Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 Winners: ‘Severance’ Season 2 Wins Golden Bird Prize, ‘Adolescence’, ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ and ‘The Trauma Code’ Take Top Honours – Full List Inside!
The winners of the 20th Seoul International Drama Awards were announced on september 16 just a few days ahead of the award ceremony in Seoul. A total of seven projects and 16 individual awards were announced including 'Adolescence', 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' and 'Severance' Season 2.
The Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 have announced this year's winners. The winners were announced today (September 16) ahead of the award ceremony scheduled to take place on October 2, 2025, at the KBS Hall in Seoul. Winners were chosen from 276 entries across 50 countries, with 409 individual submissions. The award ceremony was divided into three categories: International Competition, K-Drama and International Invitation. Here’s a closer look at the stars and dramas that shined bright at the prestigious award ceremony. Emmy Awards 2025: Netflix Hit ‘Adolescence’ Wins 6 Major Awards at 77th Primetime Ceremony.
Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 Winners
Filmmaker-actor Ben Stiller won this year's Golden Bird prize for Season 2 of Severance. The Apple TV series also secured the Best Screenwriter award for Dan Erickson. Apart from this, Netflix's Adolescence emerged as a major winner. The fan-favourite series starring Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper won the Grand Prize, Best Director and Best Actor honours in the international competition category.
In the K-Drama category, When Life Gives You Tangerines and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call won Best Drama awards. IU (Lee Ji Eun) and Ju Ji Hoon have received recognition for their memorable performances in the shows. Check the full list of winners for the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 below!
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), Philip Barantini (Adolescence)
Best Screenwriter: Dan Erickson (Severance Season 2)
Best Actor: Owen Cooper (Adolescence)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Kim Min Ha (Pachinko Season 2)
International Invitation
Outstanding Asian Star
Kim Seon Ho (The Tyrant), Jisoo (Newtopia) – South Korea
Jisso Wins Outstanding Asian Artiste (South Korean) for ‘Newtopia’
Sakaguchi Kentaro (What Comes After Love) – Japan
Bai Yu (Bank on Me) – China
Film Rachanun Mahawan (Pluto) – Thailand
Daniel Padilla (Incognito) – Philippines
Anna Jobling (Dear Love) – Malaysia
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)
Golden Bird Prize
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Launched in 2006, the Seoul International Drama Awards recognises and celebrates drama and artistes from around the world. It is organised by the Korean Broadcasters Association and sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, KBS, SBS, CBS and Seoul Metropolitan Government.
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