2021 Kite Awards Explained

2021 Kite Awards
(29th VCA Awards)
Date:September 13, 2022
Site:Khánh Hòa Provincial Convention Center, Nha Trang City, Khánh Hòa Province
Host:Hồng Phúc, Thụy Vân
Holder Label:Organised by
Holder:Vietnam Cinema Association
Award1 Type:Golden Kite
Award1 Winner:Film:
The Brilliant Darkness!
Television:
11 Months 5 Days
Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 -
Award2 Type:Silver Kite
Award2 Winner:Film:

Red Dawn
Television:
When the Apple Tree Blooms
The Taste of Intimacy
Most Wins:Film:
The Brilliant Darkness! (5)
Red Dawn (5)
Television:
11 Months 5 Days (3)
Network:VTV9
Previous:2020
Main:Kite Awards
Next:2022

The 2021 Kite Awards (Vietnamese: Giải Cánh diều 2021) is the 29th edition of Vietnam Cinema Association Awards, also the 20th edition since the award is officially named Kite. It honored the best in Vietnam film, television works of 2021.[1]

Due to the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Association had not be able to hold the 2020 Kite Award ceremony until December 2021. That causes the time to hold the 2021 Kite Awards ceremony to be postponed to mid-2022 instead of March as tradition.[2]

This year, a total of 147 works participated in the award, including: 12 feature films, 14 TV drama series, 45 documentaries, 10 science films, 28 animated films, 35 short films and 3 film studies.[3]

On September 13, the winners are announced. In the feature film category, The Brilliant Darkness! won the most with 5 included Golden Kite, Red Dawn also won 5 along with a promising acting award. Meanwhile, 11 Months 5 Days and Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 - are both awarded Golden Kite for television films.[4]

Winner and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, with a dagger indicating the shortlist nominees for the Golden Kite.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Highlighted title indicates Golden Kite for the Best Film/Drama/Study winner(s).Highlighted title indicates Silver Kite for the Second Best Film/Drama/Study winner(s).Highlighted title indicates Film/Drama/Study(s) received the Certificate of Merit.

Feature film

The Brilliant Darkness!
Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy
Red Dawn
Naked Truth
Burning Flamboyant
  • Survive
  • A Hundred Billion Key
  • House Not For Sale
  • Extremely Easy Job
  • Listeners: The Whispering
  • Thunderstorm
  • Face Off: 48 Hours
  • Nguyễn Thanh Vân, Trần Chí ThànhRed Dawn
  • The Brilliant Darkness! – Lý Nguyễn Nhã Uyên
  • Lại Trường Phú – Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy as Hùng
    • Quốc Trường – Naked Truth as Đăng Minh
    • Kiều Minh Tuấn – A Hundred Billion Key as Phan Thạch
  • Lý Nguyễn Nhã Uyên – The Brilliant Darkness! as Xuân Thanh
    • Chu Diệp Anh – Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy as Maika
    • Thu Trang – A Hundred Billion Key as Mai Mai
  • Xuân Trang – The Brilliant Darkness! as Kim Hoàng
  • Bảo Hân – Red Dawn as Sa
  • Nguyễn Khắc Nhật, Dominic PereiraThe Brilliant Darkness!
  • Nguyễn Nguyên Vũ – Red Dawn
  • Đặng Hữu Phúc – Red Dawn
  • Hoàng Thu Thủy, Nguyễn Đình CảnhRed Dawn
  • Phạm Quỳnh Anh – Red Dawn as Châu

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilms
5 The Brilliant Darkness!
Red Dawn

Television film

11 Months 5 Days (VTV)
Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 - (VTV)
When the Apple Tree Blooms (HTV)
The Taste of Intimacy (VTV)
Former Boss Mother (HTV)
Street in the Village (VTV)
Criminal Police: Silent Storm (VTV)
  • Rebloom (VTV)
  • Let Us Say Love (VTV)
  • Criminal Police: Mirror Mask (VTV)
  • Peaceful Morrow (VTV)
  • Mercy on the Anabas (VTV)
  • The Tree of Tears (HTV)
  • Bùi Tiến Huy – Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 -
  • Street in the Village – Đặng Diệu Hương, Lê Thu Thủy, Nguyễn Trung Dũng
  • Thanh Sơn – 11 Months 5 Days as Hải Đăng
    • Đình Tú – Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 - as Hoàng Duy
    • Hà Việt Dũng – Criminal Police: Silent Storm as Đào Hải Triều
  • Khả Ngân – 11 Months 5 Days as Tuệ Nhi
    • Thanh Quý – Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 - as Mrs. Nga
    • Ngân Quỳnh – Former Boss Mother as Mrs. Cẩm
  • Võ Hoài Nam – The Taste of Intimacy as Mr. Sinh
  • Hương Giang – Rebloom as Tuyết
  • Vũ Trung Kiên – Let Us Say Love, Criminal Police: Mirror Mask

