[2025.04.24] NATALIE HSU FEELS LUCKY TO BE NOMINATED

Natalie Hsu receives the good news of her nomination in the bathroom, which is certainly special.
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Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) has been in the film industry for 4 years and had countless opportunities. She felt that she has been luckier than ordinary newcomers. This year she won the admission ticket to compete for the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress with LAST SONG FOR YOU (GAU BIT CHUNG FUNG). Speaking of the day when the nominations were announced, she smiled and said, "I was in the bathroom at my management company and heard screaming outside. When I went out and received a notice, I was really stunned. I even asked everyone if they were mistaken." At the beginning of the LAST filming, she happened to have to go to Malaysia to shoot another film. She took the folding keyboard with her, and practiced the piano whenever she had time. "Originally I thought I had to play a Bach classic, after I finished practicing I learned that it was changed. (Then what?) It still helped, because classical music was hard to play. More practice would in turn make it easier. I am very happy to be able to learn something new at every film shoot. Achievement unlocked!"

As a "film fanatic", she had seen all the performances of the Best Actress nominees before the nominations were announced. Who performed the best? She was immediately at a loss for words. "I can only say to each her own. Chung Suet Ying acts like a real hearing- impaired person; Tam Sin Yin really knows how to grasp the state and emotions, and the performance is so daring; as for Wai Sze Nga's interpretation, her emotions has multiple levels of variation. In short I am already very pleased with the nomination, which is a great encouragement!"