61st Baeksang Arts Awards
2025 edition of award ceremony
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The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제61회 백상예술대상) ceremony was held at COEX, Seoul on May 5, 2025, at 20:00 (KST). It will be broadcast live simultaneously in South Korea on JTBC, JTBC2, JTBC4, Naver TV, CHZZK, and internationally on Prizm.[2][3]
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| Date | May 5, 2025 |
| Site | COEX Hall D, Seoul |
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| Official website | www |
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| Ratings | 2.821%[1] |
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6][7] Nominees are listed per official website.[5]
Film
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Films with multiple awards
The following films received multiple awards:
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
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| 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 |
Broadcasting
Broadcasting programs with multiple awards
The following broadcasting programs received multiple awards:
| Wins | Broadcasting programs |
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| 4 | When Life Gives You Tangerines |
| 2 | Doubt |
| Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born |
Broadcasting programs with multiple nominations
The following broadcasting programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Broadcasting programs |
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| 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 |
Theater
Baeksang Theater |
Young Theater |
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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.[8]