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilms
3 11 Months 5 Days
2 Cherish the Sunny Day - Part 1 -

Animated film

Little Red Bean's Grandma
Foggy
Mê Linh Heroines
Finding the Doctor

Episode 4

Mother's Heart
  • Phạm Hồng Sơn – Foggy
  • Nguyễn Thị Hồng Linh – Little Red Bean's Grandma
  • Lê Bình – The Secret of the Garden

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Documentary film

Hai bàn tay
Không sợ hãi
Con đường đã chọn
Ngày con chào đời
Về đâu những cánh chim trời
Bốn mùa trong rừng thẳm
  • Đặng Thị Linh – Hai bàn tay
  • Kiều Viết Phong – Ngày con chào đời

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Science film

Ghép tạng: Biến điều không thể thành có thể
Sự cân bằng hoàn hảo của đôi cánh
Rác chìm
Ngàn năm sênh phách
Đất ô nhiễm
  • Nguyễn Tài Văn – Sự cân bằng hoàn hảo của đôi cánh
  • Nguyễn Tài Văn, Nguyễn Tài Việt, Nguyễn Đình Hoàn – Sự cân bằng hoàn hảo của đôi cánh

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Film critic/theory research

Ceremony

Presenters

The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[9]

Performers

The following individuals performed at the ceremony:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cánh diều 2021 tiếp tục khởi động. thegioidienanh.vn. January 8, 2022. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102602/https://thegioidienanh.vn/canh-dieu-2021-tiep-tuc-khoi-dong-58428.html. live.
  2. Web site: Giải thưởng Cánh Diều 2021 sẽ tổ chức tại Nha Trang. cand. June 18, 2022. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102545/https://cadn.com.vn/giai-thuong-canh-dieu-2021-se-to-chuc-tai-nha-trang-post262592.html. live.
  3. Web site: 147 tác phẩm tham dự Giải thưởng Cánh diều 2021. nhandan.vn. June 16, 2022. September 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915232055/https://nhandan.vn/147-tac-pham-tham-du-giai-thuong-canh-dieu-2021-post701568.html. live.
  4. Web site: Cánh diều 2021: Đêm tối rực rỡ, 11 tháng 5 ngày thắng lớn. vtv.vn. September 14, 2022. September 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220914003736/https://vtv.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/canh-dieu-2021-dem-toi-ruc-ro-11-thang-5-ngay-thang-lon-20220913235703718.htm. live.
  5. Web site: Tối nay trao giải Cánh diều lần thứ 19 tại Nha Trang. tuoitre.vn. September 13, 2022. September 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913050706/https://tuoitre.vn/toi-nay-trao-giai-canh-dieu-lan-thu-19-tai-nha-trang-20220913083247716.htm. live.
  6. Web site: Giải thưởng Cánh diều 2021: Cái tên nào sẽ làm nên bất ngờ?. thegioidienanh.vn. September 13, 2022. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102544/https://thegioidienanh.vn/giai-thuong-canh-dieu-2021-cai-ten-nao-se-lam-nen-bat-ngo-64976.html. live.
  7. Web site: 'Đêm tối rực rỡ' lên ngôi cao nhất tại giải 'Cánh diều 2021'. thegioidienanh.vn. September 14, 2022. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102549/https://thegioidienanh.vn/dem-toi-ruc-ro-len-ngoi-cao-nhat-tai-giai-canh-dieu-2021-65022.html. live.
  8. Web site: Cánh diều vàng 2021: “Đêm tối rực rỡ” thắng lợi rực rỡ. laodong.vn. September 13, 2022. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102544/https://laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/canh-dieu-vang-2021-dem-toi-ruc-ro-thang-loi-ruc-ro-1092706.ldo. live.
  9. Web site: Lễ trao giải cánh diều vàng 2021. YouTube. September 13, 2022. September 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220914060637/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vxoPGbkszw&gl=US&hl=en. live.