16th Seoul International Drama Awards

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.

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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