Blue Dragon Film Awards 2026 Nominees and How to Watch

The 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards will be held at KBS Hall in Yeouido on November 25, 2026. KBS2 is scheduled to broadcast the ceremony. Nominees have been announced in 15 categories. Hope is nominated in 10 categories.

The nomination counts are based on Sports Chosun's announcement on October 28, 2026.

Ceremony Schedule and Key Information

The 47th ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. The venue is listed as KBS Hall in Yeouido. The official event schedule does not give a start time.

The date and venue can be checked in the ceremony entry on the official event schedule. The broadcast channel is specified in Sports Chosun's nominee announcement article. (Verified details: KBS2, 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards · Source: sportschosun.com · Checked on 2026-11-12) The broadcast start time will need to be checked later in the KBS program schedule.

What Are These Awards?

The Blue Dragon Film Awards recognize Korean films and the people who make them. They were launched in 1963 to support the development of Korean cinema. After a hiatus, the ceremony resumed in 1990. The history of their launch and revival is explained in Sports Chosun's article on the 40th ceremony's history.

This year's announced nominees span film, directing, acting, and production categories. Best Film and the acting awards are separate categories. To check whether a particular actor is nominated, look at the film associated with the nomination as well.

Best Film and Best Director Nominees

The directors of all 5 Best Film nominees are also nominated for Best Director. Matching them by film shows how the two categories line up. The table below reorganizes the organizer's nominee announcement.

Leading, Supporting, and New Actor Nominees

Acting nominations should be checked as pairs of actor names and nominated films. Some actors are nominated for different films. The category names in each table follow the organizer's announcement.

Best Actor and Best Actress

The leading actor nominees are as follows.

Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress

The supporting actor nominees are as follows.

Best New Actor and Best New Actress

The new actor nominees are as follows.

Best New Director and Production Category Nominees

The same announcement also included nominees for Best New Director and the production categories. The production category table is organized by nominated film. For the technical award, the table also identifies the technical field nominated for each film.

Best New Director

The Best New Director nominees can be checked by matching each director with their film.

Cinematography, Screenplay, Music, Art Direction, Editing, and Technical Categories

The nominated films in the production categories are listed below.

Comparing the Number of Nominated Categories by Film

According to the organizer's announced category counts, Hope leads with nominations in 10 categories. Possible Love is nominated in 8 categories. The King's Warden is nominated in 7 categories. These figures are not audience totals or numbers of awards won.

Possible Love has nominees in both leading actor categories and both supporting actor categories. It is not among the Best Film nominees. The number of nominated categories and a Best Film nomination should be considered separately. Nomination details for the major films can also be checked in SBS's report on the nominee announcement.

What to Watch For

The nominee list shows the range of categories in which each film is nominated and the films associated with each actor. These observations come from comparing the announced list. Nomination counts alone cannot predict the winners.

• The Best Film and Best Director categories feature the same films.
• Possible Love has nominees across all four leading and supporting actor categories.
• Koo Kyo-hwan and Jo In-sung are each nominated for leading and supporting roles in different films.

Recording only an actor's name makes it difficult to distinguish which film the nomination is for. For accuracy, records should include the ceremony number, category, actor, and film together. Nomination records and award wins should also be kept separately.

Watching the Broadcast and Attending in Person

The Blue Dragon Film Awards are scheduled to air on KBS2. The organizer's announcement identifies the channel. The official event schedule reviewed does not give a broadcast start time.

A venue announcement alone does not guarantee admission for the general public. The schedule reviewed does not provide ticket prices or booking outlets. Conditions for attending in person must be checked separately in the organizer's notices.

Distinguishing Event Years on the Official Schedule

The official schedule page still contains information about events from different years. The awards ceremony is listed under the 2026 schedule. The nominated-film screening event is listed for 2021. Events should not all be read as taking place this year simply because they appear on the same page.

The official website also displays information about the winners of the 46th ceremony. Nominees for the 47th ceremony must be distinguished from winners of previous ceremonies. Checking both the year and ceremony number can help prevent older records from being mixed in. These listings can be checked on the official website.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time does the ceremony start?

The official event schedule reviewed does not list a start time. It provides only the date and venue. The broadcast time will need to be checked separately in the KBS program schedule.

Do Hope's nominations in 10 categories mean it has won 10 awards?

They mean it is nominated in 10 categories. Nominations and wins are different records. The number of awards won can be counted after the results are announced.

Is Possible Love nominated for Best Film?

It is not on the Best Film nominee list. The organizer announced that it is nominated in 8 categories in total. Nominations in several categories do not mean a film has a Best Film nomination.

Are the 15 categories in the nominee announcement the total number of award categories?

The figure of 15 refers to the categories for which nominees were disclosed in this announcement. It should not be presented as the total number of award categories. The organizer's article separately included the Chung Jung One Popular Star Award among the awards open to voting.

Can I attend the nominated-film screenings listed on the official page?

The entry currently reviewed is the screening schedule for 2021. It cannot be used as a viewing guide for 2026. A new announcement is needed to confirm whether screenings will be held this year and when.