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2026 Global OTT Awards

The 2026 Global OTT Awards has unveiled its lineup of nominees, making up the best in Asian streaming content, including the Philippine series The Silent Noise and its lead actress, Angelica Panganiban. Established in 2019 and formerly known as Asia Content Awards, the annual ceremony&#x27;s name was changed to Asia Contents Awards &amp; Global OTT Awards in 2023 and rebranded to Global OTT Awards last year. It is meant to recognize the achievements of excellent content made for TV, OTT, and online across Asia. Hosted by the Korea International Streaming Festival (KISF)—which will run from June 18 to 21, 2026 in Busan, South Korea—the 2026 Global OTT Awards is scheduled to take place on June 20. This year&#x27;s edition will be hosted by Ahn Jae-hyun and Kang So-ra.<div> </div><div>Here are the nominees:</div><div> </div><div>Best Creative </div>Born to Be Alive (China) – Daylight Entertainment Co., Ltd.The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case (India) – Applause Entertainment, Kukunoor MoviesMade in Korea (South Korea) – Disney+Passing the Reins (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS TelevisionYou and Everything Else (South Korea) – Kakao Entertainment, Netflix<div> </div><div>Best OTT Original</div>Black Caviar (Kazakhstan) – Unico PlayGold Land (South Korea) – Disney+In the Name of Justice (China) – YoukuThe Price of Confession (South Korea) – Production H, NetflixScandal Eve (Japan) – AbemaTV<div> </div><div>Best Asian TV Series</div>The Believers 2 (Thailand) – Deluxe Production LimitedCity Founding Pioneer (Taiwan) – Hakka TVHirayasumi (Japan) – NHKPursuit of Jade (China) – Tencent Video, iQIYI, HaohanShine on Me (China) – Tencent Video, Xixi PicturesThe Silent Noise (Philippines) – ABS-CBN Studios<div> </div><div>Best Reality &amp; Variety</div>Alpine Love (Hong Kong) – MakerVille Company LimitedBadly in Love (Japan) – Staff Labbi, NetflixCulinary Class Wars 2 (South Korea) – SLL, NetflixJust Makeup (South Korea) – Coupang PlayPhysical: Asia (South Korea) – Teo, NetflixThe Village Barber (South Korea) – CJ ENM<div> </div><div>Best Director</div>Wattanapong Wongwan – The Believers 2 (Thailand) – Deluxe Production LimitedLi Xue – Born to Be Alive (China) – Daylight Entertainment Co., Ltd.Kim Sung-hoon – Gold Land (South Korea) – Disney+Woo Min-ho – Made in Korea (South Korea) – Disney+Tsukahara Ayuko, Matsuda Ayato, Fukawa Ryosuke – Passing the Reins (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS Television<div> </div><div>Best Writer</div>Wu Chi-en, Mark Chen – City Founding Pioneer (Taiwan) – Hakka TVKwon Jong-gwan – The Price of Confession (South Korea) – Production H, NetflixTsutomu Kuroiwa – Reboot (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS TelevisionSong Hye-jin – You and Everything Else (South Korea) – Kakao Entertainment, Netflix<div> </div><div>Best Lead Actor</div>Kim Seon-ho – Can This Love Be Translated? (South Korea) – Imaginus, NetflixTseng Jing-hua – Had I Not Seen the Sun (Taiwan) – Netflix, Gala Television Corporation, Make A Deal International Production Co., Ltd.Hyun Bin – Made in Korea (South Korea) – Disney+Song Weilong – Shine on Me (China) – Tencent Video, Xixi PicturesRyoma Takeuchi – Then You Try Making It! (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS Television<div> </div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17788947103612026 global ott awards best actor nominees.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"> </div><div style="text-align:left">Best Actress</div>Shin Hae-sun – The Art of Sarah (South Korea) – SLL, NetflixKim Yoo-jung – Dear X (South Korea) – TVINGPark Bo-young – Gold Land (South Korea) – Disney+Tian Xiwei – Pursuit of Jade (China) – Tencent Video, iQIYI, HaohanKo Shibasaki – Scandal Eve (Japan) – AbemaTVAngelica Panganiban – The Silent Noise (Philippines) – ABS-CBN Studios<div> </div><div style="text-align:left"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17788952116812026 global ott awards best acrtress nominees.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><div>Best Supporting Actor</div>Lokman Yeung – Before the End – MakerVille Company LimitedJung Sung-il – Made in Korea (South Korea) – Disney+Ren Meguro – Passing the Reins (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS TelevisionDeng Kai – Pursuit of Jade (China) – Tencent Video, iQIYI, HaohanKim Gun-woo – You and Everything Else (South Korea) – Kakao Entertainment, Netflix<div> </div><div>Best Supporting Actress</div>Lee E-dam – The Art of Sarah (South Korea) – SLL, NetflixNana – Climax (South Korea) – KT Studio GenieCai Wenjing – The Devil Between Us (China) – iQIYINana Mori – Hirayasumi (Japan) – NHK<div> </div><div>Best Newcomer Actor</div>Lin Muran – Dead End (China) – iQIYIDechchart Tasilp – Head 2 Head (Thailand) – GMMTVBenjamin Tsang – Justice Is Mine (Hong Kong) – YoukuLee Ki-taek – The Practical Guide to Love (South Korea) – SLLLai Weiming – Shine on Me (China) – Tencent Video, Xixi Pictures<div> </div><div>Best Newcomer Actress</div>Bang Hyo-rin – Aema (South Korea) – The Lamp Co., Ltd., NetflixRebecca Patricia Armstrong – Girl from Nowhere: The Reset (Thailand) – GingerxChiang Chi – Had I Not Seen the Sun (Taiwan) – Netflix, Gala Television Corporation, Make A Deal International Production Co., Ltd.Leah Dou – Her (China) – Tencent VideoDahyun – Love Me (South Korea) – SLL<div> </div><div>Best Visual Effects</div>Agent from Above (Taiwan) – Good Films Production Co., Ltd.Genie, Make a Wish (South Korea) – Netflix, Hwa&amp;Dam Pictures, Studio DragonLove Beyond the Grave (China) – Tencent Video<div> </div><div>Best Original Song</div>&quot;Love Language&quot; by Kim Min-seok – Can This Love Be Translated? (South Korea) – Imaginus, Netflix&quot;You Are Here Too&quot; by Faye Wong and Leah Dou – Her (China) – Tencent Video&quot;Fanfare&quot; by Koji Tamaki – Passing the Reins (Japan) – TBS Sparkle, TBS Television&quot;Careful with Fate&quot; by JJ Lin – Pursuit of Jade (China) – Tencent Video, iQIYI, Haohan&quot;Coming for You&quot; by Zhang Hao – Shine on Me (China) – Tencent Video, Xixi Pictures

The Philippines' "The Silent Noise" and its lead star, Angelica Panganiban, are among the nominees at this year's edition.

The Philippines' "The Silent Noise" and its lead star, Angelica Panganiban, are among the nominees at this year's edition.

Here Are All the Nominees at the 2026 Global OTT Awards

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