Overview

• A total of 92 dramas that aired from October 2024 to September 2025 across terrestrial, cable, general networks, and OTT platforms are in contention.
• Main-category voting is open from August 28 to September 22, with fan-driven rounds for popularity awards closing on staggered dates.
• Second-round deadlines: Hot Star Award on September 17, Global Star and Popular Couple on September 19, and Best OST and Multi-Tainer on September 22 (all KST).
• The Korea Drama Festival runs October 10–19 in Jinju, with the awards’ main ceremony on October 11 at 5 p.m. KST at the Gyeongsangnam-do Culture and Arts Center.
• Headline nominees include IU, Park Bo Gum, and Park Hyung Sik, with Lee Jun Young, Park Bo Young, Lim Ji Yeon, and Yoo Yeon Seok also recognized, and Best Picture contenders featuring Good Boy, The Haunted Palace, Love Scout, Tastefully Yours, Our Unwritten Seoul, Buried Hearts, Doubt, and Resident Playbook.