第 46届台湾金马奖颁奖礼28日晚上在台北盛大举行,本次揭晓的获奖结果延续了过去三届影帝影后都落入内地和香港地区明星手上的特点,李冰冰笑到最后获封金马新科影后,而影帝之争出人意料下了“双黄蛋”,由张家辉和黄渤共同获得。
The Chinese language film market has entered its most intense season of the year, and was punctuated by the 46th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards ceremony held in Taipei last weekend.
The awards are billed as one of the top three prizes available in Chinese film along with the Hong Kong Film Awards and the mainland's Golden Rooster. Among the three, it boasts the longest history, and still has important significance within the Chinese film industry.
This year's Golden Horse attracted super stars of the industry from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, including Maggie Cheung and Ang Lee. 27 films competed for honors, including 11 Chinese mainland productions, 12 Taiwan films, and four from Hong Kong. Small budget and art house works were the favorites.
Taiwan actor-turned-director Leon Dai clinched four trophies for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Outstanding Film of the Year. Before the ceremony, he was also elected as the Audience Choice Award winner.
Leon Dai's award winning film, "No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti" is based upon real-life events and characters, and is shot entirely in black-and-white. A man lives in a harbor and he doesn't have a job. So he takes risky temp-jobs on boats to earn money. When he tries to do the right thing by enrolling his daughter in a school, the government decides it's in the child's best interest to remove her from his care. He does everything he can do to get her back, leading to a desperate standoff in front of the media and society. Leon Dai says it conveys a quest of love that knows no bounds.
Leon Dai, Director of "No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti", said, "I bet the jury was under great pressure when judging my work. So I really appreciate that they gave me such an honor. Also, I appreciate the Taiwan society that has inspired me. I have always devoted myself to respond to it."
Dai was also thrilled to receive the Best Director trophy from four prestigious directors Ang Lee, Stanley Kwan, Johnny To, and Hou Hsian-Hsien, who have won seven Golden Horse Best Director trophies in total.
Leon Dai said, "I will cherish that moment forever and I will keep that picture in my mind for my whole life. The honor will encourage me to make better films."
"Cow" actor, mainland comedian Huang Bo, shared the Best Leading Actor Award with Hong Kong's Nick Cheung, for his performance in "The Best Stalker". This makes the first time that the award was shared.
In the comedy "Cow", Huang Bo plays a farmer who escapes from the Japanese invaders' massacre and survives with a cow. It took him four months of shooting and more than three hours of make up everyday. The movie is Huang's new commitment after the "Crazy Racer".
Nick Cheung plays a vicious policeman with a scar on his face. After many years in the entertainment field, Cheung wins the award for his natural and impressive performance.
Before the Golden Horse, he had been crowned the Best Actor in Hong Kong and South Korea.
"Huang Bo, Actor, said, I'm very excited to receive the Golden Horse's Best Leading Actor for the first time. I had no time to thank everybody on stage, and here I would like to thank those who have helped and criticized me."
Nicky Chung, Actor, said, "I was very impressed by Huang Bo's acting, and I had thought it was hard for me to take the prize. When I heard that Huang and me both were awarded, I thought it was the best result."
In the competition of the Best Leading Actress, Li Bingbing defeated Taiwan's Chang Yung-Yung and the mainland competitors Zhou Xun and Yuan Quan and clinched the trophy for her performance in the "Message". It is the fourth continuous year that the laurel was taken by actress from Taiwan.
In the "Message", Li Bingbing plays a spy who is betrayed by her best friend and imposed by her lover.
Li Bingbing, Actress, said, "I have never thought that I could be enrolled in the Golden Horse nominations. I was ready to take any result but when I heard my name, I was so thrilled. I give my thankfulness to those who love me and my loved ones."
Veteran mainland actor Wang Xueqi was crowned the Best Supporting Actor for "Forever Enthralled". And Best Supporting Actress went to Kara Hui for "At the End of Daybreak".
In recent years, more and more Chinese mainland and Hong Kong films are sharing the limelight at the Golden Horse Awards. In a way, the award is fulfilling its goal by embracing diversification.