62nd Baeksang Arts Awards Nominees OUT: Ryu Seung Ryong, Kim Go Eun, Koo Kyo Hwan, Go Ah Sung, And More on the List

On April 13, the complete nomination list for the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards was unveiled. The most-anticipated Korean awards will be held on May 8 at 7:50 pm KST at the Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. The ceremony will also be broadcast live on JTBC. Interestingly, the Baeksang Arts Awards have introduced a new musical category to honor Korea’s domestically produced shows. 

Not to be surprised, the front-runners in the films category are 2025’s No Other Choice and The King’s Warden with a total of seven nominations each. The 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards have been considered nominees across films, broadcast, theatre, and musical categories for their contributions between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. Roll your eyes over and take a closer look at the categories along with the nominees. 

62nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Complete List of Nominations

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BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) *#KimGoEun (You And Everything Else)
*#ParkBoYoung (Our Unwritten Seoul)
*#ParkJiHyun (You And Everything Else)
*#ShinHaeSun (The Art Of Sarah)
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Broadcast

Best Drama

Our Unwritten Seoul

The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

You and Everything Else

Low Life

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

 

Best Variety Show

Extreme84

The Wonder Coach

The Ballad of Us

The White Collars 2

Culinary Class Wars 2

 

Best Educational Program

The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies

The Talent War

Our Shining Days

The Holy Elements

The Strange Vet in the Strange Zoo

 

Best Director

Park Shin Woo (Our Unwritten Seoul)

Woo Min Ho (Made in Korea)

Yoo Young Eun (Can This Love Be Translated?)

Jo Yeong Min (You and Everything Else)

Jo Hyun Tack (The Dream Life of Mr. Kim)

 

Best Screenplay 

Kwon Jong Kwan (The Price of Confession)

Song Hye Jin (You and Everything Else)

Lee Kang (Our Unwritten Seoul)

Lee Seon (To My Beloved Thief)

Chu Song Yeon (The Art of Sarah)

 

Technical Achievement

Kang Seung Won (The Seasons – music)

Kim Nam Sik (Low Life – VFX)

Kim Tae Sung (Made in Korea – cinematography)

Eom Seong Tak (You and Everything Else – cinematography)

Yoon Jin Hee (Crime Scene Zero – art direction)

 

Best Actor 

Ryu Seung Ryong (The Dream Life of Mr. Kim)

Park Jinyoung (Our Unwritten Seoul)

Lee Junho (Typhoon Family)

Ji Sung (The Judge Returns)

Hyun Bin (Made in Korea)

 

Best Actress

Kim Go Eun (You and Everything Else)

Park Bo Young (Our Unwritten Seoul)

Park Ji Hyun (You and Everything Else)

Shin Hae Sun (The Art of Sarah)

Lim Yoona (Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)

 

Best Supporting Actor 

Kim Gun Woo (You and Everything Else)

Yoo Seung Mok (The Dream Life of Mr. Kim)

Yoo Jae Myung (Love Me)

Jang Seung Jo (As You Stood By)

Jin Sun Kyu (Aema)

 

Best Supporting Actress 

Myung Se Bin (The Dream Life of Mr. Kim)

Won Mi Kyung (Our Unwritten Seoul)

Lee Yi Dam (The Art of Sarah)

Lim Soo Jung (Low Life)

Ha Yoon Kyung (Undercover Miss Hong)

 

Best New Actor 

Kim Jin Wook (Low Life)

Bae Na Ra (Weak Hero Class 2)

Lee Chae Min (Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)

Jung Jun Won (Resident Playbook)

Hong Min Ki (To My Beloved Thief)

 

Best New Actress 

Kim Min (Low Life)

Bang Hyo Rin (Aema)

Shin Sia (Resident Playbook)

Jeon So Young (Honour)

Choi Ji Su (Undercover Miss Hong)

 

Best Male Entertainer

Kwak Beom

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Kim Won Hun

Lee Seo Jin

Choo Sung Hoon

 

Best Female Entertainer

Kim Yeon Koung

Seol In Ah

Lee Soo Ji

Jang Do Yeon

Hong Jin Kyung

 

