29th Shanghai Television Festival

The 29th Shanghai Television Festival (also known as 29th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards) ceremony was held at Lingang Performing Arts Center in Shanghai, China on June 28, 2024. The festival took place from 24 to 28 June 2024, hosted by the National Radio and Television Administration, China Media Group, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, and organized by Shanghai Municipal Administration of Radio and Television and Shanghai Media Group, with co-organization by the Administration Committee of Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and special support from Shanghai Lingang Special Area Investment Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. The Magnolia Awards were divided into categories for TV series (including Chinese-language TV series and foreign TV series), documentaries, animations, and variety shows. The aim is to honor Chinese-language TV series and variety shows broadcast between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, as well as foreign TV series, documentaries, and animations broadcast from March 1, 2023, until February 29, 2024. The nominations for 17 categories were announced on May 30, 2024, Wong Kar-wai's TV series Blossoms Shanghai led all programs with 9 total nominations, followed by The Long Season and Always On The Move tied with 5 nominations each. At the award ceremony held on June 28, 2024, Blossoms Shanghai led all series with 5 wins including Best Television Series, Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Meanwhile, Zhou Xun and Hu Ge also won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards for the second time after their previous wins in 2015 and 2016 ceremonies, respectively.

Jury
The following are the members of the jury for each selection.

TV Series Section

 * Yan Jiangang, Chinese director (Jury President).

Chinese-language TV series

 * Hai Qing, Chinese actress
 * Han Zhong, Chinese art director
 * Li Yuesen, Chinese writer, film and television commentary
 * Wang Xiaoqiang, Chinese scriptwriter
 * Yang Lei, Chinese director
 * You Yongzhi, Chinese actor

Foreign TV Series

 * Eirwen Davies, British prroducer
 * Andy Frien, French actor

Documentary Section

 * Vikram Channa, Indian director and producer (Jury President)
 * Xiao Han, Chinese director
 * Ton van Zantvoort, Dutch documentary filmmaker.

Animation Section

 * Frédéric Puech, French animation producer (Jury President)
 * Chen Liaoyu, Chinese animation director
 * Mari Okada, Japanese animation screenwriter and director.

Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on 30 May 2024.

The winners are listed first and in bold.