The winners of the 2021 Asia Artist Awards have been revealed.

On 2 December (Thursday), Star News and Star Continent held the annual Asia Artist Awards to celebrate and honor the fantastic actors and singers who make the region shine with pride and excitement.

Hosted by Super Junior leader Leeteuk alongside IVE member Jang Won Young, the awards show handed nine prestigious Daesangs or "grand prizes" to the likes of BTS for 'Butter' (Song of the Year), NCT 127 (Album of the Year), Stray Kids (Performance of the Year), SEVENTEEN (Singer of the Year), aespa (Stage of the Year), and many more. 

This year, the AAA Best Musician award was given to Kang Daniel, ITZY, ASTRO, Wonho, and THE BOYZ, while SEVENTEEN's Woozi was honored with the AAA Best Producer award. WOODZ won the title of AAA Icon (Singer) and BamBam received the AAA Best Artist (Singer) award with ENHYPEN and Brave Girls. As for the fan-voted RET Popularity Award (Singer), the honor was given to CL, Lim Young Woong, EXO, and TWICE.

Here are the winners of the 2021 Asia Artist Awards:

Daesang — Song of the Year: 'Butter' (BTS)
Daesang — Actor of the Year: Lee Jung Jae
Daesang — TV Actor of the Year: Lee Seung Gi
Daesang — Film Actor of the Year: Yoo Ah In
Daesang — Album of the Year: NCT 127
Daesang — Trot of the Year: Lim Young Woong
Daesang — Performance of the Year: Stray Kids
Daesang — Singer of the Year: SEVENTEEN
Daesang — Stage of the Year: aespa

Best New Artist (Singer): ENHYPEN, aespa
Best New Artist (Actor): Lee Do Hyun

AAA Focus (Singer): DKB, KINGDOM, BLITZERS
AAA Focus (Actor): NCT’s Doyoung, Park Gun Il
AAA Potential (Singer): AleXa, T1419
AAA Potential (Actor): NU’EST’s Minhyun
AAA New Wave (Singer): STAYC, Weekly
AAA New Wave (Actor): Na In Woo

RET Popularity Award (Singer): Lim Young Woong, EXO, TWICE, CL
RET Popularity Award (Actor): Song Ji Hyo, Kim Seon Ho

U+ Idol Live Popularity Award (Singer): BTS, BLACKPINK, Lim Young Woong, IU
U+ Idol Live Popularity Award (Actor): Jung Ho Yeon, Kim Seon Ho

AAA Best OST: Lim Young Woong ('Love Always Run Away' from Young Lady and Gentleman)
AAA Best Producer: SEVENTEEN’s Woozi
AAA Best Creator: Brave Brothers
AAA Best Music Video: EVERGLOW
AAA Icon (Singer): WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
AAA Icon (Actor): Ryu Kyung Soo
AAA Hot Trend (Singer): Brave Girls, aespa
AAA Hot Trend (Actor): Lee Jung Jae
AAA Best Emotive (Singer): WJSN CHOCOME, Kwon Eun Bi
AAA Best Emotive (Actor): ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo, Moon Ga Young
AAA Asia Celebrity (Singer): GOT7’s BamBam, THE BOYZ
AAA Asia Celebrity (Actor): Yoo Ah In, Vachirawit Chivaaree, Metawin Opas-iamkajorn
AAA Best Choice (Singer): PENTAGON, MOMOLAND, Golden Child
AAA Best Choice (Actor): Lee Jun Young (U-KISS), Joo Suk Tae
AAA Scene Stealer: Cha Ji Yeon
AAA Best Acting Award: Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, Sung Hoon, Kitamura Takumi
AAA Best Musician: Kang Daniel, ITZY, ASTRO, Wonho, THE BOYZ
AAA Best Actor: Park Joo Mi, Heo Sung Tae, Kim Joo Ryoung
AAA Fabulous (Singer): SEVENTEEN
AAA Fabulous (Actor): Lee Jung Jae
AAA Best Achievement: NU’EST
AAA Best Artist (Singer): BamBam, ENHYPEN, Brave Girls
AAA Best Artist (Actor): Jeon Yeo Been, Han So Hee

History of Songs Award: Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE