Star Vs Food Malaysia wins grand prize at Asian Academy Creative Awards

Local cooking reality show Star Vs Food Malaysia was announced Grand Final Winner for the “Best Adaptation of an Existing Format” category at the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) 2022 held on Dec 7.

A co-production between Astro and Discovery Networks and produced by Creative Stew, this 10-episode series which premiered on April 16 boasts a strong lineup of stars and celebrities.

The show’s unique concept sees celebrities explore and learn recipes from chefs as well as the necessary food preparation in simple and interesting ways.

This localised reality show is based on an original Discovery format Star Vs Food in India.

The popular local celebrities paired with renowned celebrity chefs featured in Star vs Food Malaysia are Alif Satar and Aznil Nawawi; Bront Palarae and chef Ismail; Sherry Alhadad and chef Adu Amran; Alicia Amin and chef Florence Tan; Juliana Evans and chef Najib Hamid; Hisyam Hamid and chef Fazley Yaakob; Lisa Surihani and chef Melba Nunis; Daiyan Trisha and chef Fadzly Che Omar; Thanuja Ananthan and chef Yogi; and Joanne Kam and chef Nazri Jameson.

AACA was established to serve the creative industries as the pinnacle of their achievement in content creation and media production.

Open to the entire Asia Pacific region, the AACA honours excellence in craft and technical disciplines across multiple platforms including television, digital, mobile, streaming and any other emerging technologies.

Sixteen countries participated in this year's AACA held in Singapore.