[2013.10.02] TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI FACES TWO KA FAIS FOR THE GOLDEN HORSE AWARD

Shu Qi

Stephen Chow

Nick Cheung

Zhang Ziyi

Susan Shaw

Crystal Lee

Juno Mak
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Tony Leung Ka Fai (COLD WAR), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (THE GRANDMASTERS), Nick Cheung (UNBEATABLE)

Jimmy Wang (SOUL)

Zhang Ziyi (THE GRANDMASTERS), Sammi Cheng (BLIND DETECTIVE), Cherry Ngan (THE WAY WE DANCE)

Kwai Lun-Mei (CHRISTMAS ROSE)

Shu Qi (JOURNEY TO THE WEST)

Wong Kar Wai's THE GRANDMASTERS receives 11 nominations

Susan Shaw (TALES FROM THE DARK)

Eddie Peng (UNBEATABLE)

Vicki Zhao won the Golden Rooster Director Debut Award with SO YOUNG

Juno Mak's 2 years in planning, half year to produce directing debut RIGOR MORTIS nets him a Best New Director nomination
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The 50th Golden Horse Award yesterday announced its nominations. The Wong Kar Wai directed THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) received 11 nominations to become the focus, crushing UNBEATABLE (GIK JIN) with its 6 nominations. Leads Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Ziyi received Best Actor and Best Actress nomination respectively; Wai Jai will face the "Ka Fai Twins", the Shanghai International Film Festival Best Actor, UNBEATABLE's Nick Chung Ka Fai and the Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor, COLD WAR's Tony Leung Ka Fai. The other two opponents will be SOUL's Jimmy Wang Yu and STRAY DOGS' Lee Kang Sheng. Zhang Ziyi along with BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM)'s Sammi Cheng Sau Man, JOURNEY TO THE WEST CONQUERING THE DEMONS' Shu Qi and last year's Golden Horse Award Best Actress, CHRISTMAS ROSE's Kwai Lun-Mei faced the challenge from THE WAY WE DANCE (KONG MO PAI)'s first time nominee Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling.

Although THE GRANDMASTERS defeated UNBEATABLE to represent Hong Kong for the 86th Oscar Best Foreign Film nominations, but at the Golden Horse Award it will face strong competition in the Best Feature Film and Best Director categories; the Jia Zhangke directed Mainland film A TOUCH OF SIN is strong and solid. Taiwan's Tsai Ming-Liang directed STRAY DOGS just won the Venice Film Festival jury award. The Chung Mong-Hong directed SOUL also represented Taiwan for the Oscars nomination; director Johnnie To Kei Fung's DRUG WAR surprisingly was nominated despite its Mainland target market; Singapore film ILO ILO is new director Anthony Chen's work, who knows if it will be able to run away with the Best Feature Film as the dark horse?

The Shanghai International Film Festival Best Actress, UNBEATABLE's young actress Crystal Lee, this time was "demoted" to the Best Supporting Actress nomination with TALES FROM THE DARK (MAI LEI YEH)'s Susan Shaw Yam Yam and LONGING FOR THE RAIN'S Xue Hong, ILO ILO's Yeo Yann Yann and TO MY DEAR GRANNY'S Lin Mei-Hsiu. Eddie Peng Yu-Yen successfully broke out with UNBEATABLE to face JOURNEY TO THE WEST's Huang Bo, AMERICAN DREAMS IN CHINA's Tong Dawei, 1942's Li Xuejian and ILO ILO's Chen Tianwen for Best Supporting Actor.

Two time divorcee song queen Faye Wong's TO YOUTH for her buddy Vicki Zhao Wei's film SO YOUNG and Kenny Bee (Chung Chun To)'s OLD LOVE SONG for TOGETHER were both nominated for Best Original Film Song. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to veteran actress Chen Chen.

