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

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]

Juries

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

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.[3] Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.

Source:[4]

Program

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
Jury's Special Prize

Individual

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

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

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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  2. 1 2 3 "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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