Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 full winners list: Byeon Woo Seok, Kim Tae Ri, When Life Gives You Tangerines, Ju Ji Hoon win big
The Baeksang, South Korea's biggest awards night honouring the year's best storytelling, drama, and actors across film, television, and theatre, aired its 61st edition on April 5, 2025. The results are out, and there are some major shocks and surprises. While one of the most talked-about K-dramas, When Life Gives You Tangerines, snagged a few major wins, its actors, Park Bo Gum and IU, unfortunately, lost their Best Actor and Actress awards. Meanwhile, the second most talked-about show, Lovely Runner, also saw its actors lose the race; however, they did win the popularity vote. Here is the complete winners list.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 winners
When Life Gives You Tangerines wins the Best Drama award
Netflix hit When Life Gives You Tangerines, inspired by a real-life Jeju couple and starring Park Bo Gum and IU in the lead roles, has won the Baeksang Award in the Best Drama category. The show revolves around Oh Ae Sun and her life partner Gwan Sik, who have remained inseparable since childhood. The childhood sweethearts turned lovers get married early and battle life's hardships, smiling through every tangerine (lemon) thrown at them by life, while sticking together and facing it all—raising a family, getting their kids married, and just as life goes on, thinking the next spring might be better. The slice-of-life K-drama was hailed as one of the most relevant shows in recent times. The drama was up against Lovely Runner, The Tale of Lady Ok, Doubt, and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. The show received a total of 8 nods, followed by Doubt that received 6, and the rest at five. When Life Gives You Tangerines also snagged awards in categories like Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Choi Dae Hoon), and Best Supporting Actress (Yeom Hye Ran).
The Best in Film category
The Best Film Award went to Harbin, which stars Hyun Bin. The film was up against Love In The Big City, Revolver, House of the Seasons, and Uprising. Meanwhile, the Best Director award in the film category went to Oh Seungwook for the movie Revolver. The Best Actress award went to Jeon Doyeon for her character in Revolver. She was up against Kim Geunsoo, Song Hyekyo, Cho Yeojeong, and Kim Goeun. The Best Actor award went to Cho Jungseok for his role in the film Pilot. He was up against Yoon Joosang, Lee Byunghun, Lee Heejoon, and Hyun Bin.
Full winner list: 61st Baeksang Arts
Film Category
Daesang (Grand Prize):
Culinary Class Wars — WINNER
Best Film:
Harbin — WINNER
Love in the Big City
Revolver
House of the Seasons
Uprising
Best Director:
Oh Seung Wook – Revolver — WINNER
Park Yi Woong – The Land of Morning Calm
Woo Min Ho – Harbin
Lee Eon Hee – Love in the Big City
Lee Jong Pil – Escape
Best New Director:
Oh Jung Min – House of the Seasons — WINNER
Kim Se Hwee – Following
Nam Dong Hyeop – Handsome Guys
Lee Mi Rang – Concerning My Daughter
Jung Ji Hye – Jeong-Sun
Best Actor:
Jo Jung Suk – Pilot — WINNER
Yoon Joo Sang – The Land of Morning Calm
Lee Byung Hun – The Match
Lee Hee Joon – Handsome Guys
Hyun Bin – Harbin
Best Actress:
Jeon Do Yeon – Revolver — WINNER
Kim Go Eun – Love in the Big City
Kim Geum Soon – Jeong-Sun
Song Hye Kyo – Dark Nuns
Cho Yeo Jeong – Hidden Face
Best Supporting Actor:
Yoo Jae Myung – Land of Happiness — WINNER
Koo Kyo Hwan – Escape
Park Jung Min – Uprising
Jung Hae In – I, the Executioner
Jo Woo Jin – Harbin
Best Supporting Actress:
Claudia Kim – A Normal Family — WINNER
Gong Seung Yeon – Handsome Guys
Lim Ji Yeon – Revolver
Jeon Yeo Been – Dark Nuns
