The 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards hand out 15 competitive prizes on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, with KBS2 carrying the ceremony. Na Hong-jin’s HOPE leads the field with 10 nominations, Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love follows with 8, and the 16-million-admission hit The King’s Warden has 7. Fans can still vote in the Celebchamp app until the ceremony.
Updated November 8, 2026. Nominee list from the organizer’s October 28 announcement as reported by Sports Kyunghyang and Soompi.
Date, venue and how the 2026 ceremony works
Blue Dragon is the film award organized by Sports Chosun, and it is the one Korean film fans tend to watch most closely in late autumn. The 2026 edition is the 47th. Winners will be announced live on November 25 at KBS Hall, the same Yeouido venue used in recent years, and the show is set to air on KBS2.
This year’s shortlist came out on October 28. It was built from two inputs gathered between October 13 and October 25: scores from an expert panel and a first round of online voting. The final list covers 18 films across 15 competitive categories.
For comparison, the 46th ceremony took place on November 19, 2025, when Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice won Best Film and five other trophies, and Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin took Best Actor and Best Actress. This year’s ceremony sits about a week later in the calendar.
Best Picture and Best Director: five films, five directors
The two top categories line up exactly. Every Best Picture nominee also has its director in the Best Director race, so the night’s biggest question is which film gets the matching pair.
| Film | Director | Total nominations |
|---|---|---|
| HOPE | Na Hong-jin | 10 |
| Colony | Yeon Sang-ho | 6 |
| The King’s Warden | Jang Hang-jun | 7 |
| The World of Love | Yoon Ga-eun | 5 |
| The Assassin(s) | Hur Jin-ho | 5 |
HOPE is set at a fictional port on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone, where a local official played by Hwang Jung-min goes to check a report that a tiger has appeared. Its 10 nominations include cinematography and lighting, music, art direction, editing and technical achievement, so it has the widest spread of chances across the evening. The King’s Warden brings the box-office argument: Sports Kyunghyang reports it drew more than 16 million admissions, second on Korea’s all-time list.
Possible Love, with 8 nominations, is missing from Best Picture and Best Director but appears in acting, screenplay, music, cinematography and editing. The film has been streaming on Netflix since November 6.
Acting categories at a glance
| Category | Nominees (film) |
|---|---|
| Best Actor | Koo Kyo-hwan (Once We Were Us), Park Hae-il (The Assassin(s)), Sul Kyung-gu (Possible Love), Yoo Hae-jin (The King’s Warden), Zo In-sung (HOPE) |
| Best Actress | Ko A-seong (Pavane), Mun Ka-young (Once We Were Us), Shin Min-ah (The Eyes), Lee Jung-eun (The Journey to Gyeongju), Jeon Do-yeon (Possible Love) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Koo Kyo-hwan (Colony), Oh Jung-se (Wild Sing), Um Mun-suk (HOPE), Lee Min-ho (The Assassin(s)), Zo In-sung (Possible Love) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Shin-rock (Colony), Park Ji-hyun (Wild Sing), Jang Hye-jin (The World of Love), Jeon Mi-do (The King’s Warden), Cho Yeo-jeong (Possible Love) |
| Best New Actor | Moon Sang-min (Pavane), Moon Ji-hoon (Tazza 4), Park Ji-hoon (The King’s Warden), Lee Jong-won (Salmjokji: Whispering Water), Joo Min-hyeong (Funky Freaky Freaks) |
| Best New Actress | Kim Si-ah (Summer’s Camera), Seo Su-bin (The World of Love), Lee Yeon (The Journey to Gyeongju), Jang Da-ah (Salmjokji: Whispering Water), Jung Ho-yeon (HOPE) |
Two actors are nominated twice. Zo In-sung is up for Best Actor for HOPE and Best Supporting Actor for Possible Love. Koo Kyo-hwan is up for Best Actor for Once We Were Us and Best Supporting Actor for Colony. Neither can win the same category twice, but either could take home two trophies.
