# VTV Awards

The VTV Awards (Vietnamese: Ấn tượng VTV, lit. 'Highlights of VTV') is an awards ceremony presented by Vietnam Television (VTV) to honour the most notable television productions aired on its network. It was launched in 2014 and is usually held in early September each year until 2021, when the date was moved to January 1 the following year.

## Rules

The VTV Awards comprises two rounds:

### Round 1

* Nominees are selected by crews from departments/centers under VTV.
* Voting by a jury or/and audiences will pick out Top 5 of each category (Top 3 in 2023). Before 2019, the result only based on audience's vote. Later, the votes are collected from both jury and audience except 2021 when the nominees for Top 10 & Top 5 are completely jury's picks.
* Round 1 ends a week before the ceremony (a month in 2021-2022). After this round, the score and votes will be refreshed in order to continue voting in Round 2.

### Round 2

* Shortlist nominees continues to get votes by jury and audience in this round (with a ratio of 50:50), except 2023 when voting points are collected entirely from the audience.
* From 2014 to 2021:
** Round 2 ends at 07:09 on the day of ceremony (the numbers 7 and 9 represent 7 September, the date of VTV's launch)
** The organizers will pick out the person/group/product(s) voted the most in each category. The winners will be honoured in the live broadcast on the evening of the same day on VTV1.
** Audience can vote via SMS, or on the official site of the awards, or VTVGo mobile app in 2021.
* In 2022:
** Round 2 ends at 23:59 on December 30.
** The votes are collected from both jury and audience with a ratio of 50:50 picking out the Top 3, and the winner will be honoured in the award ceremony on January 1.
** Audiences can only vote via VTVGo mobile app.
* In 2023:
** Round 2 ends at 12:00 on January 1st 2024.
** The votes are collected entirely from the audience via VTVGo mobile app & SMS.

## Categories
### Current categories

Currently, the awards has given prizes in 8 categories:
* Radiating Image: since 2022 (replacing Impressive Topical Image)
* Impressive Entertainment Program: 2014-2015, 2021-2023
* Impressive Documentary: since 2018
* Impressive Drama: since 2016 (2014/15 as Impressive New Drama)
* Impressive Actor: since 2015 (split from Impressive Artist)
* Impressive Actress: since 2015 (split from Impressive Artist)
* Impressive Young Face: 2023
* Creative Program of the Year: 2023

### Discontinued categories

* Impressive Editor-On-Air (merged with Impressive MC to Impressive TV Presenter since 2015)
* Impressive Humanistic Image: 2014 & 2015
* Impressive Topical Image: 2014-2021
* Impressive Stage: 2014 & 2015
* Netizen's Favourite Program: 2014 & 2015
* Impressive Comedian: 2015 to 2017 (split from Impressive Artist)
* Impressive Artist (Singer): 2014 & 2021 as Impressive Artist, 2015-2020 as Impressive Singer (originally split from Impressive Artist), 2022 as Promising Artist
* Impressive Cultural/Social Science/Educational Program: 2017-2020 (2014-16 as Impressive Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational Program)
* Impressive Musical Program: 2016 & 2017
* Impressive TV Presenter: 2016-2022 (2014/15 as Impressive MC)
* Impressive Cultural/Sport Program: 2021-2022 (split from Impressive Cultural/Social Science/Educational Program)
* Impressive Education and Children's Program: 2021-2022 (split from Impressive Cultural/Social Science/Educational Program)
* Impressive News Reports: 2022 (replacing Impressive Topical Image)
* Figure of the Year: 2016-2021 (2014/15 as Impressive Guest)
* Jury's Impressive Figure of the Year: 2017
* Program of the Year: 2016-2022

## Awards for individuals
### Actor/actress

| Year | Winning actor | Winning actress |
| 2015 | Kang Tae-oh | Nhã Phương |
| 2016 | Hồng Đăng | Nhã Phương |
| 2017 | Hoàng Dũng | Bảo Thanh |
| 2018 | Hồng Đăng | Lan Phương |
| 2019 | Trung Anh | Bảo Thanh |
| 2020 | Xuân Nghị | Hồng Diễm |
| 2021 | Mạnh Trường | Hồng Diễm |
| 2022 | Thanh Sơn | Phan Minh Huyền |
| 2023 | Nhan Phúc Vinh | Kiều Anh |

