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  Awards and Nominations for Brigitte Lin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Golden Horse Award in the Best Actress category for her role in Red Dust in 1990.
A nominee in the Best Actress category for the 12th HK Film Awards in 1992 for her role in Handsome Siblings.
A nominee in the Best Actress category for the 3th HK Film Awards in 1983 for her role in Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain.
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  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unlike the Academy Awards however, where winners are chosen through voting by fellow colleagues in an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Golden Horse Awards winners are selected by a panel of judges during the week before the ceremony is held.
For the Chinese films that had been awarded Best Film, the applicants from China were not requested to enter into the said registration procedures for the airing of their productions in Taiwan, on condition that the number of the films awarded had not exceeded a number of ten.
Yuan Tsung-Mei, was awarded the "Lifelong Achievement Award of the Golden Horse Awards".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golden_Horse_Award   (9448 words)

  
 Carina Lau - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It was I am Sorry (a low-budget dramedy) that first garnered her the HK best actress nomination in 1989, and she had previously been sent out by TVB to do some films but nothing significant enough to turn her into a film star.
Voted by people's choice as the Best Actress of the year for her performance in Curiosity Kills the Cat and the award was hosted by Sina.Com.
She was one of the handful actresses to be earning $1M salary per picture in Hong Kong back in the early 1990's when she used to work on at least 6 movies a year, and in recent years she works on merely one movie a year.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0490500/bio   (1986 words)

  
 Kidman, Streep, Moore share best actress honours - smh.com.au
Best director honours were conveyed on France's Patrice Chereau for his probingly psychological study Son Frere.
Daldry is up for a best director Oscar and Kidman for best actress for her portrayal of suicidal Virginia Woolf.
The picture was one of 22 competing for the Golden Bear award at the Berlinale, Europe's first major film showcase of the year.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/02/16/1045330466107.html   (859 words)

  
 Moovees.com - Movie Reviews, Trailers & News
For all of those idiots screaming "homophobia" to explain the results, remember that Ang Lee won for best director and normally a split between director and picture for two different movies is viewed as a tie of sorts.
Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner), although beware of dark horse nominee Amy Adams for her performance in Junebug.
Best Documentary: The easy pick due to its box office popularity is March of the Penguins, but there's a lot of love out there for Murderball.
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 Josephine Koo Mei-Wah
Her onscreen debut in Yim Ho’s critically acclaimed Homecoming (1984) was rewarded with the Best New Artist Award and a nomination for Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
This was followed by a Hong Kong Film Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for A Fishy Story (1989) and a Golden Horse Best Supporting Actress Award win for To Liv(e) (1992), both films in which she played a woman with younger male lovers.
The audience reportedly gasped in surprise when Koo, who still looks radiant and elegant, went to up to receive the award and it was revealed that she was already 52 years old and a grandmother.
www.lovehkfilm.com /people/koo_josephine.htm   (256 words)

  
 The Moving Picture
Both roles were written to win awards, but this year, up against the lead contender Mirren for Best Actress and Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” for Best Supporting Actress, both performers will likely have to watch their competition run off with the Oscar.
She won the Golden Globe this year for her portrayal of the cold and harsh fashion editor, but the victory was more of a nod for her continuously delightful contributions to the silver screen rather than a prediction of 2007 Oscar glory.
Of all of this year’s nominated films for Best Actress, “The Devil Wears Prada” is probably the most accessible to the average moviegoer.
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 Tomson Films Co., Ltd.
Apart from being a Kung fu actress, she also challenged herself in a diverse category of films such as literary films, war films and historical films.
Her subtle, profound and matured acting skills won her The Best Actress Award at 22nd Asian-Pacific Film Festival and The Best Actress Award at Golden Horse Award in 1976 an 1980 respectively.
It is no doubt that Hsu Feng was a professional and successful actress, but she had to learn everything from the very beginning to become a producer.
www.tomson-films.com /indexnew2e.htm   (1386 words)

  
 CNN - Spielberg, Paltrow win at Golden Globes - January 24, 1999
One award was announced before the ceremony: Jack Nicholson was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." Nicholson has been nominated for 14 Globes and won five.
The Golden Globes, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are traditionally seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards held in March, with winners and contenders often riding a wave of promotion between the Golden Globes and the race for Oscar.
Three actresses who play characters facing illness earned Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a drama: Meryl Streep in "One True Thing," Susan Sarandon in "Stepmom," and Emily Watson in "Hilary and Jackie." Also competing in the category are Cate Blanchett for her work in "Elizabeth" and Fernanda Montenegro for "Central Station."
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9901/24/golden.globes.02   (1109 words)

  
 Maggie Cheung Snatches Best Actress Award
For Cheung's fans, the best actress award at Cannes Festival is pleasant but not a surprise.
She also won a Best Actress Award the same year at Taipei's Golden Horse Festival for her work in "Full Moon" in New York.
Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung (L) holds her Best Actress award next to French actor Vincent Cassel (R) for her role in the film entry Clean, by French director Olivier Assayas during the awards ceremony at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, 2004.
www.china.org.cn /english/NM-e/96396.htm   (839 words)

  
 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States.
It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel, play, or short story).
See also the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, a similar award for screenplays that are not adapted from elsewhere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay   (5589 words)

  
 Golden Globes exert an unlikely influence - The Boston Globe
The Golden Globes are the Hollywood awards equivalent of that phrase "famous for being famous," applied to celebrities known more for being there than doing anything notable.
That's the exciting part about watching the Golden Globes and Oscars," said Leonardo DiCaprio, a Golden Globe nominee and likely Oscar contender for best actor for the Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator." "Even if a person looks like a lock on winning an award, the Golden Globes and Oscars could be completely different.
Charges that voters were swayed by gifts and favors turned the awards into a Hollywood joke, and TV networks dropped the show, which ran on cable channels for several years.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2005/01/15/golden_globes_exert_an_unlikely_influence   (555 words)

  
 CNN.com - 'Infernal Affairs' best picture - Dec. 13, 2003
In other awards, Anthony Wong of "Infernal Affairs" won in the best supporting actor category, and Lin Mei-sui of the Taiwanese film "Black Dog is Coming" was named best supporting actress.
Best original film score went to Marco Wan for "Color of the Truth," a police story about friendship and corruption in Hong Kong.
Liao Pen-jung was named best cinematographer for "The Missing," a Taiwanese film about a grandmother's frantic search for her grandson who goes missing one afternoon while under her care.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/13/taiwan.films.ap   (336 words)

  
 Xinhua - English
(Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok, left, displays his award for best actor, and Chinese mainland actress Zhou Xun displays her award for best actress during the 43rd Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese cinema's equivalent of the Oscars, November 25, 2006, in Taiwan.
BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland actress Zhou Xunwon the best actress award at the 43rd Golden Horse film awards, a Chinese language equivalent of the Oscars, held in Taipei Saturday.
Among mainland-Taiwan or mainland-Hong Kong co-productions, "The Banquet" won the award for best art direction and the best makeup and costume design; "Crazy stone" for the best original screenplay.
news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-11/26/content_5375603.htm   (235 words)

  
 academy award best movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Oscar Best Supporting Actor & Actress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Undisputably the best performance of his career, Baldwin may be the best bet in town.
Nominated for awards by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Chilcago Film Critics, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and SAG, del Toro is a strong favorite among Academy voters and his performance as an ex-con in “21 Grams” is clearly not one to be overlooked.
The 51 year old Iranian actress is spellbinding as a lower middle class housewife to Ben Kingsley’s strong Colonel in “House of Sand and Fog.” As the voiceless Nadi, Aghdashloo speaks volumes with her eyes and inflections, clearly conveying the subordinate life of an Iranian wife.
www.moviesharkdeblore.com /oscar_best_supporting_actor_actress.htm   (885 words)

