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Blue Dragon Film Awards

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Blue Dragon Film Awards
Hangul
청룡영화상
Hanja
靑龍映畫賞
RRCheongnyong yeonghwasang
MRCh'ŏngnyong yŏnghwasang
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountrySouth Korea
Presented bySports Chosun
First awardNovember 30, 1963 (1963-11-30)
Final award2025
Websitewww.blueaward.co.kr
Television/radio coverage
NetworkKBS (present)
SBS (2011-2020)

The Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 청룡영화상; RR: Cheongnyong Yeonghwasang), previously known as Joseon Ilbo Film Awards Korean: 조선일보영화상; RR: Joseon Ilbo Yeonghwasang,[1] is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of the Chosun Ilbo) for excellence in film in South Korea.[2]

Nominees are determined by online voting of the audience and opinions of film experts. The winners are selected by a judging committee, that is recommended by the executive committee of the awards.[1]

The Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards are the most popular film awards in South Korea.[3]

History

It was created in 1963 by The Chosun Ilbo newspaper and discontinued in 1973. Sports Chosun, a Korean sports daily also owned by The Chosun Ilbo, resurrected the ceremony in 1990 and it has been held annually since then.[4]

The 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 26, 2021, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul.[5] In this edition, 18 categories were awarded. The nominations for 15 categories were announced for the Korean films released from October 30, 2020, to October 14, 2021, on November 1, 2021.[6]

The 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 24, 2023, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Kim Hye-soo for the last time and Yoo Yeon-seok.[7] Smugglers, a crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan won four awards including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Actress, and Best Music awards.[8]

On September 24, 2024 Han Ji-min was appointed 'Blue Dragon Goddess', succeeding Kim Hye-soo. She will be master of ceremonies for the 45th Blue Dragon Film Awards, to be held at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on November 29, 2024.[9]

Current categories

Discontinued categories

Ceremonies

Edition Date
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 29, 2005
27th Blue Dragon Film Awards December 15, 2006
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 23, 2007
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 20, 2008
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards December 2, 2009
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards November 26, 2010
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards November 25, 2011
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards November 30, 2012
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 22, 2013
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards December 17, 2014
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 26, 2015
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 25, 2016
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 25, 2017
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 23, 2018
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 21, 2019
41st Blue Dragon Film Awards February 9, 2020
42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards November 26, 2021
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards November 25, 2022
44th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 24, 2023
45th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 29, 2024
46th Blue Dragon Film Awards November 19, 2025

Notes

  1. refused the award

References

  1. "청룡영화상 (구 조선일보영화상)" (in Korean). KMDb. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  2. Im, Eun-byel (January 19, 2021). "Blue Dragon Film Awards to be held on Feb. 9". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. "Blue Dragon Film Awards". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2004-06-29. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  5. Lee Min-ji (October 6, 2021). "'제42회 청룡영화상' 11월 26일 개최 확정, 단편영화상 공모 시작(공식)" ['42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards' to be held on November 26th, Short Film Award Competition Begins (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  6. "제42회 청룡영화상, 최종 후보 발표..'모가디슈' 최다 노미네이트(공식)" [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, final nominations announced... Most nominations for 'Mogadishu' (official)]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. November 1, 2021. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. Kim No-eul (November 2, 2023). "'청룡 안방마님' 김혜수, 30년 만에 청룡영화상 떠난다[공식]" ['Blue Dragon Housewife' Kim Hye-soo leaves the Blue Dragon Film Awards after 30 years [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. Choi Ji-yoon (November 24, 2023). "'밀수' 5관왕…청룡 30년 김혜수 마지막 인사(종합)" ['Smuggling' wins 5 awards… Kim Hye-soo's final greeting after 30 years of Blue Dragon (comprehensive)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  9. Ahn Jin-yong (September 24, 2024). "청룡의 새 여신, 한지민이었다…김혜수 후임 발탁" [The new goddess of the Blue Dragon, Han Ji-min… selected as Kim Hye-soo's successor]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. Jina Son (November 26, 2021). "구교환·송중기·전여빈·임윤아, 인기상 수상 [제42회 청룡영화상]" [Koo Gwan-hwa, Song Joong-ki, Jeon Yeo-bin, Lim Yoon-ah, Popularity Award [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. MK Sports (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  11. Kim Mi-hwa (November 25, 2022). "고경표·이지은·임윤아·다니엘 헤니, 인기스타상 수상 [청룡영화상]" [Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Ji-eun, Lim Yoon-a, and Daniel Henney won the Popular Star Award [Blue Dragon Film Awards]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. Noh Han-bin (November 24, 2023). "'인기상' 조인성 "인기 많아서 좋아"→박보영 "인기 관리 열심히 할 것" 위트 소감 [제44회 청룡영화상]" ['Popularity Award' Jo In-seong, "I like it because it's popular" → Park Bo-young, "I will work hard to manage my popularity" Witty Thoughts [44th Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2023 – via Naver.

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