Taiwanese actress Chen Shiang-chyi arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Chen is nominated for Best Leading Actress for the film “Increasing Echo” at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Taiwanese director Ang Lee arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Lee is guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Malaysian actress Sinje Lee arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Lee is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Chinese American actress Bai Ling arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Bai is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Fans wait outside of the red carpet at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Fans wait outside of the red carpet at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Chinese American actress Bai Ling arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Bai is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Taiwanese actor Morning Mo arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Mo is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Singaporean actor Mark Lee arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Lee is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Chinese American actress Bai Ling arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Bai is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Taiwanese director Fandy Fan arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Fan is a guest at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
Taiwanese actor Kai Ko arrives at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Ko is nominated for Best Leading Actor for the film “Man in Love” at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry’s biggest annual events.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s annual Golden Horse Awards kicked off Saturday with a Hong Kong drama receiving the most nominations for the Asian equivalent of the Academy Awards.
The Golden Horse Awards, which began in 1962, is considered one of the most prestigious awards for Chinese-language films.
This year, the Hong Kong film “Drifting”, which is based on a 2012 court case involving homeless people in the working neighborhood of Sham Shui Po, received 12 nominations including for Best Director, Best Leading Actor and Best Cinematography.
Two Taiwanese movies, titled “The Soul,” “The Falls” and “Till We Meet Again” received 11 nominations each.
“The Falls” won Best Original Screenplay, while “Drifting” won Best Adapted Screenplay.
“Revolution of Our Times,” a documentary about the Hong Kong political unrest in 2019 by Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow, won Best Documentary Feature.
The film was a controversial topic in Hong Kong and Chow was accused of flouting coronavirus rules after authorities raided a private screening of the documentary in Hong Kong. Under Hong Kong laws, private gatherings are not limited by coronavirus restrictions.
Chow has since sold the copyright of the documentary to a European distributor and disposed of all his footage, in light of risks from a sweeping national security law implemented in the city following the political unrest.
