2018 Kite Awards
The 2018 Kite Awards (Vietnamese: Giải Cánh diều 2018) is the 26th edition of Vietnam Cinema Association Awards, also the 17th edition since the award is officially named Kite. It honored the best in Vietnam film, television works of 2018. The ceremony was broadcast live on April 12, 2019, from the Army Theatre in Southern Region, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City beginning at 20:00. The ceremony aired live on VTV2 channel in Vietnam. This year, a total of 144 film works from 50 film production units participated in the award, including: 14 feature films, 10  TV drama series, 3 TV single-episode drama, 61 documentaries, 14 science films, 14 animated films, 26 short films and two film studies. The organizers accept remake films based on foreign scripts, except for the best screenplay category. The shortlist of nominees was announced in the award ceremony right before the winner was declared. "" were the most nominated with four, later ended up winning three, including Golden Kite Award for Best Feature Film. In television, "" and "" tied for the Golden Kite Award. "" were the most nominated with three. Winner and nominees. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, with a  dagger () indicating the shortlist nominees for the Golden Kite. Feature film. Multiple wins. The following films received multiple wins: Multiple nominations. The following films received multiple nominations: Television film. Multiple wins. The following films received multiple wins: Multiple nominations. The following films received multiple nominations: Animated film. Multiple wins. The following films received multiple wins: Documentary film. Multiple wins. The following films received multiple wins: Science film. Multiple wins. The following films received multiple wins: Ceremony. Presenters. The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony: Performers. The following individuals performed at the ceremony: Section::::"In Memoriam". At the beginning of the  awards ceremony, the organizers took time to honor two People's Artists as follows on the occasion of 66 years of Vietnamese Revolutionary Cinema: Controversy. Section::::"My Mr. Wife"'s surprise victory over "Song Lang". If for comparison, the script "My Mr. Wife" is still based on a foreign background, giving the film a Golden Kite is a bit "generous". Meanwhile, "Song Lang" with the original script written by a Vietnamese author, which is a rare film that harmonizes both entertainment and art elements, was only ranked silver. Many judges felt sorry for Song Lang, who suggested that if the silver  prize was awarded, no other film would be awarded the same level, to show respect for the young director's professional efforts. Pressure on the Jury of TV category. According to Tuổi Trẻ's source, "Quỳnh the Doll" is better than "Across the River" by less than a point, will automatically win the Golden Kite. But after that, the jury were constantly under pressure to re-mark. The ones making pressure even used the reason that "Quỳnh the Doll" had a sensitive topic, so it should be given just the Silver Kite, and let "Across the River" won the Golden  Kite. However, the jury still holds the view that once a drama is allowed to air, then it is legal. In the morning meeting on April 12, 100% of the jury members for the TV category decided to defend their opinions, disagreeing to downgrade this drama to Silver Kite.