| 2019 Kite Awards (27th VCA Awards) | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 12 & 16, 2020 |
| Site | Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi District 3, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Hosted by | Thanh Tùng, Thùy Linh (Hanoi) Quý Bình (Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Organised by | Vietnam Cinema Association |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: The Happiness of a Mother (6) Television: Come Home, My Dear (2) |
| Golden Kite | Film: The Happiness of a Mother Television: Come Home, My Dear |
| Silver Kite | Film: Furie Wartime Flowers Television: Roses on the Left Chest |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | not broadcast |
The 2019 Kite Awards (Vietnamese: Giải Cánh diều 2019) is the 27th edition of Vietnam Cinema Association Awards, also the 18th edition since the award is officially named Kite. It honored the best in Vietnam film, television works of 2019. Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the award ceremony, which was originally planned to be held on March 15, 2020, then delayed to April 15, ended up being split into 2 small ceremonies at Hanoi on May 12 and Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.[1][2][3]
This year, a total of 113 works participated in the award, including: 16 feature films, 13 TV drama series, 34 documentaries, 12 science films, 15 animated films, 17 short films and six film studies. The organizers do not announce the shortlist of nominees, but consider the prizes on all the above works and decide the winners.[4]
The Happiness of a Mother won the most awards with six, including Golden Kite Award for Best Feature Film. In television, not unexpectedly, the hit show of the year Come Home, My Dear won the Golden Kite Award for Best Drama, also were the most awarded with two along with a promising acting award.[5]