Movie

Best Movie

The Final Semester

Good News

The World of Love

No Other Choice

The King’s Warden

 

Best Director 

Kim Do Young (Once We Were Us)

Park Chan Wook (No Other Choice)

Byun Sung Hyun (Good News)

Yoon Ga Eun (The World of Love)

Jang Hang Jun (The King’s Warden)

 

Best New Director

Kwon Yong Jae (The Price of Goodbye)

Kim Soo Jin (Noise)

Kim Yong Hwan (Your Letter)

Park Joon Ho (3670)

Jang Byung Ki (When This Summer is Over)

 

Best Actor

Koo Kyo Hwan (Once We Were Us)

Park Jeong Min (The Ugly)

Yoo Hae Jin (The King’s Warden)

Lee Byung Hun (No Other Choice)

Hong Kyung (Good News)

 

Best Actress 

Go Ah Sung (Pavane)

Mun Ka Young (Once We Were Us)

Son Ye Jin (No Other Choice)

Lee Hye Young (The Old Woman With The Knife)

Han Ye Ri (Spring Night)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Ryoo Seung Bum (Good News)

Park Hae Joon (HUMINT)

Yoo Ji Tae (The King’s Warden)

Lee Sung Min (No Other Choice)

Jang Yong (People and Meat)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Shin Sae Kyeong (HUMINT)

Shin Hyun Been (The Ugly)

Yeom Hye Ran (No Other Choice)

Jang Hye Jin (The World of Love)

Jeon Mi Do (The King’s Warden)

 

Best New Actor

Moon Sang Min (Pavane)

Park Ji Hoon (The King’s Warden)

Ahn Hyo Seop (Omniscient Reader)

Yoo Lee Ha (The Final Semester)

Cho You Hyun (3670)

 

Best New Actress

Seo Su Bin (The World of Love)

Shin Sia (Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight)

Shin Eun Soo (Love Untangled)

Chae Won Bin (YADANG: The Snitch)

Choi Yu Ri (My Daughter is a Zombie)

 

Best Screenplay

Park Joon Ho (3670)

Byun Sung Hyun and Lee Jin Seong (Good News)

Yeon Sang Ho (The Ugly)

Yoon Ga Eun (The World of Love)

Lim Na Moo (People and Meat)

 

Technical Achievement

Kim Sang Beom and Kim Ho Bin (Good News – edit)

Kim Woo Hyung (No Other Choice – film)

Lee Mok Won (The Ugly – art)

Lee Min Hwi (Pavane – music)

Jung Sung Jin and Kim Woo Chul (Omniscient Reader – VFX)

 

Gucci Impact Award

The Final Semester

People and Meat

The World of Love

The King’s Warden

Pavane

 

Theater

Baeksang Best Theater

Last Interview

A Mirror

SAMMAEKYUNG

End Wall

Jellyfish

 

Best Young Theater

Kim Yeon Min (“ZOOM IN: CHEKHOV” – director)

Munjibang (“Haboob” – theater company)

Tank of fire (“Chang So” – theater company)

Lee Kyeong Heon (“Ex Libris” – playwright)

The Creative Company LAS (“Function Domino” – theater company)

 

Best Performer

Kwon Jung Hoon (“Tulip”)

Kim Si Yu (“You Don’t Know Your Son”)

Kim Shin Rok (“PRIMA FACIE”)

Jeon Hye Jin (“[ANTHROPOLISⅡ] Laios”)

Ji Choon Sung (“SAMMAEKYUNG”)

 

Musical

Best Musical

The Longest Nights

Laika

ARANG

RED HARE ; JEOKTO

Man in Hanbok

 

Creative Achievement

Seo Byung Goo (“Evita” – choreography)

Oh Lupina (“Mad Hatter” – direction)

Oh Sang Jun (“ARANG” – original score)

Lee Sun Young (“Laika” – original score)

Han A Reum (“RED HARE ; JEOKTO” – playwriting)

 

Best Performer

Kim Junsu (“Beetlejuice”)

Min Kyoung Ah (“Red Book”)

Park Eun Tae (“Man in Hanbok”)

Yu Ria (“Evita”)

Hong Kwang Ho (“Moulin Rouge!”)