Xiao Zhan is a Chinese actor and singer who has received various accolades throughout his career, including a CMG Award, a SMG Award, a Flying Tiger Award, a Golden Angel Award, and a Huading Award, as well as earning nominations for a Golden Grove Award, a Golden Lotus Awards, and a Magnolia Awards.
For his acting career, his breakthrough role as Wei Wuxian in The Untamed (2019), widely considered a massive cultural phenomenon both in China and internationally, won him two awards, namely, Best Newcomer at the Huading Awards and Best Actor in the Web Series category at the Yinchuan Internet Film Festival. Subsequently, his role as Xiao Chunsheng in The Youth Memories (2023) declared him the winner of the Golden Angel TV Award for Best Actor at the Chinese American TV Festival and Breakthrough Actor of the Year at the CMG Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony. In 2026, at age 34, he became the first actor born in the 1990s and the youngest recipient to win Best Actor honors in back-to-back blockbuster hits, both television and film, with The Legend of Zang Hai (2025) and Gezhi Town (2025), which earned him the "Double Emperor" moniker in Chinese entertainment. His performance as Zang Hai also secured a highly coveted nomination for the prestigious Magnolia Awards at the Shanghai Television Festival.
For his music career, the theme song of the 2019 drama The Untamed, sung by him in a duet titled "Unrestrained" (无羁), won Song of the Year at both the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards and the Kugou Music Awards. As a solo artist, without any prior promotion, his digital single "Spotlight" (光点) (released internationally as "Made to Love") achieved major streaming milestones, such as Guinness World Records for the highest-selling digital single of all time and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's 7th best-selling single globally in 2020. His first studio album, WM (我们), released in 2024, swept the Album of the Year titles at the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards and the QQ Music Super Peak Night.
Xiao's media and popularity recognition are mapped through his consistent nominations and wins on entertainment awards, such as Beijing Daily Film and Television Awards, Cultural and Entertainment Industry Congress, Weibo Awards, WeTV Awards, and Tencent Entertainment White Paper Annual Ceremony.
Film and television awards + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Asian Art Film Festival – Golden Petrel Awards2026Best ActorGezhi Townhttps://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3uU7N4prMlP2FiokptmCSg Beijing College Student Film Festival – Flying Tiger AwardsBest Actor Gezhi TownChina Television Drama Production Industry Association Awards – Golden Grove AwardBest Actor of the YearThe Legend of Zang Hai China Quality Television Drama Awards2024Media Attention Actor of the YearThe Youth Memories Chinese American TV Festival – Golden Angel AwardsOutstanding Actor The Youth MemoriesCMG Annual Chinese TV Drama CeremonyBreakthrough Actor of the YearThe Youth Memories / Sunshine by My Side 2026Actor of the YearThe Legend of Zang Hai Hengdian Film Festival of China - Wenrong Awards 2019Best ActorThe UntamedHuading AwardsBest NewcomerMacau International Television Festival - Golden Lotus Awards 2026Best ActorThe Legend of Zang Hai New Era International Television Festival - Ammolite Awards Most Influential Actor of the New EraShanghai Television Festival - Magnolia AwardsBest Actor SMG TV Series Quality AwardsOutstanding Quality Actor of the Year SMG TV Series Quality Ceremony (Awards) 15 March 2026 https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5276850496209647 The Actors of China Awards 2019Best Actor (Web series)The Untamed Yinchuan Internet Film Festival
Music awards + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Chinese Top Ten Music Awards 2020Top Ten Songs "Unrestrained" (with Wang Yibo) rowspan="2" "Remaining Years"JOOX Thailand Music AwardsTop Social Global Artist of the YearKugou Music Awards2019Song of the Year "Unrestrained" (with Wang Yibo) QQ Music Super Peak Night2025Peak Album of the YearWM (我们)Sina Cultural & Entertainment Awards2020Top 10 Music Works"Spotlight" (光点)Tencent Entertainment White Paper Annual CeremonyMale Singer of the Year"Spotlight" (光点) Tencent Music Entertainment Awards 2019 Song of the Year "Unrestrained" (with Wang Yibo) 2020Popular Digital Single of the Year"Spotlight" (光点) 2025Physical Album of the YearWM (我们)Weibo Music Awards2024Recommended Person of the YearRecommended Song of the Year“Fellow Travelers” (同路人)2025Recommended Person of the Year rowspan="3" Recommended Song of the YearWild (我们)Recommended MV of the YearWeibo TV and Internet Video Summit Awards2022Top 10 Television and Music Soundtrack"Winter Dream" (冬梦) rowspan="3" "We had been together" (我们曾经在一起)"The Oath of Love"
