The Actors of China Awards () are television awards presented annually by the China Television Artists Association. The awards recognize excellent actors and actresses in the Chinese television industry.
History The Actors of China Award was originally named "Image List of Chinese Television Actors" in 2014. It was renamed to "The Actors of China" in 2015. In 2016, the committee awards were added. The award ceremonies were hosted in Yangzhou in the first 4 years. In 2018, Chengdu acquired the right to host award ceremonies for the next 6 years.
Award categories Ballot awards The ballot awards are divided into four main sections: The Ruby Award (), also known as The Best Actor/Actress of the Year Award in the Red Group, is awarded to actors/actresses over 55 years old. The Sapphire Award (), also known as The Best Actor/Actress of the Year Award in the Blue Group, is awarded to actors/actresses aged between 36 and 54 The Emerald Award (), also known as The Best Actor/Actress of the Year Award in the Green Group, is awarded to actors/actresses aged between 18 and 35. The Web Series Award (), also known as The Best Actor/Actress of the Year Award in the Web Series Group, is awarded to actors/actresses cast in the web series and aged between 18 and 40. The steps for deciding the ballot awards are as follows: Step 1: A recommendation group consisting of performing artists, directors, producers, and screenwriters recommends candidate actors. After summarizing and reviewing, a list of candidates is determined and announced online. Step 2: The audience vote online. The top 6 with the highest votes for each category, a total of 48 people (4 sections, each section consisting of actor/actress categories), entered the finalist. In addition, these 48 people are all awarded with The Excellent Actor in the Actors of China (). Step 3: The committee select the final winners among 48 people through a non-anonymous ballot. The final winners will accept their awards in the ceremony.
Committee awards In addition, the committee also decide other awards without ballot. The categories of committee awards vary in different years, including: The Committee Actor Award (), also known as The Expert Award in the 3rd ceremony, recognizes senior artists. The Best Character Actor Award (), recognizes actors who have never played any lead role in their long-term acting career, but have played classic "small roles". The Lifetime Achievement Actor Award (), also known as The Artistic Achievement Actor Award in the 7th ceremony.
Ceremony EditionDateVenue CityRefs 1st April 18, 2014 Yangzhou, Jiangsu 2nd December 27, 2015 3rd December 28, 2016 4th January 12, 2018 5th December 28, 2018 Chengdu, Sichuan6th December 19, 20197th November 29, 2020
Award recipients +EditionRuby Award/Red GroupSapphire Award/Blue GroupEmerald Award/Green GroupWeb Series AwardCommittee Actor AwardBest Character Actor AwardLifetime Achievement Actor AwardRefs2Ma Shaohua, Yan Minqiu Wang Zhifei, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhou Xun, Yan NiYu Shaoqun, Liu Tao3Ni Dahong, Peng YuFeng Yuanzheng, Song Jialun, Sa Rina, Jiang HongboHu Ge, Ma SuMeng Asai, Wang Ning, Ai Xiaoqi, Gan Lu, Yuan Zhongfang, Xiao YinLiu Jia, Wang LiyunLiu Lin, Wang Jinsong4Sun Chun, Liang DanniJin Dong, Zhang Luyi, Qin Hailu, Mei TingTong Liya, Zhai TianlinZhang Yishan, Lin Yushen, Jiao Junyan, Wang ZixuanLi Naiwen, Lu YuanLü Zhong, Li Xuejian5Liu Peiqi, Song ChunliLiu Yijun, Calvin Li, Wan Qian, Zuo XiaoqingYu Xiaoguang, Yang MiNie Yuan, Pan Yueming, Qin Lan, Wu JinyanLiu Jing, Xu DiLei Kesheng, Zheng Yuzhi6Wu Gang, Chen JinWang Kai, Zhang Xilin, Fu Jing, Yan DanchenZhu Yilong, Wang Xiaochen, Guan XiaotongZeng Shunxi, Xing Zhaolin, Song Yiren, Chen YuqiZhang Guoli, Han TongshengZhang Zhijian, Liu Mintao7Liang Guanhua, Cao CuifenHu Jun, Chen ShuLi Yifeng, Jiang ShuyingZhang RuoyunXi MeijuanNiu Ben Note: The Excellent Actor in the Actors of China is awarded to all 48 candidates completing the step-2 ballot, thus are not listed in the table. If a person entered the 48-candidate list but failed to win the final award, the award section of his/her wiki page can be recorded in either way: 1. Excellent Actor/Actress (won) or 2. Best Actor/Actress (nom)
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