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| Juno Mak is interested in releasing the 5.5 hour version of SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT and plans to make a spin-off |
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| Jessica Hsuan, Louis Koo and Sonija Kwok sit through the entire night and look dull |
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| Jennifer Yu and Fish Liew now both have reached the Best Actress level |
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Feanna Wong and Wong Yau Nam pokes fun at Tommy Chu for being moved to tears
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| Louis Koo comforts fans as there is no need to be upset, winning an award or not is very trivial. He promises to continue to make good movies |
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| Louis Koo, Jessica Hsuan and Sonija Kwok sat all night |
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| Tony Leung Ka Fai video chats with his family after winning the award |
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| Carlos Chan (left) and his wife Shiga Lin (right) congratulates Fish Liew (center) on her Best Actress award at the celebration |
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| Michelle Wai is happy to win Best Supporting Actress and kisses her husband at the celebration |
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| Wong Yau Nam is happy for Feanna Wong winning the award again after 11 years |
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| When Feanna Wong wins, Tommy Chu is caught crying and cracking up the entire audience |
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Elizabeth Tang says that she has not thought about getting a raise after the award. She says that her salary is not high, enough to pay rent and live on
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The "44th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony" came to a successful
conclusion the night before. The award-winning films CIAO, UFO (JOI
GEIN UFO), GIRL, GIRLFRIEND (NUI HAI BUT PING FAN) and PEG O' MY HEART
(SHOOK MUNG) held a joint celebration. Best Supporting Actress Michelle
Wai Sze Nga, Best New Performer Elizabeth Tang To and Best Original Film
Song performer Feanna Wong Suk Man attended the celebration with Wong
Yau Nam, JJ Jia, etc. Wai Sze Nga and her husband arrived at the scene,
and the media immediately asked them to kiss for a photo. After
"kissing" twice, she smiled sweetly and said, "It's like a wedding!"
Wong Suk Man said that receiving the award from Eason Chan Yik Shun and
Stephen Fung Tak Lun was already the highest honor, and said with a
smile that she would be so excited that she would not be able to sleep.
After winning Best Actress with the film THE LAST DANCE (POR.
DEI YUK) last year, Wai Sze Nga won the "Best Supporting Actress" for
CIAO, UFO this year. She even won the "Best Dressed Award". She
admitted that she did not expect to win the "Best Dress Award". She
said with a smile that her hard work on her glutes was not in vain, and
now she can pig out with peace of mind. "I trained my pat pat but it
was worth it, for the dress I trained for the whole week. It is very
sore and hurts a lot, but the training isn't wasted. I won't keep
training. I am done after the award. I am just going to eat and not
exercise anymore."
However she was the happiest about winning the "Best Supporting
Actress", especially this year's event would engrave the name on the
award backstage. She even nailed the name plate with her own hands.
She joked, "After getting the award I went backstage and put it on on
the spot. I saw how much fun and so meaningful it was, so I asked to
put it on myself. It seems like I have a part in making a trophy."
CIAO, UFO swept five awards. She could not help but get teary
eyed when she saw so many friends win awards, especially winners from
the same film because she has already seen everyone's hard work years
go. She was proud as a member of the team, but she also felt sorry for
Wong Yau Nam for not winning the "Best Supporting Actor". The two
hugged and encouraged each other on the spot. As for how her husband
would celebrate her privately, Wai Sze Nga said that she was already
very happy to have a simple meal or watch a movie at home. She also
looked forward to her husband's surprises. "We all want to travel too,
anywhere is fine."
Wong Yau Nam admitted that he was a little disappointed by the
defeat, but he would convert it into motivation and hoped to challenge
for higher achievements in the future. He praised the award winner Alex
To Tak Wai as well-deserved, said with a smile that he has regarded Wai
Sze Nga as his goal and was determined to win the Best Supporting Actor
and Best Actor in the future.
