Asian Academy Creative Awards

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Asian Academy Creative Awards
Awarded forExcellence in film and television
Country Singapore
Presented byAsian Academy Creative Awards
First awardedDecember, 2018
Last awardedDecember, 2023
Website asianacademycreativeawards.com

The annual Asian Academy Creative Awards are presented every December as part of the Singapore Media Festival. [1] They recognise excellence in the film and television industry across 16 nations in the Asia-Pacific region. [2]

Contents

History

The inaugural awards were held in December 2018, at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore. [3] The 2019 awards were held in the Victoria Theatre, Singapore. [4] Due to the global covid-19 outbreak, the 2020 awards were held over two nights in a 'virtual theatre,' where each nation represented held their own ceremony in conjunction with the main event in Singapore. [5] [6]

2021 awards were held in Singapore from December 2 and 3, for nominations announced on October 4, 2021. [7] 38 awards were given to winners of Asian-made TV and streaming content in various categories. [8]

Award

The winner of each category receives the 'Golden Goddess' statue. The statue stands at 36cms (14 inches) and was designed by Society Awards, New York.

Award winners

Grand Final Winners

The chart lists Grand Final Award winners of 2018, [9] 2019, [10] 2020, [11] 2021, [12] 2022, [13] and 2023: [14]

Best Feature Film Best Drama Series
Best DocumentaryBest Documentary Series
Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Single DramaBest Current Affairs Program or Series
Best Direction (Fiction)Best Direction (Non-Fiction)
Best Adaptation of an Existing FormatBest Non-Scripted Entertainment
Best Children's ProgramBest Preschool Program

Categories

Major categories

Television

News

Comedy

Technical

All media

List of Countries by Number of Wins at Grand Final

Participating nations/regions

The Asian Academy Creative Awards celebrate works from Australia & New Zealand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

201820192020202120222023Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia54436123
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh0000000
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia0000000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China34130112
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong SAR51021110
Flag of India.svg India86777742
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia4210119
Flag of Japan.svg Japan12444722
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia23322214
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar0210014
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1201105
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines22121210
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore95968744
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea32455322
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan23323114
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand2121129
Flag of Vietnam.svg Viet Nam0100001

Patrons

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