On the evening of January 29, the 4th annual CMG China Drama Awards ceremony held recording and livestreaming of the red carpet in Zhuhai city, Guangdong province (China). The ceremony will be broadcast on the 1st day of Lunar New Year 2026 (ie February 17, 2026) on Central Television CCTV1.
One of the most concerned awards of the awards ceremony is the Male/Female Actor of the Year category (CMG Empress/Empress). Each category has 2 people honored.
This year, the Best Actor of the Year award belonged to Vu Hoa Vy and Quach Kinh Phi; the Best Actress of the Year award was given to Ton Le and Duong Mich.
Song cup Thi hau" by Ton Le and Duong Mich quickly became a hot topic on social networks.
The media assessed that a new generation of talented faces and a veteran face who has won the entire set of leading domestic television awards stood on the podium of glory, making this official award ceremony the most vivid picture for the development of Chinese television dramas.
Duong Mich once again won the Best Actress award at an official television award after 13 years, while Ton Le continued to add another prestigious award to her collection.
The two actresses, through different roles, have together written the diverse appeal of Chinese television dramas.
Duong Mich's role as Ninh Tu Tu in the movie "Sinh Van Vat" - a rural woman in southern Shandong - is considered a role that helped her break the label of idol actress and realize her dream of transformation.
This character from a landlord lady declines to the ends of society, eventually rooting in the fields and finding vitality in agricultural labor. Without a magnificent image, without dramatic emotional lines, only the most true breath of life.
To get into the role, Duong Mich returned to the countryside to experience life for 4 months, appeared with a bare face, intentionally gained 5kg, and painstakingly practiced pure Shandong dialect. When working in the fields, her hands blistered and bled, her fingernails were always covered in mud. These details made Ninh Tu Tu "step out of the screen", becoming a rural woman that the audience could "see and touch".
Meanwhile, the role of Ho Man Le played by Ton Le in the movie "Beautiful Life" is a typical miniature image of contemporary urban middle-aged women.
Sun Li's character is an insurance industry employee, facing competitive pressure in the workplace and life difficulties at the same time, using resilience and intelligence to break the middle-aged crisis, conveying the message: "The value lies in yourself, the older you get, the more valuable you become".
To prepare for the role, Ton Le memorized a series of professional insurance terms, deeply understood the daily work of the industry, and vividly portrayed the anxiety, persistence and thoroughness of the working person.
In the scene of crying when giving the award speech, tearful eyes but still decisive voice, the saying "Ho Man Le, you are the best" made countless viewers shed tears. The detail that she intentionally wore the first pair of earrings given by her husband Dang Sieu further helped blend personal experiences into the character, making the image warmer and closer.
In particular, both films by Duong Mich and Ton Le are in the Top 5 works with the highest average CVB rating on CCTV8 in 2025. "Sinh Van Vat" ranked 3rd with a rating of 2.388%; "Cuộc đời tươi đẹp" won 5th place with a rating of 2.3%.
