Original title: The 36th China Golden Rooster Awards announced that Tony Leung won the Best Actor award
China News Service, Xiamen, November 4 (Reporter Ye Qiuyun and Yang Fushan) The 36th China Film Golden Rooster Awards were announced on the evening of the 4th in Xiamen, Fujian. Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Chinese opera performing artist and screen actor He Saifei won the Best Actor and Actress awards respectively. Both were nominated for the first time and won the award.
On the evening of November 4, the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony of the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival were held in Xiamen.Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Dongming
Comments from this year’s jury wrote that Tony Leung’s performance in the film was calm, delicate and relaxed, and he performed the complexity of the characters with multiple identities profoundly and powerfully. The emotional expressions were rich in layers, the characters’ inner emotions progressed layer by layer, and the combination of literary and martial arts The superb performance brings a strong sense of immersion to the audience, and he has made new breakthroughs in his mature performance style. He is specially awarded the Best Actor Award.
“Tonight, I feel that I am the happiest person in the world.” He Saifei was moved to tears, but he laughed heartily at the award ceremony. She said that decades of hard work in filming and creation disappeared at this moment.
That night, the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony of the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival were held in Xiamen. This year’s Golden Rooster Awards have a total of 20 awards including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
At the awards ceremony, actor Da Shichang and director Zhai Junjie were awarded the honorary title of “China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Lifetime Achievement Award (Film)”. The movie “The Wandering Earth 2” won the Special Jury Award at the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards.
The 69-year-old actor Li Xuejian won the 36th China Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as “Ji Chang” in the movie “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun”. This was the first trophy awarded that night, and Li Xuejian was very moved. He said that he wanted to divide the trophy into five parts. The five finalists are actors from three generations, old, middle and young. They are all excellent. The film is the result of collective creation, and the honor belongs to everyone.
The film “The King of the Sky” directed by director Liu Xiaoshi won the 36th China Golden Rooster Award for Best Director’s Debut. Liu Xiaoshi said that in future creations, he will set higher standards for himself and always maintain his awe and enthusiasm for movies.
In the blink of an eye, four years have passed since the fire broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The 36th China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Foreign Language Film was won by the French-Italian film “The Burning Cathedral of Notre Dame”. The famous French director Jean-Jacques Annaud said in a video speech that he was very proud to receive this honor. This award is the best gift to the French people.
It is worth mentioning that the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards and the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival added the “Golden Rooster Film Market” unit for the first time, including five major sections including the Golden Rooster Chinese Film Tour, Chinese Film Promotion Conference, and International Exchange Dialogue. The organizing committee of the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival stated that it hopes to promote the display, promotion and exchange of Chinese films.
