16th Seoul International Drama Awards explained
| 16th Seoul International Drama Awards |
| Location: | MBC Hall, Sangam-dong, Seoul |
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| Award1 Type: | Grand Prize (Daesang) |
| Award1 Winner: | Missing Child
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| Award2 Type: | Golden Bird Prize for Best Series Drama |
| Award2 Winner: |
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| Award3 Type: | Golden Bird Prize for Best Mini-Series |
| Award3 Winner: | The Investigation
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| Award4 Type: | Golden Bird Prize for Best TV Movie |
| Award4 Winner: | Federica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks
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| Most Awards: | Missing Child
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| Network: | MBC |
| Previous: | 15th |
| Next: | 17th |
The 16th Annual Seoul International Drama Awards 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
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. |
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| 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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Outstanding Asian Star| Up to 5 popular actor and actress from Asian countries. | |
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. |
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| 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.
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
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards were announced on September 10, 2021.[2] Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
Source:[3]
Program
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| - Federica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks
- This House Is Mine
- A Bad Word
- Grooming
- Honour
- Missing Child
- SF8 – Joan's Galaxy
- The Child of Light
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- Passengers
- Delete Me
- Blackout
- Hanging On
- Standing Drama – The Play
- Teaching from Home
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Individual
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- Cho Yong-won – Missing Child
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Outstanding Korean Drama
Special performances
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| 1 | | "Soul of SEOUL" | [4] |
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| 2 | | "Kkondae Latte"
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"Okay"
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| 3 | | "Kwaejina Ching Ching Nane (Daegu)" | [6] |
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| 4 | | "Cherry" | [7] | |
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Notes and References
- News: '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.. Kim. Kyung-hee. iMBC. Naver. 19 October 2021. ko. 27 September 2022. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927101047/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/408/0000136245. live.
- 서울드라마어워즈 2021 노미네이트 발표 [Seoul International Drama Awards 2021] Nominee Showcase]. YouTube. Seoul International Drama Awards. 10 September 2021. 10 September 2022. 29 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929163549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZe5eZ8recY. live.
- News: '빈센조' 한류 드라마 작품상 수상(서울드라마어워즈)[포토엔HD]]. Jung. Yoo-jin. Newsen. Naver. 21 October 2021. 31 July 2023. 31 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731062700/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000502261. live.
- News: [ST포토] 진조크루 '서울드라마어워즈' 시작을 알린다]. Bang. Kyu-hyun. Sports Today. October 21, 2021. July 28, 2023. ko. July 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728035647/http://m.stoo.com/article.php?aid=75289671014. live.
- News: Kim. Chang-hyun. 영탁 '서울드라마어워즈 축하공연'[★포토]]. Star News. Naver. October 21, 2021. July 28, 2023. ko. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728035646/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002998548. live.
- News: Park. Jin-hee. '서울드라마어워즈' 축하공연하는 빅나티. Newsis. Naver. October 21, 2021. July 31, 2023. ko. July 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731194608/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0010785052. live.
- News: Jung. Yoo-jin. AB6IX, 서울드라마어워즈 시상식 축하무대 화려하게~[포토엔HD]]. Newsen. Naver. October 21, 2021. July 31, 2023. ko. July 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731064159/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000502252. live.
