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Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 — Complete Winners List and Highlights

Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 unveiled full winners in Haikou, with Love’s Ambition leading as top drama across annual and hit categories.
Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Who Won and Why It Matters
Tencent Video Reveals All Winners at Golden Penguin Awards 2025 (Photo: Weibo/Tencent)

The Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 officially wrapped up in Haikou on 20–21 December 2025, bringing together the platform’s biggest dramas, creators, and behind-the-scenes talents of the year.

Organised by Tencent Online Video, the Golden Penguin Awards are designed as an industry-focused recognition event, celebrating content performance, craftsmanship, and audience impact. It’s worth noting that this ceremony is separate from Tencent All Star Night 2025, with a stronger emphasis on works and creators rather than red-carpet buzz.

Ahead of the ceremony, Tencent opened live-stream reservations on 15 December via its official channels, allowing viewers to book the broadcast directly on the platform. From award announcements to the main ceremony, the entire event was streamed exclusively online.

Full Breakdown of Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Winners

Below is the complete list of winners, followed by key takeaways from this year’s results.

Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Love’s Ambition and The Glory Lead the Year

TV Series Categories — Winners List

Outstanding TV Series of the Year

Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Highlights From China’s Year End Streaming Awards

This category highlighted a wide genre spread, from realistic storytelling and historical drama to action-heavy productions, showing Tencent’s diverse 2025 drama lineup.

Annual Member Favourite Drama Series

These titles reflect strong replay value and long-term engagement rather than just premiere buzz.

Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Industry Picks and Audience Favourites

Annual Anthology Series

Annual IP Value-Added Drama Series

  • The Litchi Road

Awarded for successfully expanding an existing IP’s commercial and cultural value.

The X-Series of the Year

  • Playing Go

Outstanding Realistic Series of the Year

Annual Best-Scoring TV Series

  • Endless Protection

Consistent ratings and strong audience feedback helped this title stand out across platforms.

Technical & Creative Awards

Best Photography of the Year

  • Sun Weiqiang — The Glory

Best Visual Effects of the Year

  • Ding Zheng — Moonlit Reunion

Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Top Series Producers and Directors

Best Art Direction of the Year

  • Li Yanwei — The Narcotic Operation

Best Look of the Year

  • Styling Team of Love’s Ambition

Best Editing of the Year

  • Peng Jingsen — The Prisoner of Beauty

Music & Writing Awards

Song of the Year

  • Ren Suxi — Endless Protection / My Dear

Best Original Music of the Year

  • Han Hong & Wang Shiye — The Long Way Back

Screenplay of the Year

  • Cao Xiaotian — The Glory

  • Nazhen — The Prisoner of Beauty

Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 Full Results and Biggest Winners

Screenwriter of the Year

  • Gao Mantang — The Long Way Back

Producer & Director Awards

Outstanding Producers of the Year

  • Fang Fangfang — The Prisoner of Beauty

  • Fen Yanxi — Playing Go

  • Gao Chen — Sniper Butterfly

  • Huang Lan — Love Again

  • Li Yaodong — The Narcotic Operation

  • Liu Wenyang — Guardians of the Dafeng

  • Marco — Endless Protection

  • Mao Yi — The Long Way Back

  • Yan Yusong — Be Passionately in Love

  • Zhao Qian — Six Sisters

Producer of the Year

  • Tang Xuan — The Glory

  • Wang Jingjing — Love’s Ambition

Director of the Year

  • Chen Yuejin — Filter

  • Deng Ke — Guardians of the Dafeng / The Prisoner of Beauty

  • Fan Yuangao & Nini — Playing Go

  • Huang Tianren — Sniper Butterfly

  • Li Mugo — Light Beyond the Reed

  • Sha Weiqi — Twelve Letters

  • Shenyang — Those Days

  • Tianli — Love on the Turquoise Land

  • Wu Bai — The Narcotic Operation

  • Yang Long — The Glory

  • Zang Xichuan — The Long Way Back / Endless Protection

Special Director of the Year

  • Chen Chang — Love’s Ambition

Major Annual Titles

The Year’s Hit Drama

  • Love’s Ambition

  • The Glory

  • Guardians of the Dafeng

  • The Prisoner of Beauty

Annual TV Series

  • Love’s Ambition

With multiple wins across popularity, styling, and top-tier categories, Love’s Ambition clearly emerged as Tencent Video’s flagship drama of 2025.

Other Categories

Variety Show of the Year

  • Natural High Season 3

Popular Variety Show of the Year

  • Wow the World

Anime of the Year

  • Renegade Immortal

Annual Influential Theatrical Film

  • Nezha 2

The film category highlighted how theatrical releases still play a crucial role in Tencent’s wider content ecosystem.

Overall Takeaway

The Tencent Video Golden Penguin Awards 2025 leaned heavily into content quality, production strength, and long-term audience response, rather than short-lived hype. 

Dramas like Love’s Ambition, The Glory, and Endless Protection dominated across multiple sections, while technical awards showcased the platform’s growing emphasis on visual polish and storytelling depth.

All in all, the 2025 results paint a clear picture of where Tencent Video believes the industry is heading — steady, content-driven, and creator-focused.

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