2025 Buil Film Awards Nominations: Hyun Bin’s Harbin Leads With 8 Nods, Kim Go Eun Competes for Best Actress

The nominations for the 2025 Buil Film Awards have been announced, with Hyun Bin’s spy-thriller Harbin emerging as the frontrunner, bagging eight nominations across major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

The awards ceremony will take place on September 18, 2025, at the prestigious Signiel Hotel in Busan, celebrating the finest achievements in Korean cinema.

Top Nomination Highlights

Best Picture

• What Does Nature Say to You?
• The Seagulls of the Morning Sea
• House of the Seasons
• Uprising
• Harbin

Best Director

• Ian Hee – Love in the Big City
• Jeong Yun-cheol – Sea Tiger
• Kim Hyung-joo – The Match
• Hwang Byung-guk – Yadang: The Snitch
• Woo Min Ho – Harbin

Best Actor

• Lee Byung Hun – The Match
• Yoon Joo Sang – The Seagulls of the Morning Sea
• Hyun Bin – Harbin
• Ahn Jae Hong – High Five
• Jo Jung Suk – Land of Happiness

Best Actress

• Kim Go Eun – Love in the Big City
• Shim Eun Kyung – The Killers
• Oh Min Ae – Concerning My Daughter
• Han Ye Ri – Spring Night
• Lee Hye Young – Breakthrough

Supporting & New Talent Categories

• Best Supporting Actor: Jung Hae In (Veteran 2), Oh Man Seok (House of the Seasons), Park Jeong Min (Uprising), Jo Woo Jin (Harbin), Yoo Jae Myung (Land of Happiness).
• Best Supporting Actress: Jeon Yeo Bin (Dark Nuns), Ha Yoon Kyung (Concerning My Daughter), Claudia Kim (A Normal Family), Yang Hee Kyung (The Seagulls of the Morning Sea), Chae Won Bin (Yadang: The Snitch).
• Best New Director: Lee Mirang (Concerning My Daughter), Kim Tae Yang (Widow), Lee Jong Soo (Parents Are Fools), Jang Byeong Gi (Yeoreum-i Jinagamyeon), Oh Jeong Min (House of the Seasons).
• Best New Actor: Moon Woo Jin (Dark Nuns), Noh Sang Hyun (Love in the Big City), Choi Hyun Jin (Yeoreum-i Jinagamyeon), Kang Seung Ho (House of the Seasons), Jang Seong Beom (Following).
• Best New Actress: Lee Myeong Ha (Widow), Hong Ye Ji (A Normal Family), Lee Hyeri (Victory), Jo Aram (Victory), Roh Yoon Seo (Statement).

Technical & Music Awards

Best Screenplay: Park Lee Woong (The Seagulls of the Morning Sea), Oh Jeong Min (House of the Seasons), Shin Chul & Park Chan Wook (Uprising), Park Hong Jun (Work to Do), Heo Jun Seok (Land of Happiness).

Best Cinematography: Kim Jin Hyung (Widow), Lee Jin Geun (House of the Seasons), Joo Sung Rim (Uprising), Lee Jae Woo (Breakthrough), Hong Kyung Pyo (Harbin).

Music Award: Primary (Love in the Big City), Cho Young Wook (Uprising), Jo Young Wook (Harbin), Kim Jun Seok (High Five), Kwon Hyun Jung (Because I Hate Korea).

Art & Technology: Special Effects – Hong Jang Pyo (The Firefighters), Production Design – Eunyoung Jeong (The Match), Costume Design – Kwak Jeong Ae (Harbin), Lighting – Park Jeong Woo (Harbin).