(Admission by the judges)
At 19:30 on April 14, 2024, the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony was grandly opened at the Hong Kong Cultural Center.
Carina Lau, Yang Ying, Huang Zihua and other stars dressed up to attend, and the scene was star-studded.
The Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards, which attracted much attention from the audience, were announced, with both surprises and surprises.
David Jiang: Won Best Supporting Actor for "Under the White Sun".
(Jiang David)
"Under the White Sun" is a reality film that uncovers the abuse of people with disabilities by workers at welfare institutions.
The film is based on real social events in Hong Kong, and has a certain typicality and representativeness.
"Under the White Sun" won a total of 16 nominations at this year's Academy Awards, but the film did not do well at the box office.
When the film was screened in 14 mainland cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, the box office revenue was only 321,000 yuan. But the dismal box office can't hide the film's excellence.
(Stills from Jiang David's "Under the White Sun")
Jiang David played an important role in "Under the White Sun" - Zhou Jiantong, an elderly man with dementia. In order to find out the truth, female reporter Ling Xiaoqi disguised herself as Zhou Jiantong's granddaughter and infiltrated the hospital to expose the cruel truth to the daylight.
Zhou Jiantong, played by David Jiang, wears an old hat, long and messy hair, wears shabby clothes and pants, and hangs an elderly mobile phone around his neck.
Zhou Jiantong has age spots on his face, and the wrinkles on his neck are very conspicuous, which is particularly consistent with the image of a down-and-out elderly person with dementia.
In fact, Zhou Jiantong is not stupid, his intelligence is normal, and he sees all kinds of abuse in the home. But he can't say that he deliberately pretends to be crazy and stupid in order to protect himself.
("Ling Xiaoqi" played by Yu Xiangning)
Ling Xiaoqi was deeply criticized by public opinion and her heart was quite hurt, and Zhou Jiantong comforted her: Don't feel guilty about doing the right thing.
His words redeemed Ling Xiaoqi's wounded heart and made her uncover the curtain without hesitation.
David Jiang was born in Shanghai in 1947, moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of 3, and became a child star at the age of 4. Jiang David has starred in 200 film and television dramas so far, but he has not won any awards, and many mainland audiences are not familiar with him.
When he received the script for "Under the White Sun", Jiang David was very excited, because this was a role that he had rarely been involved in before.
(Jiang David when he was young)
(Still charming in old age)
He studied the script repeatedly and thoroughly understood the characters. Before the film started, Jiang David psychologically regarded himself as Zhou Jiantong.
At the end of the film, Zhou Jiantong put a hat on Ling Xiaoqi in the rain, which was temporarily designed by him, implying to protect Ling Xiaoqi.
When he was young, Jiang David was very handsome, and he was not as old as in the film in life, the age spots on his face and the wrinkles on his neck were all effects after makeup, so he had to touch up his makeup every day.
(Jiang David, Yu Xiangning's "Under the White Sun" stills)
Jiang David performed the role of sobriety in confusion, confusion in sobriety, and the control of proportion was just right, reflecting high acting skills.
Jiang Dawei was able to defeat Huang Zile, Li Shangzheng, Wu Kangren, and Xie Junhao to win the Best Supporting Actor Award, which is convincing.
Liang Yongting: Won the Best Supporting Actress for "Under the White Sun".
(Liang Yongting took the stage to accept the award, and deservedly)
Hong Kong actress Leung Yongting played the supporting actress Huang Xiaoling in "Under the White Sun". Huang Xiaoling is a simple and cute girl with intellectual disabilities, who was sexually assaulted in a welfare institution and is a sympathetic victim.
Liang Yongting is a smart woman in ice and snow, and it is very difficult to play a disabled girl.
Before the start of filming, she went deep into the welfare institutions for the disabled to observe the language, demeanor, and behavior of the disabled, as well as the details of how they eat, sleep, and chat with others.
(Liang Yongting)
Liang Yongting also made friends with people with disabilities and figured out their psychology. It is precisely because Liang Yongting has done enough desk work that Huang Xiaoling has been portrayed as real and credible.
The competition at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards was fierce, and in the end, Liang Yongting defeated Jin Yanling, Wei Luosha, Liu Ziyu, and Yang Siyong to win the Best Supporting Actress Award.
When many netizens predicted, they thought that Jin Yanling and Liao Ziyu had the greatest probability of winning the best supporting actress, but Liang Yongting defeated her opponent in an upset.
Liang Yongting won the Best Supporting Actress Award, which seems unexpected, but it is reasonable. The Huang Xiaoling she portrayed is not the same, she has a personality, she is a memorable character, and she deserves to win the award.
The Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress awards came from the film "Under the White Sun" at the same time, which was rare in previous Academy Awards.
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