Seoul International Drama Awards

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Seoul International Drama Awards (Korean: 서울 국제 드라마 어워즈), simply known as SDA, is an annual award ceremony based in Seoul, South Korea which honors excellence in television drama productions worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Awarded forExcellence in television drama productions
LocationSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
Presented by
  • Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee
  • Korean Broadcasters Association
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Seoul International Drama Awards
Awarded forExcellence in television drama productions
LocationSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
Presented by
  • Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee
  • Korean Broadcasters Association
First award2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Websitehttp://www.seouldrama.org Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkKBS2
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Ceremonies

More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Date Venue Host Ref.
16th 2021 October 21, 2021 MBC Hall, Sangam-dong Cha Eun-woo and Park Eun-bin [8]
17th 2022 September 22, 2022 KBS Hall, Yeouido Joo Sang-wook and Jung Eun-ji [9]
18th 2023 September 21, 2023 Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Se-young [10]
19th 2024 September 25, 2024 Bae Sung-jae and Seol In-ah [11]
20th 2025 October 2, 2025 Ok Taec-yeon and Jang Do-yeon [12][13]
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Winners

Golden Bird Prize

More information Year, Recipient ...
Year Recipient Notes Ref.
2023 Big Bet (Program)
(South Korea)		 The Golden Bird Prize is a new award given by the organizing committee recognizing works and individuals that have made a mark in the drama industry by achieving success in both artistic value and popularity among popular works from around the world. [14][15]
Choi Min-sik (Individual)
(Big Bet - South Korea)
2024 Park Chan-wook
(The Sympathizer - U.S.)		 The Golden Bird Prize is given by the organizing committee recognizing works and individuals that have made a mark in the drama industry. [16]
2025 Ben Stiller
(Severance - U.S.)		 The Golden Bird Prize is given by the organizing committee recognizing creative and outstanding direction of presenting works that deepen understanding of humanity and inspire reflection on the path toward harmony. [17][18]
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Grand prize (Daesang)

Norwegian actress Charlotte Frogner attending Seoul International Drama Awards in 2009
More information Year, Grand Prize ...
Year Grand Prize Ref.
2008 Missing (Spain) [19]
2009 Memoirs in China (China) [20][21]
2010 Shoe-shine Boy (Japan) [22]
2011 Three Kingdoms (China) [23]
2012 Deep Rooted Tree (South Korea) [24]
2013 Prisoners of War (Israel) [25][26]
2014 Kaboul Kitchen (France) [27]
2015 Naked Among Wolves (Germany) [28][29]
2016 The Night Manager (U.K.) [30]
2017 This Is Us (U.S.) [31]
2018 Babylon Berlin (Germany) [32]
2019 On the Spectrum (Israel) [33]
2020 Orphans of a Nation (Brazil) [34]
2021 Missing Child (South Korea) [35]
2022 Help (U.K.) [36][37]
2023 The Fragile Colossus (France) [38]
2024 Justice: Misconduct (Brazil) [39]
2025 Adolescence (U.K.) [17]
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Program

