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2026 World Webtoon Awards Announces 20 Finalists, Opens Global Reader Vote

Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on Thursday the 20 finalists for the 2026 World Webtoon Awards.

Now in their third year, the awards will accept online votes from readers worldwide from September 17 to October 19. Judges' scores and reader votes will each account for 50% of the final score.

The list of finalists includes:

• 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

This year's awards received 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide, with 941 works submitted in total.

For the first time, the awards will also offer cash prizes. The grand prize winner will receive 15 million won (about US$10,700), while the Judges' Award winner will receive 13 million won (about US$9,400) and other main award winners will receive 10 million won (about US$7,200) each.

The awards ceremony will take place on December 3 at Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul, as part of the World Webtoon Festival, which runs from December 2 to 6.

Fans can vote on World Webtoon Awards' official website.

Sources: MCST press release