The Nominees for Seoul International Drama Awards 2023 have been selected

Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee (Chairman: Eui-Chul Kim) finalized a preliminary screening on 344 works from 44 countries/regions submitted to the International Competition. As a result, total 24 series and 30 candidates were nominated through fierce competition.

In Program Category, 8 pieces from TV Movie such as Accused: Scott’s Story from U.SA, Song of Four Seasons from Hong Kong and Belascoarán PI from Mexico, which is also known as the Mexican version of Sherlock Holmes are nominated.For Miniseries, 8 pieces such as 1985 from Belgium, Reborn Rich from South Korea are nominated. For Series, 8 piecesincluding The Oath S2 from Greece, who participated in SDA for the first time this year, Till the End of the Moon by YOUKU from China will compete in the final screening.

In Individual Category, total 9 directors(or team) will compete for the Best Director. Norwegian director Atle Knudsen, who won the 5th Cannes International Series Festival, is nominated for Afterglow and French director, Stéphanie Murat is also nominated for The Fragile Colossus

For the Best Screenwriter, total 8 screenwriters(or team) will compete in the final. Nima Javidi is nominated for The Actor, which is the Iranian drama about uncelebrated actors who want to continue their acting career. Also, Korean screenwriter Chan-young Lee of Babel Syndrome is nominated, which is a story about a world where the brain’s language function is paralyzed by a virus infection.

For the Best Actress, Korean actress Suzy is drawing keen attention of jurors. She received favorable reviews for her performance in . Also, other actresses including Anna Schudt who won the 46th International Emmy Award for Best Actress, and Chinese actress Yifei Liu, also well known for themain actress of the film Mulan are nominated.

For the Best Actor, actors including Michael Chiklis, who won the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor and is famous for the film Fantastic 4, and French actor Eric Cantona who is also most known for his skill on the soccer field that brought him to the EPL Hall of Fame, are nominated.

Remarkably, as A Dream of Splendor, Act Like You're Asleep, Afterglow and The Fragile Colossus are nominated in four categories,and receive attention of whether they can be honored with four crowns. Moreover, attention is given toERT S.A. from Greece and Tencent Video from China as they participated for the first time and selected for the final.

The winners of the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023 will be presented at the Awards Ceremonyand it will be broadcasted live at KBS2TV on September 21st, Thursday. Besides the International Competition, Outstanding Asian Stars from six countries(regions), and more winners are going to be announced. In addition to the main ceremony,various side events with celebrities such as Drama Talk Concert, O.S.T Concert and Screeningwill be held at BanpoHangang Park from September 20(Wed) to September 22(Fri).

Seoul International Drama Awards is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Government, KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS and CBS.

 

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