Clara Law’s Like A Dream and Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti head the nominations for this year’s Golden Horse Awards with nine and eight nods respectively.
Like A Dream was nominated for best film, best director, best actor for Daniel Wu’s performance and best actress for Yolanda Yuan, among other nominations. No Puedo’s haul includes best film, best director and best actor for Chen Wen-Pin.
Mainland Chinese filmmaker Guan Hu’s Cow racked up seven nominations, including best director and best actor for Huang Bo, while Yang Yang, directed by Taiwan’s Cheng Yu-chieh, scored six.
Also competing for best film are Tsai Ming-liang’s Face, Guan Hu’s Cow and Ning Hao’s Crazy Racer. Tsai and Hu were also nominated for best director.
Films produced in mainland China or backed by mainland film companies received a level of recognition from the jury this year. The nominations list includes 11 films that were either produced or co-produced by the mainland including Huayi Brothers’ The Message which received five nominations; China Film Group’s Forever Enthralled and Ning Hao’s Crazy Racer both with four and Polybona’s Wheat with three.
No films are selected in the category for Best Animation category, which is the only surprise in the nominations list.
The Golden Horse Awards is generally seen as a high honour for Chinese-language films across the Chinese-speaking regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainlandvChina and Singapore.
The jury of is composed of 14 film professionals including Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan, mainland Chinese filmmaker Wu Tianming and actor Taiwanese actor Wu Hsing-kuo.
The 46th Golden Horse Awards will be presented on Nov 28 invTaiwan’s Taipei County.
FULLLIST OF NOMINATIONS:
Best Feature Film
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti – Luminoso Film, Partyzoo Film
Cow – United Star
Crazy Racer – Beijing Film Studio, Warner China Film HG Corp, Beijing Guoli Changsheng Movies & TV Productions
Face – Homegreen Films
Like A Dream – PolyBona Film Distribution, Arc Light Film Company, Bona Entertainment, Lunar Films
Best Director
LeonDai — No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Guan Hu — Cow
Tsai Ming Liang — Face
Clara Law — Like A Dream
Best Leading Actor
Chen Wen-Pin — No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Nick Cheung — The Beast Stalker
Huang Bo — Cow
Daniel Wu — Like A Dream
Best Leading Actress
Sandrine Pinna – Yang Yang
Yolanda Yuan – Like A Dream
Zhou Xun – The Message
Li Bingbing – The Message
Best Supporting Actor
Cai Zhen Nan — Ending Cut
Huang Chien-Wei – Yang Yang
Zhang Han Yu — The Equation of Love and Death
Wang Xue Qi — Forever Enthralled
Best Supporting Actress
Liou Yiin Shang — Sleeping With Her
Lu Yi-Ching — A Placeof One’s Own
Wai Ying Hung — At the End of Daybreak
Zhang Ziyi — Forever Enthralled
Best New Performer
Chen Wen-Pin – No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Her Sy-Huoy – Yang Yang
Yu Shaoqun – Forever Enthralled
Michelle Chen – Hear Me
Best Original Screenplay
LeonDai, Chen Wen-Pin — No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, Wang Hongwei, Wang Yao, Zhou Zhiyong, Yue Xiaojun, Zhang Cheng — Crazy Racer
Cheng Wen-Tang, Cheng Jin Fen, Chang I-Feng — Tears
Eddie Fong, Clara Law — Like A Dream
Best Screenplay Adaptation
Guan Hu — Cow
Chen Kuo-Fu, Zhang Jialu — The Message
Gu Xiaoni — Death Dowry
Best Cinematography
Song Xiao Fei — Cow
Sion Michel(A.C.S) — Like A Dream
Zhao Xiao Shi — Wheat
Cao Yu — City ofLifeand Death
Best Visual Effects
Jiang Weibin, Lei Zaixing — Da Ming Palace
Wang Jianxiong, Jimmy Chen, Li Liping — Crazy Racer
Don Ma — City ofLifeand Death
Hu Xuan, Xiao Yang — The Message
Best Art Direction
HuaTa-Hua — No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Lee Tian Jue, Patrick Dechesne, Alain - Pascal Housiaux — Face
Yee Chung Man — Like A Dream
Shi Haiying, Yang Haoyu — The Message
Best Make-up & Costume Design
Chen Tong Xun — Forever Enthralled
Christian Lacroix, Wang Chia Hui, Anne Dunsford — Face
Emi Wada — The Warrior and the Wolf
Tim Yip — The Message
Best Action Choreography
Tung Wai — The Beast Stalker
Chen Guan Long, Qin Hai Qiang — Cow
Philippe Decouflé — Face
Sammo Hung — Ip Man
Best Film Editing
Cheung King Wai — KJ: music and life
LeonDai — No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Kong Jinlei — Cow
Zhang Yifan, Du Yuan, Tang Hua — Crazy Racer
Best Sound Effects
Cheung King Wai – KJ: music and life
Tu Duu-Chih – Yang Yang
Wang Changrui – Wheat
Tu Duu-Chih – Like A Dream
Best Original Film Score
Lim Giong – Yang Yang
Dou Wei, Bi Xiao Di – The Equation of Love and Death
Paul Grabowsky – Like A Dream
Liu Xing – Wheat
Best Original Film Song
Tears
Young Spirit of a Taiwanese Opera Singer
Death Dowry
Best Documentary
KJ: music and life — CNEX Foundation
Baseball Boys — Public Television Service Foundation
Let The Wind Carry Me - The Fleeting Moments of Mark Lee— Chiang Hsiu Chiung, Kwan Pun Leung, Tony Luo
Best Short Film
Sleeping With Her — Chih Yi Wen
Invisible Loneliness — Lin Jung Hsien
Ending Cut— Wu’s Production Co.
Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year
Let The Wind Carry Me - The Fleeting Moments Of Mark Lee
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Yang Yang
Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
Lee Lung-Yue
Jack Kao
LeonDai
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