Baeksang Arts Awards 2026 Live Stream: When and Where to Watch 62nd Annual Ceremony from Anywhere

Baeksang Arts Awards 2026, organized by HLL JoongAng, will be broadcast live from the COEX Hall D in Seoul on Friday (May 8). The star-studded ceremony will begin with red carpet arrivals at 5:50 pm KST, followed by the main award show at 7:50 pm KST. It will be telecast live through JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4.

Sponsored by Gucci, this year’s award show will introduce a new expansion. Apart from recognising excellence in theatre, television, and film, the event will establish a musical division. The new edition is created in association with the Korea Musical Theatre Association to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Korean musical theatre.

When and Where to Watch Baeksang Arts Awards 2026?

The live stream of the 62nd annual award ceremony, taking place at COEX Hall D in Seoul on Friday (May 8), will be available in some regions through Chzzk Naver Entertainment Channel. People from the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, New Zealand, UAE, Singapore, Turkey, and South Africa could watch the glam event live online on the PRIZM app.

Here are the International Air Timings:

• US – 6:50 am
• Canada – 6:50 am
• Australia – 10:20 pm
• New Zealand – 12:50 am
• Japan – 8:50 pm
• Mexico – 5:50 am
• Brazil – 8:50 am
• Saudi Arabia – 2:50 pm
• India – 5:20 pm
• Indonesia – 6:50 pm
• Singapore – 7:50 pm
• China – 7:50 pm
• Europe – 12:50 pm
• France – 12:50 pm
• Spain – 12:50 pm
• UK – 11:50 am
• South Africa – 1:50 pm
• Philippines – 7:50 pm

Who is Hosting?

Park Bo Gum, Bae Suzy, and Shin Dong Yup will host the annual award show once again. The trio has been sharing the stage together since 2022. Bo Gum debuted as a host of this glam event in 2018 and has been part of the event since then. He couldn’t be part of this ceremony in 2021 due to mandatory military enlistment.

Suzy has been hosting the award show since 2016. She is returning as an MC for the 11th consecutive year. Similarly, television personality Dong Yup has been part of the show for over a decade. He won the Best Male Entertainer in the TV/Drama category last year. Dong Yup will present an award for the same category this year.

What to Expect?

The theme for the Baeksang Arts Awards 2026 is The Stage, symbolising the theatre, films, television screens, and musical productions. According to the organizers, the event aims to expand boundaries and genres.

Who is Nominated?

The award show organizers released the nomination list last month. Projects released between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, across theatres, films, musical productions, web platforms, cable, OTT platforms, and general programming channels were eligible for nominations. The nominees for this year include Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Can This Love Be Translated?, and The Judge Returns.

Here is the Complete Nomination List:

Best Film

• The Final Semester
• Good News
• The World of Love
• No Other Choice
• The King’s Warden

Best Director

• Kim Do Young for Once We Were Us
• Park Chan Wook for No Other Choice
• Byun Sung Hyun for Good News
• Yoon Ga Eun for The World of Love
• Jang Hang Jun for The King’s Warden

Best New Director

• Kwon Yong Jae for The Price of Goodbye
• Kim Soo Jin for Noise
• Kim Yong Hwan for Your Letter
• Park Joon Ho for 3670
• Jang Byung Ki for When This Summer is Over

Best Screenplay

• Park Joon Ho for 3670
• Byun Sung Hyun and Lee Jin Seong for Good News
• Yeon Sang Ho for The Ugly
• Yoon Ga Eun for The World of Love
• Lim Na Moo for People and Meat

Best Actor

• Koo Kyo Hwan for Once We Were Us as Lee Eun Ho
• Park Jeong Min for The Ugly as Lim Dong Hwan
• Yoo Hae Jin for The King’s Warden as Eom Heung Do
• Lee Byung Hun for No Other Choice as Yoo Man Su
• Hong Kyung for Good News as Seo Go Myung

