The TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) to recognize an actor who has delivered a popular performance in a Hong Kong television drama role throughout the designated year. The My Favourite Male Television Role (我最喜愛的電視男角色) was not introduced to the awards ceremony until 2006, nine years after its establishment. In 2013, the name was changed to Most Popular Male Television Role (最受歡迎電視男角色).
| TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Popular Performance by an Actor in a Television Role" |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Presented by | Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Currently held by | Kalok Chow - Your Highness (2022) |
| Website | http://birthday.tvb.com/ |
The original equivalent of the award was called My Favourite Television Roles of the Year (本年度我最喜愛的電視角色), which was created in 2003. The award was given to 12 winners for both actors and actresses. In 2006, the award was divided into two separate gender categories and reduced to one specific winner.
Winners and nominees
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TVB nominates at least ten actors for the category each year. The following table lists only the actors who have made it to the top five nominations during the designated awards ceremony. There were no top five nominations from 2012 to 2014.
| † | Indicates the winner |
|---|
2000s
edit| Year | Actor | Drama | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 (10th) | |||
| Steven Ma † | Safe Guards | Sheung Chi | |
| Kevin Cheng | Under the Canopy of Love | Alan Shum | |
| Raymond Lam | La Femme Desperado | Chai Foon | |
| Bowie Lam | The Dance of Passion | Yim Man-hei | |
| Joe Ma | Maidens' Vow | Yu Chi / Lee Kat-cheung / Tai Lap-yan / Fong Ka-on (K.O.) | |
| 2007 (11th) | |||
| Moses Chan † | Heart of Greed | Tong Chi-on (Duk Duk Dei) | |
| Ha Yu | Heart of Greed | Tong Yan-kai | |
| Raymond Lam | Heart of Greed | Alfred Ching | |
| Bobby Au-yeung | Fathers and Sons | Yim Tin-chee | |
| Dayo Wong | Men Don't Cry | Ho Kei-gin | |
| 2008 (12th) | |||
| Raymond Lam † | Moonlight Resonance | Kam Wing-ho | |
| Kenneth Ma | Survivor's Law II | MK Sun | |
| Roger Kwok | D.I.E. | SGT Yu Chi-long | |
| Michael Tse | The Money-Maker Recipe | Wong Chi-chung | |
| Ha Yu | Moonlight Resonance | Kam Tai-jo | |
| 2009 (13th) | |||
| Wayne Lai † | Rosy Business | Chai Kau | |
| Moses Chan | The Gem of Life | Terrence Ho | |
| Michael Tse | E.U. | Leung Siu-tong (Laughing Gor) | |
| Dayo Wong | You're Hired | Mak Tai-song | |
| Kevin Cheng | Beyond the Realm of Conscience | Ko Hin-yeung |
2010s
edit2020s
edit| Year | Actor | Drama | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (24th) | |||
| Owen Cheung | Al Cappuccino | ||
| Hubert Wu | The Exorcist's 2nd Meter | ||
| Mark Ma | Life After Death | ||
| Vincent Wong | Al Cappuccino | ||
| Joey Law | Hong Kong Love Stories | ||
| 2021 (25th) | |||
| Kenneth Ma | Kids' Lives Matter | Johnathan Hui Gam-fung | |
| Kalok Chow | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | ||
| Luk Wing | AI Romantic | ||
| Shaun Tam | Take Two | ||
| Hubert Wu | A Love of No Words | ||
| 2022 (26th) | |||
| Kalok Chow | Your Highness | Kei Wai | |
| Brian Chu | Your Highness | ||
| Tony Hung | Ghost Cleansing Ltd | ||
| Andrew Lam | Get on a Flat | ||
| Joel Chan | I've Got the Power |
Records
edit- Most wins
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
| 4 | Kenneth Ma |
- Most top 5 nominations
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
| 6 | Kenneth Ma |
| 5 | Moses Chan |
| 4 | Raymond Lam |
- Age superlatives
| Record | Actor | TV drama | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Benz Hui | Line Walker (2014) | 66 |
| Oldest top 5 nominee | |||
| Youngest winner | Kalok Chow | Your Highness (2022) | 27 |
| Youngest top 5 nominee | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (2021) | 26 | |
| Raymond Lam | La Femme Desperado |