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Each winner receives a trophy and 10 million won, about US$7,200.","whyItMatters":"The 10 main winners are now set, but the grand prize and Judges' Award will be picked from among them at the December 3 ceremony in Seoul, so the top of the field is still open.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 World Webtoon Awards announced its 10 main winners on November 3, chosen from a field of 941 submitted works and 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide. The awards are run by South Korea\u0026#39;s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency, and recognize webtoons without restrictions on creators\u0026#39; nationalities or the regions where their works are serialized.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 10 winners gets a trophy and 10 million won, about US$7,200. 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With 941 works submitted and 7,318 fan nominations behind them, the money lands on individual titles rather than the platforms that run them.","newsletterBlurb":"The 2026 World Webtoon Awards named its 10 main winners on November 3, a list that includes Omniscient Reader, The Greatest Estate Developer and Debut or Die!. Each winner receives a trophy and 10 million won. 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