The Blue Dragon Series Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is organised by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of the Chosun Ilbo) for excellence in streaming television and OTT in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Series Awards considers only original dramas and variety shows produced and invested in by streaming services offered in Korea, including Netflix, Disney+, seezn, Apple TV+, Genie TV, Watcha, Wavve, Kakao TV, Coupang Play, and TVING.
History It was created in 2022 by Sports Chosun newspaper.
The 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards ceremony was held on July 19, 2022, at Incheon Paradise Hotel. In this edition, 13 categories were awarded. The nominations for 13 categories were announced for the Korean OTT's series. Categories
Best Drama Best Entertainment Program Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Actor Best New Actress Best Male Entertainer Best Female Entertainer Best New Male Entertainer Best New Female Entertainer Popular Star Award
Ceremonies Edition Year Venue Hosts 1st July 19, 2022 Paradise City, Incheon Jun Hyun-moo and Lim Yoona 2nd July 19, 2023 3rd July 19, 2024 4th July 18, 2025 5th July 31, 2026
Awards Grand Prize Edition Year Blue Dragon's Choice (Grand Prize) 1st 2022 2nd 2023 Song Hye-kyo 3rd 2024 Moving 4th 2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines 5th 2026 Kim Go-eun
Best Program Edition Year Best Drama Best Entertainment Program 1st 2022 D.P. Transit Love 2nd 2023 Big Bet Siren: Survive the Island 3rd 2024 Daily Dose of Sunshine The Thought Verification Zone: The Community 4th 2025 The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Culinary Class Wars 5th 2026 The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Better Late than Single
Best Acting Edition Year Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Actor Best New Actress 1st 2022 Lee Jung-jae Kim Go-eun Lee Hak-joo Kim Shin-rok Koo Kyo-hwan HoYeon Jung 2nd 2023 Ha Jung-woo Bae Suzy Lee Dong-hwi Lim Ji-yeon Park Ji-hoon Shin Ye-eun 3rd 2024 Yim Si-wan Park Bo-young Ahn Jae-hong Geum Hae-na Lee Jung-ha Go Youn-jung 4th 2025 Ju Ji-hoon IU Lee Kwang-soo Yeom Hye-ran Choo Young-woo Kim Min-ha 5th 2026 Park Hae-soo Shin Hae-sun Yoon Kyung-ho Park Bo-kyung Kim Jae-won Jeon So-young
Best Entertainer Edition Year Best Male Entertainer Best Female Entertainer Best New Male Entertainer Best New Female Entertainer 1st 2022 Kang Ho-dong Celeb Five Kai Joo Hyun-young 2nd 2023 Yoo Jae-suk Joo Hyun-young Dex Kim Ah-young 3rd 2024 Shin Dong-yup Jang Do-yeon Kwak Joon-bin Yoon Ga-i 4th 2025 Kian84 Lee Soo-ji Moon Sang-hoon Mimi 5th 2026 Top Excellence: Kim Won-hun Excellence: Joo Woo-jae Top Excellence: Kim Sook Excellence: Jung Yi-rang Kim Kyu-won Yoon
Popularity Awards Edition Year Popular Star Awards OST Popularity Award 1st 2022 Jung Hae-in Han Hyo-joo Kang Daniel Lee Yong-jin Park Jae-chan Park Seo-ham 2nd 2023 Park Jae-chan Kim Yeon-koung Cha Eun-woo Lee Kwang-soo colspan="2" Park Jae-chan – "Our Season" 3rd 2024 Dex Miyeon Choi Woo-shik Park Ji-yoon colspan="2" Zhang Hao – "I Wanna Know" 4th 2025 Park Bo-gum IU Lee Hye-ri Lee Joon-hyuk colspan="2" Yeonjun – "Boyfriend" 5th 2026 Byeon Woo-seok Go Youn-jung Yoo Jae-suk Lee Soo-ji colspan="2" An Yu-jin – "Sad Saltiness"
Special Awards Edition Year Award Winner 1st 2022 colspan="2" 2nd 2023 Whynot Award Choi Hyun-wook 3rd 2024 An Yu-jin 4th 2025 LG Uplus Positive Influence Award Ji Ye-eun 5th 2026 Global Icon Award with Lavien Cosmetic Go Youn-jung
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