Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) 2025: Complete list of winners explored

The 2025 edition of the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) takes place in Singapore with a notable lineup of winners from the Asia Pacific filmmaking, streaming, and television production scenes.

The 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards event will be held at the Capitol Theatre on December 4, 2025. The ceremony drew attention from industry enthusiasts due to its notable global contenders at the 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards, including beloved performers like Jacob Elordi and Cate Blanchett.

Latest post on Asian Academy Creative Awards' official Instagram page reads:

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Asian Academy Creative Awards' post continued:

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An official description on the Asian Academy Creative Awards website reads:

"The Asian Academy of Creative Arts (AACA) is the overseeing body that organises the prestigious Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA's). The Awards have been established to serve the creative industries as the pinnacle of their achievement in content creation and media production. Open to the entire Asia Pac region, the Asian Academy Creative Awards honours excellence across multiple platforms including television, feature films, digital, mobile, streaming and any other emerging technologies."

The Asian Academy Creative Awards 2025 included 331 national winners from 16 countries. According to organizers, the competition pool saw a jump in submissions. A complete breakdown of the final 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards winners is listed below.

Complete list of winners at the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) 2025

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Australia: Jacob Elordi
Chinese Mainland: Li Xian
Hong Kong SAR: Owen Cheung
India: Zahan Zapoor
Indonesia: Arya Saloka
Japan: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Korea: Park Bogum
Malaysia: Dato' Hilal Azman
Philippines: Dennis Trillo
Singapore: Richie Koh
Taiwan: Vic Chou
Thailand: Natara Nopparatayapon

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Australia: Hugo Weaving
Hong Kong SAR: Nicholas Yuen
India: Ranvir Shorey
Malaysia: Hisyam Hamid
Philippines: Piolo Pascual
Singapore: Dato Hans Isaac
Taiwan: Hao Hsiang Hsu
Thailand: Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Australia: Cate Blanchett
Chinese Mainland: Bai Lu
Hong Kong SAR: Kelly Fu
India: Neena Gupta
Indonesia: Megan Domani
Japan: Yuriyan Retriever
Korea: Minhaj Kim
Malaysia: Michelle Yim
Myanmar: Yamin May Oo
Philippines: Jodi Sta. Maria
Singapore: Jesseca Liu
Taiwan: Cheryl Yang
Thailand: Janeyeh Jiranorraphat

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Australia: Aisha Dee
Chinese Mainland: He Ruixian
Hong Kong SAR: Yoyo Chen
India: Garima Vikrant Singh
Indonesia: Amara Sophie
Japan: Erika Karata
Korea: Youn Yuhjung
Malaysia: Sharifah Sakinah
Philippines: Dimples Romana
Singapore: Ivory Chia
Taiwan: FANG Wenlin
Thailand: Piploy Kanyarat Ruangrung

BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY ROLE

Australia: Asher Keddie
Hong Kong SAR: Jinny Ng
India: Sparsh Shrivastava
Malaysia: Lynn Lim
Singapore: Siva Kumar
Taiwan: Hsu Kuanghan

BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT (NON SCRIPTED)

Australia: Alone Australia Season 3
Chinese Mainland: Run for Time 2025
India: The Traitors Season 1
Indonesia: Indonesian Idol Season 13 Grand Final
Philippines: The Voice Kids
Singapore: The Assembly: Gurmit Singh
Thailand: MasterChef The Professionals Thailand Season 1

BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT (SCRIPTED)

India: Oops! Ab Kya?
Indonesia: Bad Guys
Malaysia: Step Dave (Malaysia)
Philippines: Saving Grace
Thailand: Good Doctor

BEST ANIMATION

Australia: Space Nova Season 2
Chinese Mainland: Princess Doremi: Stardream Melody
Indonesia: Titus The Detective Series
Japan: My Melody & Kuromi
Korea: Super Guardians: Polar Rescue
Malaysia: Ejen Ali The Movie 2
Singapore: Lamput Season 4, Tall Tales
Taiwan: Tanpopo

BEST BRANDED PROGRAM

Chinese Mainland: Being DigiSapiens
Hong Kong SAR: Paws of Love
India: #MaidaanSaaf Re-imaging waste at Maha Kumbh 2025
Indonesia: Ranah Pusaka
Malaysia: Konsert Countdown MeleTOP 2025
Singapore: Monumental Macao

BEST CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

New Zealand: Secrets at Red Rocks
Chinese Mainland: Reggie Rex!
Japan: Mitateru-phose: Let's Change Perspectives!
Korea: Super Guardians: Polar Rescue
Malaysia: Dongeng Sang Kancil
Philippines: Ready, Set, Read!
Singapore: 123 Number Squad Season 2
Taiwan: The Grocery Store of Nothing

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (FICTION)

Australia: John Stokes
Chinese Mainland: Si Yuanjia
India: Saumyananda Sahi
Indonesia: Ipung Rahmat Syaiful
Japan: Yusuke Ichitubo
Korea: Kim Jongyoon
Malaysia: Hafiz Rashid
Philippines: Jay Abello
Singapore: Roszali Samad
Taiwan: Pei Jiwei
Thailand: Somboon Phopitakkul

