China’s “Blind Massage” was the surprise winner at the 51st Golden Horse Awards, the Taiwan-based competition open to all Chinese-language films.
The Lou Ye-directed film won in six of the seven categories for which it was nominated, including the best feature prize.
It beat another mainland Chinese title “Black Coal, Thin Ice,” which had been the favorite going in to the ceremony with 8 nominations, ahead of 7 for “Blind Massage,” and 6 for Taiwan’s “Kano.”
But “Black Coal” finished a miserable evening winning only for best art direction.
Broadcast of the ceremony was blocked in China because of the inclusion of “Kano,” a period film which casts a benign eye on the Japanese colonial period. Despite its multiple nominations the film came away with no prizes.
Awards were decided by a jury chaired by Joan Chen that also included Stanley Kwan, Aaron Kwok, Chen Po-Wen, Hwarng Wen-Ying and Stephen Fung.
The Lou Ye-directed film won in six of the seven categories for which it was nominated, including the best feature prize.
It beat another mainland Chinese title “Black Coal, Thin Ice,” which had been the favorite going in to the ceremony with 8 nominations, ahead of 7 for “Blind Massage,” and 6 for Taiwan’s “Kano.”
But “Black Coal” finished a miserable evening winning only for best art direction.
Broadcast of the ceremony was blocked in China because of the inclusion of “Kano,” a period film which casts a benign eye on the Japanese colonial period. Despite its multiple nominations the film came away with no prizes.
Awards were decided by a jury chaired by Joan Chen that also included Stanley Kwan, Aaron Kwok, Chen Po-Wen, Hwarng Wen-Ying and Stephen Fung.
- 11/22/2014
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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