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Zo was nominated for Best Actor for "HOPE" and Best Supporting Actor for "Possible Love" at the 47th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on November 25. Starting with "Humint" in 2026, his streak of releasing a staggering three films, including "HOPE" and "Possible Love," is bearing meaningful fruit.
It has also been a year where audiences recognized him as "So-In-sung" (a play on his surname and the word for ox, implying tireless work). Partnering with some of the most representative directors in Korean cinema—Ryoo Seung-wan, Na Hong-jin, and Lee Chang-dong—he undertook grueling work that required not only action acting but also deep inner performances. Although the shooting periods for the three projects varied, their release dates were set for this year, allowing audiences to meet Zo more often than ever before.
Above all, he has received favorable reviews for showing various sides of himself that had not been seen before. Particularly in "HOPE," for which he is nominated for Best Actor, he showcased action acting fueled by animalistic energy, serving as a central axis in director Na Hong-jin's first sci-fi film.
Bolstered by his strong performance in "HOPE," Zo is nominated for Best Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and will compete for the trophy against Yoo Hai-jin for "The King's Warden," Sul Kyung-gu for "Possible Love," Park Hae-il for "The Assassin(s)," and Koo Kyo-hwan for "Once We Were Us." With a large pool of actors who achieved significant results both commercially and critically this year, the competition is expected to be fiercer than in any other category.
In "Possible Love," he ingrained himself within Lee Chang-dong's realism through a performance that evokes both curiosity and eeriness. Although he could have easily been overshadowed by Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu, he accurately grasped the role and symbolism assigned to him by director Lee Chang-dong and delivered a performance fittingly, standing out particularly in terms of multidimensional character portrayal.
Having been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Possible Love," he will compete against Eum Moon-suk for "HOPE," Koo Kyo-hwan for "COLONY," Oh Jung-se for "Wild Sing," and Lee Minho for "The Assassin(s).'
Zo previously received the Popular Star Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2017 for "The King." In 2023, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for the film "Smugglers" but did not win. As he has been nominated in two categories with two films in 2026, expectations for a win are high.
Attention is focused on whether Zo, who visited both the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival this year with "HOPE" and "Possible Love," can receive the sweet reward of a win at a domestic awards ceremony. The Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony will be held on November 25.
(Photo: Getty Images Korea) (Written by Kim Ji-hye, SBS Entertainment News)
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