2018 Kite Awards (26th VCA Awards) | |
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Date | April 12, 2019 |
Site | Army Theatre in Southern Region, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City |
Hosted by | Hồng Phúc, Thùy Linh |
Organised by | Vietnam Cinema Association |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Film: My Mr. Wife (3) |
Golden Kite | Film: My Mr. Wife Television: Quỳnh the Doll Across the River |
Silver Kite | Film: Song Lang Television: Love Stories in the Land of Birch |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | VTV2 |
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. [1]
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. [2] [3]
My Mr. Wife were the most nominated with four, later ended up winning three, including Golden Kite Award for Best Feature Film. In television, Quỳnh the Doll and Across the River tied for the Golden Kite Award. Across the River were the most nominated with three. [4]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, with a dagger (†) indicating the shortlist nominees for the Golden Kite. [5] [6]
Best Film
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Best Director
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Best Screenplay
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Best Leading Actor
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Best Leading Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Cinematopraphy
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Best Art Design
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Best Original Score
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Best Sound Design
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The following films received multiple wins:
Wins | Films |
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3 | My Mr. Wife |
2 | Song Lang |
Go-Go Sisters |
The following films received multiple nominations:
Wins | Films |
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4 | My Mr. Wife |
Super Star Super Silly | |
2 | Song Lang |
Go-Go Sisters |
The following films received multiple wins:
Wins | Films |
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2 | Across the River |
Those Days We Fell in Love | |
Sumptuous Dream |
The following films received multiple nominations:
Wins | Films |
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3 | Across the River |
2 | Those Days We Fell in Love |
Sumptuous Dream | |
Love Stories in the Land of Birch | |
Sticky Rice and Plain Rice | |
Life of Love and Feud |
Best Film
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Best Director
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Best Animator
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The following films received multiple wins:
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2 | The Secret of Duôn Cave |
Best Film
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Best Director
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Best Cinematography
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The following films received multiple wins:
Wins | Films |
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2 | Hãy nhớ bạn đang sống |
Best Film
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Best Director
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Best Cinematography
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The following films received multiple wins:
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2 | Trầm cảm sau sinh |
Best Film
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Best Work
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The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony: [7]
The following individuals performed at the ceremony:
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: [8]
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. [9]
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. [10]