goldenhorsea THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

The 48th Annual Golden Horse Awards which will takes place on 26th November 2011 will see a fierce competition in its Best Picture category. The official nominees for the annual awards was announced by The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival earlier this month. The Golden Horse Awards are given to Chinese-language films from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia.

Taiwanese Film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale which sparks a controversy at the recent 2011 Venice Film Festival will competes against China’s blockbuster Let the Bullets Fly, Hong Kong’s Best Foreign Language Film submission’s A Simple Life, The Piano in a Factory and Return Ticket for the top honor.

This year award was dominated by Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale with 11 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Performer, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song, Best Action Choreography, Best Makeup & Costume Design, and Best Sound Effects. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale was Taiwan’s submission to the Academy for Best Foreign Language Film.
Best Documentary Awards will go between The Man Behind the Book, Hometown Boy or Young at Heart: Grandma Cheerleaders

Complete list of nominations for the 48th Golden Horse Awards

Seediq Bale THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

BEST PICTURE


Let The Bullets Fly, Jiang Wen (China / Hong Kong)
The Piano In A Factory, Zhang Meng and Jae-young Kwak (China)
Return Ticket, Yung-Shing Teng (China Taiwan)
A Simple Life, Ann Hui (Hong Kong)
Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale, Wei Te-Sheng (Taiwan)

BEST DIRECTOR


Wei Te-sheng, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Jiang Wen, Let The Bullets Fly
Ann Hui, A Simple Life
Zhang Meng, The Piano In A Factory

BEST NEW DIRECTOR


Wuershan, The Butcher The Chef And The Swordsman
Giddens, You Are The Apple Of My Eye
Xu Haofeng, The Sword Identity
Du Jia-Yi, Kora

BEST ACTRESS


Michelle Chen, You Are The Apple Of My Eye
Deanie Ip, A Simple Life
Qin Hailu, The Piano In The Factory
Shu Qi, A Beautiful Life

BEST ACTOR


Eddie Peng, Jump Ashin!
Ge You, Let The Bullets Fly
Andy Lau, A Simple Life
Wang Qian-Yuan, The Piano In The Factory

The Piano In A Factory THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR


Lawrence Ko, Jump Ashin!
Lau Wing, Revenge A Love Story
Bokeh Kosang, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Jimmy Wang You, Wu Xia

BEST NEW PERFORMER


Chen-Tung Ko, You Are The Apple Of My Eye
Lin Ching-Tai, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Bokeh Kosang, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Lin Yuan-Jie, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS


Kara Hui, A Chinese Ghost Story
Jiang Wenli, Love For Life
Carina Lau, Let The Bullets Fly
Tang Qun, Return Ticket

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


Jump Ashin!
A Simple Life
Return Ticket
The Piano In A Factory

A Simple Life Ann Hui THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY


The Butcher, The Thief And The Swordsman
Let The Bullets Fly
The Sword Identity
Kora

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


Yao Hung, Hometown Boy
Chin Ting-Chang, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Zhao Fei, Let The Bullets Fly
Shu Chou, The Piano In A Factory

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS


A Chinese Ghost Story
Let The Bullets Fly
The Sorcerer And The White Snake
Wu Xia

BEST ART DIRECTION


Hao Yi, The Butcher The Chef And The Swordsman
Silver Cheung, Bruce Lee My Brother
Taneda Yohei, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Yee Chung Man, Wu Xia

Return Ticket THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

BEST MAKEUP & CUSTOME DESIGN


Haoy Yi, The Butcher The Chef And The Swordsman
Mutiple People, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
William Chang, Let The Bullets Fly
Dora Ng, Wu Xia

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY


Chin Ka Lok, Bruce Lee My Brother
Shim Jae Won and Yang Kil Yong, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Dion Lam, Overheard 2
Donnie Yen, Wu Xia

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE


Baby-C & Kay Huang, The Long Goodbye
Owen Wang, Jump Ashin!
Ricky Ho, Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Oh Young-mook, The Piano In A Factory

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG


A Ba (performed by Jay Chou and Hung Jung-hung) from Abba
完美落地 (performed by Luantan-Ascent) from Jump Ashin!
Na Xie Nian (performed by Hu Xia) from You Are The Apple Of My Eye
We See the Rainbow (performed by 演員合唱 ) from Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Let The Bullets Fly THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES

BEST FILM EDITING


Hsiao-tung Chen, The Man Behind The Book
Shirley Yip and Azrael Chung, Bruce Lee My Brother
Kong Chi Leung and Manda Wai, A Simple Life
Curran Pang, Overheard 2

BEST SOUND EFFECTS


Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Let The Bullets Fly
Overheard 2
Wu Xia

BEST DOCUMENTARY


The Man Behind The Book
Hometown Boy
Young At Heart: Grandma Cheerleaders

BEST SHORT FILM


Thief (Jay Chen)
The Outsider (Youth Film Studio)
Meeting Of The Half Moons (Hong Kong Arts Development Council)
Horse With No Name (Chen Nien Ko)

OUTSTANDING TAIWANESE FILMAKER OF THE YEAR


Hsiao-Tung Chen
Yang Li-chou
Wong Wei-liu

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


Ting Shan-Si

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