[Official] Park BoGum, Joo Ji Hoon, Park Bo Young, and IU are nominated for the Leading Role Award at the first-ever ”2025 Global OTT Awards” this year.

Actors Park BoGum, Joo Ji Hoon, actress Park Bo Young, and singer-actress IU have been nominated for the Leading Actress Award at the 2025 Global OTT Awards.
The 2025 International Streaming Festival Global OTT Awards, Korea's largest streaming festival, announced the nominees in 14 categories on the 22nd (today).
The 2025 International Streaming Festival Global OTT Awards is a joint event of the 2023 and 2024 Busan International Film Festivals, and is organized by the Korea International Streaming Festival.
The grooming festival and the ICT Industry Promotion Agency's collaborative event will be expanded and reorganized and will start anew this year.
Global OTTs such as NetflixX, Disney+, iQIYI, Viu, Youku, and domestic and international OTTs such as Studio Dragon, SLL, TBS, TVING, etc.
The festival has proven to be the best streaming festival in the world with a diverse range of production and broadcasting companies participating. The preliminary judging committee consists of 100 members from Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Ukraine, and the US.
The 38 nominees in 14 categories were selected after examining various countries' OTT streaming content, including Ina, and were recognized for their cultural and artistic achievements and entertainment production in OTT content.
The event was a global event, and attracted many international stars. The Best Creative category was awarded to a Hot Topic piece that was extremely popular around the world.
"Death Order" (Netflix), which was highly praised for depicting the psychology of justice and prison guards, "Mad Unicorn" (Netflix), which is based on the true story of a parcel delivery legend of the lower classes in Thailand, and "The Great Gate" (Netflix), which is set against the backdrop of the Grand Canal.
"Up North" (iQIYI), which depicts the coming-of-age story of a modern Chinese youth, "Unknown Seoul" (tvN) and "Goodbye" (Netflix), which have attracted attention not only in Korea but also around the world, are
The Best OTT Original category is awarded to content that is both entertaining and creative.
The nominees include Korean works such as "Nine Puzzles" (Disney+) and "Study Group" (TVING), which have ventured into various genres.
A more diverse range of candidates were selected for the individual awards, including the Director's Award. From South Korea, director Shim Nayeon of "Good Boy" (JTBC) and director of "Good Work" (Netf
Kim Won-seok, the director of the drama "LIX," was nominated in the Director's Award category. In the Writer's Award category, the nominees were "The Hideout" (TBS), which showed the talent of a writer who excels in global content.
Other names on the list include Tokuo Koji and Ichinohe Yoshino from Morning Musume's "The Idol Club," Lee Kang from "Unknown Seoul" (tvN), and Lim Sang-choon from "Good Work" (Netflix).
The competition for the Best Actor award (male) is also expected to be fierce. Actors from Kazakhstan and Greater China have been nominated, drawing attention.
Furthermore, Park Bo-Gum from "Good Boy" (JTBC) captivated viewers with his strong character expression and played a cold-hearted genius surgeon perfectly in "Trauma Code" (Ne
Joo Ji Hoon from tflix, and Coupang, which caused a big sensation in both Japan and Korea.
Even Kentaro Sakaguchi of the comedy duo "Play" has weighed in, and interest is turning to who will win the award.
The nominees for the Best Actor (female) category, who led the film with their delicate emotional expressions, are also an impressive lineup. From Korea, Park Eunbi (LADIES' CODE) from "Hyper Knife" (Disney+) and "Unknown Soul"
Actors who are difficult to rank include Park Bo Young from "YoonGi-sung" (tvN), IU from "Thank You" (Netflix), and Hirose Suzu from Japan from "Who Saw the Peacock Dance?" (TBS).
With the talents of the actors nominated, it is expected to be a close race to see who will win the award. The Best Supporting Actor category is also a tough one.
There is expected to be fierce competition between the likes of "The Secret Life of a Woman" (TBS), Ryuta Bando of "The Secret Life of a Woman" (Netflix), and Choi Dae Hoon of "Thank You for Your Hard Work" (Netflix).
It will be tough. The fierce competition includes Machiko Ono from "The Hideout" (TBS), Jang Young Nam from "Unknown Seoul" (tvN), and Yeom Hye Ran from "Good Work" (Netflix).
The controversy over the drama is also attracting attention. Also nominated for the Best Newcomer Award (male) for their impressive acting that made their faces known to the public throughout the year are Kang You-Seok from "Resident Life" (tvN),
Choo Young Woo from "Trauma Code" (Netflix) has been nominated as a Korean nominee, drawing much attention.
Lee Soohyeon from "Family Planning" (Coupang Play) and Jung SOOBIN from "Goodwill Race" (U+ Mobile tv) have been nominated from the national side and will be competing.
In addition, "Otsukaresama" (Netflix), which was a hot topic in the first half of the year, won Best Creative, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Leading Actor (female), Best Supporting Actor (male), and Best Supporting Actor (male).
The film was nominated in a total of six categories, including the Best Actor award (female), and the Best Actor award (female). Of these nominees, a total of 31 nominees were selected in the acting category (leading, supporting, newcomer), and voting was carried out for the male and female categories.
The two who received the most votes will be given the People's Choice Award. The 2025 Global OTT Awards will be held at the Busan Movie Center Outdoor Theater on August 24th at 7 pm.
It will be held.