Director Wong Kar Wai said after learning that THE GRANDMASTERS was the film with the most Golden Horse nominations this year, "Thank you Golden Horse Award jury for your recognition of this film. To receive as many as 11 nominations, it is an enormous encouragement for the entire team." Lead actor Wai Jai only said about his Best Actor nomination, "Thank you for everyone's encouragement, recognizing our hard work of five years. I feel very happy for the entire team!"

Chung Ka Fai did not think too much about winning. "I am not selfish, as long as a Hong Kong actor wins I would be the happiest! Actually no one would think he has too many awards. If I don't get it this year, I will work hard again next year. It's not like I am retiring!" Instead Leung Ka Fai had the most confidence. He said, "I am very happy to be nominated, every nominated actor is very strong. I hope COLD WAR will succeed. Thank you everyone for your support!"

Sammi Cheng Sau Man was more reserved about her Best Actress nomination. She said, "Thank you Golden Horse Award for nominating me. Thank you Wa Jai, Director To Kei Fung, Director Wai Ka Fai, I will keep working hard!" Shu Qi happily said after her Best Actress nomination, "I am too happy! To be nominated with a comedy, being recognized by everyone with a comedy is very rare, so I already treat it like a victory! Actually comedy is very hard to play, the mood and the pace both have to grasp very properly. This time the competition is pretty strong, the battle will not be easy." New comer Ngan Cheuk Ling was just as excited after finding out about her Best Actress nomination. She said that the nomination was already a victory for her. She was very honored to be nominated with 4 elders and would participate in the award presentation as a learning experience and with THE WAY WE DANCE's no matter win or lose spirit.

THE 50TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARD NOMINATIONS

Best Feature Film
Ilo．Ilo
A Touch of Sin
The Grandmaster
Stray Dogs
Drug War

Best Short Film
Downstream
The Busy Young Psychic
A Breath from the Bottom
Butter Lamp

Best Documentary
Boundary Revelation
Pusu Qhuni
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Beyond Beauty, Taiwan from Above

Best Director
CHUNG Mong-Hong (Soul)
JIA Zhang-Ke (A Touch of Sin)
WONG Kar Wai (The Grandmaster)
TSAI Ming Liang (Stray Dogs)
Johnnie TO (Drug War)

Best New Director
Anthony CHEN (Ilo．Ilo)
ZHAO Wei (So Young)
Longman LEUNG, Sunny LUK (Cold War)
Juno MAK (Rigor Mortis)
Hsu Chao-jen (Together)

Best Leading Actor
Jimmy WANG Yu (Soul)
Tony LEUNG Chiu Wai (The Grandmaster)
Nick CHEUNG (Unbeatable)
Tony LEUNG Ka Fai (Cold War)
LEE Kang Sheng (Stray Dogs)

Best Leading Actress
Cherry NGAN (The Way We Dance)
ZHANG Ziyi (The Grandmaster)
GWEI Lun-Mei (Christmas Rose)
SHU Qi (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)
Sammi CHENG (Blind Detective)

Best Supporting Actor
CHEN Tianwen (Ilo．Ilo)
Xuejian Li (Back to 1942)
Eddie Peng (Unbeatable)
Bo Huang (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)
TONG Dawei (American Dreams in China)

Best Supporting Actress
YEO Yann Yann (Ilo．Ilo)
Crystal Lee (Unbeatable)
Susan SHAW (Tales from the Dark 1)
LIN Mei-Hsiu (To My Dear Granny)
XUE Hong (Longing for the Rain)

Best New Performer
Shu-yau Kuo (Step Back to Glory)
KOH Jia Ler (Ilo．Ilo)
YANG Liang Yu (A Time in Quchi)
HUANG Shao-Yang (Together)
DONG Zijian (Young Style)

