Best Choice Ever” is a perfect example of how MDL ratings don’t always reflect a drama’s true quality — the following awards are related to Best Choice Ever

Drama/Series-Level Awards (Wins & Nominations):
1. 2023 Tencent Video Starlight Awards — Most Anticipated TV Series (Win)
2. 2023 Tencent Video TV And Movie Award (Golden Penguin Awards) — Most Anticipated TV Series (Win) [Note: This overlaps with Starlight in some reports but is listed separately on IMDb]
[Note: 1 & 2 above - some Chinese sources merge them under "Tencent pre-broadcast hype awards."]
3. 2024 Weibo Awards Ceremony (Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit) — Outstanding Works of the Year (Win)
4. 2024 Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F. / 20th Chinese American TV Festival / Golden Angel Awards) — Chinese Culture International Communication TV Series / Chinese Cultural Communication Award (Win). [Note: the category is usually phrased as "Excellent International Communication TV Series" or "Chinese Cultural Communication Excellence Award."]
5. 2024 Tencent Video TV And Movie Award (Golden Penguin Awards) — VIP's Favorite Drama of the Year (Win)
6. 2024 Tencent Video TV And Movie Award (Golden Penguin Awards) — Hit Television Series of the Year (Win)
7. 2025 Television Series of China Quality Ceremony (Dragon TV Drama Quality Ceremony) — Outstanding TV Series (Win) [Inferred from cast wins at the event. The event did give multiple awards to the cast (Xu Kai, He Saifei, Wu Yanshu), and it's reasonable to infer series recognition.]
8. 2025 Tencent Video Golden Goose Honor — VIP Member's Favourite TV Series (Win)
9. 2025 Tencent Video Golden Goose Honor — Annual Hit TV Series (Win)
10. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Annual Influential TV Series (Win)
11. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Popular TV Series of the Year (Win)
12. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Annual Hit TV Series (CCTV Category) (Win)
[Note: Kuyun gave several overlapping popularity/influence titles to the drama, listed them separately here.]
13. 2025 3rd China Media Group (CMG) Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony — Outstanding Drama of the Year (Nomination)
14. 2025 3rd China Media Group (CMG) Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony — Overseas Communication Drama of the Year / Annual Hit Drama Overseas (Nomination)
China Radio and Television Audiovisual Masterpiece Night — Audiovisual China Global Broadcast (Win) [Year not always specified, but it is commonly tied to 2024–2025 cultural export recognitions. Some call it "Global Communication Excellence"]

Individual Actor/Character Awards & Nominations (All for Best Choice Ever):
Yang Zi (Mai Chenghuan, female lead)
1. 2024 Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F. / Golden Angel Awards) — Best Young Actor / Outstanding Actress (Win)
2. 2024 15th Macau International Television Festival (Golden Lotus Awards) — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series / Best Actress (Nomination)
3. 2025 3rd China Media Group (CMG) Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony — Best Actress in a Television Series / Actress of the Year (Nomination)
4. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Influential Women of the Year (for Mai Chenghuan) (Win)
5. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Popular Female Character of the Year (for Mai Chenghuan) (Win)

Xu Kai (Yao Zhiming, male lead)
1. 2024 Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F. / Golden Angel Awards) — Best Young Actor / Outstanding Actor (Win)
2. 2025 Television Series of China Quality Ceremony — Jury Award: Quality Creative Actor of the Year / Quality and Creativity Drama Star of the Year (Win)
3. 2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Popular Male Character of the Year (for Yao Zhiming) (Win)

He Saifei (Liu Wanyu, the mother)
1. 2024 15th Macau International Television Festival (Golden Lotus Awards) — Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series / Best Supporting Actress (Nomination)
2. 2024 Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China — Jury Award: Outstanding Actor of the Year (Win) [Phrased broadly but tied to her role. It's usually "Outstanding Supporting Actress" or "Jury Special Award", not generic "Outstanding Actor".]
3. 2025 Television Series of China Quality Ceremony — Jury Award: Craftsmanship Actor of the Year (Win)

Yao Anlian (Mai Laitian, the father)
2024 15th Macau International Television Festival (Golden Lotus Awards) — Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series / Best Supporting Actor (Nomination)

Wu Yanshu (Chen Shuzhen, the step-grandmother)
2025 Television Series of China Quality Ceremony — Jury Award: Quality Actor of the Year (Win)

Other (e.g., Production/Characters)
2025 Kuyun Annual Influence Ceremony — Annual Influential Producer (for Yang Liu, the producer) (Win)