Land of Happiness”
• Jung Hae In in “I, the Executioner”
• Jo Woo Jin in “Harbin”

Best Supporting Actress

• Gong Seung Yeon in “Handsome Guys”
• Claudia Kim in “A Normal Family”
• Lim Ji Yeon in “Revolver”
• Jeon Yeo Been in “Dark Nuns”
• Han Sun Hwa in “Pilot”

Best New Actor

• Kang Seung Ho in “House of the Seasons”
• Noh Sang Hyun in “Love in the Big City”
• Moon Woo Jin in “Dark Nuns”
• Jang Sung Bum in “Work To Do”
• Jung Sung Il in “Uprising”

Best New Actress

• Roh Yoon Seo in “Hear Me: Our Summer”
• Park Ji Hyun in “Hidden Face”
• Lee Myung Ha in “Mimang”
• Hyeri in “Victory”
• Ha Seo Yoon in “Streaming”

Best Scenario

• Kim Hyung Joo, Yoon Jong Bin in “The Match”
• Park Yi Woong in “The Land of Morning Calm”
• Shin Chul, Park Chan Wook in “Uprising”
• Oh Seung Wook, Joo Byul in “Revolver”
• Oh Jung Min in “House of the Seasons”

Best Technical Direction

• Park Byung Joo for VFX in “Wonderland”
• Yoo Sang Seop, Jang Han Seung for action in “I, the Executioner”
• Lee Seo Jin for makeup in “Pilot”
• Jo Young Wook for music in “Uprising”
• Hong Kyung Pyo for camera in “Harbin”

Gucci Impact Award

• “Blesser”
• “Love in the Big City”
• “The Voices of The Silenced”
• “The Land of Morning Calm”
• “Jeong-Sun”

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Source: Baeksang Official Website