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Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 Full Winners List: IU and Ju Ji Hoon nab Best Actor and Actress, know how to watch
South Korean shows were leading the winners, taking home the big prizes at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025.
The 20th Seoul International Drama Awards’ results were announced on September 16, 2025, with a ceremony to follow in the next few weeks. The winners were chosen among 276 entries across 50 countries and 409 individuals, with the prizes being announced over three categories- K-Drama Competition, International Competition, and International Invitation, as well as a Golden Bird Prize being awarded. A total of seven projects and 16 individual awards were announced on the day. Check out the full winners’ list below:
K-Drama Competition
Outstanding Korean Drama: The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, When Life Gives You Tangerines
Outstanding Korean Actor: Ju Ji Hoon (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)
Outstanding Korean Actress: IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
Outstanding Korean Drama OST: Young Tak – Unpredictable Life (For Eagle Brothers)
International Invitation
Outstanding Asian Star:
Kim Seon Ho (The Tyrant) and Jisoo (Newtopia) – South Korea
Sakaguchi Kentaro (What Comes After Love) – Japan
Bai Yu (Bank on Me) – China
Film Rachanun Mahawan (Pluto) – Thailand
Daniel Padilla (Incognito) – The Philippines
Anna Jobling (Dear Love) – Malaysia
International Competition
Grand Prize: Adolescence – United Kingdom
Best TV Movie: The Son – South Korea
Best Miniseries: “Pachinko” Season 2 – United States
Series: The Good & The Bad – Turkiye
Best Director: Hirokazu Koreeda (Asura) and Philip Barantini (Adolescence)
Best Screenwriter: Dan Erickson (Severance Season 2)
Best Actor: Owen Cooper (“Adolescence”)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer) and Kim Min Ha (Pachinko Season 2)
Golden Bird Prize
Ben Stiller (Severance Season 2)
How to watch Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 online:
The 20th Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 ceremony will be held on October 2, 2025 at the KBS Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The same can be streamed on TV on the SBS channel and can be watched online on the Seoul International Drama Awards’ official YouTube channel. Many winners domestically and internationally are expected to be in attendance.
