[Singapore 26 FEB 2026] The Asian Academy of Creative Arts has officially opened entries for the 2026 Asian Academy Creative Awards, confirming 38 categories for this year’s Super Ceremony and unveiling a significant expansion of its Direction slate.
The headline addition is Best Direction (Feature Film), recognising outstanding direction in feature-length motion pictures across both scripted and non-scripted works. The move formalises the Academy’s three standalone Direction categories:
• Best Direction (Feature Film)
• Best Direction (Scripted)
• Best Direction (Non-Scripted)
CEO Fiona McKay said the decision reflects the sustained growth and competitiveness of directing across the region. “Directing has always been central to the Asian Academy’s philosophy. Film and television are director-led mediums. As the region’s creative ambition has grown, it became clear that our recognition framework needed to evolve with it. This expansion simply reflects the standard and diversity of work now being produced.”
Elsewhere, category refinements reflect the evolving format landscape:
• Best Game or Quiz Programme has been consolidated into Best General Entertainment Programme, acknowledging increasingly fluid boundaries across entertainment formats.
• Best Short Form (Scripted) and Best Short Form (Non-Scripted) have merged into a single Best Short Form category, recognising the hybrid and platform-agnostic nature of short-form storytelling.
• Best Original Production by a Streamer (Fiction) and (Non-Fiction) are now combined into a single streamer category.
Entries are open from 26 February to 1 August 2026 with the Awards culminating in a one-night Super Ceremony to be staged in early December alongside the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) in Singapore.
Following a record-breaking 2025 edition that delivered the highest number of entries, participating companies and International Jury members in its history, the Academy anticipates continued growth momentum into 2026.
Full category definitions and eligibility details are available in the Official Entry Kit.
For entry information: https://entry.asianacademycreativeawards.com/
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Asian Academy of Creative Arts (AACA) is the organiser of the Asia Pac’s most prestigious awards for creative excellence, Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA). AACA was established to honour creative excellence and serve as a peer judged pinnacle of achievement in content creation, performance and media production. Open to countries throughout the Asia Pacific region, the AAA honours excellence across television, film, digital, streaming and emerging technologies. Through its Academy Campus it also strives to develop and encourage the next generation of industry professionals. The AAA and Academy Campus is owned and organised by Asian Academy of Creative Arts, a not for profit organisation. For more details on the AACA, please visit www.asianacademycreativeawards.com
