'Omniscient Reader,' 9 other works win main prizes at World Webtoon Awards

Ten Korean webtoons won main prizes at the World Webtoon Awards, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday. Each winner will receive a trophy and 10 million won. The awards’ grand prize and jury award will be selected from the 10 winners and announced at a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 at Starfield Library in southern Seoul. The ceremony is part of the World Webtoon Festival, running Dec. 2-6 at Coex Hall B and the nearby mall.

The other winning titles are The S-Classes That I Raised, Debut or Die, The Greatest Estate Developer, Cry, or Better Yet, Beg, Killer Pietro, Real Man, Jakdu and On the Way to Meet Mom.

The 10 winners were selected from 20 finalists, with expert evaluations and online reader votes each accounting for half of the final score.

An 11-member panel of creators, industry figures and academics assessed quality, performance and potential for expansion; veteran cartoonist Lee Hyun-se chaired it.

Online voting ran from Sept. 17 to Oct. 19, and the grand prize carries an additional 5 million won while the jury award carries an additional 3 million won.

The festival features exhibitions, pop-up stores and fan events, and the ministry and Korea Creative Content Agency launched the awards in 2024.

Published Nov 3, 2026 12:10 pm KST

The 10 Korean webtoons for this year's World Webtoon Awards / Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Ten Korean webtoons, including “Omniscient Reader” and “Return of the Mount Hua Sect,” have won main prizes at this year’s World Webtoon Awards, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday.

Webtoons are digital comics made to be read by scrolling down on a smartphone. The format began in Korea in the early 2000s and has since spread around the world.

The other winners are “The S-Classes That I Raised,” “Debut or Die,” “The Greatest Estate Developer,” “Cry, or Better Yet, Beg,” “Killer Pietro,” “Real Man,” “Jakdu” and “On the Way to Meet Mom.” Each winner will receive a trophy and 10 million won ($7,500).

The ministry and the Korea Creative Content Agency, a state-run body that promotes Korea’s cultural content industries, launched the awards in 2024. The goal is to honor creators and strengthen Korea’s standing as the birthplace of the webtoon. This is the awards’ third year.

The winners were chosen from 20 finalists. Expert evaluations and online reader votes each counted for half of the final score. An 11-member panel of creators, industry figures and academics judged the works on quality, performance and potential for expansion. Veteran cartoonist Lee Hyun-se chaired the panel. Online voting ran from Sept. 17 to Oct. 19.

The grand prize and the jury award will be chosen from among the 10 winners. Both will be announced at a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 at Starfield Library, a public library inside the Coex in southern Seoul. The grand prize comes with an extra 5 million won, while the jury award comes with an extra 3 million won.

A popularity award will go to the non-winning title with the most reader votes. A best overseas work award will go to the foreign title with the highest expert score.

The ceremony is part of the World Webtoon Festival, which runs Dec. 2-6 at Coex Hall B and the nearby mall. The festival features exhibitions, pop-up stores and fan events.

“We hope the awards and festival will celebrate creators’ achievements and become a festival where webtoon fans worldwide come together,” said Choi Seong-hee, the ministry’s director general for content industry policy.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

韩国文化体育观光部周二宣布，十部韩国网络漫画在世界网络漫画大奖中荣获主要奖项。每位获奖者将获得奖杯和1000万韩元奖金。大奖和评审团奖将从这十部获奖作品中选出，并于12月3日下午4点在首尔南部星空图书馆举行的颁奖典礼上公布。此次颁奖典礼是世界网络漫画节的一部分，该漫画节将于12月2日至6日在COEX B厅及附近购物中心举行。

其他获奖作品包括《我养大的S级车》、《出道或死亡》、《最伟大的房地产开发商》、《哭泣，或者更好的是，乞求》、《杀手皮耶特罗》、《真正的男人》、《贾克杜》和《去见妈妈的路上》。

从 20 名决赛入围者中选出了 10 名获奖者，专家评价和在线读者投票各占最终得分的一半。

由 11 名创作者、业内人士和学者组成的小组对质量、表现和扩展潜力进行了评估；资深漫画家李贤世担任主席。

网络投票从9月17日持续到10月19日，大奖奖金为500万韩元，评委奖奖金为300万韩元。

该节日包括展览、快闪店和粉丝活动，文化部和韩国文化产业振兴院于 2024 年推出了该奖项。

发布于2026年11月3日下午12:10（韩国标准时间）

入围今年世界网络漫画大奖的10部韩国网络漫画 / 图片由韩国文化体育观光部提供

韩国文化体育观光部周二表示，包括《全知读者》和《华山宗归来》在内的十部韩国网络漫画在今年的世界网络漫画大奖中荣获主要奖项。

网络漫画是一种可以在智能手机上通过向下滚动阅读的数字漫画。这种形式起源于2000年代初的韩国，此后风靡全球。

其他获奖作品包括《我养大的S级车》、《出道或死亡》、《最伟大的房地产开发商》、《哭吧，或者，乞求吧》、《杀手皮耶特罗》、《真男人》、《杰杜》和《去见妈妈的路上》。每位获奖者将获得一座奖杯和1000万韩元（约合7500美元）的奖金。

韩国文化部与韩国文化产业振兴院（KCCA，一家负责推动韩国文化内容产业发展的国营机构）于2024年联合创办了该奖项。其目标是表彰创作者，并巩固韩国作为网络漫画发源地的地位。今年是该奖项举办的第三年。

获奖者从20名入围者中选出。专家评审和网络读者投票各占最终得分的一半。由11名创作者、业内人士和学者组成的评审团从作品的质量、表现和发展潜力等方面进行评判。资深漫画家李贤世担任评审团主席。网络投票于9月17日至10月19日进行。

大奖和评审团奖将从10名获奖者中选出。两项奖项将于12月3日下午4点在首尔南部COEX内的星空图书馆（Starfield Library）举行的颁奖典礼上公布。大奖奖金为500万韩元，评审团奖奖金为300万韩元。

读者投票最多的非获奖作品将获得人气奖。专家评分最高的海外作品将获得最佳海外作品奖。

该仪式是世界网络漫画节的一部分，该漫画节将于12月2日至6日在COEX B厅及附近购物中心举行。漫画节期间将举办展览、快闪店和粉丝活动。

“我们希望此次颁奖典礼和漫画节能够庆祝创作者的成就，并成为全球网络漫画爱好者齐聚一堂的盛会，”文化部内容产业政策司司长崔成熙表示。

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