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16th Seoul International Drama Awards

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16th Seoul International Drama Awards
Date21 October 2021 (2021-10-21)
LocationMBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul
Presented by
  • Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee
  • Korean Broadcasters Association
Hosted by
Highlights
Most awardsMissing Child
(South Korea - 3 awards)
Grand Prize (Daesang)Missing Child
(South Korea)
Golden Bird Prize for Best Series DramaThe Penthouse: War in Life
(South Korea)
Golden Bird Prize for Best Mini-SeriesThe Investigation
(Denmark)
Golden Bird Prize for Best TV MovieFederica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks
(Spain)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMBC
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The 16th Annual Seoul International Drama Awards (Korean제16회 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.

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

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International competition[2]
Program category Grand Prize
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.
International Invitation[2]
Individual category Outstanding Asian Star Up to 5 popular actor and actress from Asian countries.
Korean (Hallyu) Drama[2]
Program category Outstanding Korean Drama Up to 3 Korean dramas that contributed to the development of the Korean Wave.
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

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These are the juries who selected the program and individual to win each category.

Preliminary screening

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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

Winners and nominees

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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

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NOTE:
  • "Golden Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a double dagger (‡)
  • "Silver Bird Prize" recipients are indicated with a dagger (†)
Program
Grand Prize (Daesang)
  • Missing Child (South Korea)
Best Serial Drama
Best Mini-Series
Best TV Movie
  • Federica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks (Spain)
  • This House Is Mine (Germany)
    • A Bad Word (Germany)
    • Grooming (Argentina)
    • Honour (U.K.)
    • Missing Child (South Korea)
    • SF8: "Joan's Galaxy" (South Korea)
    • The Child of Light (Taiwan)
Best Short-form Drama
  • Passengers (Russia)
  • Delete Me (Norway)
Jury's Special Prize

Individual

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NOTE:
No roles for nominated/winning actor(s)/actress(es) needed.
Individual
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Director
  • Cho Yong-won – Missing Child (South Korea)
Best Writer

Outstanding Korean Drama

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Hallyu
Top Excellence Award Vincenzo
Excellence Award
Best Actor Song Joong-ki
(Vincenzo)
Best Actress Bae Suzy
(Start-Up)
Best Original Soundtrack (OST) Young Tak – "Okay"
(Revolutionary Sisters)

Special performances

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Order of the presentation, name of the artist, and the song(s) they performed
Order Artist Performed Ref.
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]

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Kyung-hee (19 October 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021' 10월 21일(목) 오후 5시 MBC&서울드라마어워즈 공식 유튜브 통해 생중계" ['Seoul Drama Awards 2021' will be broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of MBC & Seoul Drama Awards at 5 pm on Thursday, October 21st.]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ a b c "Juries & Awards". Seoul International Drama Awards. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Seoul International Drama Awards (10 September 2021). 서울드라마어워즈 2021 노미네이트 발표 [Seoul International Drama Awards 2021] Nominee Showcase. YouTube. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ Jung, Yoo-jin (21 October 2021). "'빈센조' 한류 드라마 작품상 수상(서울드라마어워즈)[포토엔HD]". Newsen. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Bang, Kyu-hyun (October 21, 2021). "[ST포토] 진조크루 '서울드라마어워즈' 시작을 알린다". Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Kim, Chang-hyun (October 21, 2021). "영탁 '서울드라마어워즈 축하공연'[★포토]". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Park, Jin-hee (October 21, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈' 축하공연하는 빅나티". Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ 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.
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