Who Will Win The Blue Dragon Series Awards?
In just one day k-drama fans will find out which Korean drama and actor takes home the prize at the Blue Dragon Series Awards. The series awards, a spinoff of the annual Blue Dragon Film Awards, was launched in 2022 in response to the growing global streaming market. The awards ceremony will feature a variety of presenters, including actors Park Bo-young, Yim Si-wan, Go Youn-jung, Ahn Eun-jin and Jeon Do-yeon. Nominees were selected through online voting as well as evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.
The nominees for best drama are Family Matters, Way Back Love, Karma, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Best actor nominees are Park Bo-gum for When Life Gives You Tangerines, Park Hae-soo for Karma, Lee Byung-hun for Squid Game 2, Lee Jun-hyuk for Dongjae, The Good or the Bastard and Ju i-hoon for The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.
Cha Joo-young stars in the historical k-drama 'The Queen Who Crowns.'
Best actress nominations went to Park Eun-bin for Hyper Knife, Seo Hyun-jin for The Trunk, IU for When Life Gives You Tangerines, Hyeri for Friendly Rivalry and Cha Joo-young for The Queen Who Crowns.
Best supporting actor nominations went to Park Byung-eun for Hyper Knife, Yoon Kyung-ho for The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Lee Kwang-soo for Karma, Lee Jun-young for Weak Hero Class 2 and Choi Dae-hoon for When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Best supporting actress nominations went to Gong Seung-yeon for Karma, Kim Guk-hee for Family Matters, Claudia Kim for Gyeongseong Creature 2, Yeom Hye-ran for When Life Gives You Tangerines and Jung Eun-chae for Your Honor.
Choo Young-woo received a Best New Actor nomination for his role in 'The Trauma Code: Heroes On ... More Call.'
Bets new actor nominations went to Kang You-seok for When Life Gives You Tangerines, Lomon for Family Matters, Bae Hyeon-seong for Gyeongseong Creatures 2, Choo Young-woo for The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and Heo Nam-jun for Your Honor.
Best new actress nominations at the Blue Dragon Series Awards went to Kim Min-ha for Way Back Love, Lee Su-hyun for Family Matters, Lee Yi-dam for The Queen Who Crowns, Chung Su-bin for Friendly Rivalry and Ha Young for The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call. Which drama would you vote for? Which actors ranked high on your list?
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