[2025.04.21] NATALIE HSU WAS STUNNED FOR FOUR DAYS AFTER HER FIRST BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION

Natalie Hsu is nominated for this year's Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress with LAST SONG FOR YOU, for which she admits that she is lucky and grateful.
courtesy of singtao.com

4 years after her debut, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) has been nominated for the "Best Actress" at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie LAST SONG FOR YOU (GAU BIT CHUNG FUNG). She admitted that she was very lucky and grateful, but she has not felt the pressure. She felt that during the performance she was mainly learning and she has never thought about receiving a nomination.

Regarding the competition for the "Best Actress" award, Natalie said, "After finishing this film, I have gained a lot. I even have a nomination! This is instead the state of mind." She laughed and said that she was surprised when she learned that she was competing for "Best Actress". She was in the company at the time, and she was in the bathroom during the announcement of the nominees. Although she heard many colleagues shouting, she still did not believe that she was a part of it. Because she did not want to have too many expectations and she was worried that she would be disappointed, she would treat it normally. "My colleague said, 'You have been nominated!' I was stunned and took 3 or 4 days for me to digest it. Now looking back I feel it was so dreamy!"

Speaking of this year's "Best Actress" nominations that included MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT)'s Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET)'s Chung Suet Ying, THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s Michelle Wai Sze Nga and ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU)'s Patra Au Ga Man. In the face of strong opponents, Natalie bluntly said that each actress has her own merits. Anyone who would win the award would feel worthy of it, and she would sincerely be happy for the other party. "Tam Sin Yin's performance in MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD is so bold and generous. Because I have played the role of an unwed mother and I have never done this kind of role before, I know how difficult it is; after watching Chung Suet Ying's film, I would really think that she is a girl who has been wearing a hearing aid since she was two or three years old; Wai Sze Nga in THE LAST DANCE has many levels in an emotion. I really like her voice. Even in her tantrum scene, I would think that her voice sounds great; I think Au Ga Man's timing is worth learning from. Especially in such a major role, she really has to grasp the rhythm of each scene!"

Speaking of her co-star Ian Chan Cheuk Yin's Best New Performer nomination for LAST SONG FOR YOU, Natalie laughed and said that she would be happy when she would see him happy. "I sent a message to Ian that day to say 'Congratulations!' He almost copied and pasted 'Congratulations!'" We have told the audience appreciation team that whoever would win would treat us to dinner!" Having worked with many senior actors, Natalie who had part in the Nick Cheung Ka Fai written, starred and directed new film PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG), praised Ka Fai's good taste in fashion. "The month in production was very rough. I didn't have time to think about anything else either. On the set I felt like I just woke up! However Ka Fai was still like he was on the catwalk, even his glasses are well coordinated!"