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (NON FICTION)

Chinese Mainland: Lu Yufan
Hong Kong SAR: Jam Yau
Japan: Kohei Higuchi
Singapore: Wan Othman
Taiwan: Lee Ching Pai

BEST COMEDY PROGRAM

New Zealand: Happiness
Chinese Mainland: Haha! Get in the Car
Hong Kong SAR: Battle Of Marriage
India: Dupahiya
Korea: Head Over Heels
Malaysia: Gadis Masa
Myanmar: Scary Hunters
Philippines: Pepito Manaloto The Story Continues
Singapore: I Believe I Can Fly
Taiwan: GG Precinct

BEST DIRECTION (FICTION)

Australia: Mohini Herse
Chinese Mainland: Zhi Lei and Guo Hao
Hong Kong SAR: Chun Man Kwok
India: Karan Tejpal
Indonesia: Sondang Pratama
Japan: Kazuya Shiraishi
Korea: Kim Wonsuk
Malaysia: Syafiq Yusof & Abhilash Chandra
Philippines: Jose Lorenzo Diokno
Singapore: Jeevan Nathan
Taiwan: Arvin Chen
Thailand: Nottapon Boonprakob

BEST DIRECTION (NON-FICTION)

Australia: Bryan Cockerill
Chinese Mainland: Liu Lihui
India: Nishant Nayak
Japan: Yudai Ako
Korea: Sue Kim
Singapore: Rowena Loh
Taiwan: Lee Ching Pai

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (ONE-OFF)

Australia: Unbreakable The Jelena Dokic Story
Hong Kong SAR: Haitang
India: Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Indonesia: 20 Years After the Aceh Tsunami: Under the Shadow of the Megathrust
Japan: A Kabuki Legacy: Keeping a Father's Promise
Philippines: Lost Sabungeros
Singapore: Copy + Paste + Steal
Taiwan: Shipwrecks Taiwan

BEST DOCUMENTARY HISTORY

Australia: Australian Crime Stories The Investigators
Hong Kong SAR: Monumental Macao
Japan: Hiroshima's Tower of Life
Philippines: I Juander: History for Sale
Singapore: Karikal Mahal: A Silent Witness
Taiwan: The Forgotten Eiffel Bridges of Taiwan

BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Australia: The Jury Death on the Staircase
Chinese Mainland: Marooned with Ed Stafford
Hong Kong SAR: No Poverty Land IV One Belt One Road
India: The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan
Japan: Discharged by Death: Dark Records from a Japanese Mental Hospital (3rd Edition)
Korea: Deep Dive Korea: Song Jihyo's Haenyeo Adventure
Philippines: Reporter's Notebook: Asia's Scam Cities
Singapore: Addicted The Synthetic Curse
Taiwan: Hakka Cuisine

BEST DRAMA SERIES

Australia: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Chinese Mainland: Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty: To The West
Hong Kong SAR: What If
India: Suzhal The Vortex Season 2
Indonesia: Malam Pertama
Japan: Please Die, My Beloved
Korea: When Life Gives You Tangerines
Malaysia: The Secret
Myanmar: Unbreakable Vows
Philippines: Incognito
Singapore: Emerald Hill The Little Nyonya Story
Taiwan: Born for the Spotlight
Thailand: Mad Unicorn

BEST EDITING

Chinese Mainland: Natalie Soh
Hong Kong SAR: Mun Ng
India: Tanya Chhabria
Japan: Hitomi Kato, Kazumi Wakimoto
Malaysia: Ahmad Razuri Roseli
Singapore: Hafiz Yusri, Andy Tseng & Jeevan Nathan
Taiwan: Lin Chenghong
Thailand: Foolhouse Production

BEST ENTERTAINMENT HOST

Chinese Mainland: He Jiong
Hong Kong SAR: Stephanie Che
India: Karan Johar
Malaysia: Nabil Ahmad
Philippines: Jose Sixto Dingdong Dantes III
Singapore: Farhana M. Noor
Taiwan: Fabien, Yang Chiyu

BEST FACTUAL PRESENTER

Australia: Ray Martin
India: Amish Tripathi
Japan: Shery Ahn
Korea: Song Jihyo
Malaysia: Boey Leong
Philippines: Gretchen Ho
Singapore: Kelly Latimer
Taiwan: Chuang Ling

BEST FEATURE FILM

Australia: How To Make Gravy
Chinese Mainland: MuMu
India: Stolen
Indonesia: Lembayung
Japan: Bullet Train Explosion
Malaysia: Blood Brothers: Bara Naga
Philippines: Isang Himala
Taiwan: Though Dead, Still Alive

BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAM

Chinese Mainland: Hello, Saturday
Malaysia: SME S.W.A.T.
Singapore: Say It Right! S2
Taiwan: Cheng Ren Detective Club

BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

Chinese Mainland: 2024 Double 11 Crazy Saturday Night
Hong Kong SAR: Journey to Jianghu
India: The Rana Daggubati Show
Indonesia: The Extraordinary Night of SCTV's 34th Anniversary
Korea: 2024 MAMA Awards
Malaysia: Gegar Vaganza 11
Philippines: Merry ang Vibes ng Pasko
Singapore: Sinar Lebaran 2025
Taiwan: Talk Talk Show Taigi StandUp

BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAM

New Zealand: Don't Don't Have Kids
Hong Kong SAR: Journey to WellBeing
India: Star vs Food Survival
Indonesia: SBY Talks with Retno Pinasti
Japan: 100 CAMERAS: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Korea: Tech for Good: Robotics Inspired by Nature
Malaysia: Boss, Welcome Aboard!
Philippines: One at Heart, Jessica Soho: Inside the Crocodile Cage
Singapore: The Indigenous
Taiwan: That's So Asian

BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

New Zealand: Moving Houses
Chinese Mainland: Fishing the World
Hong Kong SAR: Eat Drink Asia: Bhutan
India: Roots of my Platter S3
Japan: Tokyo by Night
Korea: Culinary Journeys: Two of the world's top chefs discover the essence of Korean cuisine
Malaysia: Click To Health Season 4 Organ Donation & Transplant (Part 1)
Philippines: Biyahe ni Drew: YOLO sa Antique
Singapore: The Ride Life
Taiwan: The King of Nightmarket

BEST MUSIC OR DANCE PROGRAM

New Zealand: Marlon Williams: Two Worlds NGĀ AO E RUA
Chinese Mainland: Singer 2025
Hong Kong SAR: Midlife, Sing & Shine! 3
Japan: Song vs Dance
Korea: World of Street Woman Fighter S3
Malaysia: Big Stage Alpha
Philippines: Stars On The Floor
Taiwan: Scool
Thailand: Song Rider

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST NEWS PROGRAM AWARD

Chinese Mainland: The Next Dalai Lama
Myanmar: BBC Witnesses Ceasefire Violations in Myanmar
Hong Kong SAR: Bloomberg: The China Show
Japan: Cracking the Case: New Testimonies and Evidence in the Setagaya Family Murder
Philippines: Money Talks with Cathy Yang
Singapore: Shifting Horizons
Taiwan: Medical Meltdown: Taiwan's Healthcare in Crisis
Thailand: Newsday Live from Thailand

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST NON SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

Australia: Muster Dogs Series 3
Chinese Mainland: The Thrilling Reality Show Desolate Island Airdrop
Hong Kong SAR: Big Boss Travel
India: Reality Ranis of The Jungle
Korea: Culinary Class Wars
Malaysia: Big Stage Alpha
Philippines: Sing Galing Season 3
Singapore: Murder on the Menu
Taiwan: The King of Nightmarket
Thailand: Song Rider

BEST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION BY A STREAMER (FICTION)

Australia: Mix Tape
Chinese Mainland: The King of Standup Comedy Season 1
India: Call Me Bae
Indonesia: Waktu Kedua
Korea: Study Group
Malaysia: Bru
Philippines: How to Spot a Red Flag
Singapore: Coded Love
Thailand: Haunted Mansion
Vietnam: Brothers For Life 3

BEST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION BY A STREAMER (NON-FICTION)

Chinese Mainland: It's OK to Feel Bad
India: The Traitors
Singapore: The Indigenous

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST PROMO OR TRAILER AWARD

Hong Kong SAR: Never Too Late
India: Black Warrant
Malaysia: Memori
Philippines: JSM Travel and Tours
Singapore: Coded Love
Taiwan: Zero Day Attack
Thailand: High School Frenemy

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD

Australia: Meg Washington & Nick Waterman
Chinese Mainland: Jiang Qitao
Hong Kong SAR: Sandy Yu WingSan
India: Satyanshu Singh & Arkesh Ajay
Japan: Osamu Suzuki & Junya Ikegami
Korea: Lim Sangchoon
Malaysia: Ainon Ariff & Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin
Philippines: Ricky Lee and Anj Atienza
Singapore: Moo Siew Keh
Taiwan: Lu ShihYuan
Thailand: Nottapon Boonprakob, Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Pattaranad Bhiboonsawade

BEST SHORT FORM (NON-SCRIPTED)

Chinese Mainland: Inspire the Artists of Tomorrow
Japan: Tadao Ando's Youth: Entrusting the Future to the Children
Philippines: GMA Integrated News: DigiDokyu: The Rice God of the Cordillera
Singapore: Diablo: Father Antonio Beyond The Veil
Taiwan: Jalan Jalan Taiwan

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST SHORT FORM (SCRIPTED)

Australia: Moonbird
Bangladesh: Ali
Chinese Mainland: The Leopard Cat Scholar
Hong Kong SAR: The Lines in My Head
Indonesia: PuraPura Nikah
Japan: MICE MEDIA: Lessons in Internet Literacy Is That Picture Real?
Malaysia: LK School Daze, Hormone Harmonizer
Philippines: GMA Integrated News Eleksyonaryo: The Dapat Totoo Digital Exclusives
Singapore: Lucky Lucky!

ASIAN ACADEMY BEST SINGLE DRAMA/TELEMOVIE/ANTHOLOGY EPISODE