The five people were People’s Artist Nguyen Dinh Quang; poet Vuong Kieu An, who often writes under the name Anh Tho; and film directors Nguyen Hai Ninh, Dang Nhat Minh and Bui Dinh Hac.

The State Prize winners created works that have become significant to the public and the development of the arts. 35 out of them are now dead.