2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards

2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
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Awarded forThe achievements of excellent content made for TV, OTT, and online across Asia
DateOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)
VenueBIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Presented by
Hosted by
First awarded2019
Most awards6 — Moving
Most nominations6 — Moving
WebsiteACA & Global OTT Awards
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The 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards (Korean: 2023 아시아콘텐츠어워즈&글로벌OTT어워즈), presented by Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City, took place on October 8, 2023, at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea. The awards ceremony was organized by Busan International Film Festival and Korea Radio Promotion Association, as an event of the 2023 edition of the festival.[1] The Awards ceremony hosted by Kim Kang-woo and Nancy was broadcast live on official YouTube channel and LG U+ u+ Mobile TV channel.[2]

Background

Asia Contents Awards was an annual event. From 2023, it joined hands with the International OTT Festival, and co-host, the Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City. Rebranding itself as "Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards (ACA & G.OTT Awards)", it has expanded its horizon from Asia to the world. It now has 17 award categories including 5 newly added awards. The Awards celebrates 10 awards in competition and 7 awards by invitation such as Lifetime Achievement Award and Rising Star of the Year and also recognising contribution of the streamers, presents awards to the OTT service providers.[3]

Awards ceremony

Kim Kang-woo, South Korean actor
Momoland's Nancy
MCs of the ceremony

The Awards ceremony was hosted by actor Kim Kang-woo and Momoland's Nancy. It included a celebratory performance by idol girl group ALICE and South Korean singer Lee Seung-yoon. Chinese actor Jin Dong and actress Bao Shangen were presenters of the awards in ceremony along with the South Korean stars. The ceremony was streamed live on the Busan International Film Festival's official YouTube channel and LG U+ u+ Mobile TV channel.[2][4]

The award show was attended by stars from Asia. Moving, a South Korean series by Park In-je won six awards at the ceremony viz.: Best Creative, Best Lead Actor, Best Writer, Best Newcomer Actor and Actress, and Best Visual Effects awards. Scoop, an Indian series by Hansal Mehta won Best Asian TV Series and Best Lead Actress awards.[5]

Awards and nominations

Ryu Seung-ryong, winner of Best Lead Actor Award for Moving
Karishma Tanna, winner of Best Lead Actress Award for Scoop

Nominees and winners (winners denoted in bold):[6][7]

Open competition

Best Creative
Best OTT Original
Best Asian TV Series
Best Reality & Variety
  • India Scoop – Netflix
    • Kazakhstan The Black Yard – Salem Social Media
    • Thailand Delete – GDH 559
    • South Korea Not Others – KT Studio genie
    • Taiwan Taiwan Crime Stories – Sixty Percent Productions, CalFilms & Imagine Entertainment
Best Director
Best Writer
Best Lead Actor
Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Newcomer Actor
Best Newcomer Actress
  • South Korea Lee Jung-ha – Moving, The Walt Disney Company
    • South Korea Park Ji-hoon – Weak Hero Class 1, Content Wavve
    • Thailand Prudtichai Ruayfupant M – Nobody’s Happy If I’m Not, BEC World Public Co
    • China Wen Junhui – Exclusive Fairy Tale, iQiyi, Ningbo Three Magpies Culture Technology & Jiangsu Qijia Film & TV Culture Media
Best Visual Effects

Invitation

Rising Star of the Year
Excellence Award
Special Contribution for OTT Industry
Special Contribution for K-Content
  • South Korea Watcha
Creative Beyond Border
New Technology
  • South Korea EXchange Season 2
  • South Korea One Day Off
Lifetime Achievement Award

References

  1. ^ Kim Na-yeon (September 12, 2023). "아시아콘텐츠어워즈, 후보작 발표..'더 글로리'→'무빙' 각축전" [Asia Contents Awards, nominations announced... 'The Glory' → 'Moving' Competition]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jo Ah-seo (September 18, 2023). "2023 아시아콘텐츠어워즈&글로벌OTT어워즈, 20일 티켓 오픈" [2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, tickets open on the 20th]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023: Overview". Asia Contents Awards. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Rosa Park (October 8, 2023). "[28th BIFF] '더 글로리' 송혜교 '무빙' 류승룡 남녀주연상 후보→최우수작품상 경쟁… OTT 승자는?" [[28th BIFF] Song Hye-kyo from ‘The Glory’ and Ryu Seung-ryong from ‘Moving’ are nominated for the Best Actor Award → Best Picture Competition… Who will win OTT?]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Park, Soo-jung (October 8, 2023). "'무빙', '2023 아시아콘텐츠어워즈&글로벌OTT어워즈' 베스트 크리에이티브상 수상" ['Moving' won the Best Creative Award at the '2023 Asia Content Awards & Global OTT Awards']. Celeb Media (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Shackleton, Liz (September 12, 2023). "'Moving', 'The Long Season' Head Nominations For Busan Film Festival's Asia Content Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Shackleton, Liz (October 8, 2023). "Disney's 'Moving' Sweeps Asia Contents Awards With Six Prizes Including Best Creative, Writer & Actor – Busan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 9, 2023.