World Webtoon Awards Names 20 Finalists, Opens Reader Vote
Splitting the final score evenly between judges and a global reader vote, plus cash prizes for the first time, gives overseas readers a direct stake in an awards body run by Korea's culture ministry and KOCCA.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced 20 finalists for the 2026 World Webtoon Awards. Readers worldwide can vote from September 17 to October 19, with judges' scores and reader votes each counting for 50 percent. The awards received 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans, covering 941 submitted works. The ceremony is December 3 at Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul.
The finalists span romance, action, and medical drama, from Like Mother, Like Daughter and Return of the Blossoming Blade to Trauma Center: Dr. Baek and A.I. Doctor. This year's field drew 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans, with 941 works submitted in total.
Reader votes open on the awards' official website from September 17 to October 19 and carry the same weight as the judges' scores. The ceremony is set for December 3 at Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul, during the World Webtoon Festival, which runs December 2 to 6.
- Like Mother, Like Daughter
- Return of the Blossoming Blade
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg
- Omniscient Reader
- Lookism
- My S-Class Hunters
- Jakdu: Shaman's Blade
- Debut or Die!
- On the Way to Meet Mom
- The Greatest Estate Developer
- I Shall Master This Family
- Killer Peter
- A Man's Man
- Our Guild's Idol
- The Dawn to Come
- The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
- Trauma Center: Dr. Baek
- Liberal Arts x Natural Sciences
- A.I. Doctor
- Get Schooled
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