Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | |
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Current: 2024 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 award | 2019 |
Final award | 2023 |
Website | Official website |
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]
2023 edition of the awards ceremony took place on October 8, 2023, at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea. [2]
Year | Date | Venue | City | Host | Ref. |
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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] |
2024 | October 6, 2024 | Kang Ki-young and Tiffany Young | [9] [10] | ||
There are 19 award categories including 5 newly added awards in 2023 and 2 added in 2024. The Awards celebrates 11 awards in competition and 8 awards by invitation. [11] [12]
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Mr. Sunshine | Studio Dragon | ![]() | [13] |
2020 | The World of the Married | JTBC Studios | ![]() | [14] |
The Bad Kids | iQIYI | ![]() | [15] | |
2021 | Move to Heaven | Netflix | ![]() | [16] |
2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ENA, Netflix | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Moving | Disney+ | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Blossoms Shanghai | Tencent Video | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2021 | The Long Night | iQIYI | ![]() | [16] |
2023 | Weak Hero Class 1 | Wavve | ![]() | [20] |
2024 | Boyhood | Coupang Play | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | Scoop | Matchbox Shots, Netflix | ![]() | [21] |
2024 | 1286 | Salem Social Media | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | Physical 100 | Netflix | ![]() | [22] |
Let's Feast Vietnam | BHD Vietnam Media Corp | ![]() | ||
2024 | 2 Faces | Workpoint Group | ![]() | [19] |
Jinny's Kitchen 2 | Egg is Coming | ![]() | ||
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Faculty | Mediacorp | ![]() | [23] |
Hormones: The Series Season 3 | GTH | ![]() | ||
2020 | Last Madame | Ochre Pictures | ![]() | [24] |
When the Camellia Blooms | Pan Entertainment | ![]() | ||
2021 | Girl from Nowhere Season 2 | GMM 25, Netflix | ![]() | [5] |
Best Asian Animation | ||||
2021 | Heaven's Design Team | Asahi Production | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | The Orbital Children | Production +h | ![]() | [17] |
Best Asian Documentary | ||||
2022 | The Atom Araullo Specials: Young Arms | ENA / GMA Network | ![]() | [25] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2021 | Sheker | Salem Social Media | ![]() | [26] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Yao Chen | All Is Well | ![]() | [23] |
Maja Salvador | Wild Flower | ![]() | [27] | |
2020 | Kim Hee-ae | The World of the Married | ![]() | [15] |
Haru Kuroki | Nagi's Long Vacation | ![]() | ||
2021 | Song Jia | A Love for Dilemma | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | Park Eun-bin | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | ![]() | [28] |
2023 | Karishma Tanna | Scoop | ![]() | [21] |
2024 | Ariel Lin | Imperfect Us | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Lei Jiayin | The Longest Day in Chang'an | ![]() | [23] |
Kim Nam-gil | The Fiery Priest | ![]() | ||
Takayuki Yamada | The Naked Director | ![]() | ||
2020 | Joseph Chang | The Victims' Game | ![]() | [15] |
Ju Ji-hoon | Kingdom Season 2 | ![]() | ||
2021 | Lee Je-hoon | Move to Heaven | ![]() | [29] |
2022 | Ryohei Suzuki | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Ryu Seung-ryong | Moving | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Hu Ge | Blossoms Shanghai | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2022 | Sora Ma | This Land Is Mine | ![]() | [30] |
2023 | Lim Ji-yeon | The Glory | ![]() | [31] |
2024 | Yeom Hye-ran | Mask Girl | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2022 | Park Hae-soo | Squid Game | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Hsueh Shih-ling | Taiwan Crime Stories | ![]() | [31] |
2024 | Ahn Jae-hong | Mask Girl | ![]() | [19] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | Xin Shuang | The Long Season | ![]() | [31] |
2024 | Kamila Andini, Ifa Isfansyah | Cigarette Girl | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Park Hae-young | My Mister | ![]() | [23] |
Lu Shih-yuan | The World Between Us | ![]() | ||
2020 | Kim Eun-hee | Kingdom Season 2 | ![]() | [33] |
2021 | Yoon Ji-ryeon | Move to Heaven | ![]() | [29] |
2022 | Wang Xiaoshuai, Yang Yishu | The Pavilion | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Kang Full | Moving | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Joo Hwa-mi | The Atypical Family | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref.. |
