According to 163, after the organizers of the 2026 Magnolia Awards announced the nomination list, the audience had many mixed debates. Xiao Zhan, Yang Zi and Hu Ge became names that attracted attention and were also entangled in many discussions.
Notably, Xiao Zhan was nominated for the Best Actor for the first time at a major television award. His role in "Tang Hai Truyen" helped him make an impression in terms of popularity and influence, and even contributed to promoting local tourism.
However, many controversies still appeared on social networks surrounding his nomination, saying that this is a milestone "breaking the 13-year curse" of no nomination for ancient costume films in this category. However, this topic was later ridiculed by the public, who said that Xiao Zhan's side was hyping up achievements.
Duong Tu also caused controversy when she was nominated for Best Actress at Bach Ngoc Lan for 3 consecutive times with the films "Truong Tuong Tu", "Quoc Sac Phuong Hoa" and "Cây sinh mệnh". Among them, "Cây sinh mệnh" was underestimated in quality, especially her acting in many climactic scenes that caused controversy.
In addition, the film was also commented on for its poor broadcast performance, even in the group of low-rated films on CCTV8 in 2026, but still received many nominations in different categories.
In addition to Duong Tu, Ho Ca's Best Actor nomination also faced many mixed opinions. In the movie "The Tree of Life", his role had quite little screen time and was initially introduced as just a guest role (cameo).
However, the fact that he still participated in the Best Actor category made the audience raise many questions about the criteria and regulations for award consideration of the organizers.
This year's Bach Ngoc Lan Award nominations continue to cause controversy when Zhao Liying's name is not on the list. The actress was once expected for her role in "Tiểu thành đại sự", but the work did not achieve the expected effect, both in terms of views and discussion level.
This is considered the main reason why she did not appear in the final nomination list. Considering this year's competitiveness, Zhao Liying's elimination is not too surprising, as Bai Yulan focuses heavily on the quality of her work and social influence, while her project has not created a strong enough impression compared to its competitors.
