On the evening of March 27, at Hanoi Opera House, the "3th Dedication" award ceremony took place. The event was organized by Sports and Culture newspaper in collaboration with VNews Television (VNews) and Ngoc Viet Corporation Limited to honor the best faces in the field of Vietnamese sports and music.
Attending and awarding awards were Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, representatives of leaders of units related to sports and performing arts, and a large number of athletes and artists.
On behalf of Vietnam News Agency, General Director Vu Viet Trang and Deputy General Directors: Nguyen Tuan Hung, Doan Thi Tuyet Nhung, Nguyen Thi Su attended the ceremony and awarded awards in many categories.
This year, for the second year, the Contribution Award awards both sports and music categories, honoring individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions in these fields.
In the sports award system, there are up to 4 categories honored, including: Sports Face of the Year, Sports Achievement of the Year, Young Sports Face of the Year and Desire for Contribution. These are not only personal honors but also encouragement and spiritual encouragement for the entire Vietnamese sports community, especially in the context of preparation for major events such as the Asian Games. ASIAD 19 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.
The award ceremony took place on Vietnam Sports Day March 27, a day of special significance for the sports industry, marking the importance of honoring the achievements and efforts of athletes, coaches and athletes. trainer. The honored faces are not only symbols of dedication and tireless efforts but also a source of encouragement for younger generations of sports lovers.
The Dedication Award is voted through public and democratic forms, ensuring transparency and fairness in the voting process.
“What is more special is that the most outstanding faces honored were not chosen by the Organizing Committee, the Sports and Culture Newspaper (VNA). They are the ones elected by a large number of journalists with fair and open votes, and supported by the public with votes for idols. All of these choices are converted into points and a strict calculation formula is applied to determine the final winner in each category...", Editor-in-Chief of Sports and Culture Newspaper Le Xuan Thanh , the Head of the Organizing Committee of the tournament clearly stated.
– Sports Achievement of the Year Award: The Vietnamese women's volleyball team, with its historic achievement of reaching the Top 4 in Asia for the first time, won the "Sports Achievement of the Year" category.
– Young Sports Face of the Year Award: Player Tran Thi Ngoc Yen won the "Young Sports Face of the Year" category. At the age of 19, the female player of the national sepak takraw team brought home the ASIAD 19 gold medal for Vietnamese sepak takraw after 17 years of waiting, in addition to winning the Asian and world championship in the women's team of 4 content in 2023.
– In the category "Sports Face of the Year: Nguyen Huy Hoang, the Quang Binh fisherman is the only representative who reached the Top 3 nominations last season and continues to be nominated for the 2024 Sports Dedication Award. Thanh won tickets to the 2024 Olympics, won 2 bronze medals at ASIAD 19 and 3 gold medals, 1 bronze medal at SEA Games 32.
– "Aspiration for Contribution" Award: Category appearing for the first time in the 2024 Sports Contribution Award to honor individuals or groups with outstanding work, actions, and contributions in the socialization of sports, evoke passion, inspire and spread positive values in the community. The victory belonged to VietGoal Children's Football Center founded and run by Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam.
In the Music category, the title of New Artist of the Year: went to Double2T:
– Manufacturer of the Year: This is the third time DTAP has been named in the Manufacturer of the Year category. Previously, DTAP had won the Contribution award in this category in the 3 and 2020 seasons.
– The category of Musician of the Year in the 18th Tribute season belongs to Hua Kim Tuyen. He is the music producer for the album Minh Tinh by Van Mai Huong.
– Music Video of the Year: Den and his crew also won the Music Video of the Year award with Cooking for You.
– The song of the year is Double2T with the song A Loi (Composer: Bui Xuan Truong; Performer: Double2T ft Masew). This is a song that quickly created a fever as soon as it was released by capturing the psychology of listeners, especially young people.
Album of the year: Album Minh Tinh by Van Mai Huong with the companion of Hua Kim Tuyen has been highly appreciated by experts and audiences since its release.
– The Organizing Committee and this year's Contribution Award Voting Council have decided to consider awarding the 2024 Impressive Contribution Award to the Organizing Committee of the Vietnamese Birds Art Program celebrating the 100th birthday of musician Van Cao because of the program. This has spread, inspired and left a deep impression on the public and experts
– Program of the Year: This year's Dedication Season, musician Do Bao was nominated in 2 categories: Program of the Year with Do Bao & Friends. Vastly Alone (Do Bao x The Bros) and Musician of the Year category.
– In the Program Series of the Year category, Music Idol – Vietnam Idol 2023 was honored.
– Male singer of the year is Black. Den and singer Trung Quan are "rivals" when sharing the same category of Male Singer of the Year.
– Female singer of the year named Hoa Minzy. In the Top 5 official nominations of the 2024 Dedication Music Awards, Hoa Minzy appeared in 2 categories: Female Singer of the Year and Music Video of the Year (with MV Thi Mau). This is considered a career step forward after 10 years of working for this female singer.