The Seoul International Drama Awards 2023, a global drama festival, announced the nominees for the international competition.
The Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee finalized a preliminary screening on 344 works from 44 countries and regions submitted to the international competition.
(From left) Bae Suzy, Michael Chiklis and Yifei Liu (Instagram)
As a result, a total 24 series and 30 candidates were selected as nominees.
For TV Movie, the nominees include “Accused: Scott’s Story” (US), “Song of Four Seasons” (Hong Kong) and “Belascoarán PI” (Mexico).
For the Best Actress, the nominees include Korean star Bae Suzy for “Anna,” Chinese actress Yifei Liu, known for the film “Mulan,” for “A Dream of Splendor,” and Anna Schudt for “The Mayoress.”
For Best Actor, some of the nominees are Michael Chiklis, who won best actor at the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards, and French actor Eric Cantona.
The winners of the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023 will be presented at a ceremony on Sept. 21 that will be aired on the Korean channel KBS 2TV.
Besides the international competition, Outstanding Asian Stars from six countries and regions), and more winners will be announced.
In addition to the main ceremony, various side events with celebrities such as Drama Talk Concert, O.S.T Concert and Screening will be held at Banpo Hangang Park from Sept. 20 to 22.
The Seoul International Drama Awards is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Government, and channels KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS and CBS.
Nominees
International Competition Category
PROGRAM
| TV MOVIE | ||
| Title | Country/Region | Entrant Company |
| Accused: Scott's Story | U.S.A | Sony Pictures Television |
| As Loud As You Can | Germany | ZDF Studios |
| Babel Syndrome | South Korea | CJ ENM |
| Belascoarán PI | Mexico | Perro Azul |
| Mayflies | U.K. | All3Media International |
| Neighbours | Portugal | RTP |
| Song of Four Seasons | Hong Kong | Radio Television Hong Kong |
| The Fragile Colossus | France | Newen Connect |
MINISERIES |
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| 1985 | Belgium | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama |
| Addict | France | Newen Connect |
| Afterglow | Norway | Monster AS |
| Anna | South Korea | Coupang Play |
| Legacy | Netherlands | Newen Connect |
| Reborn Rich | South Korea | SLL |
| The Actor | Iran | HA International |
| The Long Season | China | Tencent Video |
SERIES |
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| A Dream of Splendor | China | Tencent Video |
| Act Like You're Asleep | Greece | ERT S.A. |
| El Rey Vicente Fernández |
Colombia | Caracol Television |
| Meet Yourself | China | China Huace Film&TV |
| Still Me | Taiwan | Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation |
| The Oath S2 | Greece | ERT S.A. |
| The Story of XingFu | China | YOUKU |
| Till the End of the Moon | China | YOUKU |
INDIVIDUAL
| DIRECTOR | ||
| Name | Program | Entrant Company |
| Jin Sha, Yu Bo |
A Date with the Future | Drama Apple Limited |
| Yang Yang | A Dream of Splendor | Tencent Video |
| Atle Knudsen | Afterglow | Monster AS |
| Ernesto Contreras, Hiromi Kamata |
Belascoarán PI | Perro Azul |
| Stéphanie Murat | The Fragile Colossus | Newen Connect |
| Shuang Xin | The Long Season | Tencent Video |
| Christos Georgiou | The Oath S2 | ERT S.A. |
SCREENWRITER |
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| Wei Zhang | A Dream of Splendor | Tencent Video |
| Gianni Skaragas | Act Like You're Asleep | ERT S.A. |
| Kjetil Indregard, Mads Løken |
Afterglow | Monster AS |
| Chan-young Lee | Babel Syndrome | CJ ENM |
| Nima Javidi | The Actor | HA International |
| Sébastien Boueilh, Aude Marcle |
The Fragile Colossus | Newen Connect |
ACTOR |
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| Michael Chiklis | Accused: Scott's Story | Sony Pictures Television |
| Spyros Papadopoulos | Act Like You're Asleep | ERT S.A. |
| Navid Mohammadzadeh | The Actor | HA International |
| Oktay Kaynarca | The Father | atv |
| Eric Cantona | The Fragile Colossus | Newen Connect |
| Wei Fan | The Long Season | Tencent Video |
ACTRESS |
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| Yifei Liu | A Dream of Splendor | Tencent Video |
| Emili Koliandri | Act Like You're Asleep | ERT S.A. |
| Nina Ellen Ødegård | Afterglow | Monster AS |
| Bae Suzy | Anna | Coupang Play |
| Aleeza Chanowiz | Chanshi | HOT IL |
| Natalina José | Neighbours | RTP |
| Anna Schudt | The Mayoress | Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion |