Full List of Drama Nominees: 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards (2025)

With six nominations, Netflix's decades-spanning slice-of-life drama When Life Gives You Tangerines received the most number of nominations for this year's Blue Dragon Series Awards. This year, 2025, marks the fourth edition of the awards organized by Sports Chosun to honor k-drama and k-variety series that aired exclusively on online streaming platforms between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025.

Medical drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (Netflix) led by Ju Ji-hoon received five nominations,while Coupang Play thriller Family Matters starring Bae Doona garnered four.

Here are the nominees for the drama categories.

BEST DRAMA

Family Matters

Way Back Love

Karma

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

When Life Gives You Tangerines

BEST ACTOR

Park Bo-gum, When Life Gives You Tangerines

Park Hae-soo, Karma

Lee Byung-hun Squid Game 2

Lee Jun-hyuk, Dongjae, The Good or the Bastard

Ju Ji-hoon, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

BEST ACTRESS

Park Eun-bin, Hyper Knife

Seo Hyun-jin, The Trunk

IU, When Life Gives You Tangerines

Lee Hyeri, Friendly Rivalry

Cha Joo-young, The Queen Who Crowns

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Park Byung-eun, Hyper Knife

Yoon Kyung-ho, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Lee Kwang-soo, Karma

Lee Jun-young, Weak Hero Class 2

Choi Dae-hoon, When Life Gives You Tangerines

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Gong Seung-yeon, Karma

Kim Guk-hee, Family Matters

Claudia Kim, Gyeongseong Creature 2

Yeom Hye-ran, When Life Gives You Tangerines

Jung Eun-chae, Your Honor

BEST NEW ACTOR

Kang You-seok, When Life Gives You Tangerines

Lomon, Family Matters

Bae Hyeon-seong, Gyeongseong Creature 2

Choo Young-woo, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Heo Nam-joon, Your Honor

BEST NEW ACTRESS

Kim Mih-ha, Way Back Love

Lee Su-hyun, Family Matters

Lee Yi-dam, The Queen Who Crowns

Chung Su-bin, Friendly Rivalry

Ha Young, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call