The voting for the October Netizens Awards Male Acting Category in the acting division has closed. Actor Byeon Woo-sek claimed first place for the eighth consecutive month, defending his lead.

Byeon Woo-seok won a total of 21,268 votes in the month-long October poll, recording a 45.7% share. Following his September record of 21,830 votes (46.6%), he maintained over 21,000 votes and a mid-40% support rate for two straight months, solidifying his hold on first place.

The second and third spots were held by the same candidates as in September, forming the top-tier structure. Ryeoun received 4,018 votes (8.6%), defending second place from September (4,545 votes, 9.7%). Third-place Rowoon secured 2,845 votes (6.1%), raising both his vote count and share from his September record of 2,605 votes (5.6%).

The biggest changes in the October race came in the mid-to-upper ranks from 4th to 8th place. Seo In-guk's rise was especially notable. After jumping eight places from 16th in August to 8th in September (1,614 votes, 3.4%), Seo In-guk gathered 2,718 votes (5.8%) in October, climbing another four spots to settle in 4th place. Park Bo-gum, who was 4th in September (2,476 votes, 5.3%), increased his votes and share to 2,688 votes (5.8%) in October but was pushed to 5th, losing to Seo In-guk by just 30 votes.

As a result, Lee Jun-gi, 5th in September (2,277 votes, 4.9%), placed 6th with 1,945 votes (4.2%); Jang Ki-yong, 6th in September (2,121 votes, 4.5%), placed 7th with 1,849 votes (4.0%); and Kim Nam-gil, 7th in September (1,730 votes, 3.7%), placed 8th with 1,699 votes (3.6%), each moving down one spot.

A rank swap occurred between 9th and 10th place. Jang Keun-suk, 10th in September (1,165 votes, 2.5%), significantly increased his votes to 1,513 (3.2%), rising one spot to 9th. Meanwhile, Lee Min-ho, 9th in September, recorded exactly the same 1,459 votes (3.1%) as in September, holding the final spot in the top 10 at 10th place.

Rank rebounds and swaps continued from 11th to 15th place. Na In-woo gathered 1,062 votes (2.3%) to maintain 11th place from September (1,068 votes, 2.3%), while Lee Jun-ho, 13th in September (943 votes, 2.0%), earned 968 votes (2.1%) to climb one spot to 12th. Bae In-hyuk, 15th in September (447 votes, 1.0%), also received 505 votes (1.1%) to rank 13th, up two spots. Song Kang recorded 496 votes (1.1%), keeping his 14th place from September, while Um Tae-goo, 12th in September (960 votes, 2.0%), placed 15th with 420 votes (0.9%).

In the 16th to 20th range, newly entered Seo Kang-joon earned 372 votes (0.8%) to instantly land at 16th place. Accordingly, Park Hyung-sik, 16th in September (388 votes, 0.8%), placed 17th with 355 votes (0.8%); Kim Seon-ho, 17th in September (208 votes, 0.4%), placed 18th with 213 votes (0.5%); and Park Ji-hoon, 18th in September (206 votes, 0.4%), placed 19th with 161 votes (0.3%). Ji Chang-wook, newly entering the rankings, took 20th place with a final 25 votes (0.1%), closing out the October Male Acting Category race.