Baeksang Awards 2025 nominations out; When Life Gives You Tangerines dominates with 9 nods

Baeksang Awards 2025 nominations

The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, South Korea’s most prestigious celebration of excellence in film, television, and theatre, has unveiled its highly anticipated list of nominees, and leading the charge is the breakout hit When Life Gives You Tangerines with a staggering 9 nominations.

The coming-of-age drama is nominated in nearly every top category, including Best Drama, Best Actor (Park Bo-gum), Best Actress (IU), Best Director (Kim Won-suk), and Best Screenplay (Lim Sangchoon).

Check out the complete nomination list:

TELEVISION

Best Drama
- When Life Gives You Tangerines
- Lovely Runner
- Doubt
- The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
- The Tale of Lady Ok

Best Actor (TV)
- 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 (TV)
- 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 New Actor (TV)
- Song Geon-hee – Lovely Runner
- Choo Young-woo – The Tale of Lady Ok

Best New Actress (TV)
- Kim Tae-yeon – When Life Gives You Tangerines

FILM

Best Film
- Love In The Big City
- Revolver
- House of the Seasons
- Uprising
- Harbin

Best Actor (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 (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 New Actor (Film)
- Noh Sang-hyun – Love in the Big City

Best New Actress (Film)
- Roh Yoon-seo – Hear Me: Our Summer

Creative & Technical Excellence

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

Best Technical Achievement
- Doubt (Cinematography)
- Study Group (Martial Arts Direction)
- Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (Original Score)

Variety & Entertainment

Best Female Entertainer
- Lee Su-ji
- Jang Do-yeon
- Hong Jin-kyung

The 2025 Baeksang Arts Awards will take place on May 5 at COEX D Hall, Seoul, with top stars, dazzling red carpet moments, and what’s sure to be a night of well-deserved recognition.