|
To mark the centennial anniversary of Chinese movies in 2005, China
will launch an awards ceremony based on box-office earnings. A ceremony
will be held in Beijing in March with awards being made to 2004’s most
successful box-office hits.
The nominations for the best actress award were announced Tuesday in
Beijing, with Li Bingbing, who starred as a beautiful thief in Feng
Xiaogang’s film A World Without Thieves, heading the list of nominees.
Zhang Ziyi, who has not yet returned from her Oscar trip to Los Angeles
in the United States, joins Li on the list for her role in House of Flying
Daggers.
Other nominees are actress and singer Zhou Xun, who starred in Li
Shaohong’s Baober In Love, and controversial actress Zhao Wei who won a
nomination for her outstanding performance as a complicated anti-drug
policewoman.
Ju Xue, the final name on the list, was recognized for her performance
in Sunshine Season. In 2004 she won the best actress award at the 10th
Huabiao Awards, a government-sponsored event for China’s film industry.
The winner will be decided by a public poll and announced at the
ceremony later this month. Jointly sponsored by the Chinese Director’s
Association, Film Publishing Association and Cinema Association, the
box-office chart is the first of its kind in China.
(Shenzhen Daily) | 
Updated: 2005-03-02 10:14
