ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Hallyuwood devider 'Taxi Driver' 3 star Lee Je-hoon bags grand prize at 2025 SBS Drama Awards

'Taxi Driver' 3 star Lee Je-hoon bags grand prize at 2025 SBS Drama Awards

Published Jan 1, 2026 11:41 am  |  Updated Jan 1, 2026 03:31 pm
Lee Je-hoon (SBS)
Lee Je-hoon (SBS)

Korean actor Lee Je-hoon won the grand prize (“daesang”) for his drama “Taxi Driver” season 3 at the 2025 SBS Drama Awards held on Dec. 31 in Seoul. 

"I want to be a good actor, but the more I try, the more difficult it becomes. There are many times when I wonder, 'Is this all I can do?' But thanks to the fans who give me strength, I've been able to persevere,” he said. 

He added, “The reason this series has been able to exist for over five years is because of the viewers. It’s thanks to the viewers who are angry and sympathetic every week, and who sincerely hope that such incidents and accidents will not happen again.”

In addition, “Taxi Driver” season 3 won Drama of the Year. 

The winners at the 2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
The winners at the 2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
Lee Je-hoon (SBS)
Lee Je-hoon (SBS)

Here are the winners at the 2025 SBS Drama Awards: 

Grand Prize (Daesang) - Lee Je-hoon, “Taxi Driver” season 3 

Drama of the Year - “Taxi Driver” season 3

Director’s Award - Yoon Kye-sang, “The Winning Try”

Top Excellence Award (Miniseries Specialized Genre or Action) - Park Hyung Sik, “Buried Hearts”; Go Hyun-jung, “Queen Mantis”

Top Excellence Award (Miniseries Romantic Comedy) - Choi Woo-shik, Jung So-min, “Would You Marry Me”

Top Excellence Award (Miniseries Seasonal Drama)  - Lee Jun Hyuk, Han Ji Min, “Love Scout”

Top Excellence Award (Miniseries Humanity or Fantasy) - Yook Sung-jae, Kim Ji-yeon. “The Haunted Palace”

Excellence Award (Miniseries Romantic Comedy): Jang Ki-yong, Ahn Eun-jin, “Dynamite Kiss”

Excellence Award (Miniseries Romance) - Kim Do-hoon, “Love Scout”; Jeon Yeo-been, “Our Movie”

Excellence Award (Miniseries Specialized Genre or Action) - Jang Dong-yoon, “Queen Mantis”; Pyo Ye-jin, “Taxi Driver” season 3

Excellence Award (Miniseries Humanity or Fantasy) - Kim Yo-han, “The Winning Try”; Kim Ji-hun, “The Haunted Palace”; Cha Chung-hwa, “The Haunted Palace”

Best Supporting Actor (Miniseries Romantic Comedy)  - Seo Bum-june, Shin Seul-ki, “Would You Marry Me”

Best Supporting Actor (Miniseries Romance) - Go Geon-han, Lee Sang-hee, “Love Scout”

Best Supporting Actor (Miniseries Specialized Genre or Action) - Lee Hae-young, “Buried Hearts”; Han Dong-hee, “Queen Mantis”

Best Supporting Actor (Miniseries Humanity or Fantasy) - Lee Sung-wook, “The Winning Try”; Gil Hae-yeon, “The Haunted Palace,” “The Winning Try”

Best New Actor - Kim Dan, “The Winning Try”; Kim Mu-jun, “Dynamite Kiss”; Cha Woo-min “Buried Hearts”; Ha Yoo-joon, “Spring of Youth”; Kim Eun-bi, “Our Movie”; Park Jung-yeon, “The Winning Try”; Woo Davi, “Dynamite Kiss”; Hong Hwa-yeon, “Buried Hearts”

Best Couple - Jang Ki-yong, Ahn Eun-jin, “Dynamite Kiss”

Lifetime Achievement Award - the late actor Lee Soon-jae

Best Performance - Kim Eui-sung, “Taxi Driver” season 3

Best Teamwork - “The Winning Try” 

Scene Stealer Award - Yoon Shi-yoon, “Taxi Driver” season 3; Seo Hye-won, “Love Scout,” “Spring of Youth”

2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
2025 SBS Drama Awards (SBS)
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.