Sunday, November 29, 2009

Enthralled

No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti won the top Golden Horse Award in Taiwan yesterday. It won best picture, best director for Leon Dai, and best original screenplay in the 46th edition of the awards.

Presenters of the best director statue were Hou Hsiao-hsien, Stanley Kwan, Ang Lee and Johnnie To.

The best actor award went to Nick Cheung (Hong Kong, for "The Beast Stalker") and Huang Bo (China, for "Cow")- the first tie in Golden Horse Awards history. Cheung also received the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards earlier this year.

Best actress is Li Bingbing (China) for The Message, winning over co-star Zhou Xun.

The award for best supporting actor went to Wang Xueqi (China) for Forever Enthralled. Best supporting actress is Wai Ying-hung for At the End of Daybreak.

The documentary KJ: Music and Life surprisingly won three awards: best editing, best sound effects, and best documentary.

Jurors and entries come from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.

The lifetime achievement award was given to Ming Ji, the retired general manager of Central Motion Pictures. A special contribution award was given to George Wang, 92, who has had a career of 55 years.

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