This weekend in Beijing was the 7th Annual TV Drama Awards, showcasing the splashiest and buzziest Mainland Chinese dramas of 2015. I would say best of the bunch but so many award categories seem to be based on popularity even in the description alone. There wasn’t a Best Drama category but ten C-dramas from 2015 was honored for being the most influential, including hits like The Empress of China, Nirvana in Fire, and The Disguiser, among the list.

There were tons of solo award winners and the biggest of the night in Best Actor went to Hu Ge while Fan Bing Bing took home Best Actress. The solo overseas actor in attendance was Korean star Ji Chang Wook who took home Most Popular Overseas Actor and also performed his Mandarin language single from his recent album. All the big name and rising young stars of the Chinese acting industry was in attendance, except for a few notable faces not there like Wallace Chung, Zheng Shuang, Angelababy, Li Yi Feng, and Jing Bo Ran. Check out the major winners and all the pretty from the red carpet and stage. Continue reading →