The nominees for the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) have been announced! The Disney+ superhero series Moving received seven—the most number of nominations. Coupang Play's variety show SNL Korea Season 5 garnered five, while the Netflix survival game k-drama The 8 Show obtained four nominations. The event will be held in Paradise City, Incheon at 8:30 PM KST on July 19, 2024.
Photos from (clockwise from top left) Sports Chosun, Netflix/HanCinema, Coupang Play/MyDramaList, and Disney+/HanCinema
The candidates were chosen based on online voting held from June 10 to 25 this year, along with assessments by Sports Chosun entertainment journalists and expert surveys in the industry. These nominations focused on original content released by over-the-top (OTT) platforms between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.
The BSA, organized by Sports Chosun, marks the inaugural recognition of k-dramas and k-variety shows created exclusively for online streaming platforms such as Coupang Play, Disney+, Netflix, TVING, Wavve, and Watcha.
Listed below are the nominees for each category. Congratulations to all the nominees!
K-DRAMA
Best Drama
A Killer Paradox
Daily Dose of Sunshine
Mask Girl
Moving
Best Actor
Ryu Seung-ryong, Moving
Ryu Jun-yeol, The 8 Show
Byun Yo-han, Uncle Samsik
Im Si-wan, Boyhood
Choi Woo-shik, A Killer Paradox
Best Actress
Ahn Eun-jin, Goodbye Earth
Chun Woo-hee, The 8 Show
Esom, LTNS
Han Hyo-joo, Moving
Park Bo-young, Daily Dose of Sunshine
Best Supporting Actor
Ahn Jae-hong, Mask Girl
Kim Sung-kyun, Moving
Lee Kyu-hyung, Uncle Samsik
Lee Hee-joon, A Killer Paradox
Seo Hyun-woo, A Shop for Killers
Best Supporting Actress
Geum Hae-na, A Shop for Killers
Kwak Sun-young, Moving
Lee Joo-young, The 8 Show
Tiffany Young, Uncle Samsik
Yeom Hye-ran, Mask Girl
Best New Actor
Choi Hyun-wook, High Cookie
Kim Woo-seok, Night Has Come
Lee Jung-ha, Moving
Lee Si-woo, Boyhood
Roh Jae-won, Daily Dose of Sunshine
Best New Actress
Go Youn-jung, Moving
Jang Da-ah, Pyramid Game
Jeon So-nee, Parasyte: The Grey
Kim Hye-jun, A Shop for Killers
Lee Yul-eum, The 8 Show
K-VARIETY SHOW
Best Entertainment Program
Crime Scene Returns
My Sibling's Romance
SNL Korea Season 5
The Devil's Plan
The Thought Verification Zone: The Community
Best Male Entertainer
Code Kunst, My Sibling's Romance
Dex, Zombieverse
Jee Seok-jin, Bro & Marble in Dubai
Jo Sae-ho, Super Rich in Korea
Shin Dong-yup, SNL Korea Season 5
Best Female Entertainer
Jang Do-yeon, High School Mystery Club Season 3
Joo Hyun-young, Crime Scene Returns
Lee Soo-ji, SNL Korea Season 5
Park Ji-yoon, Crime Scene Returns
Pung Ja, Let's Be Comfortable Season 3
Best New Male Entertainer
Ahn Do-kyu, SNL Korea Season 5
Jeong Se-woon, Nineteen to Twenty
Jonathan Yiombi, Zombieverse
Joo Woo-jae, Witch Hunt 2023
Kwak Joon-bin, The Devil's Plan
Best New Female Entertainer
Ji Ye-eun, SNL Korea Season 5
Miyeon, My Sibling's Romance
Patricia Yiombi, My Sibling's Romance
Uhm Ji-yoon, Comedy Royale
Yoon Ga-i, SNL Korea Season 5