Han Sun Hwa – Pilot
Best New Actor:
Jung Sung Il – Uprising — WINNER
Kang Seung Ho – House of the Seasons
Noh Sang Hyun – Love in the Big City
Moon Woo Jin – Dark Nuns
Jang Sung Bum – Work To Do
Best New Actress:
Roh Yoon Seo – Hear Me: Our Summer — WINNER
Park Ji Hyun – Hidden Face
Lee Myung Ha – Mimang
Hyeri – Victory
Ha Seo Yoon – Streaming
Best Screenplay:
Shin Chul, Park Chan Wook – Uprising — WINNER
Kim Hyung Joo, Yoon Jong Bin – The Match
Park Yi Woong – The Land of Morning Calm
Oh Seung Wook, Joo Byul – Revolver
Oh Jung Min – House of the Seasons
Best Technical Direction:
Jo Young Wook – Uprising (music) — WINNER
Park Byung Joo – Wonderland (VFX)
Yoo Sang Seop, Jang Han Seung – I, the Executioner (action)
Lee Seo Jin – Pilot (makeup)
Hong Kyung Pyo – Harbin (camera)
Gucci Impact Award:
The Land of Morning Calm — WINNER
Blesser
Love in the Big City
The Voices of the Silenced
Jeong-Sun
TV/Drama Category
Daesang (Grand Prize):
Hong Kyung Pyo (cinematography) – Harbin — WINNER
Best Drama:
When Life Gives You Tangerines — WINNER
Lovely Runner
The Tale of Lady Ok
Doubt
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
Best Director:
Song Yeon Hwa – Doubt — WINNER
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
Best Screenplay:
Best Actor:
Ju Ji Hoon – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call — WINNER
Park Bo Gum – When Life Gives You Tangerines
Byeon Woo Seok – Lovely Runner
Lee Jun Hyuk – Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard
Han Suk Kyu – Doubt
Best Actress:
Kim Tae Ri – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born — WINNER
Go Min Si – The Frog
Kim Hye Yoon – Lovely Runner
IU – When Life Gives You Tangerines
Jang Nara – Good Partner
Best Supporting Actor:
Choi Dae Hoon – When Life Gives You Tangerines — WINNER
Kim Jun Han – Good Partner
Roh Jae Won – Squid Game 2
Yoon Kyung Ho – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
Hyeon Bong Sik – Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard
Best Supporting Actress:
Yeom Hye Ran – When Life Gives You Tangerines — WINNER
Kim Guk Hee – Family Matters
Kim Jae Hwa – The Tale of Lady Ok
Oh Kyung Hwa – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Jung Eun Chae – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Best New Actor:
Choo Young Woo – The Tale of Lady Ok — WINNER
Kim Jung Jin – Doubt
Song Geon Hee – Lovely Runner
Cha Woo Min – Study Group
Heo Nam Jun – Your Honor
Best New Actress:
Chae Won Bin – Doubt — WINNER
Kim Tae Yeon – When Life Gives You Tangerines
Roh Jeong Eui – The Witch
Jo Yoon Soo – The Tyrant
Ha Young – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
Best Variety Show:
Punghyanggo — WINNER
Iron Girls
Stage Fighter
Ajossi's Life
Culinary Class Wars
Best Educational Show:
Special-Hakjeon — WINNER
Docuprime — Where Is My Final Home
Just Family
Saddle the Wind with You 2
Shaman: Whispers from the Dead
Best Technical Direction:
Best Male Entertainer:
Shin Dong Yup — WINNER
Kim Won Hoon
Dex
Sung Si Kyung
Yoo Jae Suk
Best Female Entertainer:
Lee Soo Ji — WINNER
Jang Do Yeon
Ji Ye Eun
Haewon
Hong Jin Kyung
Popularity Award (Male):
Byeon Woo Seok — WINNER
Popularity Award (Female):
Kim Hye Yoon — WINNER
Theatre Category
Baeksang Theatre Award:
Tungso-sori – Seoul Metropolitan Theatre — WINNER
Gumi-sik – Dolpagu
Jews of Malta – Extreme Jeok
The Eldest Daughters – Project Island
Jincheonsa – Cornerstone
Young Theatre Award:
Gongnori Club – Dried Pepper and Peach Scent Lipstick — WINNER
Common Theatre – Romance of Extinction
A.N.D Theatre – Yuwon
Lee Seung Won – The Segal
Lee Tae Rin – Choi Young Woo, a Korean born in 1923
Best Acting in Theatre:
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