Best Actress

• Go Ah Sung for Pavane as Mi Jung
• Moon Ga Young for Once We Were Us as Han Jeong Won
• Son Ye Jin for No Other Choice as Lee Mi Ri
• Lee Hye Young for The Old Woman with the Knife as Hornclaw / Godmother / Nails
• Han Ye Ri for Spring Night as Yeong Gyeong

Best Supporting Actor

• Ryoo Seung Bum for Good News as Park Sang Hyeon
• Park Hae Joon for Humint as Hwang Chi Seong
• Yoo Ji Tae for The King’s Warden as Han Myŏnghoe
• Lee Sung Min for No Other Choice as Goo Beom Mo
• Jang Yong for People and Meat as U Sik

Best Supporting Actress

• Shin Se Kyung for Humint as Chae Seon Hwa
• Shin Hyun Been for The Ugly as Jung Young Hee
• Yeom Hye Ran for No Other Choice as Lee A Ra
• Jang Hye Jin for The World of Love as Kang Tae Sun
• Jeon Mi Do for The King’s Warden as Mae Hwa

Best New Actor

• Moon Sang Min for Pavane as Kyung Rok
• Park Ji Hoon for The King’s Warden as Prince Nosan / King Danjong of Joseon (Yi Hong Wi)
• Ahn Hyo Seop for Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy as Kim Dok Ja
• Yoo Lee Ha for The Final Semester as Chang Woo
• Cho Yoo Hyun for 3670 as Cheol Jun

Best New Actress

• Seo Su Bin for The World of Love as Ju In
• Shin Si Ah for Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight as Han Seo Yoon
• Shin Eun Soo for Love Untangled as Park Se Ri
• Chae Won Bin for Yadang: The Snitch as Uhm Soo Jin
• Choi Yu Ri for My Daughter Is a Zombie as Lee Soo A

Best Technical Achievement

• Kim Sang Bum and Kim Ho Bin (Editing) for Good News
• Kim Woo Hyung (Cinematography) for No Other Choice
• Lee Mok Won (Art Direction) for The Ugly
• Minhwi Lee (Music) for Pavane
• Jung Sung Jin and Kim WoonChul (VFX) for Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

Gucci Impact Award

• The Final Semester
• People and Meat
• The World of Love
• The King’s Warden
• Pavane

Best Drama

• Our Unwritten Seoul (tvN)
• The Dream Life of Mr. Kim (JTBC)
• You and Everything Else (Netflix)
• Low Life (Disney+)
• Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (tvN)

Best Entertainment Program

• Extreme84 (MBC)
• The Wonder Coach (MBC)
• The Ballad of Us (SBS)
• The White Collars Season 2 (Coupang Play)
• Culinary Class Wars Season 2 (Netflix)

Best Educational Show

• The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies (Netflix)
• The Talent War (KBS1)
• Our Shining Days (KBS1)
• The Holy Elements (KBS1)
• The Strange Vet in the Strange Zoo (SBS)

Best Director

• Park Shin Woo for Our Unwritten Seoul
• Woo Min Ho for Made in Korea
• Yoo Young Eun for Can This Love Be Translated?
• Jo Young Min for You and Everything Else
• Cho Hyun Tak for The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

Best Actor

• Ryu Seung Ryong for The Dream Life of Mr. Kim as Kim Nak Soo
• Park Jin Young for Our Unwritten Seoul as Lee Ho Soo
• Lee Jun Ho for Typhoon Family as Kang Tae Poong
• Ji Sung for The Judge Returns as Lee Han Young
• Hyun Bin for Made in Korea as Baek Ki Tae

Best Actress

• Kim Go Eun for You and Everything Else as Yoo Eun Jung
• Park Bo Young for Our Unwritten Seoul as Yoo Mi Ji / Yoo Min Rae
• Park Ji Hyun for You and Everything Else as Cheon Sang Yeon
• Shin Hye Sun for The Art of Sarah as Sarah Kim / Mok Ga Hui / Du A / Kim Eun Jae
• Lim Yoona for Bon Appétit, Your Majesty as Yeon Ji Yeong

