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.
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.
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.
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:[4][5][6][7][8]
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)
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.[20]