# 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards (Korean: 제38회 청룡영화상) ceremony was held on November 25, 2017 at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Lee Sun-kyun. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo), the annual award show honored the best in Korean language films released from October 7, 2016 to October 3, 2017.

## Nominations and winners

Complete list of nominees and winners
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

### Main awards

| Best Film | Best Director |
| A Taxi Driver‡ Anarchist from Colony The Fortress The King The Merciless | Kim Hyun-seok - I Can Speak‡ Byun Sung-hyun - The Merciless Hwang Dong-hyuk - The Fortress Jang Hoon - A Taxi Driver Lee Joon-ik - Anarchist from Colony |
| Best Leading Actor | Best Leading Actress |
| Song Kang-ho - A Taxi Driver‡ Jo In-sung - The King Kim Yoon-seok - The Fortress Lee Byung-hun - The Fortress Sul Kyung-gu - The Merciless | Na Moon-hee - I Can Speak‡ Gong Hyo-jin - Missing Kim Ok-vin - The Villainess Moon So-ri - The Running Actress Yum Jung-ah - The Mimic |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Jin Seon-kyu - The Outlaws‡ Bae Seong-woo - The King Kim Dae-myung - Bluebeard Kim Hee-won - The Merciless Yoo Hae-jin - A Taxi Driver | Kim So-jin - The King‡ Jeon Hye-jin - The Merciless Kim Hae-sook - New Trial Lee Jung-hyun - The Battleship Island Yeom Hye-ran - I Can Speak |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Do Kyung-soo - My Annoying Brother‡ Koo Kyo-hwan - Jane Kim Jun-han - Anarchist from Colony Nam Yeon-woo - Lost to Shame [ko] Ryu Jun-yeol - A Taxi Driver | Choi Hee-seo - Anarchist from Colony‡ Im Yoon-ah - Confidential Assignment Lee Min-ji - Jane Lee Sang-hee - Our Love Story Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Lee Hyun-joo - Our Love Story‡ Jo Hyun-hoon - Jane Kang Yoon-sung - The Outlaws Lee Joo-young - Single Rider Moon So-ri - The Running Actress | Hwang Dong-hyuk - The Fortress‡ Eom Yoo-na - A Taxi Driver Hwang Seong-gu - Anarchist from Colony Jo Hyun-hoon - Jane Lee Joo-young - Single Rider |
| Best Cinematography-Lighting | Best Editing |
| Jo Hyung-rae & Park Jeong-woo - The Merciless‡ Kim Ji-yong & Jo Gyu-young - The Fortress Kim Woo-hyung & Kim Seung-gyu - The King Lee Mo-gae & Lee Sung-hwan - The Battleship Island Park Jung-hoon & Lee Hae-won - The Villainess | Shin Min-kyung - The King‡ Kim Sang-beom & Kim Jae-beom - The Merciless Kim Seon-min - The Outlaws Lee Jin - Confidential Assignment Yoon Seok-min - Criminal Conspiracy [ko] |
| Best Art Direction | Technical Award |
| Lee Hoo-kyung - The Battleship Island‡ Chae Kyung-seon - The Fortress Han Ah-reum - The Merciless Jo Hwa-sung - A Taxi Driver Lee Na-gyeom - The King | Kwon Ki-deok (Stunts) - The Villainess‡ Heo Myung-haeng (Stunts) - The Outlaws Kim Han-joon & Son Seung-hyun (Visual Effects) - The Battleship Island Kim Seok-won & Moon Cheol-woo (Sound Effects) - The Mimic Shim Hyun-seop (Costumes) - Anarchist from Colony |
| Best Music ||
| Jo Yeong-wook - A Taxi Driver‡ Jo Yeong-wook - Single Rider Kim Hong-jip & Lee Jin-hee - The Merciless Mowg - The King Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Fortress ||

### Other awards

* Best Short Film:
** A Hand-written Poster (Director Kwak Eun-mi)‡
* Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film:
** 1st – A Taxi Driver‡
*** 2nd – Confidential Assignment
*** 3rd – Master
*** 4th – Luck Key
*** 5th – The Outlaws
* Popular Star Award:
** Jo In-sung - The King‡
** Kim Su-an - The Battleship Island‡
** Na Moon-hee - I Can Speak‡
** Sul Kyung-gu - The Merciless‡

## Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 3 | A Taxi Driver |
| 2 | I Can Speak |
| 2 | The King |

## Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 9 | The Merciless |
| 8 | The King |
| 8 | A Taxi Driver |
| 8 | The Fortress |
| 6 | Anarchist from Colony |
| 4 | The Outlaws |
| 4 | I Can Speak |
| 4 | The Battleship Island |
| 4 | Jane |
| 3 | Single Rider |
| 3 | The Villainess |
| 2 | The Mimic |
| 2 | The Running Actress |
| 2 | Confidential Assignment |
| 2 | Our Love Story |

## Presenters

Actor Cha Tae-hyun appeared and gave a memorial speech for Late Kim Ji-young (1938–2017), Late Yoon So-jeong [ko] (1944–2017), Late Kim Young-ae (1951–2017) and Late Kim Joo-hyuk (1972–2017).
| Order | Presenter | Award |
| 1 | Park Jung-min, Lee Sun-bin | Best New Actor |
| 2 | Park Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri | Best New Actress |
| 3 | Yeon Sang-ho, Kim Su-an | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film |
| 4 | Kim Young-kwang, Park Bo-young | Best New Director |
| 5 | Jung Jin-young | Technical Award Best Cinematography-Lighting Best Editing |
| 6 | Choi Min-ho, Kim Ji-won | Best Music Best Art Direction Best Screenplay |
| 7 | Jun Kunimura, Choi Hee-seo | Best Supporting Actor |
| 8 | Kim Sung-kyun, Park So-dam | Best Supporting Actress |
| 9 | Park Byung-eun, Esom | Best Short Film |
| 10 | Steven Yeun | Best Director |
| 11 | Lee Byung-hun, Soo Ae | Best Actor |
| 12 | Daesang's CEO Im Jeong-bae, Go Doo-shim | Best Actress |
| 13 | Shin Ha-kyun, Do Kyung-soo | Best Film |

## Special performances

| Order | Artist | Performance | References |
| 1 | Daybreak | A Taxi Driver OST: Short Hair (단발머리) (Original: Cho Yong-pil) Only Walk The Flower Road (꽃길만 걷게 해줄게) | |
| 2 | Mamamoo | Yes I Am (나로 말할 것 같으면) | |