Wong Suk Man won the "Best Original Film Song" with the theme
song WAH FU NO. 1 of CIAO, UFO. Yau Nam was moved to tears in the
audience, knowing that she won the award again after 11 years. However
he did not want to be like Tommy Chu Pak Hong and cried, so he held
back. He and Wong Suk Man joked that Chu Pak Hong was such a crybaby.
Chu Pak Hong explained because he has known the song's composer Tsui
Chin Hung since the age of 18, and he was very touched to see him win
the award.
Wong Yau Nam's manager spent 7 years communicating with the
investors of CIAO, UFO, and it was not released until this year. Yau
Nam has attended over 100 audience appreciation screenings for the film
and hoped that after the film won the award even more viewers would be
able to watch it.
Wong Suk Man laughed and said that after being nominated, she
would practice her thank-you speech every week in the shower, but her
brain was blank when she went on stage. She originally wanted to
express that she was on the Hong Kong Film Awards podium for the first
time at the age of 14 with the song from SHE REMEMBERS, HE FORGETS (NAT
YUT TIN NGOR MOON WUI FEI), and it was really an honor to be on stage
again at the age of 25 this year. "The craziest thing is that Chan Yik
Shun and Fung Tak Lun presented the award to me. I think it is the
highest honor for any singer to receive a music award from their hands,
so I probably won't be able to sleep. I hope to return to the Hong Kong
Film Awards as an actor in the future."
Winning the "Best New Performer" for GIRLFRIENDS, Tang To said
that she was confident of winning the award but she never thought of
winning the "Best Supporting Actress". Thus she was also happy for Wai
Sze Nga. Would she want to adjust her salary after winning the award?
She laughed and said that her salary was already very low, but she has
already started to live on enough to pay rent. "I am sure what is the
normal salary in the business, now I have enough to live on and pay
rent." She revealed that she has just completed a new film with Anson
Kong Yip Sun and would also participate in a series. Winning an award
at her first Hong Kong Film Award, she was happy to meet elders like
Nina Paw Hee Ching and Yuen Wah. She stated that if she would have the
opportunity she would like to work with them and try action scenes.
"I really like to watch KUNG FU HUSTLE (GONG FU). When I see film
characters I really like appear in front of me I am very happy. My
flexibility is decent, for me to learn kung fu I would be OK. I hope
to have a chance to work with him (Yuen Wah) in a fight scene."
This year's Hong Kong Film Awards could be described as quite
"flammable", as the results of the competition have caused heated
discussions. SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT (FUNG LUM FOR SHAN) swept 8 awards,
avenging the second-generation wealthy Juno Mak Chun Lung who spent HK$
400 million on filming and has always been accused of "burning money".
As for Louis Koo Tin Lok's BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) that had 11
nominations but ended with a goose egg, many online cried about the
injustice. Seeing the turbulent crowd, he personally went online to
"put out the fire"!
The 44th Hong Kong Film Awards ended successfully the night
before, and both the production and results of the program caused heated
discussions. The biggest focus was on the big winner, the Mak Chun Lung
directed SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT. The film cost HK$ 400 million, took
8 years to produce, and won a total of 8 awards at the awards ceremony
including "Best Supporting Actor", "Best Costume and Makeup Design" and
"Best Art Direction". Since Juno's debut, he has been accused from time
to time of obtaining a lot of publicity resources because of his
father's strong financial resources. He has been accused of spending
money like crazy on the filming of SONS. Now that the movie shone at
the Hong Kong Film Awards, Juno could be proud. Juno's wealthy family
background has been speculated, as some asked online who was richer
between him and another "second generation wealthy" Tyson Yoshi (TY)?
TY replied, "None of your X business!" As for Juno, he did not
participate in the "discussion". However he posted a message on social
networks to express his acceptance thoughts, "Ten years, heartfelt
thanks. Credit to the team."
Actually SONS has a 5.5-hour version that has been rarely
mentioned. When Juno was interviewed the night before, perhaps due to
good results for the film, he mentioned that he has seen the above
version. Would there be a chance for its release? He stated, "Let's
talk about it later, there will always be a chance." He also revealed
that a spin-off might be a possibility. In addition, Juno and his
mixed heritage girlfriend of more than 10 years Janine Tai went to the
event together and also caused heated discussions.
