The 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 took place in Paradise City, Incheon, South Korea, on July 19 to honor the best acts from streaming platforms. The popular Disney+ series Moving dominated the award ceremony as it took home seven major trophies of the night, including the Grand Prize (Daesang).
South Korean rising actors Lee Jung-ha and Go Yoon-jung snagged the Best New Actor in the male and female categories, respectively, for their performances in Moving. ZEROBASEONE's Zhang Hao took home the OST Popularity Award and became the first and only fifth-generation K-pop idol to achieve this feat.
Park Sung-hoon, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Je-hoon, and Jo Bo-ah were among the award presenters at the Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024. South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo presented the Grand Prize (Daesang) to Moving.
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024: Winners' list and highlights
Here is the full list of all the winners from the third edition of the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024:
- Best Drama: Daily Dose of Sunshine
- Grand Prize (Daesang): Moving
- Best New Actor: Lee Jung-ha (Moving)
- Best New Actress: Go Youn-jung (Moving)
- Best Actor: Im Siwan (Boyhood)
- Best Actress: Park Bo-young (Daily Dose of Sunshine)
- Best Supporting Actor: Ahn Jae-hong (Mask Girl)
- Best Supporting Actress: Geum Hae-na (A Shop for Killers)
- Best New Entertainer (Male): Kwak Joon-bin (The Devil’s Plan)
- Best New Entertainer (Female): Yoon Ga-yi (SNL Korea Season 5)
- Best Male Entertainer: Shin Dong-yeop (SNL Korea Season 5)
- Best Female Entertainer: Jang Do-yeon (High School Mystery Club Season 3)
- Why Not Award: An Yu-jin (Crime Scene Returns)
- TIRTIR Popularity Star Award: Choi Woo-sik (A Killer Paradox)
- TIRTIR Popularity Star Award: Park Ji-yoon (Crime Scene Returns)
- TIRTIR Popularity Star Award: (G)I-DLE's Miyeon (My Sibling's Romance)
- TIRTIR Popularity Star Award: DEX (Zombieverse)
- Best Entertainment Program: The Thought Verification Zone: The Community
- OST Popularity Award: ZEROBASEONE's Zhang Hao for I Wanna Know (Exchange Season 3)
A variety of award categories were presented during the event, such as Best Drama, Popular Star Award, and OST Popularity Award, in addition to the Grand Prize and Best Male and Female Leading Actors. Lee Dong-hwi (Chief Detective 1958), Park Sung-hoon (Queen of Tears), and Lim Ji-yeon (The Glory) presented the Best Supporting Actor and Actress honors.
Wonderland actress Bae Suzy, Yoo Jae-suk, and Ha Jung-woo were also among the award presenters this year. Furthermore, Kim Ah-young (Destined With You) and DEX delivered the Rookie Male and Female Entertainers honors.
Meanwhile, G-(I)DLE performed their latest release, Klaxon, at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024. South Korean soloist Jay Park performed MOMMAE onstage.
The Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 was shown live on KBS 2TV and declared winners in sixteen different categories. The red carpet started at 6:30 p.m. KST, while the main award ceremony commenced two hours later. The award ceremony was hosted by Sports Chosun and was also live-streamed on the official YouTube channels of KBS Kpop and KBS Entertain.