Netizens In Shock After The Ugly Won Zero Trophies At Blue Dragon Film Awards, Say “It’s Disappointing!”
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, The Ugly stars Park Jeong-min, Shin Hyun Bin, and others.
Every time an award show takes place, it sparks heated debates online the moment winners are revealed. It recently happened after the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the Korean film titled The Ugly stars Park Jeong-min, Shin Hyun Bin, and others and earned ten nominations and huge support from the audience. However, it had not won even one award. People felt bad and expressed their frustration on the internet. Read on to know more!
Fans Angry After The Ugly Gets Zero Trophies At 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards
The movie was made on a tight budget, but its story and performances touched people deeply. And ten nominations prove that everyone understood the hype. However, the team went home empty-handed. Following which, fans became furious and said that the film deserved at least one win.
And bc I’m biased: watch it to see who Park Jeongmin who imho is one of the best actors of his generation in Korea but also still criminally underrated amongst int’l audiences.
Point of fact him in Decision to Leave (iykyk): https://t.co/yfgF9eB4Sx
— kerfuffles (@kerfufflesfilm) November 20, 2025
Fan’s React To It
As per Koreaboo, some netizens said that this is why Korean cinema feels stuck lately. Others added that awards are not participation prizes and competition is normal. A few stated that they didn’t think the film would win anything and questioned the award show. Overall, many people are disappointed and are calling it a major snub. One user wrote, “This is sad! It’s such a great movie and still they didn’t win anything. What’s happening?” Another user wrote, “Very absurd. Park Jeongmin was excellent in the movie. How did he not win is beyond me!!!!!”
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For the unversed, No Other Choice swept the major prizes. It took home Best Picture, Best Director for Park Chan-wook, Best Actress for Son Ye-jin, Best Supporting Actor for Lee Sung-min, and several more.
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First Published: November 20, 2025 11:44 AM