More information Year, Best TV Movie ...
Year Best TV Movie Best Mini-series Best Series Drama Best Juvenile Series Best Comedy Special Prize Jury Special Prize Ref.
2006
  • The Violin
    (Japan)
  • Runner-up: What Shall We Expect Tomorrow?
    (Netherlands)
N/aN/aN/a
  • Holed Slipper for Hamdani
    (Indonesia)
  • Bird, Bird
    (South Korea)
  • White Walls
    (Israel)
[40]
2007
  • A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball
    (South Korea)
  • Runner-up: Prime Suspect: The Final Act
    (U.K.)
  • Mortified
    (Australia)
  • Runner-up: Jump 2
    (South Korea)
N/a
  • The Iron Handed Phantom - Mayavi
    (India)
  • Runner-up: KHALA Word of Honor
    (Jordan)
  • Runner-up: Memories - Jail Bars
    (Philippines)
Can
(Germany)		[41][42]
2008
  • Devastation
    (France)
  • Runner-up: Kobra's Decision
    (Iran)
  • Ella Blue
    (South Africa)
  • Runner-up: Skins
    (U.K.)
  • Hero Without a Name
    (China)
  • Runner-up: Golden Bride
    (South Korea)
N/a
  • The Tutor
    (Israel)
  • Runner-up: Secrets of This House
    (Afghanistan)
N/a[19]
2009
N/aN/a
  • Taipei 24H
    (Taiwan)
  • Live a Luxurious and Dissipated Life
    (China)
[20][21]
2010
N/aN/a
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
(India)		[22]
2011
  • In the Name of Honour
    (Romania)
  • Runner-up: Passione
    (Brazil)
N/aN/a
N/a[23]
2012
N/aN/a
N/a[24]
2013
N/aN/a
  • The Perfect Day
    (South Korea)
  • Salam, New York!
    (Kyrgyzstan)
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
(India)		[25][43]
2014
  • Barefoot on Red Soil
    (Spain)
  • Runner-up: The Fat & The Angry
    (Sweden)
N/aN/a
N/a[44]
2015The Good Sister
(Canada)		Misaeng: Incomplete Life
(South Korea)		Jikulumessu - Open Your Eyes
(Angola)		N/aN/aN/a
[29]
2016
  • Don't Leave Me
    (France)
  • Runner-up: Sabena Hijacking: My Version
    (Israel)
N/aBaskets
(U.S.)		N/a
[30]
2017
  • Redemption Road
    (Germany)
  • Runner-up: Red Teacher
    (South Korea)
  • Please, Love Me
    (Belgium)
  • Runner-up: Deep Water
    (Australia)
N/aFleabag
(U.K.)		N/a
  • We Are One
    (Taiwan)
  • P.O.W – Bandi Yudh Ke
    (India)
[31]
2018
N/a The New Black
(Israel)		 N/a The Memoir of Majie
(Malaysia)		 [32]
2019
  • Billy
    (Netherlands)
  • Runner-up: Bauhaus
    (Germany)
N/a N/a N/a
  • Breasts
    (Montenegro)
  • The Herd
    (South Africa)
 [33]
2020
  • Bolívar
    (Colombia)
  • Runner-up: Mr. Fighting
    (China)
 N/a N/a N/a
  • The Cage
    (Czech Republic)
  • XX
    (South Korea)
 [34]
2021
N/a N/a N/a
[35]
2022
  • Hidden Truth
    (Turkey)
  • Destan
    (Turkey)
 N/a N/a N/a The World Stands Still
(Germany)		 [36][37]
2023
N/a N/a N/a Cammo
(Norway)		 [14]
2024
  • The Saint
    (Czech Republic)
  • Bruised Like A Peach
    (South Korea)
N/a N/a N/a Eye Love You
(Japan)		 [45]
2025 The Son
(South Korea)		 Pachinko
(U.S.)
 The Good & The Bad
(Turkey)		 N/a N/a N/a N/a [17]
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Individual