### Promising Artist/Young Face

| Year | Winner |
| 2022 (as Promising Artist) | Mỹ Anh - singer, songwriter |
| 2023 (as Impressive Young Face) | Nguyễn Thị Oanh - athletics athlete Phạm Thiên Ân - film director Hà An Huy- singer |

### Presenter

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Công Tố (MC) / Hoài Anh (Editor-on-Air) |
| 2015 | Trấn Thành |
| 2016 | Ngọc Trinh |
| 2017 | Thành Trung |
| 2018 | Ngô Kiến Huy |
| 2019 | Thành Trung |
| 2020 | Việt Hoàng |
| 2021 | Tuấn Dương |
| 2022 | Đức Bảo |

### Artist/singer

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 (Artist) | Mỹ Tâm |
| 2015 (Singer) | Mỹ Tâm |
| 2016 (Singer) | Hồ Văn Cường |
| 2017 (Singer) | Vũ Cát Tường |
| 2018 (Singer) | Mỹ Tâm |
| 2019 (Singer) | Đông Nhi |
| 2020 (Singer) | Hà Lê |
| 2021 (Artist) | Xuân Bắc |

### Guest/figure

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Đàm Vĩnh Hưng |
| 2015 | Võ Thị Ngọc Nữ |
| 2016 | Trần Lập |
| 2017 | 44 male teachers of Tri Lễ 4 primary school, Nghệ An Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (Jury's prize) |
| 2018 | Vietnam national under-23 football team |
| 2019 | PhD. Professor Nguyễn Thanh Liêm |
| 2020 | Medics and physicists at Bạch Mai Hospital |

### Comedian

| Year | Winner |
| 2015 | Trấn Thành |
| 2016 | Trường Giang |
| 2017 | Xuân Bắc |

## Awards for productions
### Drama

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Vừa đi vừa khóc (Walking Crying) |
| 2015 | Tuổi thanh xuân (Forever Young) |
| 2016 | Zippo, mù tạt và em (Zippo, Mustard and You) |
| 2017 | Người phán xử (The Arbitrator) |
| 2018 | Cả một đời ân oán (Life of Love and Feud) |
| 2019 | Về nhà đi con (Come Home, My Dear) |
| 2020 | Hoa hồng trên ngực trái (Roses on the Left Chest) |
| 2021 | Hương vị tình thân (The Taste of Intimacy) |
| 2022 | Thương ngày nắng về (Cherish the Sunny Day) |
| 2023 | Gia đình mình vui bất thình lình (Suddenly Happy Family) |

#### Precursor prize

Starting in 2003, 'The Most Beloved Vietnam Television Dramas' Voting Contest (Vietnamese: Cuộc thi bình chọn phim truyền hình Việt Nam được yêu thích nhất) is held annually or biennially by VTV Television Magazine to honor Vietnamese television dramas broadcast during the year(s) on two channels VTV1-VTV3. The awards ceremony takes place early next year.
| Year | Winner |
| 2004 | Khi đàn chim trở về (When the Birds Return) / Cảnh sát hình sự: Phía sau một cái chết (Criminal Police: Behind a Case of Death) |
| 2005 | Đường đời (Walks of Life) |
| 2007 | Cảnh sát hình sự: Chạy án (Criminal Police: Evading Justice) |
| 2008 | Luật đời (Rules of Life) |
| 2010 | Bỗng dưng muốn khóc (Suddenly, I Want to Cry) |
| 2011 | Bí thư tỉnh ủy (Provincial Party Secretary) |
| 2013 | Cầu vồng tình yêu (Rainbow of Love) |

### Documentary

| Year | Winner |
| 2018 | VTV Đặc biệt: Hành trình bất tận (VTV Special: Endless Journey) |
| 2019 | VTV Đặc biệt: Đường về (VTV Special: The Way Back) |
| 2020 | VTV Đặc biệt: Giữa những quê hương (VTV Special: Among the Motherlands) |
| 2021 | Hòa hợp dân tộc: Chuyện chưa kể (National Reconciliation: The Untold Story) |
| 2022 | Bốn mùa trong rừng thẳm (Four Seasons in the Forest) |
| 2023 | Mảnh ký ức (A Piece of Memory) |

### Image
#### Humanistic image

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Kidney failure patient's wedding: Loan & Vượng |
| 2015 | Choreographing Võ Thị Ngọc Nữ |

