The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony was held at COEX in Seoul on May 5, 2025, at 20:00 (KST). It was broadcast live simultaneously in South Korea on JTBC, JTBC2, JTBC4, Naver TV, CHZZK, and internationally on Prizm.
It is one of South Korea's most prestigious award shows, recognizing excellence in film, television, and theatre, through strict screening conducted by 60 professional evaluators, judges in the industry, and a group of experts. This year, the existing television category has been renamed to "Broadcasting" to reflect evolving content consumption trends. This change aligns with the shift from traditional cable or terrestrial television channels to a broader range of platforms, including websites and mobile streaming services.
The nominees were announced on April 7, 2025, via its official website. All works released from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, were eligible for nominations.
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo of Harbin in the film division and entertainment program Culinary Class Wars in the broadcasting division. Uprising was the most winning films with three awards, while When Life Gives You Tangerines also had the most wins of four in the broadcasting division. Yeom Hye-ran won Best Supporting Actress for two consecutive years.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Nominees are listed per official website.
Film + Hong Kyung-pyo (cinematographer) – Harbin Harbin Love in the Big City Revolver House Of The Seasons Uprising Oh Seung-uk – Revolver Park Ri-woong – The Land of Morning Calm Woo Min-ho – Harbin – Love in the Big City Lee Jong-pil – Escape Oh Jung-min – House of the Seasons Kim Se-hwi – Following Nam Dong-hyeop – Handsome Guys Lee Mi-rang – Jung Ji-hye – Jeong-sun Jo Jung-suk – Pilot as Han Jung-woo Yoon Joo-sang – The Land of Morning Calm as Yeong-guk Lee Byung-hun – The Match as Cho Hun-hyun Lee Hee-joon – Handsome Guys as Park Sang-goo Hyun Bin – Harbin as An Jung-geun Jeon Do-yeon – Revolver as Ha Soo-young Kim Go-eun – Love in the Big City as Jae-hee – Jeong-sun as Jeong-sun Song Hye-kyo – Dark Nuns as Sister Junia / Kang Seong-ae Cho Yeo-jeong – Hidden Face as Shin Soo-yeon Yoo Jae-myung – Land of Happiness as Jeon Sang-doo Koo Kyo-hwan – Escape as Major Lee Hyun-sang Park Jeong-min – Uprising as Lee Jong-ryeo Jung Hae-in – I, the Executioner as Park Sun-woo Jo Woo-jin – Harbin as Kim Sang-hyun Claudia Kim – A Normal Family as Ji-su Gong Seung-yeon – Handsome Guys as Kim Mi-na Lim Ji-yeon – Revolver as Jeong Yoon-sun Jeon Yeo-been – Dark Nuns as Sister Michaela / Lee Soo-young Han Sun-hwa – Pilot as Han Jung-mi Jung Sung-il – Uprising as Genshin Kang Seung-ho – House of the Seasons as Sung Jin Noh Sang-hyun – Love in the Big City as Heung-soo Moon Woo-jin – Dark Nuns as Hee-joon Jang Sung-bum – Work to Do as Joon-hee Roh Yoon-seo – Hear Me: Our Summer as Seo Yeo-reum Park Ji-hyun – Hidden Face as Mi-joo Lee Myung-ha – Mimang as woman Lee Hye-ri – Victory as Chu Pil-sun Ha Seo-yoon – Streaming as Matilda Shin Chul, Park Chan-wook – Uprising Kim Hyung-joo, Yoon Jong-bin – The Match Park Yi-woong – The Land of Morning Calm Oh Seung-uk, Joo Byul – Revolver Oh Jung-min – House of the Seasons Jo Yeong-wook (Score) – Uprising Park Byung-joo (VFX) – Wonderland Yoo Sang-seop, Jang Han-seung (Stunt) – I, the Executioner Lee Seo-jin (Makeup) – Pilot Hong Kyung-pyo (Cinematography) – Harbin The Land of Morning Calm
Love in the Big City The Voices Of The Silenced Jeong-sun
Films with multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations: Nominations Films 5 Harbin Love in the Big City Revolver Uprising 4 House of the Seasons The Land of Morning Calm 3 Dark Nuns Handsome Guys Jeong-sun Pilot 2 Escape Hidden Face I, the Executioner The Match
Films with multiple awards The following films received multiple awards: Wins Films3Uprising2 Harbin Revolver
Broadcasting + Culinary Class Wars (entertainment program) (Netflix)|- | style="width:50%" | | style="width:50%" | |- | style="vertical-align:top" | When Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix) Lovely Runner (tvN) The Tale of Lady Ok (JTBC) Doubt (MBC) The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (Netflix) | style="vertical-align:top" | Punghyanggo (DdeunDdeun's YouTube Channel) Iron Girls (tvN) Stage Fighter (Mnet) The Rest of Ajo's Life (Choo Sung-hoon's YouTube Channel) Culinary Class Wars (Netflix) |- | style="width:50%" | | style="width:50%" | |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Special-Hakjeon (SBS) Docuprime : Where's My Last Home (EBS 1TV) Just Family (Wavve) Saddle the Wind with You 2 (MBC Wonju) Shaman: Whispers from the Dead (TVING)