More information Year, Best Actor ...
Year Best Actor Best Actress Best Director Best Screenwriter Best Cinematographer Best Music Director Best Art Director Ref.
2006Michael Therriault
(Prairie Giant - Canada)		Lu Yuan
(Watch for the Happiness - China)		Akihiko Ishimaru
(Crying out Love, in the Center of the World - Japan)		Patrick Bucley
(Family Portrait - Spain)		Kim Seung-hwan
(Emperor of the Sea - South Korea)		Taro Iwashiro
(The Violin - Japan)		Min Eon-ok
(Princess Hours - South Korea)
2007Takuya Kimura
(The Grand Family - Japan)		Helen Mirren
(Prime Suspect: The Final Act - U.K.)		Takeuchi Hideki
(Nodame Cantabile - Japan)		Frank Deasy
(Prime Suspect: The Final Act - U.K.)		Shi Luan
(The Great Revival - China)		Takeuchi Hideki
(Nodame Cantabile - Japan)		Lee Cheol-ho
(Hwang Jini - South Korea)
2008Dvir Benedek
(The Tutor - Israel)		Pan Li-li
(Artemisia - Taiwan)		Carlos Sedes, Manuel Palacios
(Missing - Spain)		Gao Mantang, Sun Jianye
(Chuang Guandong - China)		Piotr Wojtowicz
(Let's Go to the Movies Tomorrow - Poland)		Braam du Toit, Ronelle Loots
(Ella Blue - South Africa)		Huo Wan
(Hero Without a Name - China)		[19]
2009Akira Kume
(The Shopping Trip - Japan)		Charlotte Frogner
(Maria - Norway)		Duane Clark
(XIII: The Conspiracy - U.K.)		Marc Didden
(The Emperor of Taste - Belgium)		N/aN/aN/a[20][21][46][47]
2010Carl-Kristian Rundman
(Easy Living - Finland)		Margôt Ros, Maike Meijer
(Tower C - Netherlands)		Nick Copus
(The Summit - Canada)		Craig Warner
(The Last Days of Lehman Brothers - U.K.)		N/aN/aN/a[22]
2011Chen Jianbin
(Three Kingdoms - China)		Na Moon-hee
(It's Me, Grandma - South Korea)		Miguel Alexandre
(Shades of Happiness - Germany)		Albert Espinosa
(The Red Band Society - Spain)		N/aN/aN/a[7][23]
2012Jonas Nay
(Homevideo - Germany)		Christine Neubauer
(Hanna's Decision - Germany)		Brian Kirk
(Great Expectations - U.K.)		Sarah Phelps
(Great Expectations - U.K.)		N/aN/aN/a[24]
2013Lee Moon-sik
(Sangkwoni (Business District) - South Korea)		Lucy Liu
(Elementary - U.S.)		Philipp Kadelbach
(Generation War - Germany)		Lars Lundström
(Real Humans - Sweden)		N/aN/aN/a[25][43]
2014Edgar Selge
(A Blind Hero - The Love of Otto Weidt - Germany)		Kim Hee-ae
(Secret Affair - South Korea)		Cecilie Mosli
(Mammon - Norway)		María Jaén
(Barefoot on Red Soil - Spain)		N/aN/aN/a[44]
2015Engin Akyürek
(Black Money Love - Turkey)		Simona Stašová
(The Self Lover - Czech Republic)		N/aN/aN/aN/aN/a[29]
2016Azat Seitmetov
(Father - Kazakhstan)		Samia Sassi
(Don't Leave Me - France)		Susanne Bier
(The Night Manager - U.K.)		Eva Spreitzhofer
(Little Big Voice - Austria)		N/aN/aN/a[30]
2017Kerem Bürsin
(Heart of the City - Turkey)		Alexandra Nikiforova
(Anna Detective - Russia)		Urs Egger
(Gotthard - Switzerland)		Rodica Doehnert
(Das Sacher - Austria)		N/aN/aN/a[31]
2018 Joan Pera
(The Power of Silence - Spain)		 Lee Bo-young
(Mother - South Korea)		 Kilian Riedhof
(54 Hours - Germany)		 Uli Bree, Klaus Pieber
(A Dance to Remembrance - Austria)		 N/a N/a N/a [48]
2019 Kim Dong-wook
(Special Labor Inspector - South Korea)		 Alicia von Rittberg
(Bauhaus - Germany)		 Christophe Charrier
(Jonas - France)		 Jed Mercurio
(Bodyguard - U.K.)		 N/a N/a N/a [33]
2020 Waleed Zuaiter
(Baghdad Central - U.S.)		 Gong Hyo-jin
(When the Camellia Blooms - South Korea)		 Adam Smith
(World on Fire - U.K.)		 Lim Sang-choon
(When the Camellia Blooms - South Korea)		 N/a N/a N/a [34]
2021 Park Hyuk-kwon
(Missing Child - South Korea)		 Elle Fanning
(The Great - U.S.)		 Cho Yong-won
(Missing Child - South Korea)		 Russell T Davies
(It's a Sin - U.K.)		 N/a N/a N/a [49]
2022 Stephen Graham
(Help - U.K.)		 Jodie Comer
(Help - U.K.)		 Akim Isker
(Nobody's Child (L'enfant de personne - France)		 Han Hee-jung
(The King's Affection - South Korea)		 N/a N/a N/a [36][37]
2023 Wei Fan
(The Long Season - China)
Stéphanie Murat
(The Fragile Colossus - France)
  • Aude Marcle
    (The Fragile Colossus - France)
  • Nima Javidi
    (Actor - Iran)
 N/a N/a N/a [14][50][51]
2024 Song Kang-ho
(Uncle Samsik - South Korea)
Park In-je
(Moving - South Korea)		 David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo
(3 Body Problem - U.S.)		 N/a N/a N/a [52]
2025 Owen Cooper
(Adolescence - United Kingdom)
Dan Erickson
(Severance - U.S.)		 N/a N/a N/a [17]
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Outstanding Korean Drama

