Son Ye-jin and Lee Byung-hun dance in ‘No Other Choice.’
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The 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards have announced this year’s list of nominations. The awards cover 15 categories. The Best Picture nominees are No Other Choice, The Ugly, My Daughter Is A Zombie, The Old Woman With The Knife, and Harbin.
Director Park Chan-wook’s film No Other Choice secured the most nominations in 12 categories. The satirical black comedy thriller stars popular actors Lee Hyung-bin and Son Ye-jin. The film earned a standing ovation at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival and it’s South Korea’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Park Jeong-min stars in ‘The Ugly.’
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The Ugly, directed by Yeon Sang-ho (Train To Busan), followed with 10 categories. The mystery thriller, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, stars Park Jeong-min and Kwon Hae-hyo.
The biographical period drama Harbin, which stars Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook, earned a total of eight nominations. My Daughter is a Zombie, which delves into the supernaturally scary side of parenting, and the fantasy action comedy film Hi-Five each had six nominations.
A teen turns into a zombie in ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie.’
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Uprising, a gripping war story starring Lee Dong-wook, and The Old Woman with the Knife, a spy saga starring Lee Hye-young, each earned five nominations, while the films Noise and The Match got three. 3670, Ghost: School Anniversary, Pretty Crazy, and Omniscient Reader: The Prophet each secured two nominations.
Best actor nominations went to Park Jeong-min for his double role in The Ugly, Sul Kyung-gu for A Normal Family, Lee Byung-hun for No Other Choice, Jo Jung-suk for My Daughter Is A Zombie, and Hyun Bin for Harbin.
Hyun Bin stars inn ‘Harbin.’
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Best actress nominations went to Son Ye-jin for No Other Choice, Song Hye-kyo for Dark Nuns, Lee Jae-in for Hi-Five, Lee Hye-Young for The Old Woman With The Knife and actress/singer Lim Yoona for Pretty Crazy.
Best supporting actor nominations went to Kwon Hae-hyo for his role in The Ugly, Kim Sung-cheol for The Old Woman With The Knife, Park Jung-bin for Harbin, Yoon Kyung-ho for My Daughter Is A Zombie, and Lee Sung-min for No Other Choice.
Best supporting actress nominations were announced for Park Ji-hyun for Hidden Face, Shin Hyun-bin for The Ugly, Yeom Hye-ran for No Other Choice, Lee Jung-eun for her role in My Daughter Is A Zombie and Jeon Yeo-been for the horror film Dark Nuns.
Nominations for best director were claimed by Min Kyu-dong (The Old Woman With The Knife), Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice), Yeon Sang-ho (The Ugly), Woo Min-ho (Harbin), and Pil Gam-seong (My Daughter Is A Zombie).
Best new director nominations include Kim Min-ha (Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary), Kim Su-jin (Noise), Kim Hye-young (It’s Okay, It’s Okay, It’s Okay!), Park Jun-ho (3670), and Jang Byung-ki (After Summer Passes).
The 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony will be held at KBS Hall in Yeouido on Nov. 19 and broadcast live via KBS2TV.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2025/10/21/what-to-know-about-the-46th-blue-dragon-award-nominations/
