Lou Ye’s Wuhan-set Covid drama An Unfinished Movie took prime honours on the 61st Golden Horse Awards, profitable each finest movie and finest director, whereas fellow mainland Chinese language director Geng Jun’s LGBTQ+ black comedy Bel Ami received a hat-trick of prizes together with finest actor.
John Hsu’s Taiwanese supernatural comedy Lifeless Abilities Society, which led the nominations with 11 nods, snatched probably the most prizes, strolling away with 5 awards principally within the technical classes.
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One of the best narrative function award for An Unfinished Movie was offered by Golden Horse Awards chairman, famend DoP Mark Lee Ping-bing and Hong Kong New Wave director Patrick Tam. As director Lou is presently at Tokyo Filmex enterprise jury duties, his producer spouse Ma Yingli accepted the prize together with a consultant from France’s Coproduction Workplace.
Ma stated on stage: “It’s not a standard manufacturing, nevertheless it’s the happiest and probably the most particular for Lou Ye.” She additionally took the chance to announce that the movie shall be launched in Taiwan on December 20. The movie premiered at Cannes’ Particular Screenings in Could.
It’s the second consecutive movie by a mainland Chinese language director to be named finest movie, following final yr’s winner Stonewalling by husband-and-wife crew Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka.
Mainland Chinese language actor Zhang Zhiyong was named finest actor for his efficiency as a middle-aged homosexual man. He was absent from the awards ceremony, which was held on November 23 on the Taipei Music Middle for the primary time, on account of his filming schedule. Director Geng accepted the prize on his behalf from Oscar-winning finest supporting actor Ke Huy Quan.
Geng stated on stage that he and Zhang had been childhood pals and the way an accident has left Zhang partially disabled however that didn’t cease him from pursuing an appearing profession.
The movie, shot primarily in black and white, additionally secured finest cinematography for Geng’s common DoP Wang Weihua, and finest enhancing for Chen Ho-ping. A big delegation of 13 forged and crew members attended the movie’s world premiere on the Golden Horse Movie Competition.
One of the best actress award went to younger Hong Kong actress Chung Suet-Ying for her efficiency as a hearing-impaired particular person in Adam Wong’s The Manner We Discuss, which premiered on the BFI London Movie Competition. It marks her second consecutive finest actress nomination, following Norris Wong’s The Lyricist Wannabe final yr.
Award presenters included worldwide company akin to director Daniel Kwan and producer Jonathan Wang from The whole lot In all places All At As soon as, and Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe.
61st Golden Horse Awards winners
Greatest Narrative Function
An Unfinished Movie
Greatest Director
Lou Ye, An Unfinished Movie
Greatest New Director
Chiang Wei-Liang, Yin You-Qiao, Mongrel
Greatest Main Actor
Zhang Zhiyong, Bel Ami
Greatest Main Actress
Chung Suet-Ying, The Manner We Discuss
Greatest Supporting Actor
Shih Ming-Shuai, Gatao: Like Father Like Son
Greatest Supporting Actress
Yang Kuei-Mei, Yen And Ai-Lee
Greatest New Performer
Feifei Cheng, Large
Greatest Unique Screenplay
Huang Xi, Daughter’s Daughter
Greatest Tailored Screenplay
Wang Xiaoshuai, Above The Mud
Greatest Cinematography
Wang Weihua, Bel Ami
Greatest Visible Results
Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-Yi, Lifeless Abilities Society
Greatest Artwork Route
Wang Chih-Cheng, Liang Shuo-Lin, Lifeless Abilities Society
Greatest Make-up & Costume Design
Lore Shih, Lifeless Abilities Society
Greatest Motion Choreography
Teddy Ray Huang, Lifeless Abilities Society
Greatest Movie Modifying
Chen Hoping, Bel Ami
Greatest Sound Results
Chen Yi-Ling, Eddie Huang, Yannick Dauby, From Island To Island
Greatest Unique Movie Rating
Thomas Foguenne, Stranger Eyes
Greatest Unique Movie Tune
“Lifeless Abilities Society”, Lifeless Abilities Society
Greatest Documentary Function
From Island To Island, Lau Kek-Huat
Greatest Dwell Motion Quick Movie
Aspect A: A Summer time Day, Wan Kin-Fai
Greatest Documentary Quick Movie
Color Ideology Sampling.Mov, Chan Cheuk-Sze, Kathy Wong
Greatest Animated Quick Movie
Father Determine, Shek Ka-Chun
Excellent Taiwanese Filmmaker Of The Yr
Li Si-Jian
Lifetime Achievement Award
Cheng Pei-Pei
Lin Wen-Chin