More information Year, Grand Prize ...
Year Grand Prize Top Excellence Award Excellence Award Outstanding Asian Star (Male) Outstanding Asian Star (Female) Best Director Best Screenwriter Best Original Soundtrack (OST) Ref.
2010The Slave HuntersN/aN/a
Kwak Jung-hwan
(The Slave Hunters)		Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon
(Queen Seondeok)		N/a[2][22][53]
2011N/aMarry Me, Mary!Sungkyunkwan ScandalPark Yoochun
(Sungkyunkwan Scandal)		Moon Geun-young
(Marry Me, Mary!)		Shin Woo-chul
(Secret Garden)		Kim Eun-sook
(Secret Garden)		Baek Ji-young – "That Woman"
(Secret Garden)		[5][23]
2012N/aRooftop PrinceThe King 2 HeartsPark Yoochun
(Rooftop Prince)		Han Ji-min
(Rooftop Prince)		N/aN/aTaeyeon – "Missing You Like Crazy"
(The King 2 Hearts)		[24][54][55]
2013N/aArang and the MagistrateKing of AmbitionLee Joon-gi
(Arang and the Magistrate)		Bae Suzy
(Gu Family Book)		N/aN/aKim Jaejoong – "Living Like a Dream"
(Dr. Jin)		[26][43][56]
2014N/aMy Love from the StarThe HeirsKim Soo-hyun
(My Love from the Star)		Kim Hee-ae
(Secret Affair)		N/aN/aLyn – "My Destiny"
(My Love from the Star)		[44][57]
2015N/aKill Me, Heal Me
Lee Joon-gi
(Gunman in Joseon)		Hwang Jung-eum
(Kill Me, Heal Me)		N/aN/aTaeyeon – "Love, That One Word"
(You're All Surrounded)		[58]
2016N/aDescendants of the SunThe Flower in PrisonSong Joong-ki
(Descendants of the Sun)		Shin Min-a
(Oh My Venus)		N/aN/aGummy – "You Are My Everything"
(Descendants of the Sun)		[30]
2017N/aLove in the Moonlight
Park Bo-gum
(Love in the Moonlight)		Park Bo-young
(Strong Girl Bong-soon)		N/aN/aAilee – "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow"
(Guardian: The Lonely and Great God)		[31]
2018N/aWhile You Were Sleeping
Park Seo-joon
(Fight for My Way)		Son Ye-jin
(Something in the Rain)		N/aN/aN/a[48]
2019 N/a The Fiery Priest Doctor Prisoner Kim Nam-gil
(The Fiery Priest)		 Jang Na-ra
(The Last Empress)		 N/a N/a Davichi – "Falling In Love"
(The Beauty Inside)		 [33]
2020 N/a When the Camellia Blooms
Kang Ha-neul
(When the Camellia Blooms)		 Son Ye-jin
(Crash Landing on You)		 N/a N/a Punch – "Like a Heroine in the Movie"
(When the Camellia Blooms)		 [34]
2021 N/a Vincenzo
Song Joong-ki
(Vincenzo)		 Bae Suzy
(Start-Up)		 N/a N/a Young Tak – "Okay"
(Revolutionary Sisters)		 [59][60][61]
2022 N/a N/a
Kim Seon-ho
(Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha)		 Jisoo
(Snowdrop)		 N/a N/a Lim Young-woong – "Love Always Runs Away"
(Young Lady and Gentleman)
2023 N/a N/a
Lee Seung-min
(Reborn Rich)		 Park Eun-bin
(Extraordinary Attorney Woo)		 N/a N/a Kim Ho-joong – "Meet You Among Them"
(Three Bold Siblings)		 [51]
2024 N/a N/a
Ahn Jae-hong
(Mask Girl)		 Yeom Hye-ran
(Mask Girl)		 N/a N/a BSS – "The Reasons of My Smiles"
(Queen of Tears)		 [52]
2025 N/a N/a
Ju Ji-hoon
(The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)		 IU
(When Life Gives You Tangerines)		 N/a N/a Young Tak – "Unpredictable Life"
(For Eagle Brothers)		 [17]
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People's choice

