Baeksang Arts Awards 2026: Hyun Bin, Park Bo Young, and Netflix K-Dramas Take Over South Korea’s Biggest Night
The Biggest Night in Korean Entertainment Just Wrapped — Here’s Who Won Big
If you thought awards season was over, South Korea’s Baeksang Arts Awards just proved you wrong. The 62nd edition of the ceremony — often called Korea’s equivalent to the Golden Globes — went down on May 8, 2026, in Seoul, and it was packed with surprise winners, emotional acceptance speeches, and enough viral red carpet moments to fill your feed for a week.
Netflix dominated the TV categories, Made In Korea took home two of the biggest awards, and veteran actor Yoo Hae Jin walked away with the coveted Grand Prize (Daesang). Let’s break down everything you need to know.
Hyun Bin and Park Bo Young Rule the TV Categories
Hyun Bin took home Best Actor (TV) for his performance in the hit drama Made In Korea — a well-deserved win for the actor, whose career has been on an incredible run since Crash Landing on You. On the women’s side, Park Bo Young won Best Actress for her leading role in Our Unwritten Seoul, beating out tough competition including Kim Go Eun and Lim Yoona.
The supporting acting categories delivered some great moments too. Yoo Seung Mok won Best Supporting Actor for The Dream Life of Mr. Kim, while Lim Soo Jung took Best Supporting Actress for her role in the noir thriller Low Life.
Netflix K-Dramas Clean Up at Baeksang
Netflix’s You and Everything Else was the night’s biggest TV winner, scoring Best Drama, Best Screenplay (writer Song Hye Jin), and multiple acting nominations including Kim Go Eun and Park Ji Hyun in the Best Actress race. The series proved that Netflix’s heavy investment in Korean content is paying off in a major way.
Meanwhile, Netflix’s reality competition Culinary Class Wars also received recognition — a sign that Korea’s cultural export machine is firing on all cylinders, from scripted dramas to unscripted programming.
Other notable TV winners included Park Shin Woo for Best Director (Our Unwritten Seoul), and rising star Lee Chae Min, who won Best New Actor for Bon Appétit, Your Majesty.
Film Category Highlights
On the film side, No Other Choice, directed by Park Chan Wook, won Best Movie — a major win for one of Korea’s most internationally acclaimed filmmakers. The film also earned Best Supporting Actor for Lee Sung Min.
Best Film Director went to Yoon Ga Eun for The World of Love, while Park Jeong Min and Moon Ka Young took home the Best Actor and Best Actress film awards for The Ugly and Once We Were Us respectively. Former idol-turned-actor Park Ji Hoon won Best New Actor for his role in The King’s Warden.
Rounding out the evening, Yoo Hae Jin’s performance in The King’s Warden earned him the night’s highest honor — the Daesang (Grand Prize) — cementing his status as one of Korea’s most respected actors across both film and television.
The Bottom Line
The 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards was a showcase of Korean entertainment at its finest. From Netflix’s streaming dominance to Hyun Bin, Park Bo Young, and Park Chan Wook taking home the top honors, the night proved that Korean content is no longer just a trend — it’s a permanent fixture in global entertainment. If you haven’t checked out You and Everything Else or Made In Korea yet, now’s the time.
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