Lou Ye’s Wuhan-set Covid drama An Unfinished Movie took high honours on the 61st Golden Horse Awards, profitable each greatest movie and greatest director, whereas fellow mainland Chinese language director Geng Jun’s LGBTQ+ black comedy Bel Ami gained a hat-trick of prizes together with greatest actor.
John Hsu’s Taiwanese supernatural comedy Useless Skills Society snatched probably the most prizes, strolling away with 5 awards principally within the technical classes.
Scroll down for full listing of winners
The most effective narrative characteristic award for An Unfinished Movie was offered by Golden Horse Awards chairman, famend DoP Mark Lee Ping-bing and Hong Kong New Wave director Patrick Tam. As director Lou is at the moment at Tokyo Filmex enterprise jury duties, his producer spouse Ma Yingli accepted the prize together with a consultant from France’s Coproduction Workplace.
Ma mentioned on stage: “It’s not a traditional manufacturing, but it surely’s the happiest and probably the most particular for Lou Ye.” She additionally took the chance to announce that the movie will likely be launched in Taiwan on December 20. The movie premiered at Cannes’ Particular Screenings in Might.
It’s the second consecutive movie from mainland China to be named greatest movie, following final 12 months’s winner Stonewalling by Huang Ji.
Mainland Chinese language actor Zhang Zhiyong was named greatest actor for his efficiency as a middle-aged homosexual man. He was absent from the awards ceremony, which was held on November 23 on the Taipei Music Heart for the primary time, attributable to his filming schedule. Director Geng accepted the prize on his behalf from Oscar-winning greatest supporting actor Ke Huy Quan.
Geng mentioned on stage that he and Zhang had been childhood associates and the way an accident has left Zhang partially disabled however that didn’t cease him from pursuing an performing profession.
The movie, shot primarily in black and white, additionally secured greatest cinematography for Geng’s common DoP Wang Weihua, and greatest modifying for Chen Ho-ping. It made its world premiere on the Golden Horse Movie Competition.
The most effective actress award went to younger Hong Kong actress Chung Suet-Ying for her efficiency as a hearing-impaired individual in Adam Wong’s The Method We Discuss, which premiered at BFI London.
Award presenters embrace worldwide friends similar to director Daniel Kwan and producer Jonathan Wang from Every little thing In every single place All At As soon as.
61st Golden Horse Awards winners
Greatest Narrative Characteristic
An Unfinished Movie
Greatest Director
Lou Ye, An Unfinished Movie
Greatest New Director
Chiang Wei-Liang, Yin You-Qiao, Mongrel
Greatest Main Actor
Zhang Zhiyong, Bel Ami
Greatest Main Actress
Chung Suet-Ying, The Method We Discuss
Greatest Supporting Actor
Shih Ming-Shuai, Gatao: Like Father Like Son
Greatest Supporting Actress
Yang Kuei-Mei, Yen And Ai-Lee
Greatest New Performer
Feifei Cheng, Huge
Greatest Unique Screenplay
Huang Xi, Daughter’s Daughter
Greatest Tailored Screenplay
Wang Xiaoshuai, Above The Mud
Greatest Cinematography
Wang Weihua, Bel Ami
Greatest Visible Results
Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-Yi, Useless Skills Society
Greatest Artwork Course
Wang Chih-Cheng, Liang Shuo-Lin, Useless Skills Society
Greatest Make-up & Costume Design
Lore Shih, Useless Skills Society
Greatest Motion Choreography
Teddy Ray Huang, Useless Skills Society
Greatest Movie Modifying
Chen Hoping, Bel Ami
Greatest Sound Results
Chen Yi-Ling, Eddie Huang, Yannick Dauby, From Island To Island
Greatest Unique Movie Rating
Thomas Foguenne, Stranger Eyes
Greatest Unique Movie Tune
“Useless Skills Society”, Useless Skills Society
Greatest Documentary Characteristic
From Island To Island, Lau Kek-Huat
Greatest Reside Motion Quick Movie
Facet A: A Summer time Day, Wan Kin-Fai
Greatest Documentary Quick Movie
Color Ideology Sampling.Mov, Chan Cheuk-Sze, Kathy Wong
Greatest Animated Quick Movie
Father Determine, Shek Ka-Chun
Excellent Taiwanese Filmmaker Of The Yr
Li Si-Jian
Lifetime Achievement Award
Cheng Pei-Pei
Lin Wen-Chin
