'The Grandmaster' sweeps HK Film Awards
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E-mail CNTV, April 15, 2014
Awards fever hits Hong Kong again, as the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards was held Sunday night. Known as the Oscars of Hong Kong, it's the city's own homegrown awards ceremony which takes place every year.
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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi accepts Best Actress Award for her role in "The Grandmaster" at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards on April 13, 2014. [Xinhua] |
Hong Kong's most prestigious red carpet event. Star-studded with local celebrities and mainland movie stars.
In its 33rd year, the Annual Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony recreated scenes from its most glorious days, as many excellent movies, directors and film stars were nominated. It's a big year for Hong Kong's movie industry.
This year's red carpet is welcoming many big names in China's movie industry. And a lot of new faces are appearing as well. As in previous years, nominations have gone to gangster, disaster and action movies, as well horror and musical films. The wide ranging field means this year's competition is quite fierce.
Though facing stiff competition, Wong Kar-wai's hit The Grandmaster was the biggest winner, sweeping 12 prizes, including best film, best director, best supporting actor. It also won Zhang Ziyi best actress, for her role as kungfu expert Gong Er. For the same role, she has already snagged Best Actress wins at the prestigious Golden Horse Awards in Taipei as well at the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Macau.
Its main actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai was also a hot runner for best actor. But he finally lost it to Nick Cheung Ka-fai, for his prominent performance in boxing-themed Unbeatable.
Another highlight of this year's awards is that there's a new force on the scene. Movies from newcomer directors, like Adam Wong's The Way We Dance, Juno Mak's Rigor Mortis, all brought the audience big surprises.
"I think the HK film industry is gradually stepping out of its low ebb. More and more young directors are emerging. Out of the 50 or so movies, 10 of the directors are new. In the past years, Hong Kong's movie industry has been supported by the old generation of directors. So their appearance is a very good phenomenon," said Gordon Chan, Chairman of HK Film Awards Association.
It's widely believed that Hong Kong's film industry is recovering, but is still far from its heydays in the 1980s. Experts hope the 33rd Hong Kong film Awards can be a good beginning, bringing Hong Kong's movie industry into a new era.
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