  
 The Hindu News Update Service
Hong Kong, April 16 (Xinhua): Gong Li claimed the 'best actress' crown at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards Sunday night, which is the third consecutive year that Chinese mainland actress has won the title.
He has already won the best supporting actor award at the 43rd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for the same role.
The film was also the best film and best screenplay winners of this year.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/009200704161121.htm   (309 words)

  
 The People Are Missing: The 25th Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (and 40th Golden Horse Awards)
Reliance on the Golden Horse to see such films has been assuaged somewhat of late by the establishment of alternative venues such as the SPOT Taipei Film House, an art house theater co-founded by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
The festival's origins lie in the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, the first of which was held in 1962 on Chiang Kai-Shek's birthday in the wake of the second cross-straits armed conflict.
Although the Awards ceremony in principle celebrates films from all over Greater China, the People's Republic of China is often poorly represented due to, among other things, trade restrictions; local press often lament the increased dominance of Hong Kong films at the expense of kudos to local productions.
www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/festivals/04/30/golden_horse.html   (2659 words)

  
 best darwin award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Patrick Tam, Lau Ching-Wan, Gong Li Winners at Hong Kong Film Awards | Asian American News | GoldSea
Gong Li from ``Memoirs of a Geisha'' and ``Miami Vice'' was named best actress for playing an empress who helps stage a coup in famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou's imperial epic ``Curse of the Golden Flower.'' Gong didn't attend Sunday's ceremony.
Chinese actress Gong Li won the Best Actress award for her role as the empress in the $45-million epic Curse of the Golden Flower.
After winning best supporting actor at the Golden Horse Awards, he won the same prize in Hong Kong, also picking up the best new performer award.
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 golden globe award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Hong Kong Actress Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, best known to Western audiences for her role as Jackie Chan's ever-suffering girlfriend May in the popular Police Story series, was born in Hong Kong in 1964.
In 1991, she became the first Chinese performer to win a Best Actress Award at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival for her work in Center Stage.
Cheung recently won critical acclaim and a Tawianese Golden Horse award for her role in art house darling Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love (2000).
www.china.org.cn /english/features/film/86232.htm   (662 words)

  
 Boston.com / 1998 Year in Review
The Golden Globes are sometimes a bellwether for the Academy Awards and will be given out Jan. 24 on NBC.
The awards are often seen as a bellwether to the Academy Awards, for which ''Saving Private Ryan'' is considered a strong contender.
Cameron Diaz was a big surprise for best actress because the film was such an unusual comedy.
www.boston.com /news/packages/yir/entertainment/golden_globes.htm   (604 words)

  
 academy award for best supporting actress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Golden Horse Award
Hong Kong actor Andy Lau poses with his award for best actor for the film 'Infernal Affairs III' at the 41st Golden Horse Award ceremony in central Taichung City on December 4,2004.
Hong Kong actor Andy Lau (L) and Taiwan actress Yang Kuei Mei pose with their awards for best actor and actress at the 41st Golden Horse Award ceremony in Taichung City December 4,2004.
Taiwan actor Tony Yang and actress Hong Hao-xuan pose with their best new performer awards at the 41st Golden Horse Award ceremony in central Taichung City on December 4, 2004.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-12/05/content_397437.htm   (195 words)

  
 Box Office Prophets: Maggie Cheung
The exposure attained in playing second fiddle to the Hong Kong superstar was invaluable to the actress’ career; it afforded her the opportunity to lay the groundwork for the later, more artistic roles that would be her greatest legacy.
Whether it be stumbling, frail, starcrossed lover, historic actress or martial arts mistress, Cheung brings a quiet strength to her work that melds her own innate appeal with whatever varied character quirks her present role may require.
As she is approaching a stage in her career where many actresses tend unfortunately to begin to find it much more difficult to locate acceptable material with which to work, it’s refreshing to see that Maggie Cheung appears to be as much in demand now as ever.
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