Another highlight of the awards ceremony the night before was
the Louis Koo Tin Lok and Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen) starred movie
BACK TO THE PAST, which had a total of 11 nominations. Before the race
when asked about celebration they did a play of words. "No award we
will be steaming, with award we will be celebrating." BACK ended up
with a "goose egg", a large number of people online felt sorry for the
entire team. They supported the film for having word of mouth galore
but ended up being also ran. Koo Tin Lok led the team to the event
but ended up sitting dully all night. "Why would BACK TO THE PAST not
get a single award? For a production that span 25 years, very
thoughtfully got the original cast back and overcame tens of thousands
of obstacles, I thought it would have a major award no matter
what......super tragic, they sat and wasted one night." Some even used
foul language to blast the results as unfair. In view of the turbulent
public sentiment, Koo Tin Lok personally replied to the message to "put
out the fire" on social networks. "Wait a minute, everyone don't need
to be so excited! In fact, winning an award or not is really trivial!
The most important thing is that you like and support it! We will
continue to do our best to make good movies!" Goo Jai did not seem to
be disappointed, instead comforted fans in turn.
In addition, the film SONS was expected to launch an extended
version. THE SHADOW'S EDGE (BO FUNG JUI YING), the movie that won Tony
Leung Ka Fai's 5th Best Actor trophy, also announced that it will be re-
released in Hong Kong. Leung Ka Fai still could not hide his excitement
when he was interviewed backstage the night before, hugging the trophy
and kissing it wildly. He said that this time he was in the same mood
as before, and being nominated or winning an award was very meaningful
to his acting career. He cried when he thanked his wife on stage. He
joked, "I did it for my wife's sake, the whole family is watching me on
the live broadcast at home. My family called me like crazy after
winning the award." What role would he want to challenge? He said that
he has never pursued the role. "As an actor, I only hope that the
performance will surprise the audience and the director will have
fantasies. This is not an expectation, but a professional attitude as
an actor." Later he video chatted with his family and his daughters
posted videos and photos on social platforms, "Forever our Best Actor!"
They said that they were proud of their father.
The fresh out of the oven actress Fish Liew Chi Yu did not calm
down from her excitement backstage at the awards ceremony the night
before, laughing and shouting, and kissing the trophy wildly. She
made fun of herself for being embarrassing during an interview. She
revealed that she took sedative drugs before going on stage, but she
still could not stay calm after going on stage. She was so excited that
her whole body went numb. Even if she prepared a "cheat sheet", she
still missed some people in her speech including the boss Louis Koo Tin
Lok. She said, "Yes, I'm thanking them now! However I did thanked the
company." When asked about the fact that she even forgot to thank her
boyfriend "Siuyea" Lo Chun Yip. She said, "My brain was broken! I
heard someone in the audience shouting Siuyea then I woke up like I was
dreaming!"
Fish has reached the throne of the actress, and the happiest had
to be her Best Actress best friend Jennifer Yu Heung Ying. Because the
two have known each other for a long time, from newcomers to both now
being Best Actresses they have been supporting each other for many
years. Yu Heung Ying watched the live broadcast the night before to
support her good sister and excitedly posted on social networks, "Liew
Chi Yu! I'm so happy! I'm so glad that the whole world knows how good
you are, Liew Chi Yu is a treasure, a treasure that radiates,
congratulations to my fish. Clare (Yu Heung Ying's daughter): Godmother
Fish is so great! Me: Mom has a great friend."
At the after party, co-star Carlos Chan Ka Lok and his wife
Shiga Lin congratulated Liew Chi Yu. Liew Chi Yu expressed that the
award belonged to the entire team, very grateful for everything this
film has brought her. She played a cerebral palsy patient and thanked
the 4 friends with cerebral palsy for providing their suggestions before
the shoot.
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