‘Dead Talents Society’ Heads Golden Horse Film Awards Nominations
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Comedy-horror “Dead Talents Society” picked up 11 nominations for the Golden Horse Film Awards, making it the most acclaimed title among the 169 films in contention for the prestigious Chinese-language prizes. “Yen and Ai-Lee” and “Bel Ami” both received eight nominations, putting them in a tie for second place.
Recent Venice competition film “Stranger Eyes,” from Singapore’s Yeo Siew Hua received six. Five films compete for the best narrative features award: John Hsu’s “Dead Talents Society,” Ray Yeung’s “All Shall Be Well,” Lou Ye’s “An Unfinished Film,” Geng Jun’s “Bel Ami” and “Stranger Eyes.” The same five also contest the best director award.
Nominees for best leading actor are: King Jieh-wen (“A Journey in Spring”), Chang Chen (“The Embers”), Yau Hawk-sau (“The Way We Talk”), Wanlop Rungkumjad (“Mongrel”) and Zhang Zhiyong (“Bel Ami”).
Chang is a previous winner in the category. Nominees for best actress are: Patra Au Ga-man (“All Shall Be Well”), Kimi Hsia (“Yen and Ai-Lee”), Chung Suet-ying (“The Way We Talk”), Sylvia Chang (“Daughter’s Daughter”) and Sandra Ng (“Love Lies”).
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