The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was held on the afternoon of May 5 at COEX Hall D in Seoul, hosted by entertainer Shin Dong Yup and actors Suzy and Park Bo Gum.

This year, the grand prize in the film category at the Baeksang Arts Awards went to director Hong Kyung Pyo for 'Harbin,'  and the grand prize in the television category was awarded to 'Culinary Class Wars.'

The competition was fierce, as many works received immense attention in 2025. Among them, 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' garnered the most awards. Although it did not win the Grand Prize, 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' became the biggest winner overall, securing four awards: Best Drama, Best Supporting Actor (Choi Dae Hoon), Best Supporting Actress (Yeom Hye Ran), and Best Screenplay (Im Sang Choon).

However, to fans' surprise, the lead actors IU and Park Bo Gum left the award ceremony empty-handed. Following the award show, many netizens gathered on various platforms to discuss this and express their opinions of IU and Park Bo Gum not winning anything on this year's Baeksang Awards despite leading one of the most popular series in 2025.

They commented:

"IU was known to be Kim Soo Hyun's close friend for 14 years. IU was also involved in a lot of controversies in her career. Look at the film 'Real,' you can see Kim Soo Hyun's true character in that movie. There's a saying, 'Birds of a feather flock together'. Things aren't looking good for IU."

"I was still so happy thanks to Ae Soon and Kwan Sik."

"Their acting was not bad, but the supporting actors were so much better."

"I liked IU's acting better in 'My Mister.'"

"IU did a good job portraying young Ae Soon, but then her 'mother' acting was awkward. Especially when her child died, it was a scene of the most heartbreak and grief, but I couldn't get immersed. I think that scene was a hard one, though."

"IU should've won something at least."

"I think the supporting actors in 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' were the real lead actors. They did so well."

"I thought 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' was IU's best work yet."

"IU is a good actress. She will have more opportunities to win awards."

"Kim Tae Ri was too good in 'Jeongyeon'."

"I think being nominated is also an honor."

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