2025 MBC Drama Awards: Complete list of winners and nominees

The MBC Drama Awards were held this year at the MBC Media Center Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, with the ceremony hosted by Kim Sung-joo and Lee Sun-bin.

MBC Drama Awards 2024 winners were as follows,

• Daesang: Han Suk-kyu, Doubt
• Drama of the Year: Chief Inspector 1958
• Top Excellence Award, miniseries: Yoo Yeon-seok, When the Phone Rings; Lee Je-hoon, Chief Inspector 1958; Lee Ha-nee, Knight Flower
• Top Excellence Award, short form or daily drama: Seo Jun-young, The Brave Yong Su Jeong; Uhm Hyun-kyung, The Brave Yong Su Jeong; Oh Seung-ah, The Third Marriage
• Best Actor: Byun Yo-han, Snow White Must Die - Black Out; Kim Nam-joo, Wonderful World
• Best Couple: Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin, When the Phone Rings
• Best Character: Kwon Hae-hyo, Bitter Sweet Hell and Snow White Must Die - Black Out; Jung Sang-hoon, The Pork Cutlets
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Choi Bool-am
• Special Plaque of Appreciation: Kim Soo-mi
• Excellence Award, miniseries: Lee Dong-hwi, Chief Inspector 1958; Lee Jong-won, Knight Flower; Chae Soo-bin, When the Phone Rings
• Excellence Award, short form or daily drama: Mun Ji-hu, The Third Marriage; Oh Se-young, The Third Marriage
• Best Supporting Actor: Jo Jae-yoon, Knight Flower and Snow White Must Die - Black Out; Kim Mi-kyung, Knight Flower and Snow White Must Die - Black Out
• Best New Actor: Lee Ga-sub, Snow White Must Die - Black Out; Heo Nam-jun, When the Phone Rings; Chae Won-bin, Doubt

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Complete list of nominees and winners at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Grand Prize at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Seo Kang-joon: Undercover High School (Winner)

Best Drama at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Undercover High School (Winner)

Oh My Ghost Clients

Motel California

Moon River

Best Actor, miniseries

Kang Tae-oh: Moon River (Winner)

Seo Kang-joon: Undercover High School

Lee Min-ki: Mary Kills People

Jung Kyung-ho: Oh My Ghost Clients

Best Actress, miniseries

Kim Se-jeong: Moon River (Winner)

Jin Ki-joo: Undercover High School (Winner)

Lee Bo-young: Mary Kills People

Lee Se-young: Motel California

Best Actor, daily drama or short drama

Song Chang-eui: Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju (Winner)

Park Sung-woong: A Head Coach’s Turnover

Seo Ha-jun: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun

Best Actress, daily drama or short drama

Jang Shin-young: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun (Winner)

Shim Yi-young: Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju

Choi Jung-yoon: Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju

Best Acting Award at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Jung Kyung-ho: Oh My Ghost Clients (Winner)

Lee Se-young: Motel California (Winner)

Excellence Award, miniseries, male

Na In-woo: Motel California (Winner)

Kim Young-dae: To the Moon

Jin Goo: Moon River

Cha Hak-yeon: Oh My Ghost Clients

Excellence Award, miniseries, female

Lee Sun-bin: To the Moon (Winner)

Roh Jeong-eui: Crushology 101

Ra Mi-ran: To the Moon

Seol In-ah: Oh My Ghost Clients

Excellence Award, daily drama or short drama, male

Oh Chang-suk: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun (Winner)

Kang Suk-jung: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun

Park Soo-oh: A Head Coach's Turnover

Jung Young-sub: Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju

Excellence Award, daily drama or short drama, female

Yoon Ah-jung: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun (Winner)

Kim Ro-sa: Desperate Mrs. Seon Ju

Ahn So-jin: The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun

Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Kim Nam-hee: Moon River (Winner)

Baek Hyun-jin: Mary Kills People

Eum Moon-suk: To the Moon

Jeon Bae-su: Undercover High School

Best Supporting Actress at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards

Kim Shin-rok: Undercover High School (Winner)

Park Ah-in: Moon River

Woo Mi-hwa: Motel California, Mary Kills People

Yoon Ga-i: Undercover High School, Mary Kills People

Jeon Guk-hyang: Oh My Ghost Clients

Best New Actor

Lee Sin-young: Moon River (Winner)

Lee Chae-min: Crushology 101 (Winner)

Shin Joon-hang: Undercover High School

Jo Joon-young: Crushology 101

Best New Actress

Jo A-ram: To the Moon (Winner)

Hong Su-zu: Moon River (Winner)

Choi Hee-jin: Motel California

Hong Seung-hee: To the Moon

Best Character Award

Jin Goo: Moon River (Winner)

Best Couple Award

Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong: Moon River (Winner)

Lee Se-young and Na In-woo: Motel California

Seo Kang-joon and Jin Ki-joo: Undercover High School

Roh Jeong-eui and Lee Chae-min: Crushology 101

Lee Sun-bin and Kim Young-dae: To the Moon

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lee Soon-jae (Winner)

Congratulations to the winners at the 2025 MBC Drama Awards.

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