The 2025 MBC Drama Awards were a night to remember, with powerful speeches, heartfelt tributes and well-deserved honors. The ceremony, held on December 30 at the MBC Media Center in Seoul and hosted by Kim Sung-joo and Lee Sun-bin, celebrated the most outstanding achievements in MBC dramas this year.
Hosting the evening was Seo Kang-joon, who won the Grand Prize (Daesang) for his role in Undercover high schoolwhich also won the award for drama of the year.
Here is the complete list of the evening’s winners:
🏆 Important prizes
- Grand Prix (Daesang): Seo Kang-joon (Undercover high school)
- Drama of the year: Undercover high school
🌟 Maximum excellence in acting
- Maximum Excellence – Miniseries (Actor): Kang Tae-oh (The River of the Moon)
- Maximum Excellence – Miniseries (Actress): Jin Ki-joo (Undercover high school), Kim Se-jeong (The River of the Moon)
- Maximum Excellence – Daily Drama Short Film (Actor): Song Chang-eui (Desperate lady Seonju)
- Maximum Excellence – Daily Drama Short Film (Actress): Jang Shin-young (The woman who swallowed the sun)
🌟 Excellence in acting
- Miniseries (Actor): Great (MotelCalifornia)
- Miniseries (Actress): Lee Sun-bin (To the Moon)
- Daily Short Film/Short Film (Actor): Oh Changseok (The woman who swallowed the sun)
- Daily Short Film/Short Film (Actress): Yoon Ah-jung (The woman who swallowed the sun)
🆕 Newcomer of the Year (newcomer awards)
- Best New Actor:
- Lee Chae-min (Crusology 101)
- Lee Shin-young (The River of the Moon)
- Best New Actress:
- Jo A-ram (To the Moon)
- Hong Su-zu (The River of the Moon)
👥 Support roles
- Best Supporting Actor: Kim Nam-hee (The River of the Moon)
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Shin-rok (Undercover high school)
💑 Best Couple and Special Prizes
- Best Couple Award: Kang Tae-oh & Kim Se-jeong (The River of the Moon)
- Best Actor: Jung Kyung-ho (Oh, my ghost clients)
- Best Actress: Lee Se-young
- Award for best character: Jin Goo (The River of the Moon)
- Contribution award: The late Lee Soon-jae
🎭 Excellence Award
- Actor: Oh Changseok, Great
- Actress: Yoon Ah-jung, Lee Sun-bin
The evening was also full of emotional moments, including a touching tribute to the late actor Lee Soon-jae, who posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Fellow stars remembered him not only as Korea’s “eternal national father” but as a steadfast actor who remained dedicated to his craft until the end.
With moving speeches from stars such as Kim Nam-hee, Kang Tae-oh, Jin Ki-joo and Kim Se-jeong, the ceremony highlighted not only their acting talent but also the depth of emotion behind their performances.
Sources: Daum
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