The winners for the 18th Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) were announced on Sept. 6 including Park Eun-bin, Suzy, Filipino actress Kathryn Bernardo, Thai actor Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat and the hit drama “The Glory.”
The Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee (SDAOC) announced the winners, chosen from 344 entries from 44 countries and regions, the highest number of entries in SDA history.
SDA winners (from left) Kathryn Bernardo, Park Eun-bin and Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat (Instagram)
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A total of 12 winners were chosen by jurors for the International Competition Category.
Here are the winners:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Best TV Movie - Mayflies (UK)
- Belascoarán PI (Mexico)
Best Miniseries - The Long Season (China)
- Reborn Rich (South Korea)
Best TV Series - Meet Yourself (China)
- Act Like You're Asleep (Greece)
Best Director - Stéphanie Murat, The Fragile Colossus (France)
Best Screenwriter - Aude Marcle The Fragile Colossus (France)
- Nima Javidi, The Actor (Iran)
Best Actor - Wei Fan, The Long Season (China)
Best Actress - Nina Ellen Ødegård, Afterglow (Norway)
- Suzy, Anna (South Korea)
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INTERNATIONAL INVITATION CATEGORY
Special Prize - Cammo (Norway)
Outstanding Asian Star
- Kathryn Bernardo (Philippines)
- Park Eun-bin (South Korea)
- Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat (Thailand)
- Yunxi Luo (China)
- Yusei Yagi (Japan)
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KOREAN DRAMA COMPETITION
Outstanding Korean Drama - The Glory
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Outstanding Korean Actor - Lee Sung Min (Reborn Rich)
Outstanding Korean Drama OST - “Meet You Among Them” by Kim Ho-joong for KBS drama “Three Bold Siblings”
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The grand prize in the International Competition and Golden Bird Prize in International Invitation will be announced at the awarding ceremony. The Golden Bird Prize is a new award selected by SDAOC itself and will be given to “one of the most successful series that leads the industry of the year.”
The SDA 2023 awards ceremony will be held on Sept. 21, 6 p.m. KST at KBS Hall in Seoul, South Korea.
It will be broadcast live on KBS 2TV and through SDA’s official Youtube channel. The 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.