More information Year, Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year ...
Year Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year Popular Drama Popular Actor Popular Actress Ref.
2008N/aTime Between Dog and Wolf
(South Korea)		Lee Joon-gi
(Time Between Dog and Wolf - South Korea)		Nam Sang-mi
(Time Between Dog and Wolf - South Korea)
2009
Boys Over Flowers
(South Korea)		Kim Hyun-joong
(Boys Over Flowers - South Korea)		Moon Geun-young
(Painter of the Wind - South Korea)		[20][62][63][64]
2010NCIS (season 7)
(U.S.)		N/aLee Seung-gi
(Brilliant Legacy - South Korea)
[7]
2011The Walking Dead
(U.S.)		N/a
[23]
2012Scarlet Heart
(China)		N/a
  • Aoi Miyazaki
    (Lady Butterfly - Daughter of a Samurai - Japan)
  • Wang Ding-zhu
    (Days We Stared at the Sun - Taiwan)
[24]
2013Mistresses
(U.S.)		N/a
Ya-chi Hsu
(Are You Christine? - Taiwan)		[25][43]
2014Sherlock (series 3)
(U.K.)		N/a
N/a[65][66][67]
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Special awards

More information Year, Category ...
Year Category Recipient Notes Ref.
2008 Star Hall of Fame Choi Bool-am [1]
2009 Choi Ji-woo [68]
2015 New Trend Award
[69]
Asia Star Grand Award
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
Asia Star Award
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
Mango TV Popularity Award Lee Min-ho, Choo Ja-hyun, and The One
(South Korea)
10th Anniversary Hallyu Achievement Award Lee Young-ae
Lee Byung-hoon
Lee Min-ho		 [70]
Special Invitation Midnight Diner (season 3)
(Japan)
2016 Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year Dramaworld
(U.S.)
Asia Star Award
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
2017 Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year Mozart in the Jungle (season 3)
(U.S.)		 [31]
Asia Star Award
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
2018
[71]
Special Invitation Special Gourmet
(Japan)		 [72]
2019 Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year
[33]
Asian Star Prize
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
2020 Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year
[34]
Golden Bird Prize for Best Short-form Drama 18h30
(France)
Asian Star Prize
Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee.
2021 Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year
[49]
Short-form Drama
  • Golden Bird Prize:
    Passengers
    (Russia)
  • Silver Bird Prize:
    Delete Me
    (Norway)
 Awardees were selected through the Jury and committee. [35][73]
Asian Star Prize
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)		 [74]
2022 Asian Star Prize
Awardees for 2022 were determined through fan votes and online voting. [36][37]
Seoul Business Agency Prize Our Beloved Summer
2023 Asian Star Prize
Awardees were determined through fan votes and online voting.
Idol Champ Artist Award Park Sung-hoon
(Mimicus - South Korea)
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