Winners, Photos: Seoul International Drama Awards 2010.

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The popular show on Zee TV, "Pavitra Rishta" has bagged the special jury award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2010.

"Pavitra Rishta" revolves around a middle-class girl Archana's attempts to win over her estranged husband and the love of her in-laws. The show is appreciated for its simple portrayal of characters and realistic depiction of middle-class Indian homes.

"The beauty of 'Pavitra Rishta' lies in its simplicity. We were confident that the show would captivate the audiences in India. But the honour at Seoul Drama Awards comes as a delightful surprise," Sukesh Motwani, programming head, Zee TV, said.

"It goes a long way in establishing that a show with superior content cuts across barriers of language, culture and geography." The award was received by Charu Singh, deputy vice president (Programming), Zee TV, at the ceremony held at the Korean Broadcasting System Hall in Seoul.

The Seoul International Drama Awards started in 2006, aim to felicitate the best international television dramas.

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The Seoul International Drama Awards were held on September 10 and hosted by KBS, awarding the winners from a pool of 172 entries from 43 countries.

Sort of an odd list of winners, I thought. (I mean, Chuno alongside The Last Days of Lehman Brothers alongside NCIS?) Not that there’s anything wrong with any of those projects, but who’d've thought they’d ever make it to the same awards show. Random.But no matter: On to the winners!

WINNERS LIST

Daesang: Shoeshine Boy (Japan)

Top Excellence (Feature): Queen Seon-deok (S. Korea)

Top Excellence (Short): The Summit (Canada)

Top Excellence (Miniseries): Chuno (S. Korea)

Excellence (Feature): The Murdoch Mysteries Season 3 (Canada)

Excellence (Short): The Day of the Triffids (U.K.)

Excellence (Miniseries): Jin (Japan)

Invitational Award: NCIS Season 7 (U.S.)


Actor Award: Carl-Kristian Rundman (Easy Living, Finland)

Actress Award: Margot Ros & Maike Meijer (Tower C, Netherlands)

Director Award: Nick Copus (The Summit, Canada)

Screenwriter Award: Craig Warner (The Last Days of Lehman Brothers, U.K.)

Special Jury Award: Ghost 2 (Malaysia), Where Is Alicia (Chile), Pavita Rishta (India)


Hallyu Special Awards
Daesang: Chuno
Director Award: Kwak Jung-hwan (Chuno)
Screenwriter: Kim Young-hyun, Park Sang-hyun (Queen Seon-deok)
Actor Award: Lee Byung-heon (IRIS), Jang Hyuk (Chuno)
Actress Award: Go Hyun-jung (Queen Seon-deok), Han Hyo-joo (Brilliant Legacy)
Netizens’ Popularity Award: Ruby Lin (China), Charmaine Sheh (Hong Kong), Lee Seung-gi (Korea)

Celebrating Chuno’s multiple wins

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Jang Hyuk (Chuno) picked up an acting award, alongside Lee Byung-heon, who didn’t attend. Both dramas were huge and probably merit the “Hallyu” award, but they’re also KBS shows. Coincidence? In other news: cornrows AND a pompadour AND a ponytail, Jang Hyuk?

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I almost didn’t recognize Jang’s presenting companion as Oh Ji-eun from Three Brothers with that haircut. Can’t say I love the dress — her sleeves have sleeves! (and they make me think of armpit hair, never an association you want when going for glamour) — but the fit is flattering on her.

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Choi Su-jong (Jeon Woo) and announcer Choi Yoon-young presided as hosts: