Award Nominees: China's Golden Rooster and Taiwan's Golden Horse (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

October 19, 2005

Golden Rooster

Golden Horse

Nominee lists for China's 25th Golden Rooster Film Awards and Taiwan's 42nd Golden Horse Film Awards have been announced. The Golden Rooster, once the top film awards in the mainland China, is now only representing the voice of the "old guards" of China's film circle. For years, director Feng Xiaogang's films have been ignored by Golden Rooster even though they all succeeded in the box-office. After concluding that people running the awards simply do not like him, Feng boycotted this year's Golden Rooster. He submitted his A World without Thieves to the Golden Horse and got four nominations. However, some reform has been made for this year's Golden Rooster. For the first time, categories are no longer only available for mainland Chinese productions and mainland Chinese citizens. People from Hong Kong and Taiwan related to any co-production (between mainland Chinese company and Hong Kong or Taiwanese company) will be eligible for the Golden Roosters. Jackie Chan and Daniel Wu from Hong Kong and cinematographer Lee Ping-Bin from Taiwan are among the nomination list this year. There is still one sad story - director Dayyan Eng is not nominated mainly because he is an American, even though his Waiting Alone, a Chinese production, is nominated for the best picture. As for Taiwan's Golden Horse, two local titles, Three Times and The Wayward Cloud, are strong contenders. But once again, most nominations go to Hong Kong films, including Johnnie To's Election, which is nominated in 11 categories, even though the Hong Kong film industry is currently in recession. The mainland Chinese film industry is also getting more and more shares of the awards. Last year, mainland Chinese film Kekexili: Mountain Patrol won the best picture at the Golden Horse.

 

Golden Rooster Awards (China / mainland)

Golden Horse Awards (Taiwan)

   

Best Picture

Best Picture

Taihang Mountain / Taihangshan Shang (lit.: In Taihang Mountains)

A World without Thieves

Kekexili: Mountain Patrol / Kekexili

The Wayward Cloud

Women Lia / (lit.: You and Me)

Election

Zhang Side

Three Times

Waiting Alone / Duzi Dengdai

Kung Fu Hustle

New Police Story / Xin Jingcha Gushi

 

 

 

Best TV Film

Best Short Film

Hetong Fuzi (lit.: Father and Son by Contract)

The Pain of Others

Women (lit.: We)

How's Life?

Faguan Laozhang Yishi Zhi Yanglao Shu

(lit.: Stories of Judge Lao Zhang: The Retirement Tree)

Eros - The Hand

Hutong Li De Boximiyaren (lit.: The Bohemian in the Alley)

 

Kuaimian Guan (lit.: The Fried Noodles Restaurant)

 

 

 

Best Documentary

Best Documentary

Xiaoping, Ninhao! (lit.: Hello! Xiaoping)

Jump! Boys

Qianqiu Sanxia (lit.: ?)

Taiwan Black Movies

Dongfang Shenzhou (lit.: The Devin  Vessel of the East)

 

Zoujin Mao Zedong (lit.: Knowing Mao Zedong)

 

 

 

Best Animation

Best Animation

Gelante Chuanzhang De Nure (lit.: Captain Grand’s Daughter)

Dragon Blade

He (lit.: Lotus)

Ven. Yin Shun

The Butterfly Lovers / Liang Shanbo Yu Zhu Yingtai (lit.: Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai)

The Fire Ball

Thru The Moebius Strip / Mobisi Huan (lit.: Moebius Strip)

 

 

 

Best Director(s)

Best Director

MA Liwen (You and Me)

TSAI Ming-Liang (The Wayward Cloud)

YIN Li (Zhang Side)

Johnnie TO (Election)

WEI Lian and SHEN Dongjian (Taihang Mountain)

HOU Hsiao-Hsien (Three Times)

LU Chuan (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)

Stephen CHOW (Kung Fu Hustle)

 

 

Best Directorial Début

 

Wanmacaidan (The Silent Holy Stone)

 

LIU Hao (Two Great Sheep)

 

GU Changwei (Peacock)

 

 

 

 

 

Best Actor

Best Leading Actor

Jackie CHAN (New Police Story)

LEUNG Ka-Fai (Election)

Duobujie (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)

CHANG Chen (Three Times)

WU Jun (Zhang Side)

CHEN Khen (A West Lake Moment)

LUO Deyuan (Silent Mountains)

Aaron KWOK (Divergence)

PU Cunxin (A Bright Moon)

 

 

 

Best Actress

Best Leading Actress

LI Bingbing (Waiting Alone)

Miriam YEUNG (Drink, Drank, Drunk)

ZHANG Jingchu (The Huayao Bride)

CHEN Shiang-Chyi (The Wayward Cloud)

JIN Yaqin (You and Me)

SHU Qi (Three Times)

MEI Ting (Asprin)

Michelle KRUSIEC (Saving Face)

 

 

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actor

WANG Luoyong (Deng Xiaoping – 1928)

Anthony WONG (Initial D)

FENG Li (Peacock)

Alex FONG (Drink, Drank, Drunk)

Daniel WU (New Police Story)

WONG Tin-Lam (Election)

TANG Guoqiang (Zhang Side)

YUEN Wah (Kung Fu Hustle)

 

 

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress 

SONG Xiaoying (A Time to Love)

Teresa MO (2 Young)

LI Kechun (Dam Street)

HSIAO Shu-Shen (Love's Lone Flower)

GONG Zhe (You and Me)

LIU Yi-Jing (Blue Cha-Cha)

HUANG Meiying (Peacock)

YUEN Qiu (Kung Fu Hustle)

 

 

  Best New Performer
  Jay CHOU (Initial D)
  Isabella LEONH (Bug Me Not)
  Race WONG (Ab-Normal Beauty)
  Luke LAI (How's Life?)
   

Best Screenwriter

Best Original Screenplay

MA Liwen (You and Me)

YAU Nai-HoI and YIP Tin-Shing (Election)

LIU Heng (Zhang Side)

CHU Tien-Wen and HOU Hsiao-Hsien (Three Times)

LU Chuan KekexiliMountain Patrol

YIM Ho (A West Lake Moment)

LU Zhuguo (Taihang Mountain) 

PANG Ho-Cheung and WONG Wing-Sze (Beyond Our Ken)
   
  Best Screenplay by Adaptation
  FENG Xiaogang, WANG Gang and LIN Lisheng (A World without Thieves)
  TSUI Hark, CHEUNG Chi-Sing and CHUN Tin-Nam (Seven Swords)
   

Best Cinematographer

Best Cinematography

SUN Ming (A Time to Love)

CHENG Siu-Keung (Election)

LEE Ping-Bin (Letters from an Unknown Woman)

KEUNG Kwok-Man (Seven Swords)

JIANG Lijun, WANG Yang, YANG Yandi and ZHANG Ying (Taihang Mountain)

LEE Ping-Bin (Three Times)

CAO Yu (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)

Anthony PUN (Divergence)

XIE Ping and RAO Xiaobing (Zhang Side)

 

 

 

  Best Visual Effects
  Victor WONG, Eddy WONG and Bryan CHEUNG (Initial D)
  Peter WEBB (Seven Swords)
  YANG Han-Chang and LIN Chih-Chao (The Shoe Fairy)
  Frankie CHUNG, Don Ma, Tam Kai-Kwan and Franco HUNG (Kung Fu Hustle)
   

Best Sound

Best Sound Effects

SONG Qin (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)

Kinson TSANG (Initial D)

ZHANG Lei and LI Anlei (Taihang Mountain)

May Mok and Charlie LO (Election)

CHEN Chen (Letters from an Unknown Woman)

Steven Burgess (Seven Swords)

CHOU Ging-Yeung (New Police Story)

Steven Ticknor, Steven Burgess, Rob Mackenzie and Paul Pirola (Kung Fu Hustle)

 

 

Best Art Director  
LU Yuelin (Zhang Side) Best Art Direction
Thomas CHONG (Waiting Alone) Eddy WONG (Seven Swords)
CUI Ren (A Time to Love) WANG Wen-Ying and WANG Chih-Cheng (Three Times)
CAO Jiuping (Letters from an Unknown Woman) WONG Yi-Fei (The Shoe Fairy)
HUO Tingxiao, ZHANG Chunhe and WANG Delong (Taihang Mountain) Oliver WONG (Kung Fu Hustle)
   
  Best Make-up and Costume Design
  Stanley CHEUNG (Election)
  POON Wing-Yan and Shirley CHAN (Seven Swords)
  WANG Wen-Ying, LIAO Su-Jen, Ms Gin OY and WANG Kuan-Yi (Three Times)
  Shirley CHAN (Kung Fu Hustile)
   
  Best Action Choreography
  KONG Tao-hoi (A World without Thieves)
  WONG Chi-Wai (Election)
  LAU Kar-Leung, TUNG Wai and XIONG Xinxin (Seven Swords)
  YUENG Wo-Ping (Kung Fu Hustle)
   
   
Best Score Best Original Film Score
YE Xiaogang (Taihang Mountain) Jeffrey CHEUNG (The Heirloom)
ZHANG Yiqian (A Bright Moon) LO Yayu (Election)
ZOU Ye (Zhang Side) Cin Cin LEE (Blue Cha-Cha)
Cha Gan (The Son of Saiymjke)
Anthony CHUE (Divergence)
Lao Zai (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)  
   
  Best Original Film Song
  Drifting, lyric by Fang Wen-Shan, composed and performed by Jay CHOU (Initial D)
  Song for Heaven, lyric¡ by LIN Xi, composed by LO Tayu, performed by Silver (Election)
  ?, lyric, composed and performed by Luantan Ascent (Falling ... in Love)
  Sunlight, lyric¡, composed and performed by James Ho (Jump! Boys)
   
  Best Editing
  LIU Miaomiao (A World without Thieves)
  LIAO Ching-Song and Hsiao Ru-Kuan (Three Times)
  Angie LAM (Kung Fu Hustle)
  YAU Chu-Wai (Divergence)