62nd Baeksang Arts Awards Nominations: Our Unwritten Seoul, Can This Love Be Translated, Bon Appetit Top Contenders - FULL LIST

62nd

Baeksang Arts Awards announced its big nominations on April 13. Touted as South Korea's biggest honours in entertainment, the awards raise a toast to the best in film, television, and theatre across genres of storytelling. With names like Our Unwritten Seoul, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Made in Korea, and Can This Love Be Translated? competing across top categories, its 2026 edition promises another round of a glittering event with the who's who of the fraternity walking down the red carpet and picking major trophies. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on May 8 in the presence of the biggest names in Korean entertainment.

62nd Baeksang Arts Awards Nominations - Full List

TV BROADCAST

Best Picture

• tvN Our Unwritten Seoul
• JTBC Manager Kim
• Netflix You and Everything Else
• Disney Plus Low Life
• tvN Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

Best Director

• Director Park Shin Woo (Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Director Woo Min Ho (Disney Plus’s Made in Korea)
• Director Yoo Young Eun (Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?)
• Director Cho Young Min (Netflix’s You and Everything Else)
• Director Cho Hyun Tak (JTBC’s Manager Kim)

Best Screenplay

• Writer Kwon Jong Kwan (Netflix’s The Price of Confession)
• Writer Song Hye Jin (Netflix’s You and Everything Else)
• Writer Lee Kang (tvN Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Writer Lee Sun (KBS 2TV To My Beloved Thief)
• Writer Choo Song Yeon (Netflix’s The Art of Sarah)

Best Actor

• Ryu Seung Ryong (JTBC’s Manager Kim)
• Park Jin Young (tvN Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Junho (tvN Typhoon Family)
• Ji Sung (MBC The Judge Returns)
• Hyun Bin (Disney Plus’s Made in Korea)

Best Actress

• Kim Go Eun (Netflix’s You and Everything Else)
• Park Bo Young (tvN Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Park Ji Hyun (Netflix’s You and Everything Else)
• Shin Hae Sun (Netflix’s The Art of Sarah)
• YoonA (tvN Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)

Best Supporting Actor

• Kim Gun Woo (Netflix’s You and Everything Else)
• Yoo Seung Mok (JTBC Manager Kim)
• Yoo Jae Myung (JTBC Love Me)
• Jang Seung Jo (Netflix’s As You Stood By)
• Jin Sun Kyu (Netflix’s Aema)

Best Supporting Actress

• Myung Se Bin (Manager Kim)
• Won Mi Kyung (tvN Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Lee Edam (Netflix’s The Art of Sarah)
• Lim Soo Jung (Disney Plus’s Low Life)
• Ha Yoon Kyung (tvN Undercover Miss Hong)

Best New Actor

• Kim Jin Wook (Disney Plus’s Low Life)
• Bae Na Ra (Netflix’s Weak Hero Class 2)
• Lee Chae Min (tvN Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)
• Jung Jun Won (tvN Resident Playbook)
• Hong Min Gi (KBS 2TV To My Beloved Thief)

Best New Actress

• Kim Min (Disney Plus’s Low Life)
• Bang Hyo Rin (Netflix’s Aema)
• Shin Sia (tvN Resident Playbook)
• Jeon So Young (ENA Honour)
• Choi Ji Su (tvN Undercover Miss Hong)

Best Male Entertainer

• Kwak Beom
• Kian84
• Kim Won Hun
• Lee Seo Jin
• Choo Sung Hoon

Best Female Entertainer

• Kim Yeon Koung
• Seorina
• Lee Su Ji
• Jang Do Youn
• Hong Jin Kyung

MOVIE

Best Picture

• The Final Semester
• Good News
• The World of Love
• No Other Choice
• The King’s Warden

Best Director

• Director Kim Do Yeong (Once We Were Us)
• Director Park Chan Wook (No Other Choice)
• Director Byun Sung Hyun (Good News)
• Director Yoon Ga Eun (The World of Love)
• Director Jang Hang Jun (The King’s Warden)

Best New Director

• Director Kwon Yong Jae (The Price of Goodbye)
• Director Kim Soo Jin (Noise)
• Director Kim Yong Hwan (Your Letter)
• Director Park Joon Ho (3670)
• Director Jang Byung Ki (When This Summer is Over)

Best Screenplay

• Director Park Joon Ho (3670)
• Director Byun Sung Hyun & Writer Lee Jin Sung (Good News)
• Director Yeon Sang Ho (The Ugly)
• Director Yoon Ga Eun (The World of Love)
• Writer Im Na Mu (People and Meat)

Best Art

• Editor Kim Sang Bum & Kim Ho Bin (Good News)
• Cinematographer Kim Woo Hyung (No Other Choice)
• Art Director Lee Mok Won (The Ugly)
• Music Director Lee Min Hwi (Pavane)
• VFX Supervisors Jung Sung Jin & Kim Woo Chul (Omniscient Reader: The Prophet)

Best Actor

• Koo Kyo Hwan (Once We Were Us)
• Park Jung Min (The Ugly)
• Yoo Hai Jin (The King’s Warden)
• Lee Byung Hun (No Other Choice)
• Hong Kyung (Good News)

Best Actress

• Ko A Sung (Pavane)
• Moon Ga Young (Once We Were Us)
• Son Ye Jin (No Other Choice)
• Lee Hye Young (The Old Woman With The Knife)
• Han Yeri (Spring Night)

Best Supporting Actor

• Ryu Seung Bum (Good News)
• Park Hae Jun (HUMINT)
• Yoo Ji Tae (The King’s Warden)
• Lee Sung Min (No Other Choice)
• Jang Yong (People and Meat)

Best Supporting Actress

• Shin Sae Kyeong (HUMINT)
• Shin Hyun Bin (The Ugly)
• Yeom Hye Ran (No Other Choice)
• Chang Hyae Jin (The World of Love)
• Jeon Mido (The King’s Warden)

Best New Actor

• Moon Sang Min (Pavane)
• Park Ji Hoon (The King’s Warden)
• Ahn Hyo Seop (Omniscient Reader: The Prophet)
• Yoo Lee Ha (The Final Semester)
• Cho You Hyun (3670)

Best New Actress

• Seo Su Bin (The World of Love)
• Shin Sia (Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight)
• Shin Eun Soo (Love Untangled)
• Chae Won Been (YADANG: The Snitch)
• Choi Yuri (My Daughter is a Zombie)

About Baeksang Arts Awards 2026

The Broadcast, Movie, Theater, and Musical candidates were chosen among projects that aired or were released between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. For broadcasts, candidates were chosen among programs that have aired at least one third of the series as of March 31, 2026. For Best New Actor, those who have starred in no more than three productions were eligible to be nominated.