The 2018 Seoul International Drama Awards have commenced and announced their winners!
For the glimmer-filled night, Choi Soo Young and Jun Hyun Moo served as the MCs, making for a welcoming and upbeat ceremony.
Some noteworthy awards goes to “Babylon Berlin” from Germany who won the grand prize (daesang). Korea’s very own productions also won, including “Mother” and Lee Bo Young as best actress for the very same K-Drama.
Park Seo Joon and Son Ye Jin won their respective categories as best actor and best actress for Hallyu dramas.
Check out all the amazing winners from the night now below!
Daesang: Germany’s “Babylon Berlin”
Best Drama Series: France’s “Candice Renoir”
Best Drama Series Runner-Up: New Zealand’s “Filthy Rich”
Best TV Movie : Germany’s “54 Hours”
Best TV Movie Runner-Up: England’s “Black Mirror S4: Crocodile”
Best Mini Series: South Korea’s “Mother”
Best Mini Series Runner-Up: Australia’s “Safe Harbour”
Best Comedy: Israel’s “The New Black”
Best Director: Kilian Riedhoff from Germany’s “54 Hours”
Best Screenwriter: Uli Bree and Klaus Pieber from Austria’s “A Dance to Remembrance”
Best Actor Award: Joan Pera from Spain’s “The Power of Silence”
Best Actress Award: Lee Bo Young from Korea’s “Mother”
Best Actor for Hallyu Dramas: Park Seo Joon for “Fight My Way”
Best Actress for Hallyu Dramas: Son Ye Jin for “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food”
Top Excellence Award for Hallyu Dramas: “While You Were Sleeping”
Excellence Award for Hallyu Dramas: “Fight My Way,” “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food”/”Something in The Rain”
Special Invitation: Japan’s “Solitary Gourmet”
Special Jury Award: Malaysia’s “The Memoir of Majie”
Asia Star Award: Japan’s Ryohei Otani, Indonesia’s Tatjana Saphira Hartmann
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