Mr. Lam Chi Thien - Head of the Organizing Committee said that 2025 is a year of hard work but creativity for the film industry with many quality works continuously released. For the first time, the award recorded a record number of nominations with 741 nominations, demonstrating efforts to expand the playground and determination to promptly honor the contributions of artists and production crew.
According to the organizing committee, this year's 741 nominations are spread across four main fields including cinema, television, cyberspace and music videos, with 23 movies, 27 TV series, 21 cyberspace movies and 41 MVs. From theatrical films, prime-time TV series to web-drama, vertical short films and music videos, the nominations show the diversity of genres and vibrant development of the Vietnamese entertainment market.
In the film industry, the trend of Vietnam - Korea, Vietnam - Thailand international cooperation is being promoted in parallel with a series of purely Vietnamese films attracting viewers, reflecting the ambition of filmmakers to reach the region. For the first time, high-quality domestic animated films have participated in the film category, showing the progress of this film genre and the orientation to expand the range of awards.
The television industry continues to make its mark with many films achieving good ratings, building a loyal audience. cyberspace has become a competitive "hot spot" thanks to invested online series, short films and music products, catching up with the new enjoyment trend of young audiences.
The 12th season will award 32 prizes, including 19 prizes voted by the Arts Council and 13 prizes voted by the audience. In addition to the permanent jury of long-time names in the film industry, Green Star 2025 added director Kawaii Tuan Anh to the final round and international consultant Park Bong Kyu, to enrich professional perspectives and connect collaborations.
The Green Star Awards Gala 2025 is scheduled to take place at 6:00 p.m. on January 10, 2026 at Hoa Binh Theater, broadcast live and livestreamed on digital platforms.
