Recently, the International Institute of Film Science & Arts (IIFSA) officially announced the winners of the Astria Award (星雅奖) Global Television Awards.

This year’s honored works and artists span diverse cultural backgrounds, collectively showcasing the outstanding achievements of contemporary television in artistic expression, genre innovation, and global cultural dialogue.

The Astria Award adheres to rigorous evaluation standards centered on artistic quality, narrative completion, performance excellence, and cultural value, emphasizing television’s role as a vital contemporary cultural form with significant public meaning and international influence.

Top Honor of the Year

Three Series Jointly Awarded Best Television Series

Among the most anticipated categories of this year’s Astria Award, the jury unanimously decided to confer the Astria Award for Best Television Series upon three exceptional productions, recognizing their outstanding artistic achievement and broad social impact:

• The Crown – Season 6

• SAS: Rogue Heroes

• Silent Honor

The jury noted that while these series differ in subject matter, style, and cultural context, each demonstrates an exceptionally high level of creative maturity. Through profound engagement with history, contemporary reality, and human experience, they represent the highest standards of television artistry in distinct creative directions. Accordingly, all three were jointly awarded the honor of Best Television Series.

Creative & Cinematic Achievement Awards

Balancing Genre Innovation and Visual Expression

• Astria Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  Awarded to Shadow Maze
  The series successfully preserves the spirit of the original work while achieving a highly cinematic adaptation, marked by a rigorous narrative structure and nuanced psychological depth, demonstrating exceptional skill in textual transformation.

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• Astria Award for Best Cinematography
  Awarded to SAS: Rogue Heroes
  With its powerful visual style and documentary-inspired imagery, the series creates a tense and authentic historical atmosphere, with cinematography playing a decisive role in the overall narrative impact.

Performance Awards

Character Creation at the Core of Evaluation

• Astria Award for Best Actor
  Gary Oldman

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• Astria Award for Best Actress
  Monica Dolan

• Astria Award for Best Supporting Actor
  Jack Lowden

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• Astria Award for Best Supporting Actress
  Yinger

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• Astria Award for Best Stunt Performer
  Neil Finnighan

The jury unanimously agreed that this year’s award-winning performers demonstrated exceptional mastery in character construction, emotional control, and narrative contribution, reflecting both the maturity and diversity of contemporary television performance art.

Breakthrough & Emerging Talent

New Generations in the Spotlight

• Astria Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
  Awarded to Junting Li

The jury highlighted the actor’s remarkable emotional layering and portrayal of character complexity, noting a clear trajectory of artistic growth and strong potential for future development.

Cultural & Global Vision Awards

• Astria Cultural Heritage and Identity Award
  The Crown – Season 6

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• Astria Global Dialogue and Vision Award
  SAS: Rogue Heroes

Through its recognition of a wide range of representative works, this year’s Astria Award highlights the diverse explorations and advanced maturity of global television across cultural contexts. The joint awarding of Best Television Series underscores the Astria Award’s commitment to moving beyond a single evaluative standard and embracing the pluralistic values of television artistry.

Looking ahead, the Astria Award will continue to advance global television arts through professional evaluation, academic rigor, and an international perspective, fostering sustained creative development worldwide.