Pan Yang Chel has been awarded the Asian Academy Creative Awards (2020) National Winner for Best Actress In A Leading Role – one of Asia Pacific’s most prestigious awards. She received this first ever nomination of her acting career with her first acting role, as Lake Pyar, in CANAL+’s primetime original series ‘Lake Pyar (Season 1: The Blade of Truth)’ which aired in October of 2019. ‘Lake Pyar (Season 1: The Blade of Truth)’ was also awarded the National Winner for Best Drama Series, Best Cinematography, and the Grand Award for Best Theme Song. The ceremony has been held annually with the people of the industry flying into Singapore from all over the world to attend the event. This year however, due to Covid-19 circumstances, the ceremony was held virtually.