Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards (Korean: 아시아콘텐츠어워즈&글로벌OTT어워즈; abbreviated ACA & G. OTT) is an awards ceremony organized by Busan International Film Festival and Korea Radio Promotion Association. Formerly known as Asia Contents Awards, it is an annual event inaugurated in 2019. It joined hands with the International OTT Festival, the Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City in 2023, who co-hosts the event. 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. Recognising the contribution of the streamers, it presents awards to the OTT service providers also.[1]
| Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | |
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| Awarded for | The achievements of excellent content made for TV, OTT, and online across Asia |
| Date | October |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | |
| Formerly called | Asia Contents Awards |
| First awarded | 2019 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Website | Official website |
2023 edition of the awards ceremony will take place on October 8, 2023, at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea.[2]
Ceremonies
| Year | Date | Venue | City | Host | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Contents Awards (ACA) | |||||
| 2019 | October 6, 2019 | Sohyang Theater, Dongseo University | Busan, South Korea | Yoo Teo and Kim Sae-yeon | [3] |
| 2020 | October 25, 2020 | online | Nichkhun and Kim Sae-yeon | [4] | |
| 2021 | October 7, 2021 | Mark Tetto and Kim Sae-yeon | [5] | ||
| 2022 | October 8, 2022 | BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center | Busan, South Korea | Jung Hae-in and Kim Sae-yeon | [6] |
| Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards (ACA & G.OTT Awards) | |||||
| 2023 | October 8, 2023 | BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center | Busan, South Korea | Kim Kang-woo and Nancy | [7][8] |
Awards category
There are 17 award categories including 5 newly added awards in 2023. The Awards celebrates 10 awards in competition and 7 awards by invitation.[9]
Open competition
- Best Creative: This award honours a content with notable achievement among the nominations.
- Best OTT Original: This award is for the outstanding OTT Original content among the nominations.
- Best Asian TV Series: An outstanding Asian TV series among the nominations gets this award.
- Best Reality and Variety: The outstanding reality and variety show among the nominations for the year is the recipient of this award.
- Best Director
- Best Writer
- Best Lead Actor & Actress
- Best Supporting Actor & Actress
- Best Newcomer Actor & Actress
- Best Visual Effects
Invitation
- Creative Beyond Border: This award is given to honor the content that has pioneered a new genre on OTT.
- New Technology: This award honors outstanding platform that utilize emerging ICT technology.
- Special Contribution for K-Content: To honour the platforms, networks, production houses, and artists who contribute to the proliferation of Korean content worldwide, this award is given.
- Special Contribution for OTT Industry: This award honors the OTT service providers and partners who have contributed to the development of OTT industry worldwide.
- Lifetime Achievement Award: This award is given to a TV station, media platform, production house, or a creative artist who has made notable contributions worldwide.
- ACA Excellence Award: A creative artist who makes notable contributions around the world is honoured with this award.
- Rising Star of the Year: The most notable artist among the nominations gets the rising star award.
Winners open competition
Kim Hee-ae winner of 2020 Best Lead Actress Award for The World of the Married
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Park Eun-bin winner of 2022 Best Lead Actress Award for Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Winners of Best Lead Actress Award
Lee Jung-ha winner of New Actor Award for Moving
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Go Youn-jung winner of Best Newcomer Actress for Moving
Winners of 2023 Best Newcomer Award
Best Creative
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mr. Sunshine | Studio Dragon |  South Korea | [10] |
| 2020 | The World of the Married | JTBC Studios | South Korea | [11] |
| The Bad Kids | iQIYI |  China | [12] | |
| 2021 | Move to Heaven | Netflix | South Korea | [13] |
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ENA, Netflix | South Korea | [14] |
| 2023 | Moving | Disney+ | South Korea | [15] |
Best OTT Original
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Long Night | iQIYI | China | [13] |
| 2023 | Weak Hero Class 1 | Wavve | South Korea | [16] |
Best Asian TV Series
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scoop | Matchbox Shots, Netflix |  India | [17] |
Best Reality & Variety
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Physical 100 | Netflix | South Korea | [18] |
| Let’s Feast Vietnam | BHD Vietnam Media Corp |  Vietnam | ||
Best Asian Drama
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Faculty | Mediacorp |  Singapore | [19] |
| Hormones: The Series Season 3 | GTH |  Thailand | ||
| 2020 | Last Madame | Ochre Pictures | Singapore | [20] |
| When the Camellia Blooms | Pan Entertainment | South Korea | ||
| 2021 | Girl from Nowhere Season 2 | GMM 25, Netflix | Thailand | [5] |
| Best Asian Animation | ||||
| 2021 | Heaven's Design Team | Asahi Production |  Japan | [5] |
| 2022 | The Orbital Children | Production +h | Japan | [14] |
| Best Asian Documentary | ||||
