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 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.
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]
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. |
These are the juries who selected the program and individual to win each category.
These are the juries who selected the program and individual to qualify for the final selection.
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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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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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Director
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Best Writer
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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) |
Order | Artist | Performed | Ref. |
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1 | Jinjo Crew | "Soul of SEOUL" | [5] |
2 | Young Tak | "Kkondae Latte" (Kkondae Intern OST) |
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"Okay" (Revolutionary Sisters OST) | |||
3 | Big Naughty | "Kwaejina Ching Ching Nane (Daegu)" | [7] |
4 | AB6IX | "Cherry" | [8] |