The 16th Annual Seoul International Drama Awards () 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.
Juries +International competitionProgram categoryGrand PrizeBest TV MovieUp to 2 awards for each category through preliminary and final selection.Best Mini SeriesBest Serial DramaIndividual categoryBest Director1 award for each category through preliminary and final selection.Best ScreenwriterBest ActorBest ActressJury's Special PrizeUp to 3 awards selected by the organizing committee among recommendations by the jury. +International InvitationIndividual categoryOutstanding Asian StarUp to 5 popular actor and actress from Asian countries. +Korean (Hallyu) DramaProgram categoryOutstanding Korean DramaUp to 3 Korean dramas that contributed to the development of the Korean Wave.Individual categoryOutstanding Korean Actor2 people by male and female among actors who appeared in a Korean drama.Outstanding Korean ActressOutstanding Korean OST1 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. Ko Suk-man (South Korea), former President of Educational Broadcasting System Sohn Byung-woo (South Korea), Professor of Department of Communication, Chungnam National University Akiko Amy Kanda (Japan), Producer of TV Asahi Scripted Production Department Magdalene Ew (Singapore), Head of Content – WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific Isabelle Degeorges (France), Gaumont Television director Ana Carolina Lima (Brazil), Globoplay Head of Content You Xiao Gang (China), Chairman of China Television Drama Production Industry Association
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. Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.
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Program
+ Missing Child ''The Penthouse: War in Life Go Ahead Ana's Revenge The Long Ballad
The Pit season 4 Monarch Industry
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | The Investigation The Bad Kids 30 Coins Dark Woods Das Boot season 2 It's a Sin Redlight The Great We Children from Bahnhof Zoo | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Federica Montseny, the Woman Who Speaks This House Is Mine A Bad Word Grooming Honour Missing Child SF8: "Joan's Galaxy" The Child of Light |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Passengers Delete Me Blackout Hanging On Dramaworld season 2 No, Thank You Standing Drama – The Play Teaching from Home |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| Bonus Vacation Atlantic Crossing'' The Pit season 4
Individual
+ Park Hyuk-kwon – Missing Child Kirill Käro – Passengers Jung Yoon-seok – Strange School Tales: "The Child Who Would Not Come" – Eduard Fernández – 30 Coins Søren Malling – The Investigation Bai Jingting – You Are My Hero Huang Xiaoming – Game Changer Elle Fanning – The Great Park Ha-sun – No, Thank You Thea Sofie Loch Næss – Delete Me Iris Berben – This House Is Mine Isabelle Gélinas – Fourniret the Showdown Rosalie Thomass – Carice van Houten – Redlight Dilraba Dilmurat – The Long Ballad Kim So-yeon – The Penthouse: War in Life Cho Yong-won – Missing Child Russell T Davies – It's a Sin
Outstanding Korean Drama + Top Excellence Award Vincenzo Excellence Award Best Actor Song Joong-ki Best Actress Bae Suzy Best Original Soundtrack (OST) Young Tak – "Okay"
Special awards + Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year Short-form DramaAwardees were selected through the Jury and committee. Asian Star PrizeAwardees were selected through the Jury and committee. Character of the YearAhn Eun-young()Han Ji-pyeong()Cha Hyun-soo()
Special performances + Order of the presentation, name of the artist, and the song(s) they performed Order Artist Performed 1 Jinjo Crew "Soul of SEOUL" 2 Young Tak "Kkondae Latte" "Okay" 3 Big Naughty "Kwaejina Ching Ching Nane (Daegu)" 4 AB6IX "Cherry"
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