61st Baeksang Arts Awards


The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was held at COEX, Seoul on May 5, 2025, at 20:00. It will be 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, 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 emphasized in bold. Nominees are listed per official website.

Film

Films with multiple awards

The following films received multiple awards:
WinsFilms
3Uprising
2Harbin
2Revolver

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilms
5Harbin
5Love in the Big City
5Revolver
5Uprising
4House of the Seasons
4The Land of Morning Calm
3Dark Nuns
3Handsome Guys
3Jeong-sun
3Pilot
2Escape
2Hidden Face
2I, the Executioner
2The Match

Broadcasting

Broadcasting programs with multiple awards

The following broadcasting programs received multiple awards:
WinsBroadcasting programs
4When Life Gives You Tangerines
2Doubt
2Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

Broadcasting programs with multiple nominations

The following broadcasting programs received multiple nominations:
NominationsBroadcasting programs
8When Life Gives You Tangerines
6Doubt
5Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
5Lovely Runner
5The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
4The Tale of Lady Ok
3Good Partner
2Culinary Class Wars
2Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard
2Family Matters
2Study Group

Special Awards

The voting for the Prizm Popularity Award was held from April 23, at 12:00 to May 2, at 16:00 via Prizm app.
AwardsRecipient
Prizm Popularity Award (Male)Byeon Woo-seok
Prizm Popularity Award (Female)Kim Hye-yoon