16th Seoul International Drama Awards
Award ceremony in 2021
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The 16th Annual Seoul International Drama Awards (Korean: ì 16í ìì¸ ëë¼ë§ ì´ìì¦) festival was held on 20â22 October 2021 at MBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul. 238 works from 41 countries vied for awards in this edition.
Date21 October 2021
LocationMBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul
Presented by
- Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee
- Korean Broadcasters Association
Hosted by
| 16th Seoul International Drama Awards | |
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| Date | 21 October 2021 |
| Location | MBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul |
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| Hosted by | |
| 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) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MBC |
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]
Juries
| 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. | |
| Individual category | Outstanding Asian Star | Up to 5 popular actor and actress from Asian countries. |
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| 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. |
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 â 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 â 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
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards were announced on September 10, 2021.[3] Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
Source:[4]
Program
NOTE:
- "Golden Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a double dagger (â¡)
- "Silver Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a dagger (â )
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
NOTE:
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
| 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 â "Okay" (Revolutionary Sisters) |
Special awards
| Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year |
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| Short-form Drama |
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Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee. | [6] |
| Asian Star Prize |
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Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee. | |
| Character of the Year | Ahn Eun-young (Jung Yu-mi) Han Ji-pyeong (Kim Seon-ho) Cha Hyun-soo (Song Kang) |
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Special performances
| Order | Artist | Performed | Ref. |
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| 1 | Jinjo Crew | "Soul of SEOUL" | [8] |
| 2 | Young Tak | "Kkondae Latte" (Kkondae Intern OST) | [9] |
| "Okay" (Revolutionary Sisters OST) | |||
| 3 | Big Naughty | "Kwaejina Ching Ching Nane (Daegu)" | [10] |
| 4 | AB6IX | "Cherry" | [11] |