Asian Film Award Has Fierce Best Actor And Actress Battles

The 7th Asian Film Award will take place tonight at the Wanchai Convention Center. This year Andy Lau Tak Wa presides over the jury as the event will present the Excellence of Asian Cinema award to Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) and the Highest Box Office Asian Film Award to LOST IN THAILAND, director Xu Zheng will accept the award. Other guest presenters will include Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau), Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Deanie Ip Tak Han, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, Hu Jun, Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, Qin Hailu, Yuen Woo Ping, Kim Ko-Eun and others.

This year MYSTERY and NAMELESS GANGSTER: RULES OF THE TIMES both received 6 nominations, South Korea's PIETA is also a favorite for Best Picture. The film won the 69th Venice Film Festival Best Picture Golden Lion prize. Director Kim Duk-Ki is also a Best Director favorite.

This year Hong Kong films are obviously weaker, without any Best Picture and Best Director nomination. For Best Actor Tony Leung Ka Fai with COLD WAR (HONG JIN) faces the newly crowned Blue Dragon Best Actor and NAMELESS GANGSTER's Choi Min-Sik, GF*BF's Joseph Chang Hau Chuen, THE LAST SUPPER's Liu Ye who are all good actors. However Leung Ka Fai and Choi Min-Sik would have an edge. As for Best Actress, the Golden Horse Award and Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Actress, GF*BF's Kwai Lun-Mei is the favorite. Great Bell Best Actress, PIETA's Jo Min-Su is also a Best Actress choice in the eyes of filmmakers.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: hktopten