Winners Announced for
Seoul International Drama Awards 2023
Grand Prize & Golden Bird Prize will be announced at the day of awards ceremony
[Press Release: 2023-09-06]
Winners for the 18th Seoul
International Drama Awards (SDA) were announced on September 6th from
Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee (SDAOC), recognizing extraordinary
programming and performances across multiple platforms.
There are 344 entries from 44 countries
(or regions) submitted and it marked the highest participation in SDA history.
Among them only 12 winners from the International Competition category are
chosen by the jurors.
△The Best TV Movie award goes to
<Mayflies> from U.K., which is a story that a terminally ill man spends
last moments of his life with his best friend by sharing a true friendship, and
<Belascoarán PI> from Mexico, which is well known as the Mexican version
of Sherlock Holmes. △Korean drama <Reborn Rich>, a story of a millionaire’s
secretary man who is reborn as the youngest son of the millionaire will win
Best Miniseries, and one more trophy goes to <The Long Season> from China.
This story unfolds when a taxi driver, who has been devoted himself to his
family, accidentally goes into the grove of birch trees. △Chinese drama also
won the Best TV Series. <Meet yourself> starring Yifei Liu will receive
the award, and another one goes to <Act Like You're Asleep> from Greece,
a story that shows social absurdity through "Nicholas," a teacher
whose life collapsed unexpectedly.
Stéphanie Murat and Aude Marcle of
<The Fragile Colossus> from France each win Best Director and Best
Screenwriter. Nima Javidi of the Iranian drama <The Actor>, which depicts
the lives of unfamous actors, is also the winner of Best Screenwriter. Best
Actor goes to Wei Fan from <The Long Season>. He fully expresses the emotions
of the father who devoted himself to his family. Norwegian Actress Nina Ellen
Ødegård from <Afterglow> and Korean Actress Suzy from <ANNA> are
the Best Actress of this year. Suzy is perfectly immersed in the character of Yumi
in <ANNA>, who lives a lie for success with her vain desire.
7 winners from the International
Invitation Category are announced. △For Special Prize, in honor of the spirit
of humanity, SDAOC selects Norwegian drama <Cammo> as the best program of
2023 dealing with social issues. <Cammo> is a story of a social media
influencer who gets a job as a private secretary of a woman with Down syndrome,
and their friendship. △Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress, model, and endorser
as well, will attend the ceremony to receive Outstanding Asian Star. Gun
Atthaphan Phunsawat, Thai actor of <Midnight Museum> also visits Seoul to
receive the prize. He had a few fan meetings in South Korea for three times
already.
Also, winners of Korean Drama
Competition are announced. For △Outstanding Korean Drama, <The Glory> and
<Extraordinary Attorney Woo> are winners. Both make a great success in
the global drama market and show the popularity of K-dramas. For △Outstanding
Korean Actor, Sung Min Lee who catches the eye with his immersive acting in
<Reborn Rich> will be awarded. For △Outstanding Korean Drama O.S.T, Singer Ho Joong Kim,
who sings the O.S.T of KBS <Three Bold Siblings>-Meet You Among Them,
will be honored with the award.
In addition to <The Fragile
Colossus>, programs with multiple wins this year include <The Long
Season>, <Reborn Rich> and <Extraordinary Attorney Woo>. Grand
prize in International Competition and Golden Bird Prize in International
Invitation will be announced at the day of awards ceremony. Golden Bird Prize
is a new award selected by SDAOC itself and it is given to one of the most successful
series that leads the industry of the year.
SDA 2023 awards ceremony will be
held at KBS Hall at 6 p.m. on September 21 (Thursday). It will be broadcast
live on KBS 2TV and through SDA official Youtube channel as well. Seoul
International Drama Awards, which has grown into a worldwide drama festival
since 2006, is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul
Metropolitan Government, KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS and CBS.
Attachment:
SDA 2023 The List of Winners