| 2022 | The Atom Araullo Specials : Young Arms | ENA / GMA Network |  Philippines | [21] |
Best Short-Form/Web Drama
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sheker | Salem Social Media |  Kazakhstan | [22] |
Best Lead Actress
Best Lead Actor
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lei Jiayin | The Longest Day in Chang'an | China | [19] |
| Kim Nam-gil | The Fiery Priest | South Korea | ||
| Takayuki Yamada | The Naked Director | Japan | ||
| 2020 | Joseph Chang | The Victims' Game |  Taiwan | [12] |
| Ju Ji-hoon | Kingdom Season 2 | South Korea | ||
| 2021 | Lee Je-hoon | Move to Heaven | South Korea | [25] |
| 2022 | Ryohei Suzuki | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | Japan | [14] |
| 2023 | Ryu Seung-ryong | Moving | South Korea | [15] |
Best Supporting Actress
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sora Ma | This Land Is Mine | Singapore | [26] |
| 2023 | Lim Ji-yeon | The Glory | South Korea | [27] |
Best Supporting Actor
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Park Hae-soo | Squid Game | South Korea | [14] |
| 2023 | Hsueh Shih-ling | Taiwan Crime Stories | Taiwan | [27] |
Best Writer
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Park Hae-young | My Mister | South Korea | [19] |
| Lu Shih-yuan | The World Between Us | Taiwan | ||
| 2020 | Kim Eun-hee | Kingdom Season 2 | South Korea | [28] |
| 2021 | Yoon Ji-ryeon | Move to Heaven | South Korea | [25] |
| 2022 | Wang Xiaoshuai, Yang Yishu | The Pavilion | China | [14] |
| 2023 | Kang Full | Moving | South Korea | [15] |
Best Newcomer Actress
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sananthachat Thanapatpisal | Hormones: The Series | Thailand | [19] |
| Kemisara Paladesh | ||||
| Sabrina Zhuang | Mountains and Ocean | China | ||
| Morita Misato | The Naked Director | Japan | ||
| 2020 | Plearnpichaya Komalarajun | One Year:The Series | Thailand | [12] |
| Jeon Mi-do | Hospital Playlist | South Korea | ||
| 2021 | Koe Yeet | Titoudao | Singapore | [29] |
| Go Min-si | Sweet Home | South Korea | [5] | |
| 2022 | Bao Shang En | Love Behind the Melody | China | [14] |
| 2023 | Go Youn-jung | Moving | South Korea | [15] |
Best Newcomer Actor
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jin Xiong Hao | Mountains and Ocean | China | [19] |
| 2020 | Paris Intarakomalyasut | In Family We Trust | Thailand | [12] |
| Rong Zishan | The Bad Kids | China | ||
| 2021 | Win Morisaki | The Real Thing | Japan | [5] |
| 2022 | Ryusei Yokohama | The Journalist | Japan |
[30] |
| 2023 | Lee Jung-ha | Moving | South Korea | [15] |
Best Visual Effects
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kingdom Season 2 | AStory | South Korea | [12] |
| 2021 | Sweet Home | Studio Dragon, Studio N | South Korea | [5] |
| 2022 | Squid Game | Netflix | South Korea | [14] |
| 2023 | Moving | Disney+ | South Korea | [15] |
Winners – invitation
Kim Hye-soo winner of 2020 Excellence Award
Fan Bingbing winner of 2022 Excellence Award
Winners of Excellence Award
Rising Star of the Year
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fang Rong | Faculty | Singapore | [31] |
| 2020 | Dilraba Dilmurat | Eternal Love of Dream | China | [12] |
| Kirti Kulhari | Four More Shots Please! | India | ||
| Sayani Gupta | ||||
| Maanvi Gagroo | ||||
| Gurbani Judge | ||||
| Ririn Dwi Ariyanti | Dewi |  Indonesia | ||
| 2022 | Kim Min-ha | Pachinko | South Korea | [32] |
| Ling Man Lung | In Geek We Trust |  Hong Kong | [14] | |
| 2023 | Wen Junhui | Exclusive Fairy Tale | China | [33] |
| Buffy Chen | Wave Makers | Taiwan | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Raymond Lee Wai-Man | Flying Tiger | Hong Kong | [19] |
| 2020 | Amuse Inc. | Entertainment company | Japan | [12] |
| ABS-CBN | Commercial broadcast network | Philippines | ||
| 2022 | Tatsuo Kawamura | Producer | Japan | [14] |
| 2023 | Kim Jong-hak | Director and producer | South Korea | [27] |
Excellence Award
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kim Jae-joong | Singer, songwriter, actor and director | South Korea | [19] |
| 2020 | Kim Hye-soo | Hyena | South Korea | [12] |
| Yuko Araki | Actress and model | Japan | ||
| 2021 | Song Kang | Sweet Home | South Korea | [5] |
| 2022 | Fan Bingbing | China | [14] | |
| 2023 | Yuya Yagira | Gannibal | Japan |
[27] |
Creative Beyond Border
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bad Genius: The Series | GDH 559 | Thailand | [13] |
| Alice in Borderland | Netflix | Japan | ||
| 2023 | EXchange Season 2 | TVING | South Korea |
[16] |
| One Day Off | Wavve | South Korea |
New Technology
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TVING | OTT video streaming platform | South Korea | [16] |
Special Contribution for OTT Industry
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Watcha | OTT video streaming platform | South Korea | [16] |
Special Contribution for K-Content
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Viu | OTT video streaming platform | Hong Kong | [16] |
| Wavve Americas |  USA | |||
Best Creator
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Pinkfong Company | Entertainment company | South Korea | [14] |
Achievement Award
| Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Song Byung-joon | Composer | South Korea | [14] |
ACA Jury's Special Award
| Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Naoki Hanzawa | TBS | Japan | [34] |
See also
References
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External links
- Official website (in English)
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