Announcement for
the Nominees
of SDA 2024
International Competition Category
28 Worldwide Dramas
such as <3 Body Problem>, <Moving>, and <Blossoms Shanghai>
move on to the Final
Judge
Seoul
International Drama Awards 2024, which is highly anticipated from global fans,
has unveiled the nominees for International Competition category. This year, among
346 entries from 48 countries/regions, a total of 28 dramas have been nominated
in category of TV Movies, Miniseries, and Series. Additionally, 24
world-renowned directors, screenwriters, actors, and actresses are competing only
for 4 seats of prize.
In International
Competition Category for TV Movies feature many female-centered narratives. The
nominees include total 9 dramas: △ <The Divine Madness of Alda
Merini> (RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana), which portrays the life of the
female poet Alda △ <The Marlow Murder Club> (ITV
Studios), a story about three women solving a murder case in their neighborhood
△ <2:15 PM> (CJ ENM O'PEN), which shows the
children who comfort each other’s wounds, and the other
six titles.
In International
Competition Category for Series, the nominees include total 8 dramas: △
<Blossoms Shanghai> (Tencent), directed by Wong Kar-wai who gets
significant attention as his first TV series △
<Korean Khitan War> (KBS), a grand Korean historical drama starring
Dong-jun Kim and Su-jong Choi, △ <Wyfie>
(Homebrew Films), a teen drama from South Africa, △
<Justice: Misconduct> (GlOBO), a crime drama from Brazil △ <Another Love> (Global Agency), a romance thriller from
Turkey, and the other three selected works.
The nominees for
International Competition Category in miniseries include total 11 dramas: △
<Moving> (Disney+), a K-hero drama that had the highest production cost
among Korean dramas and it became Disney+’s most-watched local original series
in 2023 △ <Daily Dose of Sunshine> (Netflix), a
Korean humanism drama about mental illness △ <3 Body
Problem> (Netflix), based on the novel that won Hugo Award for the first
time in Asia and involved the production team of <Game of Thrones> △ <Boy Swallows Universe> (Netflix), based on the bestselling
novel by Trent Dalton △ <Cigarette Girl>
(Netflix), Indonesia's first original Netflix series △
<The Worst of Evil> (Disney+), Korean crime action drama about drug
cartel during the 90s’, and the other five titles.
The nominees in
International Competition individual awards for Best Director and Screenwriter
are: Director Jiří Strach and Screenwriter Marek Epstein for <The Saint>,
Director Inje Park and Screenwriter Full Kang for <Moving>, Director Dong-wook
Han for <The Worst of Evil>, Director Michail Charalampidis and
Screenwriter Penny Fylaktaki for <Soul Daughters>, Screenwriter David
Benioff for <3 Body Problem>, and Screenwriter Wen Qin for <Blossoms Shanghai>.
The nominees in
International Competition individual awards for Best Actor: Kang-ho Song from
<Uncle Samsik>, Hu Ge from <Blossoms Shanghai>, Felix Cameron from <Boy
Swallows Universe>, Matej Hádek from <Into the Darkness>, Alexis
Arroyo from <Nothing to See Here> and Tomer Sisley from <On the
Run>.
For Best Actress,
the nominees are: Jiřina Bohdalová from <The Saint> who received the
Czech Medal of Merit for her literary contributions, Robyn Malcolm from
<After the Party> who was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit, Soi
Park from <2:15PM>, Dian Sastrowardoyo from <Cigarette Girl>, Yili
Ma from <Blossoms Shanghai> and Phoebe Tonkin from <Boy Swallows
Universe>. The competition is particularly notable for featuring a diverse
range of talented actresses spanning from the teenage Soi Park to the 90-year-old
Jiřina Bohdalová.
The winners will
be announced in September along with the winners of K-Drama Competition and
International Invitation Category.
Seoul
International Drama Awards 2024, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports
and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Government, KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS and CBS, will
take place from September 25th (Wed) to September 27th
(Fri). On Sep 25th, the Ceremony will be held at KBS Hall (broadcast
live on SBS TV and SDA Official YouTube Channel). From Sep 26th to
27th, festival with celebrities such as K-Drama Costume Experience
Booth, Drama Talk Concert and Screening will be held at Banpo Hangang Park.