44th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual South Korean award ceremony organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of The Chosun Ilbo). Hosted by Kim Hye-soo for the 30th and the last time and Yoo Yeon-seok, it was held on November 24, 2023, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was broadcast live on KBS2 and KBS YouTube channels. Nominations for 15 categories were announced on November 6, Smugglers received 12 nominations.

Smugglers, a crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan won four awards including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Actress, and Best Music awards.

Selection of awards
The winners of the awards are selected through netizen voting on the Celeb Champ app starting from November 7. Voting lines for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Director, Best Male/Female Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Male/Female Actress, and Popular Star Award closed on 12 noon on November 24, whereas for the Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, and Best Music, Art Award, Editing Award, and Technology Award, the lines closed on November 15.

Nominees and winners


The nominees for the awards were announced in 15 categories on November 6, 2023.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:

Performances
Source: