TVB Anniversary Awards 2024 Review 丨萬千星輝頒獎典禮 2024 TVB 回顧

Happy 2025 to all of you! We are glad to be back with our full review of TVB's 2024 Anniversary Awards, also known as TVB Awards Presentation 2024! The grandest TVB night of the year took place on Sunday, January 19th, 2025 at Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau to celebrate the broadcasting company's achievements. Here are our thoughts on the award show. Don't forget to check out the red carpet looks at the end of this post!

Disclaimer: This post contains purely our opinions after watching the show. The information presented is according to the best of our knowledge. We would like to apologize in advance for any errors or missing information.

Overall Thoughts

There were some major upsets and unexpected winners this year, garnering even more media attention than usual. We believe this is partly due to the fact there were fewer TVB crafted dramas that aired this year because many Mainland Chinese dramas took the 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm slot throughout the year.  They continued with the tradition of the one person host for the whole show which was started a couple years ago. This year, Rachel Chan was chosen to be the host, and she has been getting lots of emceeing opportunities lately. Edmond Hui helped to provide narration for nominees and winners in the background as well. The theme for tonight's award show was "Who's Next?". This is the second year in a row they held the awards presentation in Grand Lisboa Palace Resort, and it definitely feels like a more luxurious venue than the usual TVB City "Studio 1". The red carpet fashion this year was mostly a letdown for us. Most gowns and suits were forgettable and safe. Black and white seemed to be the popular colors this year too. The award winners came mostly from these three dramas of 2024: No Room For Crime (反黑英雄) for 5 awards, Big Biz Duel (企業強人) for 3 awards, and Darkside of the Moon (黑色月光) for 2 awards.  No Room For Crime (反黑英雄) was hence the biggest winner of the night, though it came as a huge surprise for many of the audience which we will talk about more later. Eric Tsang stated that each award allocation was decided 100% based on the number of votes received by the audience and staff, but some of the results do make us wonder the validity of this. Overall, the show was quite long and winners kept getting signaled to finish their speeches because they were running overtime maybe because there were too many awards to give out.

There were a lot of familiar faces this night with many respected award presenters. Here are the ones who made an appearance:

Award Winners

Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Variety Show and Information Program 大灣區最喜愛TVB綜藝及資訊節目: No Poverty Land IV - One Belt One Road《無窮之路IV：「一帶一路」》

This was a well-deserved award because the No Poverty Land documentary series is one we have watched since the first season. The program is always informative and profound, and this time, Janis Chan and her crew takes us out of China to countries that have been impacted by the Belt Road Initiative, including United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, and Madagascar. It is not surprising to see that this is Greater Bay Area's favorite information show. 

Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Drama Series 大灣區最喜愛TVB劇集: Darkside of the Moon《黑色月光》

Darkside of the Moon is easily one of our favourite drama series of the year. It had a strong script and with some twists and turns that kept us on our toes. Even though the revenge story may sound overdone, the plot did not feel cliché to us and it was mostly handled tastefully. The characters were developed and had unique motives, while the actors/actresses also executed it well.

Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Actress 大灣區最喜愛TVB女主角: Tavia Yeung (楊茜堯)  -Darkside of the Moon《黑色月光》

We agree with the results here. It was great to see Tavia back on the small screen with a role designed her her. It's disappointing to see that this was the only award Tavia ended up getting for the night because she deserved more. In our opinion, Tavia definitely showcased the strongest acting out of all the female contenders, so it's a shame that was not seemingly the sole consideration for TVB as she could not win the Best Actress award.  That aside, she was sparkling literally and figuratively in this shimmery black pantsuit.

Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Actor 大灣區最喜愛TVB男主角: Kenneth Ma (馬國明) The Airport Diary《飛常日誌》

Up until now, we were satisfied with the results. When they announced Kenneth, we thought that this must be the biggest joke ever. Like deja vu, once again Kenneth showed his classic dumbfounded, expressionless face. It seems like year after year Kenneth always gets something at the awards, even if he might not deserve it. He might as well not even act anymore and he will still get an award somehow. We thought  The Airport Diary was one of the weakest shows of the year that we couldn't get past a couple episodes, even though it was only 10 episodes long. It was really mostly promotion for the airport. We couldn't really see where there was much acting needed for the role, so it's a shock to us. The fact that so many of the top 10 nominees came from this airport show that aired at the beginning of last year tells us that the dramas this year were just mostly subpar. We truly feel bad when the award could have gone to someone more worthy.

