16th_Seoul_International_Drama_Awards
16th Seoul International Drama Awards
Award ceremony in 2021
The 16th Annual Seoul International Drama Awards (Korean: 제16회 서울 드라마 어워즈) festival was held on 20–22 October 2021 at MBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul. 238 works from 41 countries vied for awards in this edition.
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| Date | 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) | |||
| Location | MBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul | |||
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| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Missing Child (South Korea - 3 awards) | |||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Missing Child (South Korea) | |||
| Golden Bird Prize for Best Series Drama | The Penthouse: War in Life (South Korea) | |||
| Golden Bird Prize for Best Mini-Series | The Investigation (Denmark) | |||
| Golden Bird Prize for Best TV Movie | Federica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks (Spain) | |||
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| Network | MBC | |||
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The awards ceremony took place online on 21 October without spectators and non-face-to-face, hosted by Park Eun-bin and Astro member Cha Eun-woo. It was broadcast live through MBC and YouTube channel.
Those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and some of the winners from home and abroad attended this year's awards ceremony as per safety rules for COVID-19.[1]
More information Program category, Individual category ...
| Program category | Grand Prize | |
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| Best TV Movie | Up to 2 awards for each category through preliminary and final selection. | |
| Best Mini Series | ||
| Best Serial Drama | ||
| Individual category | Best Director | 1 award for each category through preliminary and final selection. |
| Best Screenwriter | ||
| Best Actor | ||
| Best Actress | ||
| Jury's Special Prize | Up to 3 awards selected by the organizing committee among recommendations by the jury. | |
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More information Individual category ...
| Individual category | Outstanding Asian Star | Up to 5 popular actor and actress from Asian countries. |
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More information Program category, Individual category ...
| Program category | Outstanding Korean Drama | Up to 3 Korean dramas that contributed to the development of the Korean Wave. |
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| Individual category | Outstanding Korean Actor | 2 people by male and female among actors who appeared in a Korean drama. |
| Outstanding Korean Actress | ||
| Outstanding Korean OST | 1 person who sang a soundtrack in a Korean drama. |
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Final selection
These are the juries who selected the program and individual to win each category.
- Ko Suk-man (South Korea), former President of Educational Broadcasting System
- Sohn Byung-woo (South Korea), Professor of Department of Communication, Chungnam National University
- Akiko Amy Kanda (Japan), Producer of TV Asahi Scripted Production Department
- Magdalene Ew (Singapore), Head of Content - WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific
- Isabelle Degeorges (France), Gaumont Television director
- Ana Carolina Lima (Brazil), Globoplay Head of Content
- You Xiao Gang (China), Chairman of China Television Drama Production Industry Association
Preliminary screening
These are the juries who selected the program and individual to qualify for the final selection.
- Rebecca Chiyoko King-O'Riain (Ireland), Associate Professor in Department of Sociology Maynooth University
- Tan Wei Lin (Singapore), vice-president of English drama production - MediaCorp
- Stephen Corvini (Australia), Live Wires Productions founder/executive producer
- Jason Bechervaise (U.K.), Film critic/Professor of Soongsil Cyber University
- South Korea
- Noh Kwang-woo, columnist/Professor in School of Media and Communication at Korea University
- Sunny Ko, Professor of Seoul Institute of the Arts
- Gong Hee-jeong, critic
- Jung Duk-hyun, critic
- Katharine Kim, CEO of Eastwave Studio
- Lee Hun-yul, Professor of School of Media and Communication at Korea University
- Kim Seon-young, critic
- Hong Seok-woo, executive producer in Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Drama Department
The nominations for the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards were announced on September 10, 2021.[3] Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
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Program
NOTE:
- "Golden Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a double dagger (‡)
- "Silver Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a dagger (†)
Grand Prize (Daesang)
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Best Serial Drama
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Best Mini-Series
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Best TV Movie
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Best Short-form Drama
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Jury's Special Prize
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Individual
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No roles for nominated/winning actor(s)/actress(es) needed.
No roles for nominated/winning actor(s)/actress(es) needed.
Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Director
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Best Writer
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Outstanding Korean Drama
More information Top Excellence Award, Excellence Award ...
| Top Excellence Award | Vincenzo |
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| Excellence Award | |
| Best Actor | Song Joong-ki (Vincenzo) |
| Best Actress | Bae Suzy (Start-Up) |
| Best Original Soundtrack (OST) | Young Tak – "Okay" (Revolutionary Sisters) |
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More information Order, Artist ...
| Order | Artist | Performed | Ref. |
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| 1 | Jinjo Crew | "Soul of SEOUL" | [5] |
| 2 | Young Tak | "Kkondae Latte" (Kkondae Intern OST) | [6] |
| "Okay" (Revolutionary Sisters OST) | |||
| 3 | Big Naughty | "Kwaejina Ching Ching Nane (Daegu)" | [7] |
| 4 | AB6IX | "Cherry" | [8] |
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- Jung, Yoo-jin (October 21, 2021). "AB6IX, 서울드라마어워즈 시상식 축하무대 화려하게~[포토엔HD]". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Naver.