[2014.03.06] TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI WINS DIRECTOR'S GUILD BEST ACTOR

Eric Tsang congratulates Derek Kwok

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THE GRANDMASTER's Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung Chiu Wai win Best Actress and Best Actor

Carina Lau wants Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung to join her in a movie

Anita Yuen says Fruit Chan "lacks culture"due to his use of foul language

Wong Kar Wai's THE GRANDMASTER wins four awards including Best Picture and Best Director

THE WAY WE DANCE's Babyjohn Choi wins Best New Actor

AS THE LIGHT GOES OUT's Derek Kwok wins Commission Special Prize

THE WAY WE DANCE's Adam Wong wins New Director

Shu Qi says that earlier she has a few "hot properties" but due to work she did not follow up

Stephen Fung

Karena Ng 

Nick Cheung has no intention to campaign for Best Actor votes

Eric Tsang

Derek Yee
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The Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild 25th anniversary party and award presentation took place last night. THE GRANDMASTER (YUT DOI JUNG SI) won 4 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director Wong Kar Wai, Best Actor and Actress Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Ziyi. It was Wai Jai's first award for the film.

When Zhang Ziyi accepted the Best Actress award she said, "I don't make many Hong Kong films. Since 2046 I started working with Wong Kar Wai, I feel that my performance and my English have improved. Only my Cantonese has deteriorated. Thus I hope to be able to work with different Hong Kong directors like (Derek) Yee Tung Sing." She again won Best Actress with THE GRANDMASTER's Gong Er, was she confident that she would win again at the Hong Kong Film Award? Zhang Ziyi, "Let it take its natural course, actors can only control their performance on the set. Box office, word of mouth and awards are bonuses." She regretted that THE GRANDMASTER did not win at the Oscars. Would she share the award with her boyfriend Wang Feng? Zhang Ziyi said, "Happiness should be shared with family, friends, lover and fans." She said that for now she had no plan to wed, which would require coordination of timing, location and people. Has she found a mate? Zhang Ziyi only laughed and did not respond.

Leung Chiu Wai won Best Actor, he said that he represented the film team and only had 10% credit. It also proved everyone's hard work of the past 5 years. Although THE GRANDMASTER lost at the Oscars, Wai Jai felt that reaching this step was already a honor. "The admission already proves the competitiveness of Chinese films. Although this is just the first step, success needs coordination from luck."

Carina Lau Ka Ling earlier visited Africa with Wai Jai. She said that she still wanted to go to the South Pole to see penguins, bungee jump and skydive, but Wai Jai was more conservative and would not try with her. Ka Ling said that recently she often met with Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam and Cherie Chung Chor Hung. They talked about life, maintenance and travel, and she would like to have a chance to make a movie with them. As for whether her friend Faye Wong would meet with Nicholas Tse Ting Fung in Paris, Ka Ling said, "Even if they do it's no big deal, they are friends. As for the online call for them to get back together, it would depend on destiny. As long as they are happy it's fine."

Wong Kar Wai's THE GRANDMASTER won 4 awards. He said that the awards represented countless words. He even admired Zhang Ziyi for being able to have different speeches with 7 award acceptance, but he only had "Thank you everyone".

Last night's event was star studded, Lau Ka Ling, Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), Shu Qi, Anita Yuen Wing Yi, Jia Zhangke, Alan Mak Siu Fai, Ann Hui On Wa, Kara Wai Ying Hung and Nina Paw Hee Ching were guest presenters. When Fruit Chan Gor presented the New Actor Award, he used foul language as soon as he reached the stage. He said that many new actors inevitably would be yelled at with foul language. Yuen Wing Yi replied that no director has ever scolded her with foul language and even told him to stop. Chan Gor said, "The previous gust Cheung Ngai Ga spoke for even longer!" Yuen Wing Yi joked, "She has culture, you don't."

Shu Qi earlier shared a photo of 99 white roses online, some suspected that they came from rumored boyfriend Stephen Fung Tak Lun. They were both present last night. Shu Qi said, "The flowers came from Dior after I attended an event, Fung Tak Lun doesn't send flowers. I don't like to accept flowers, they aren't environmentally friendly." Has her relationship with Fung Tak Lun been elevated to a new level? Shu Qi joked, "From ordinary friends to good friends! Would we try to develop a couple relationship? We have known each other for years, no spark so we probably won't."

Why has she not opened up her heart and accept friends of opposite sex? Shu Qi said, "I have always been open, but I am too busy with work. You should ask my manager, even without making a movie work is still nonstop." She said that she has not been invited to make the MY LOVE FROM THE STAR film version. Even if she was she would not accept it. "I didn't watch STAR but I know this series is very popular. I feel that classic series shouldn't be made into films, as I am afraid of ruining the previous impression. Just save the best in the audience's hearts."

Reportedly for Angelababy getting a Lamborghini from Huang Xiaoming was an "expected surprise". The car was registered to Baby. Karena Ng Chin Yu was suspicious and said that she was not certain about the incident, but she believed that they were not acting. "Baby and Huang Xiaoming are in love, they really are very sweet."

Did she know if they were already married and thus called each other "old man and old lady"? Ng Chin Yu said, "Old man and old lady are just monikers, I haven't heard them though. (Raymond) Lam Fung never calls me old lady! Actually as everyone already know, he would call my nickname (BB)."

Ng Chin Yu said that Lam Fung normally draw or write notes to express his feelings. Would she like to receive a car or a card as a gift? She said, "The intention is more important than gifts that are bought with money."

Nick Cheung Ka Fai yesterday attended the Film Directors' Guild event and said that actors and directors have an important relationship of two people, one life, so they have to trust each others. Otherwise they would end up in a tragedy. Thus he supports the Directors' Guild event. Did he campaign for Best Actor with the directors on hand? Cheung Ka Fai said, "I don't have to campaign for votes, should I perform a strip tease for an award? An award that came from begging isn't anything to be proud of." He said that the evening's entertainment included director Andrew Lau Wai Keung's singing. "He is gutsy, with a strong desire to perform."

Eric Tsang Chi Wai last night had a difference of opinion with Directors Guild's Yee Tung Sing over whether the PAG should support the Hong Kong Television license issuing. They were rumored to be at odds. Last night they were both present. Chi Wai said that his son Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung would sing, so he had to show his support. As for the dispute rumor, Chi Wai said, "Siu Bo and I have no problem. This world has no dispute. We have always stayed in touch." Earlier when they posed for Hong Kong Film Award photos, Chi Wai and Siu Bo chatted and Siu Bo insisted for him to attend the Directors' Guild event.

HONG KONG FILM DIRECTOR'S GUILD AWARDS 2013
BEST PICTURE: THE GRANDMASTER
BEST DIRECTOR: Wong Kar Wai (THE GRANDMASTER)
BEST ACTOR: Tony Leung Chiu Wai (THE GRANDMASTER)
BEST ACTRESS: Zhang Ziyi (THE GRANDMASTER)
BEST NEW ACTOR: Babyjohn Choi HOng Yik (THE WAY WE DANCE)
NEW DIRECTOR: Adam Wong Sau Ping (THE WAY WE DANCE)
COMMISSION SPECIAL PRIZE: Derek Kwok Chi Kin (AS THE LIGHT GOES OUT)