Other accolades
Media and popularity recognition + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Baidu Entertainment Hot Point Awards 2019Hottest Star of the Year rowspan="2" 2022Actor of the YearBeijing Daily Film and Television Awards2022Popular Actor of the Year Douluo Continentrowspan="4" 2023The Oath of Love2024The Youth Memories 2026The Legend of Zang Hai Beijing News Annual Television Ranking Award 2019 Actor of the YearThe Untamed China Literature Awards Ceremony Actor of the YearThe Untamed / Jade Dynasty Heartthrob ActorJade DynastyChina Movie Channel M ListMost Promising Actor China Screen Awards 2020 New Actor of the Year COSMO Beauty Ceremony 2018 Beautiful Idol of the Year COSMO Glam Night 2019Person of The Year (Dream) Cultural and Entertainment Industry Congress Best Actor (Drama)The Untamed rowspan="5" Breakthrough Actor (Drama)Best Couple (with Wang Yibo) Breakthrough Actor (Film)Jade Dynasty 2025 Best Actor (Drama)The Legend of Zang Hai Douyin Star Night 2020Popularity Star Award Golden Bud Network Film and Television Festival 2019Best ActorThe Untamed Golden Tower Awards 2026Most Popular ActorThe Legend of Zang HaiHengdian World Studio Classic Ranking 2019Most Popular CharacterThe UntamediQIyI Scream NightRising Popular ActorJinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony2020 Most Noticed Male Celebrity Night of the Film 2019Most Promising ActorJade Dynasty Sina Film & TV Awards Most Popular Actor of the YearThe Untamed Sougou IN AwardsMost Promising Artist Tencent Entertainment White Paper Annual Ceremony2019Television Actor of the Yearrowspan="5" Star Celebrity Board: Television Actor of the Year Influence Star of the YearStar Celebrity Board: Influential Artist of the Year 2020Star Power of the Year Tencent Video All Star Awards2016Best New Actor Super Star Academy 2018 Doki Popularity Award2019Doki Popularity King VIP Star Popular TV Actor of the YearThe Untamed2020VIP Star Weibo Night2019Hot Figure of the YearThe Untamed Weibo King 2020Weibo King2022Popular Figure of the YearWeibo KingWeibo Quality Actor of the Year2023Weibo King Outstanding Actor of the YearNetizens’ Favorite Characters 2025Most Influential Actor of the Year 2026Weibo King rowspan="2" Weibo Annual Role Model ActorWeibo TV and Internet Video Summit Awards2022Best ArtistExpressive Actor of the YearMost Favorite Male Characters Doulou Continent Ace TroopsThe Oath of Love 2024Most Popular Actor Most Popular RolesThe Youth Memories The Longest Promise Sunshine by My Side Weibo TV Series Awards2019 Most Popular ActorThe Untamed Most Popular Character 2020 Most Popular ActorThe Wolfrowspan="2" 2021Douluo Continent2022Romantic Character of the YearThe Oath of Loverowspan="2" The Fighting Role of the YearAce TroopsWeTV Awards2020Best Male Lead The Untamedrowspan="2"Best Male Actor of the Year2021 Best Actor Douluo Continentrowspan="2" Favorite Actor Artist of the YearDouluo Continent / The Untamedrowspan="3" Top Actor Best Man Crush Monday of The Year2022Best ActorArtist of the YearBest Arms Carry (with Yang Zi)The Oath of LoveBest Couple (with Yang Zi)Best Hero
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement APEC Summit 2025 Asia-Pacific Leaders Under 35 in 2025 Forbes China2019 30 Under 30 Sina Entertainment The Most Beautiful Performance – Outstanding Actor of the Year Sohu Entertainment 2026 China's Most Media-Favorite Artists of 2025 Thailand Headlines 2019 Person of the Year The Beijing News2020 Entertainment Person of the Year
World records Indicates a former held world record + Name of publication, year the record was awarded, name of the record, and the name of the record holder Publication Year World records Record holder Guinness World Records 2020 Fastest-selling digital track (China) "Spotlight" (光点) 2023 Biggest-selling digital single
Streaming milestones + Name of publication, year awarded, achievement, work(s), and the result Organizations Year Achievement Work(s) Result International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 2020 IFPI's Best-selling Global Digital Single of 2020 "Spotlight" (光点) QQ Music 201910 million certification "Songs Ends With Chen Qing"
Miscellaneous awards + Name of organizations, year presented, category, and the result Organizations Year Category Result China Celebrity Charity Gala2019Philanthropy Award The 2021 SportsMoney Awards 2021Best Sports Endorsement
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