Best Original Screenplay
Anthony CHEN (Ilo．Ilo)
JIA Zhang-Ke (A Touch of Sin)
CHU Yu-ning (To My Dear Granny)
WAI Ka Fai, YAU Nai Hoi, RYKER CHAN, Yu Xi (Drug War)
ZHOU Zhi Yong, ZHANG Ji, Aubrey LAM (American Dreams in China)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Liu Zhenyun (Back to 1942)
LI Qiang (So Young)
Stephen CHOW, Derek Kwok, LEE Sheung Ching, Y. Y. Kong (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)

Best Cinematography
NAKASHIMA Nagao (Soul)
LU Yue (Back to 1942)
YU Lik Wai (A Touch of Sin)
Philippe Le Sourd (The Grandmaster)
LIAO Pen Jung, SHONG Woon Chong, LU Qing Xin (Stray Dogs)

Best Visual Effects
CHANG Hong Song (Back to 1942)
PIERRE BUFFIN (BUF COMPANY) (The Grandmaster)
In-Ho Lee, Jong Pill Kim, Ken LAW, Wing Tsang (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)
Enoch CHAN (Rigor Mortis)
CHAU Chi Shing, Chas, CHAN Chi Ho, Lewis, Johnny LIN, Shaun Su (When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep)

Best Art Direction
CHAO Shih Hao (Soul)
SHI Hai Ying (Back to 1942)
LI Yang (So Young)
William CHANG Suk Ping, Alfred YAU Wai Ming (The Grandmaster)
Penny TSAI Pei-Ling (When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep)

Best Makeup & Costume Design
Tim YIP (Back to 1942)
William CHANG Suk Ping (The Grandmaster)
Bruce Yu Ka-on, Lee Pik Kwan (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)
Miggy CHENG, Phoebe WONG, Heidi Chun, Kittichon Kunratchol (Rigor Mortis)
Dora NG (American Dreams in China)

Best Action Choreography
Jackie Chan, HE Jun, JC Stunt Team (CZ12)
Shing MAK (The Way We Dance)
YUEN Wo Ping (The Grandmaster)
LING Chi Wah (Unbeatable)
Stephen CHOW, KU Huen-chiu (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)

Best Original Film Score
Ricky HO, LIN Ching-tai (Beyond Beauty, Taiwan from Above)
Patrick Jonsson (Bends)
LIM Giong (A Touch of Sin)
WU Rui-Ran (A Time in Quchi)
Owen Wang (Zone Pro Site)

Best Original Film Song
I Love You
Lyric : Spark CHEN
Composer : Spark CHEN
Performer : Sleepy Dads
( Rock Me To The Moon )

Make a Film
Lyric : Ah Di-zai
Composer : Ah Di-zai, LIAO Wei Chieh
Performer : One Two Three
(Forever Love)

To Youth
Lyric : LI Qiang
Composer : Dou Peng
Performer : Faye Wong
(So Young)

Jin Ma Mo Un

Lyric : Ma Nien-Hsien
Composer : Ma Nien-Hsien
Performer : Ma Nien-Hsien
(Zone Pro Site)

Old Love Song
Lyric : Sonia Sui, Suming．Rupi
Composer : Suming．Rupi
Performer : Kenny Bee (Together)

Best Film Editing
Matthieu Laclau, LIN Xudong (A Touch of Sin)
William CHANG Suk Ping, Benjamin Courtines, POON Hung Yiu (The Grandmaster)
Azrael CHUNG (Unbeatable)
David Richardson, Allen Leung (Drug War)
XIAO Yang (American Dreams in China)

Best Sound Effects
WU Shu-Yao, LEE Yu-Chih (Pusu Qhuni)
TU Duu-Chih, KUO Li Chi (Soul)
Robert Mackenzie, Traithep Wongpaiboon (The Grandmaster)
Phyllis CHENG (Unbeatable)
TU Duu-Chih, KUO Li Chi (Stray Dogs)

Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
YEH Ju-Feng
LIAO Ching-Song
Tsai Ming-Hsiu

Lifetime Achievement Award
CHEN Chen