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2019 | Sananthachat Thanapatpisal | Hormones: The Series | ![]() | [23] |
Kemisara Paladesh | ||||
Sabrina Zhuang | Mountains and Ocean | ![]() | ||
Morita Misato | The Naked Director | ![]() | ||
2020 | Plearnpichaya Komalarajun | One Year:The Series | ![]() | [15] |
Jeon Mi-do | Hospital Playlist | ![]() | ||
2021 | Koe Yeet | Titoudao | ![]() | [34] |
Go Min-si | Sweet Home | ![]() | [5] | |
2022 | Bao Shangen | Love Behind the Melody | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Go Youn-jung | Moving | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Nimura Sawa | Shut Up | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref.. |
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2019 | Jin Xiong Hao | Mountains and Ocean | ![]() | [23] |
2020 | Paris Intarakomalyasut | In Family We Trust | ![]() | [15] |
Rong Zishan | The Bad Kids | ![]() | ||
2021 | Win Morisaki | The Real Thing | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | Ryusei Yokohama | The Journalist | ![]() | [35] |
2023 | Lee Jung-ha | Moving | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Chae Jong-hyeop | Eye Love You | ![]() | [32] |
Kim Yo-han | A Killer Paradox | ![]() | ||
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2020 | Kingdom Season 2 | AStory | ![]() | [15] |
2021 | Sweet Home | Studio Dragon, Studio N | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | Squid Game | Netflix | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Moving | Disney+ | ![]() | [18] |
2024 | Parasyte: The Grey | Netflix | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner song | Series | Singer | Country | Ref. |
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2024 | "Learn to Live Again" | Imperfect Us | Tanya Chua | ![]() | [36] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Fang Rong | Faculty | ![]() | [37] |
2020 | Dilraba Dilmurat | Eternal Love of Dream | ![]() | [15] |
Kirti Kulhari | Four More Shots Please! | ![]() | ||
Sayani Gupta | ||||
Maanvi Gagroo | ||||
Gurbani Judge | ||||
Ririn Dwi Ariyanti | Dewi | ![]() | ||
2022 | Kim Min-ha | Pachinko | ![]() | [38] |
Ling Man Lung | In Geek We Trust | ![]() | [17] | |
2023 | Wen Junhui | Exclusive Fairy Tale | ![]() | [39] |
Buffy Chen | Wave Makers | ![]() | ||
2024 | Anson Kong | Warriors Within 2 | ![]() | [32] |
Ayaka Miyoshi | Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook | ![]() | ||
Jo Yoon-su | The Tyrant | ![]() | ||
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2024 | Byeon Woo-seok | Lovely Runner | ![]() | [40] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2024 | Kim Hye-yoon | Lovely Runner | ![]() | [40] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Raymond Lee Wai-Man | Flying Tiger | ![]() | [23] |
2020 | Amuse Inc. | Entertainment company | ![]() | [15] |
ABS-CBN | Commercial broadcast network | ![]() | ||
2022 | Tatsuo Kawamura | Producer | ![]() | [17] |
2023 | Kim Jong-hak | Director and producer | ![]() | [31] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2019 | Kim Jae-joong | Singer, songwriter, actor and director | ![]() | [23] |
2020 | Kim Hye-soo | Hyena | ![]() | [15] |
Yuko Araki | Actress and model | ![]() | ||
2021 | Song Kang | Sweet Home | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | Fan Bingbing | ![]() | [17] | |
2023 | Yuya Yagira | Gannibal | ![]() | [31] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2021 | Bad Genius: The Series | GDH 559 | ![]() | [16] |
Alice in Borderland | Netflix | ![]() | ||
2023 | EXchange Season 2 | TVING | ![]() | [20] |
One Day Off | Wavve | ![]() | ||
2024 | Shaman: Whispers From The Dead | TVING | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | TVING | OTT video streaming platform | ![]() | [20] |
2024 | Kocowa | OTT video streaming platform | ![]() | [32] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | Watcha | OTT video streaming platform | ![]() | [20] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2023 | Viu | OTT video streaming platform | ![]() | [20] |
Wavve Americas | ![]() | |||
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2022 | The Pinkfong Company | Entertainment company | ![]() | [17] |
Year | Winner | Work | Country | Ref. |
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2022 | Song Byung-joon | Composer | ![]() | [17] |
Year | Winner | Creator | Country | Ref. |
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2021 | Naoki Hanzawa | TBS | ![]() | [41] |
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