Asian Academy Creative Awards

Asian Academy Creative Awards
Asian Academy Creative Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in film and television
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Asian Academy Creative Awards
First awarded	December, 2018
Last awarded	December, 2021
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]

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[]

National Award Winners[]

Best Feature Film	Best Drama Series
2020 - The Garden of Evening Mists (HBO Asia) 2019 - Daffodils (Libertine Pictures) 2018 - Gully Boy (Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby)	2021 - Move to Heaven (Netflix) 2020 - Crash Landing On You (tvN) 2019 - Delhi Crime (Golden Caravan Productions) 2018 - Miss Sherlock (Hulu)
Best Documentary	Best Documentary Series
2021 - Birdsville Or Bust (Mint Pictures / SBS) 2020 - The Australian Dream (Passion Pictures) 2019 - The Final Quarter (Network 10 Australia) 2018 - Secret State Inside North Korea (CNN)	2021 - See What You Made Me Do (SBS) Northern Pictures / Blue Ant International 2020 - Revelation (In Films) 2019 - Extreme China (NGC Network Asia) 2018 - The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors (HBO Asia)
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
2021 - Lee Je-hoon for Move to Heaven (Netflix) 2020 - Arjo Atayde for Bagman (ABS-CBN) 2019 - Oka Antara for Brata (HOOQ and Telkomsel) 2018 - Yu Hewei for The Drug Hunter (Culture Media Co. Ltd)	2021 - Konkona Sen Sharma for Ajeeb Daastaans (Netflix) 2020 - Yeo Yann Yann for Invisible Stories (HBO / Warner Media) 2019 - Shefali Shah for Delhi Crime (Golden Caravan Productions) 2018 - Adinia Wirasti for Critical Eleven (HOOQ)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2021 - Lee Do-hyun for Sweet Home (Netflix) 2020 - Miller Khan for The Bridge (Via / Double Vision) 2019 - Jamie Aditya for Grisse (HBO Pacific Partners) 2018 - Michael Kho for Kenapa Harus Bule? (Viu Indonesia)	2021 - Amruta Subhash for Bombay Begums (Netflix) 2020 - Lina Ng for Last Madame (Mediacorp) 2019 - Pyae Pyae for The Only Mom (Brave Empire Entertainment) 2018 - Candy Yang - Roseki (Hakka TV)
Best Single Drama	Best Current Affairs Program or Series
2021 - Kill for Love (Studio76 Original Productions) 2020 - 76 Horror Bookstore (Studio76) 2019 - An Artist of the Floating World (NHK) 2018 - Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN)	2021 - PD Note Our Twisted Heroes (South Korea) Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation 2020 - Man Woman and #MeToo (Discovery Channel India) 2019 - Undercover Asia (Channel NewsAsia, Mediacorp) 2018 - India: The Last Drop (National Geographic)
Best Direction (Fiction)	Best Direction (Non-Fiction)
2021 - Lee Eung-bok for Sweet Home (Netflix) 2020 - Takumi Saitoh for Food Lore: Life In A Box (HBO / WarnerMedia) 2019 - Richie Mehta for Delhi Crime (Golden Caravan Productions) 2018 - Anurag Kashyap for Sacred Games (Netflix)	2021 - Robbie Bridgman & Steve Chao for Traffickers: Inside The Golden Triangle (Thailand) HBO / WarnerMedia / IFA Media 2020 - Sujata Kulshreshtha for India 2050 (Discovery Channel India) 2019 - Jatuporn Athasopa for Extreme China (NGC Network Asia) 2018 - Douglas Lan for National Service (Mediacorp and Channel News Asia)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Format	Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
2021 - The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition (Singapore) Refinery Media 2020 - Pretty Little Liars (Viu and Cinema Collective) 2019 - Designated Survivor: 60 Days (Netflix) 2018 - Life On Mars (Studio Dragon)	2021 - The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition (Singapore) Refinery Media 2020 - Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls (Discovery Channel India) 2019 - World's Got Talent (Hunan TV) 2018 - The Remix (Amazon Prime)
Best Children's Program	Best Preschool Program
2021 - MYSTIC (New Zealand) Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + TV 2020 - Lamput - The Chase (Cartoon Network and WarnerMedia) 2019 - The Cul De Sac (Greenstone TV) 2018 - Oddbods (One Animation)	2021 - Shimajiro: A World of WOW! Our Oceans (Japan) Benesse Corporation/ TV Setouchi 2020 - Bluey (ABC Kids) 2019 - Hiccup & Sneeze (Northern Pictures and Beach House Pictures) 2018 - Tilda Appleseed (August Media)