Best Dressed Male Artiste 最佳衣著男藝人獎: Moses Chan (陳豪) 

This was hilarious because we thought Moses was quite the opposite of best dressed this year...his wig/hair situation was interesting and a bit hard to get past haha.

Best Dressed Female Artiste 最佳衣著女藝人獎: Venus Wong (王敏奕)

After we watched the red carpet event, we did not have much recollection of what Venus even wore, and when they presented the award, she was wearing another gown that was black. Now looking back, we did like her giant pink dress which was refreshing from all the black and white dresses most ladies chose that night.

Most Improved Male Artiste 飛躍進步男藝員: Nicholas Yuen (阮浩棕) - ICAC Investigators 2024《廉政行動2024》、Call of Destiny《異空感應》、From Shenzhen To Zhongshan《玩轉深中懶人包》、Clash Of Home Chefs《家常便飯爭霸戰》

The award presenters were actors, Waise Lee and Roy Cheung. We first noticed Nicholas a few years ago when he started getting small supporting roles and began to pay attention to him after hearing he was Lily Leung's grandson. Undoubtedly, he is one of the upcoming actors that TVB will to promote to become a male lead This year, his performances had not been very memorable to us until Call of Destiny aired near the end of 2024. His role as Duncan completely changed our minds as he proved his ability with the gut-wrenching delivery of a tragic character. Duncan was a very complex character to handle, not only because of the layers of this character but also because his screentime was so heavy, so to us he felt like one of the main characters. We are looking forward to seeing him take on new opportunities in the future.

Most Improved Female Artiste 飛躍進步女藝員: Hera Chan (陳曉華)- No Return《巾幗梟雄之懸崖》、Call of Destiny《異空感應》、From Shenzhen To Zhongshan《玩轉深中懶人包》

We predicted Hera to win this category because she had two major roles near the end of the year in No Return as the 2nd female lead and Call of Destiny as the main character. In comparison, the others in the top 5 mostly participated in variety shows or were supporting actresses in dramas. While Hera's acting is pretty raw and still needs to be polished, she did show some improvement this year so we are not surprised.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 最佳女配角: Kelly Fu (傅嘉莉) - No Room For Crime《反黑英雄》

We were pleased with the results of the Best Supporting Actress. Kelly Fu has improved vastly and has proven she can handle a variety of characters, This year, she played three different characters in Broken Trust, No Room For Crime and Forensic Heroes VI Redemption. In two roles this year, she took the challenge of playing a mother which was realistic. Especially in Forensic Heroes, we were impressed by her acting when she found out her husband in the series passed away. After 21 years of working diligently, gaining experience throughout the years in different supporting roles, and it has finally paid off. Other fan favorites of this category seemed to be Lena Yeung and Priscilla Wong from Darkside of the Moon. It would have been also nice if Lena got an award because she was praiseworthy, and it would be a delight to see both her and sister, Tavia be winners together from the same drama.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role 最佳男配角:  Lam King Ching (林景程) - No Room For Crime 《反黑英雄》

When Benz Hui and Irene Wan came to present this award, we couldn't stop laughing. Irene was trying to talk and he kept cutting her off with snarky remarks. Lam King Ching was so surprised when his name got called and had no speech prepared.  At this point, we were starting to realize that we were in for more surprises this night because two major awards were already snagged by the cast of No Room For Crime unexpectedly. Lam King Ching is one of the company's more versatile actors. He can play anything from old characters to a relentless salesman, making it always fun to see him on TV. It is always satisfying to see a dark horse win, and we are really happy for his huge accomplishment here. However, we do want to mention that while King Lam is a skilled actor, his role this time in No Room For Crime did not have a lot of screentime, so this felt more like a recognition for his efforts throughout the years. We saw some audience say they wished Edwin Siu won in this category because he had a much bigger role in No Return which is also true.

Best Drama Theme Song 最佳電視歌曲: Chantel Yiu (姚焯菲) - "This Home" (這個家) from Come Home Love: Lo and Behold《愛·回家之開心速遞》

We also guessed this award would go to Chantel's new theme song for Lo & Behold. There were not a lot of catchy theme songs this year, and with rumours of Gigi Yim leaving TVB soon, it's expected that the station needs to find a replacement fast and Chantel fits the bill with her large fanbase. The song is alright, and since it's played almost daily it's easy to remember and likely going to stick around for a long time. It's funny to see Pal Sinn giving her little reminders when she's giving her speech about who to thank.

Malaysia's Favorite TVB Variety Show and Information Program 馬來西亞最喜愛TVB綜藝及資訊節目 : Super Trio Special Series《獎門人感謝祭》

This game show seems to win awards every year. We hope there can be some new variety shows in the future.

Malaysia's Favorite TVB Drama 馬來西亞最喜愛TVB劇集: Big Biz Duel《企業強人》

It's interesting to see that Greater Bay Area, Malaysia, and Hong Kong viewers all chose a different favorite TVB drama this year. Big Biz Duel was one of the better stories this year, but it still had its problems. We did not really get the intense "duel" between businesses that we expected, but we did like learning more about the logistics and express delivery industry in China.

Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actor 馬來西亞最喜愛TVB男主角: Owen Cheung (張振朗)- No Room For Crime 《反黑英雄》

We fully understand that TVB really wants to push Owen Cheung to replace some of the older leading actors, so we were alright with him getting this award as a form of encouragement. What we did NOT understand was how he also received Best Actor at the same time. We will talk more about the Best Actor award below. 

Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actress 馬來西亞最喜愛TVB女主角: Kelly Cheung (張曦雯) - Big Biz Duel《企業強人》

Kelly has slowly but surely made her way to the top at TVB through the last few years, mostly due to her roles in the Marco Law's "强人" productions as she said in her speech too. Her acting has never been very impressive to us, but we normally find it tolerable and don't mind it much. She has definitely made improvements with each role. As an artist, she is mostly unproblematic, elegant, and polite which is what TVB always prefers in their leading ladies. Let's see if she is able to take on more challenging roles in the future.

Best Variety Show 最佳綜藝節目: Midlife, Sing & Shine 2!《中年好聲音 2》

After success of the first season, the show continued to gain a lot of publicity with allowing midlife contestants from all backgrounds enter the competition. This season, there were a lot of experienced competitors, many of which were professional singers in the past. In the end, German Ku won first place. Many great performances will be remembered from this season.

Best Information Programme 最佳資訊及專題節目: The Scoop《東張西望》

The Scoop is one of TVB's golden programs with consistently high viewership ratings throughout the year. They are always willing to listen to citizens' stories and complaints and use ther influential platform to spread awareness. This is why when many Hong Kongers face difficulties, the first thing they will do is report to "東張" (The Scoop).

TVB Professionalism Award 專業精神獎:  TVB Sports Team (體育組)

A well-deserved award given in good timing after the Paris Olympics 2024 to recognize the efforts, research, and dedication of the sports team being present in so many sports events and always providing accurate information with lively commentators.

Best Male Newcomer 最佳男新人: Aska Cheung (張馳豪)

We were not particularly surprised with this either. Aska has been favoured by TVB executives almost from the start. He has been recently getting more chances to participate in dramas and variety shows, and we can foresee that to be his main focus in the future instead of being a full time singer which might have been his intiial goal coming out of Stars Academy singing competition. We know Aska's career will soar smoothly as long as he keeps being the humble and well-mannered artist he is.

Best Female Newcomer 最佳女新人: Rachel Chan (陳懿德)

Rachel is being groomed to become the next Mayanne Mak with her talkative personality. She has made some improvements this year especially in hosting, but we did see quite a few comments complaining that her voice is loud and annoying. Many have mentioned that she was not able to effectively hold her ground as the only emcee the same way Jarvis did a couple years ago.

Best Male Host 最佳男主持: Albert Au (區永權): The Scoop《東張西望》 、Gone Viral《瞬間直擊半小時》、Scam Alert!《呃錢》、Tung Wah Charity Show 2024《歡樂滿東華 2024》、

We did not expect this trophy to go to Albert Au. However, we are glad because is a very professional host and emcee. He is experienced, natural, and always shows up prepared. He seems to be quite shocked to be given the award as well.

Best Female Host 最佳女主持: Janis Chan (陳貝兒): Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2024 《2024香港小姐競選決賽》、Mainland Olympians Gala Show《奧運健兒大匯演》、No Poverty Land IV - One Belt One Road《無窮之路IV：「一帶一路」》、TVB Anniversary Gala Show《萬千星輝賀台慶》

This is Janis's third time winning this title, easily making her the one of the top hosts at TVB. Not only has she continued to share unique stories in the No Poverty Land documentary series, she has been making many hosting appearances for TVB's big shows like the Anniversary Gala.

Lifetime Achievement Award 萬千光輝演藝大獎: Eric Chung Chi Kwong (鍾志光)

With the Olympics 2024 being one of the biggest events that TVB broadcasted this year, it's only right to honor Eric Chung Chi Kwong for his contributions to TVB, especially after his tireless efforts in providing commentary and updates for the Olympics in television. He has been onscreen at TVB since 1990 and has not stopped since then. Whether its his knowledge in Chinese language and philosophy, his witty soccer commentary, or his comedic role as Uncle Kai in sitcom, Lo & Behold, he always has something positive to bring for the audience. He accepted this achievement humbly. Congratulations on this milestone, 鍾sir!

Best Actor in a Leading Role 最佳男主角: Owen Cheung (張振朗) - No Room For Crime《反黑英雄》

This award was presented by Wayne Lai  and Gallen Lo - both have won TVB Best Actor three times. It was funny seeing Wayne present the award and being nominated in the top 5 at the same time. Once again, we were pretty surprised to see Owen win a second time. In No Room For Crime, Owen was kind of the second male lead after Joel Chan and the screentime was shared between him, Joel and Benjamin Yuen. He did well enough in the role, but was it enough to sweep two major awards, especially with his screentime divided among three male actors? We are not too convinced. Even if Owen had to win this award to help push TVB executives' agenda, we felt it would be more understandable if the Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actor went to someone else. To be honest, Owen seemed to be the weaker contestant out of the top 5 in here. Our pick would have probably been Him Law for Best Actor because of his difficult role in Happy Ever After?, and we have never seen him play this type of role. His acting has matured quite a lot, using subtle expressions to deliver emotions. We see a lot of comments online expressing the same sentiment, but of course, Him does not have a contract with TVB, while Owen represents a future hope for the station. Needless to say, we are disappointed that he got two awards, but all we can do hope this award will motivate him to stay humble and continue learning more.

Best Actress in a Leading Role 最佳女主角:Katy Kung (龔嘉欣) - Big Biz Duel《企業強人》

Although Katy was not our pick for Best Actress, we had a sneaking suspicion beforehand that she might get an award because out of her batch, Katy's acting skills are considered better, and once again we do not believe the fact that this is based just on popularity vote. Katy has won Most Popular Female Character and Malayia Female Actress awards in the previous years, so the execs likely decided it was her turn to get the biggest prize finally. Unfortunately, to us, Katy had a lackluster role in Big Biz Duel. It followed a very formulaic progression where a hardworking girl with a dream became successful in the end. We know she can probably handle more complicated characters, so it was a huge letdown that she won with a plain role in Big Biz Duel. We thought Tavia Yeung, Rosina Lam, and Yoyo Chen all had more praiseworthy performances than Katy in their respective series. Netizens have also pointed out that Katy would not likely have more audience votes than Tavia due to difference in fanbase sizes. It's sad that we were not able to see Tavia and Him get awards together as a couple. We also heard Rosina got a lot of praise acting as a villain as well as Yoyo's first time leading a series. Additionally, we were quite confused as to why Elaine Yiu was in the top 5 of Best Actress instead of Nancy Wu. Elaine gave us substandard acting in No Room For Crime, and even though Nancy had her faults in No Return, we think she still is on another level compared to Elaine. Overall, the Best Actor and Actress awards were major upsets for the 2024 show, so people are not holding back when it comes to complaining online.

Best Drama Series 最佳劇集: No Room For Crime《反黑英雄》

This also came as a final surprise to us, first with Donnie Yen appearing to present the award, then with No Room For Crime winning. No Room For Crime was a pretty typical police drama to us. Apparently, it was the highest-rated TVB owned drama in 2024. They did mention that this drama was put on the Tencent platform, so maybe that had an impact on this outcome. The drama was mainly dragged down by the female leads, Rebecca Zhu and Elaine Yiu, and the plotline was similar to previous TVB crime series. We can barely remember some of the cases that happened in the show anymore. This is why we are still trying to process how the show won a total of 5 awards tonight. Our favorite drama series of the 2024 year were Darkside of the Moon and Happy Ever After? We had never seen a TVB drama touch on the subject of marriage the same way Happy Ever After? did and we thoroughly enjoyed the different perspectives of each character and how each transition could change how audience perceived the story. While it was a risk and suited for mature audiences, we would like to see more of these types of unique dramas in the future. If they wanted to choose a series catered towards the general audience, we feel that Darkside of the Moon would have been the better choice, but perhaps it lost due to its less promising viewership ratings. All in all, another big disappointment for us. 

Red Carpet

Here are some of the red carpet looks for a night to remember!

This concludes our thoughts on the TVB Anniversary Awards 2024! Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you very much for reading our post! May the 2025 Awards Presentation bring us more exciting accomplishments to celebrate.

- CeeJay

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