45th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 45th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제45회 청룡영화상) is an annual South Korean award ceremony organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo). Hosted by Han Ji-min and Lee Je-hoon, it would be held on November 29, 2024, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It will be broadcast live on KBS2 and KBS YouTube channels.^[1] Nominations for 15 categories were announced on October 30, Exhuma received 12 nominations.^[2]

45th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Awarded by	Sports Chosun
Announced on	October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)
Presented on	November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29)
Site	KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul
Hosted by	Han Ji-min Lee Je-hoon
Organized by	Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo)
Official website	www.blueaward.co.kr
Highlights
Best Film	12.12: The Day
Popular Star Award	Koo Kyo-hwan Jung Hae-in Lim Ji-yeon Tang Wei
Best Director	Jang Jae-hyun Exhuma
Best Actor	Hwang Jung-min 12.12: The Day
Best Actress	Kim Go-eun Exhuma
Most awards	Exhuma (4)
Most nominations	Exhuma (12)
Television coverage
Network	KBS YouTube Naver Now
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Nominees and winners

The nominees for the awards were announced in 15 categories on October 30, 2024.

Best Film	Best Director
12.12: The Day ‡ I, the Executioner Exhuma Past Lives Handsome Guys	Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma ‡ Kim Sung-su – 12.12: The Day Kim Tae-yong – Wonderland Ryu Seung-wan – I, the Executioner Lee Jong-pil – Escape
Best Actor	Best Actress
Hwang Jung-min – 12.12: The Day ‡ Lee Sung-min – Handsome Guys Lee Je-hoon – Escape Jung Woo-sung – 12.12: The Day Choi Min-sik – Exhuma	Kim Go-eun – Exhuma ‡ Go Ah-sung – Because I Hate Korea Ra Mi-ran – Citizen of a Kind Jeon Do-yeon – Revolver Tang Wei – Wonderland
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Jung Hae-in – I, the Executioner ‡ Koo Kyo-hwan – Escape Park Hae-joon – 12.12: The Day Yoo Hae-jin – Exhuma Lee Hee-joon – Handsome Guys	Lee Sang-hee – My Name Is Loh Kiwan ‡ Gong Seung-yeon – Handsome Guys Yeom Hye-ran – Citizen of a Kind Lim Ji-yeon – Revolver Han Sun-hwa – Pilot
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Noh Sang-hyun – Love in the Big City ‡ Kang Seung-ho – House of the Seasons Lee Do-hyun – Exhuma Lee Jung-ha – Victory Joo Jong-hyuk – Because I Hate Korea	Park Joo-hyun – Drive ‡ Kwon Yu-ri – Dolphin Lee Joo-myung – Pilot Lee Hye-ri – Victory Ha Yoon-kyung – Concerning My Daughter [ko]
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Cho Hyun-chul – The Dream Songs ‡ Kim Se-hwi – Following Nam Dong-hyub – Handsome Guys Celine Song – Past Lives Oh Jung-min – House of the Seasons	Jung Mi-young, Cho Hyun-chul – The Dream Songs ‡ Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-Chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su – 12.12: The Day Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma Celine Song – Past Lives Nam Dong-hyeop – Handsome Guys
Best Editing	Best Cinematography and Lighting
Kim Sang-bum – 12.12: The Day ‡ Bae Yeon-tae – I, the Executioner Lee Gang-hee – Escape Jeong Byung-jin – Exhuma Kim Sun-min – Handsome Guys	Lee Mo-gae, Lee Sung-hwan – Exhuma ‡ Kang Kuk-hyun, Kim Hyo-sung – Revolver Choi Yeong-hwan, Lee Jae-hyuk – I, the Executioner Lee Mo-gae, Lee Sung-hwan – 12.12: The Day Kim Sung-an, Lee Seung-bin – Escape
Best Art Direction	Best Music
Seo Sung-gyeong – Exhuma ‡ Park Il-hyeon – Revolver Jang Geun-young, Eun Hee-sang – 12.12: The Day Seo Sung-gyeong – Wonderland Bae Jung-yoon – Escape	Primary – Love in the Big City ‡ Chang Kiha – I, the Executioner Kim Dong-wook– Victory Dalpalan – Escape Kim Tae-seong – Exhuma
Technical Award	Chung Jung-won Best Short Film
Yoo Sang-seob (Stunt) – I, the Executioner ‡ Cho Sang-gyeong (Costume Design) – Revolver Jung Do-ahn (SFX) – 12.12: The Day Park Byung-ju (VFX) – Wonderland Lee Eun-ju (Make up) – Exhuma	Yurim ‡ D-Day, Friday A Life of One's Own Basil and Daisy Not Anyone's Fault
Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award	Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film
Koo Kyo-hwan ‡ Jung Hae-in ‡ Lim Ji-yeon ‡ Tang Wei ‡	12.12: The Day ‡ Exhuma (2nd) The Roundup: Punishment (3rd) I, the Executioner (4th) Pilot (5th)

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films with multiple nominations Nominations Films 12 Exhuma 10 12.12: The Day 7 Escape Handsome Guys I, the Executioner 5 Revolver 4 Wonderland 3 Past Lives Victory 2 Because I Hate Korea Citizen of a Kind House of the Seasons Love in the Big City The Dream Songs

Films with multiple awards Wins Films 4 Exhuma 3 12.12: The Day 2 I, the Executioner Love in the Big City The Dream Songs