| style="vertical-align:top" | – Doubt Kim Won-seok – When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Hee-won – Light Shop Lee Do-yoon – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Jung Ji-in – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Ju Ji-hoon – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call as Baek Kang-hyuk Park Bo-gum – When Life Gives You Tangerines as Yang Gwan-sik Byeon Woo-seok – Lovely Runner as Ryu Sun-jae Lee Joon-hyuk – Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard as Seo Dong-jae Han Suk-kyu – Doubt as Jang Tae-su Kim Tae-ri – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born as Yoon Jeong-nyeon Go Min-si – The Frog as Yoo Seong-a Kim Hye-yoon – Lovely Runner as Im Sol IU – When Life Gives You Tangerines as Oh Ae-sun / Yang Geum-myeong Jang Na-ra – Good Partner as Cha Eun-kyung Choi Dae-hoon – When Life Gives You Tangerines as Bu Sang-gil Kim Jun-han – Good Partner as Jung Woo-jin Roh Jae-won – Squid Game 2 as Nam-gyu (Player 124) Yoon Kyung-ho – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call as Han Yoo-rim Hyeon Bong-sik – Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard as Jo Byeong-gun Yeom Hye-ran – When Life Gives You Tangerines as Jeon Gwang-rye Kim Gook-hee – Family Matters as Oh Gil-ja Kim Jae-hwa – The Tale of Lady Ok as Mak Sim Oh Gyeong-hwa – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born as Yoon Jung-ja Jung Eun-chae – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born as Moon Ok-gyeong Choo Young-woo – The Tale of Lady Ok as Song Seo-in / Cheon Seung-hwi / Sung Yoon-gyeom – Doubt as Choi Young-min Song Geon-hee – Lovely Runner as Kim Tae-sung Cha Woo-min – Study Group as Pi Han-wool Heo Nam-jun – Your Honor as Kim Sang-hyuk Chae Won-bin – Doubt as Jang Ha-bin Kim Tae-yeon – When Life Gives You Tangerines as Child Ae-sun Roh Jeong-eui – The Witch as Park Mi-jeong Jo Yoon-su – The Tyrant as Chae Ja-kyung Ha Young – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call as Cheon Jang-mi Shin Dong-yup Kim Won-hoon Dex Sung Si-kyung Yoo Jae-suk Lee Soo-ji Jang Do-yeon Ji Ye-eun Haewon Hong Jin-kyung Lim Sang-choon – When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Jung-min – Family Matters Park Ji-sook – The Tale of Lady Ok Lee Si-eun – Lovely Runner – Good Partner Jang Yeong-gyu (Score) – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Lee Young-joo (Production Design) – Culinary Class Wars Lee Jin-suk, Lee Deok-hoon (Cinematography) – Doubt Jo Dong-hyuk (Stunt) – Study Group Hong Jung-ho, Lee Seung-je, Kim Dae-joon, Kim Jung-min (VFX) – Hellbound 2
Broadcasting programs with multiple nominations The following broadcasting programs received multiple nominations: Nominations Broadcasting programs 8 When Life Gives You Tangerines 6 Doubt 5 Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Lovely Runner The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call 4 The Tale of Lady Ok 3 Good Partner 2 Culinary Class Wars Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard Family Matters Study Group
Broadcasting programs with multiple awards The following broadcasting programs received multiple awards: Wins Broadcasting programs4 When Life Gives You Tangerines2 Doubt Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Theater + Tungso-sori – Seoul Metropolitan Theater Gumi-sik – Dolpagu Jews of Malta – Extreme Jeok The Eldest Daughters – Project Island Jincheon recommended play Jincheonsa recommended by Jincheon – Cornerstone | style="vertical-align:top" | Gongnori Club (theater) – Dried Pepper and Peach Scent Lipstick Common Theatre (theater) – Romance of Extinction A.N.D Theatre (theater) – Yuwon Lee Seung-won (director) – The Segal Lee Tae-rin (director) – Choi Young-woo, a Korean born in 1923 Kwak Ji-sook – Jews of Malta Lee Jin-kyung – Women of the Earth Jeong Sae-byeol – The Sound of a Flute – Jincheon recommended play Jincheonsa recommended by Jincheon Choi Hee-jin – All
Special awards The voting for the Prizm Popularity Award was held from April 23, at 12:00 (KST) to May 2, at 16:00 (KST) via Prizm app.
Awards RecipientPrizm Popularity Award (Male)Byeon Woo-seokPrizm Popularity Award (Female)Kim Hye-yoon
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