#### Topical image

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Chinese warship fires a water cannon towards Vietnam's ship |
| 2015 | The rescue of workers following the Đạ Dâng hydroelectric tunnel collapse |
| 2016 | Last meeting of a mother under cancer treatment with her son |
| 2017 | The epic in Gạc Ma island |
| 2018 | Celebrations for Vietnam's U23 football team, and the image of Vietnamese team at the Changzhou Stadium in the match against Uzbekistan |
| 2019 | North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit |
| 2020 | The miraculous moment in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in Đà Nẵng |
| 2021 | The landslide at Trà Leng |

#### Radiating image

| Year | Winner |
| 2022 | "Bình yên con nhé!" |
| 2023 | "Nguyễn Thị Oanh with 4 extraordinary gold medals at SEA Games 32" |

### Program

| Category | Year | Winner |
| Netizen's Favourite | 2014 | 5S Online |
| Netizen's Favourite | 2015 | Bữa trưa vui vẻ (Happy Lunch) |
| Musical | 2015 | Hòa âm Ánh sáng (The Remix Vietnam) |
| Musical | 2016 | Chào 2016 (Hello 2016) |
| Musical | 2017 | Bài hát hay nhất (Sing My Song Vietnam) |
| Entertainment | 2014 | Bữa trưa vui vẻ (Happy Lunch) |
| Entertainment | 2015 | Bố ơi! Mình đi đâu thế? (Dad! Where Are We Going? Vietnam) |
| Entertainment | 2021 | Cuộc hẹn cuối tuần (The Weekend Meetup) |
| Entertainment | 2022 | Cuộc hẹn cuối tuần: Nghệ sĩ Đen Vâu (The Weekend Meetup: Artist Đen Vâu) |
| Entertainment | 2023 | Chị đẹp đạp gió rẽ sóng (Sisters Who Make Waves - Vietnam) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2014 | Cây đàn Điện Biên (The Guitar in Điện Biên) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2015 | Thay đổi cuộc sống (Changing Life) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2016 | Cặp lá yêu thương (Loving Leaves) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2017 | VTV Đặc biệt: Giấc mơ bay (VTV Special: Flying Dream) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2018 | Điều ước thứ 7: Bản hòa tấu cha và con (The Saturday Wish: Father and Son Ensemble) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2019 | Ký ức vui vẻ (Happy Memories) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2020 | Quán thanh xuân: Về nhà xem phim (A Place for Our Youth: Go Home for a Film) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2021 | Cultural/Sport: Tổ quốc trong tim (Homeland in the Heart) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2021 | Children's: Thiếu niên nói (Teens Speak) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2022 | Cultural/Sport: Gala Việc tử tế 2022: Vì đất nước cần những trái tim (The Kind Deeds: Because the Country Needs Hearts) |
| Cultural/Social/Scientific/Educational (2014-2016) Cultural/Social Science/Educational (2017-2020) Cultural/Sport (since 2021) Children's (2021) – Education/Children's (since 2022) | 2022 | Education/Children's: Chung kết Đường lên đỉnh Olympia năm 2022 (Road to the Olympian Peak 2022: The Final) |
| Program of the Year | 2016 | Gặp nhau cuối năm 2016 (Final Meeting 2016) |
| Program of the Year | 2017 | Gặp nhau cuối năm - Táo Quân xuân Đinh Dậu (Final Meeting 2017) |
| Program of the Year | 2018 | Gặp nhau cuối năm - Táo Quân 2018 (Final Meeting 2018) |
| Program of the Year | 2019 | Giai điệu tự hào: Những người con của biển (Melodies of Pride: Children of the Sea) |
| Program of the Year | 2020 | VTV Đặc biệt: Park Hang Seo - Những câu chuyện chưa kể (VTV Special: Park Hang-seo - The Untold Stories) |
| Program of the Year | 2021 | Mưa lũ lịch sử miền Trung (Historic Floods in the Central Region) |
| Program of the Year | 2022 | Khúc tráng ca hòa bình (The Great Song of Peace) |
| Creative Program of the Year | 2023 | Hoa xuân ca (Musical Spring Blossom) |

### News reports

| Year | Winner |
| 2022 | Mua bán ma túy tại trung tâm điều trị Methadone (Narcotics trade at Methadone treatment center) |

### Stage

| Year | Winner |
| 2014 | Gala Như chưa hề có cuộc chia ly (As If We Were Never Apart: The Gala) |
| 2015 | Hòa âm Ánh sáng (The Remix Vietnam) |