Former Wanna One member Park Ji-hoon is nominated for Best New Actor for The King’s Warden. He is also on the performer lineup for the 2026 Asia Artist Awards in December.
Craft categories and the full film list
| Category | Nominated films |
|---|---|
| Best Screenplay | Possible Love, The Journey to Gyeongju, Good News, The World of Love, The King’s Warden |
| Cinematography and Lighting | Possible Love, Colony, Good News, HOPE, HUMINT |
| Music | Possible Love, Once We Were Us, Wild Sing, Pavane, HOPE |
| Art Direction | Good News, The Assassin(s), The King’s Warden, Pavane, HOPE |
| Editing | Possible Love, Good News, Once We Were Us, HOPE, HUMINT |
| Technical Achievement | Colony (SFX makeup), Salmjokji (sound), Wild Sing (costume), HOPE (SFX), HUMINT (stunts) |
| Best New Director | Kwon Yong-jae, Kim Mi-jo, Divine Sung, Lee Sang-min, Han Chang-lok |
Note that Good News appears in four craft categories without an acting or Best Picture nomination. HUMINT, the third 2026 release for Zo In-sung, shows up in cinematography, editing and technical achievement for its stunt work.
How to vote and how much the fan vote counts
Fan voting opened on November 2 in the mobile app Celebchamp. It covers 16 categories: all 15 competitive awards plus the Chungjungone Popular Star Award. According to the organizer’s announcement, the combined fan result counts the same as the vote of one expert judge, so it can tip a close race but cannot decide one alone.
- Install Celebchamp on iOS or Android and create an account.
- Open the Blue Dragon Film Awards event page in the app.
- Vote category by category. Craft categories may close earlier than the acting and Best Picture races, so check each category’s deadline in the app.
- Come back on November 25 for the live results.
How to watch from outside Korea
The ceremony airs in Korea on KBS2 on November 25. KBS posts the exact start time on its broadcast schedule shortly before the day, so check the KBS2 listings during ceremony week. Viewers abroad usually rely on clips posted by KBS and Blue Dragon’s official social channels after the show.
| Your city | Difference from Seoul (KST, UTC+9) | Example: 8:00 p.m. KST is |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17 hours behind | 3:00 a.m., same day |
| New York | 14 hours behind | 6:00 a.m., same day |
| London | 9 hours behind | 11:00 a.m., same day |
| Manila / Singapore | 1 hour behind | 7:00 p.m., same day |
| Sydney | 2 hours ahead | 10:00 p.m., same day |
To catch up before the ceremony, Possible Love is streaming on Netflix. Availability of the other nominees varies by country, so search each title in your local streaming apps.
Common mistakes
- Mixing it up with the Blue Dragon Series Awards. That show covers streaming dramas and took place in July.
- Assuming the fan vote decides winners. It counts as one judge’s vote.
- Searching only the English title. Several films are better known by their Korean titles, so use both when you look for streaming options.
- Waiting for the last day to vote. Some categories close before the ceremony.
FAQ
When is the 2026 Blue Dragon Film Awards?
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul.
Which film has the most nominations?
Na Hong-jin’s HOPE, with 10.
Where is the ceremony broadcast?
KBS2 in Korea. Check the KBS2 schedule for the start time during ceremony week.
Can international fans vote?
Voting runs in the Celebchamp app. Download and sign-up rules are set by the app.
Who won last year?
No Other Choice won Best Film at the 46th edition on November 19, 2025, with Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin winning the lead acting awards.
Is <em>Possible Love</em> nominated for Best Picture?
No. It has 8 nominations in acting and craft categories but is not in Best Picture or Best Director.
Sources
- Soompi: 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards announces nominees (Oct 28, 2026)
- Sports Kyunghyang: Blue Dragon nominees announced (Oct 28, 2026)
- SBS News: HOPE earns 10 nominations (Korean)
- Insight: fan voting opens November 2 in Celebchamp (Korean)
- Wikipedia: 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- What’s on Netflix: Possible Love on Netflix, Nov 6
Sources checked November 8, 2026.