Awards are a form of recognition for sacrifices, hard work, and consistency that celebrities put in for entertaining the audience. Various award ceremonies offer a token of appreciation to an actor/actress who performs exceptionally great while playing a scripted character. Their flawless acting has the power to bring a hypothetical character to life. In this article, we have discussed the top 10 prestigious awards of the Thai Entertainment industry.
1. Nataraja Award
One of the most prestigious awards and similar to Oscar in the Thai Entertainment industry is Nataraja Awards. It covers the shows of TV dramas, Series, Programs, radio programs, online dramas, web dramas. There are 39 categories of awards that include the best actor, the best director, hottest show awards in various categories.
Some highlights of the 2021 Nataraja awards are:
Best TV Drama- Bad genius: The series
Best Actor- Thanapop Leeratanakajorn
Best Actress- Suvanant Kongyinq
Drama Series of The Year- I Told the Sunset about You
2. Thailand's National Film Association Awards
National Federation of motion pictures and contents Association organizes this award ceremony. It is awarded for excellence in cinematic achievements and has been held ever since 1992. Its award category includes awards like the Best Picture of the year, best director of the year, outstanding performance by an actor in the leading role, Best performance [actress] in the leading role, and many more.
3. Thai TV Gold Awards
The television promotion club organizes this Award ceremony to appreciate outstanding work on Thai television. Winners are decided based on acting spectrum, kinship, and love received from the audience. The year 2021 marked the 35 years of legacy of these awards. Some of the winners of the 2021 Thai TV Awards were:
Best actress in a leading role- Cris Horwang
Best TV Drama Award- Taste of Siam
4. Kom Chad Luek Awards
It rewards the best movies, music, television dramas for a particular year. There are seven categories of awards ranging from best movies, best actors to the best screenplay.
Some of the highlights of the 2021 Kom Chad Luek Awards are:
Best Supporting Actor- Mean Phiravich
Best Leading Actor- Nadech Kugimiya
Best drama series- Bad Genius:The Series
Popular Singer- Billkin Puttipong
5. Maya Awards
Maya Awards felicitate excellence in film, television, and music. Nominations, winner decision lies on the panel of judges that includes critics, filmmakers, etc. They have been organized since 2015 and include various categories.
Winners of Maya Awards 2020 were:
Best Actor- Boy Pakorn
Best Actress- Min Pechaya
Highest rating TV drama of the year- Roy Pah [Ch7]
Rising Actor- Puen Khanin
6. International Thai Film Festival
In this festival, local and international productions are awarded based on creativity, storyline, character display. It awards short films, music videos, animation, and other entertainment content of various genres. Winners get worldwide recognition for their submissions.
7. Kazz Award
Presented by KAZZ Magazine and has been held for 14 years. It awards singers, YouTubers, actors, directors, artists, etc. BCC HAKK Central Plaza Ladprao was the venue of the KAZZ Award 2020.
Winners of the 2020 KAZZ Awards were:
Drama of the year- Huajai Sila
Shining Star [Female]- Wonderframe
The Best Youtuber- Kyutae Oppa
KAZZ Magazine favourite- Bright-Win
8. Fever Awards
Another set of engaging and exciting award ceremonies for the Thai Entertainment industry is Fever Awards. The best-shipped couple, a best-rising actor, OST song of the year are famous categories of this award ceremony.
Highlights of Fever awards of 2020 are:
The most talked-about Actress- Bella Ranee
The best shipped couple- Ohm Thitiwat and Fluke Natouch
Best Thai drama- So Wayree
9. Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival
Organized by the Thailand Ministry of culture and includes entertainment content like short films, feature film project. The festival is organized with the view to promote local, regional and international film projects. South Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia actively participate in this festival. Southeast Asian countries participate in this ceremony.
10. Golden Kinnaree Awards
The Bangkok International film festival organizes this event. Best film, best director, best cinematographer, best ASEAN film are few competitive awards. It includes a list of achievement awards like Lifetime achievement award, career achievement award, Thai box office awards, Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion of Asian cinema, etc.