Among the 16 feature films competing in the Golden Lotus at this Vietnam Film Festival, there are many prominent names such as: Red Rain, Sea War in the Air, Mai, Chi Dau... In which, in the acting competition category, many talented actors witnessed the "undying victory" competition.
In the category of Best Actress in Feature Film, the fierce competition between Phuong Anh Dao (Mai), Hong Dao (taking her mother away), Viet Huong (Sister-in-law), Kaity Nguyen (death in the air), Ho Thu Anh (geography: Sun in the dark).
Phuong Anh Dao made a big mark in her acting career with the role of Mai in the film of the same name by Tran Thanh. When Mai swept the box office, continuously setting a record for revenue at that time, Mais role was considered a bright highlight in Phuong Anh Daos acting.

Phuong Anh Dao has many impressive scenes and acting scenes. The actress nurtures emotions, knows how to restrain and balance the dosage of emotions in each scene. In which, the scene where Mai returned after Sau's mother's birthday party, realizing the difference in social status between her and her boyfriend, Mai looked in the mirror, wiped the lipstick and cried, this was the most impressive scene of Phuong Anh Dao.
After Mai, Phuong Anh Dao is considered the hundred-billion-dong beauty of Tran Thanh. Surpassing many names such as Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Kaity Nguyen.... Phuong Anh Dao and her cinematic beauty have received a storm of compliments from experts.
Many directors praised the actress's acting and hoped to cooperate with Phuong Anh Dao in the future.

Hong Dao is also a prominent name at this year's Vietnam Film Festival, the actress shows persistent labor, creativity and great effort. Hong Dao has 3 films participating in the Golden Lotus film. She played a supporting female role in Mai, Chi dau and starred in Mother Go Forward. For all 3 roles, Hong Dao left her mark, being a strong name on the nomination list for both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion picture categories.
Hong Dao has matured in emotions, acting techniques and the ability to interact and confront co-stars. In the scene of the controversy with her son about Mai or the scene of the argument with her sister-in-law (Viet Huong) in the film of the same name - always being pushed by Hong Dao to the drama of a veteran, experienced artist.
Hong Dao not only deserves a nomination, she deserves a Golden Lotus Award for acting at this year's Vietnam Film Festival. In the Best Actress category, Hong Dao has to compete with Phuong Anh Dao, but in the Best Supporting Actress category, Hong Dao probably has no competitors.


Competing and creating a level of excitement and unpredictability on the list of nominations for the Best Actress category include Viet Huong (Sister-in-law), Ho Thu Anh ( Geography: Sun in the dark), Kaity Nguyen (The War in the air)... Each role has a color, the suffering and torment of the character played by Viet Huong has depth, the way Ho Thu Anh invested, the efforts to lose weight, and the role of Ba Huong helped "The Geography: Sun in the dark" have weight, or the eye acting style, the way of Kaity Nguyen's emotions are suppressed in "The War in the Air", all show the real estate of the female artists.