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. Juries

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. Source:

Program

Individual

Outstanding Korean Drama

Special performances

References

External links 
 

2021 television awards
2021 in South Korean television
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television
October 2021 events in South Korea