Best Supporting Actor

• Kim Gun Woo for You and Everything Else as Kim Sang Hak
• Yoo Seung Mok for The Dream Life of Mr. Kim as Baek Jeong Tae
• Yoo Jae Myung for Love Me as Seo Jin Ho
• Jang SeungnJo for As You Stood By as Noh Jin Pyo / Jang Kang
• Jin Seon Kyu for Aema as Gu Jung Ho

Best Supporting Actress

• Myung Se Bin for The Dream Life of Mr. Kim as Park Ha Jin
• Won Mi Kyung for Our Unwritten Seoul as Kim Ro Sa / Hyeon Sang Wol
• Lee E Dam for The Art of Sarah as Kim Mi Jeong
• Im Soo Jung for Low Life as Yang Jung Sook
• Ha Yoon Kyung for Undercover Miss Hong as Go Bok Hee

Best New Actor

• Kim Jin Wook for Low Life as Lee Bok Geun
• Bae Na Ra for Weak Hero Class 2 as Na Baek Jin
• Lee Chae Min for Bon Appétit, Your Majesty as Lee Heon
• Jung Joon Won for Resident Playbook as Ku Do Won
• Hong Min Gi for To My Beloved Thief as Im Jae Yi

Best New Actress

• Kim Min for Low Life as Park Seon Ja
• Bang Hyo Rin for Aema as Shin Joo Ae
• Shin Si Ah for Resident Playbook as Pyo Nam Kyung
• Jeon So Young for Honour as Han Min Seo
• Choi Ji Soo for Undercover Miss Hong as Kang Nora / Kang Eun Joo

Best Male Variety Performer

• Kwak Beom
• Kian84
• Kim Won Hun
• Lee Seo Jin
• Choo Sung Hoon

Best Female Variety Performer

• Kim Yeon Koung
• Seol In Ah
• Lee Su Ji
• Jang Do Yeon
• Hong Jin Kyung

Best Screenplay

• Kwon Jong Gwan for The Price of Confession
• Song Hye Jin for You and Everything Else
• Lee Kang for Our Unwritten Seoul
• Lee Sun for To My Beloved Thief
• Chu Song Yeon for The Art of Sarah

Best Technical Achievement

• Kang Seung Won (Music) for The Seasons
• Kim Nam Sik (VFX) for Low Life
• Kim Tae Sung (Cinematography) for Made in Korea
• Eom Seong Tak (Cinematography) for You and Everything Else
• Yoon Jin Hee (Art Direction) for Crime Scene Zero

Baeksang Theater

• Last Interview
• A Mirror
• Sammaekyung
• End Wall
• Jellyfish

Young Theater

• Kim Yeon Min (Director) for Zoom In: Chekhov
• Munjibang (Theater) for Haboob
• Tank of Fire (Theater) for Chang So
• Lee Kyeong Heon (Playwright) for Ex Libris
• The Creative Company LAS (Theater) for Function Domino

Best Acting

• Kwon Jung Hoon for Tulip
• Kim Si Yu for You Don’t Know Your Son
• Kim Shin Rok for Prima Facie
• Jeon Hye Jin for Anthropolis II – Laios
• Ji Choon Sung for Sammaekyung

Best Musical

• The Longest Nights
• Laika
• Arang
• Red Hare; Jeokto
• Man in Hanbok

Creative Achievement

• Seo Byung Goo (Choreography) for Evita
• Oh Lupina (Direction) for Mad Hatter
• Oh Sang Jun (Original Score) for Arang
• Lee Sun Young (Original Score) for Laika
• Han A Reum (Playwriting) for Red Hare; Jeokto

Best Performer

• Kim Junsu for Beetlejuice
• Min Kyoung Ah for Red Book
• Park Eun Tae for Man in Hanbok
• Yu Ri A for Evita
• Hong Kwang Ho for Moulin Rouge!