On the evening of April 14, the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Center.
As one of the three major awards for Chinese films, the influence of the Academy Awards in the eyes of the public is still quite large.
In this grand ceremony, the organizer still invited many celebrity guests to attend.
However, compared with previous years, this year's starlight is obviously much dimmer.
This is not difficult to see from the red carpet scene and the list of nominees.
Of course, the organizers wanted to invite many big names to build momentum for the Academy Awards, but the reality was that it backfired.
There are not many well-known movie stars who come to the award presenters, except for Feng Delun , Carina Lau , Zhang Aijia , Louis Koo , Yuan Yuyi , Lin Xilei , Yang Ying and others, the others are basically second-tier actors.
It is not difficult to see from the organizer's invitation to Yang Ying to be the guest of honor that the Hong Kong Film Awards are really going down.
Previously, Yang Ying's career and resources declined seriously due to the Crazy Horse Show turmoil, so that her comeback in the mainland did not make much waves, and she was in a very embarrassing situation.
In this case, the Academy Awards invited her to participate in the event, which shows that the Academy Awards have lost their former glory.
The competition for the Academy Award actor is fierce, and Lin Baoyi and Huang Zihua have a high demand for awards
This year's Hong Kong Film Awards, whether it is the best film or acting awards, the competition is not fierce.
If there is really any award that is in suspense, it is only the award for Best Actor.
There are five finalists for this award, namely Tony Leung, Lin Baoyi, Huang Zihua, Lu Zhenye and mainland actor Dapeng.
Before the results were announced, Lin Baoyi and Huang Zihua had the highest call for awards.
Lin Baoyi
This time, Lin Baoyi was nominated for Best Actor for the movie "Under the White Sun".
Lin Baoyi contributed textbook acting skills in this movie, and the pervert he played was not like acting at all.
Of course, this is a joke, Lin Baoyi acted really well in this movie, and there was a big breakthrough in acting.
He grasped the sanctimoniousness of a dean, the step-by-step method of committing the crime, the emotional calmness, anger, etc., very accurately.
Shaw Lin's outstanding performance was recognized by the audience, so his call for the award was very high.
Huang Zihua
Huang Zihua was shortlisted for "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" and played a bad tongue lawyer in the film.
This kind of role is very challenging for the actor, because it is necessary to grasp the scale in the performance, both to show the sharpness and wit of the character, but also to avoid being too exaggerated and contrived.
And Huang Zihua has done a very good job in this regard, and through his delicate expressions and language, he has successfully created a character that is both annoying and lovable.
Huang Zihua's performance in the movie is also very layered. In the first half of the movie, the character he plays is very arrogant and arrogant, but as the plot develops, he gradually shows his inner weakness and helplessness.
Through superb acting skills and rich expressiveness, Huang Zihua has successfully created a character that is both annoying and lovable. The shaping of this role not only shows Huang Zihua's acting strength, but also adds a lot to the whole movie.
In terms of acting skills, Huang Zihua has also made a lot of progress this time, and the role he created is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many people hope that Huang Zihua can win the actor with this role.
Although Dapeng was shortlisted, the identity of a mainland actor is destined to be just a companion
Mainland actor Dapeng was nominated for Best Actor for "The Eighth Suspect" this time.
To be honest, in this movie, Dapeng contributed good acting skills and created a full sense of layering.
But even if Dapeng contributed super-god-like acting skills in the film, this award would not be awarded to him.
Because the Hong Kong Film Awards, as a regional award, has always had territorial protection.
Since the establishment of the award, the award of Best Actor has been awarded to Jet Li (Singaporean).
The other previous Best Actor awards were won by local Hong Kong actors, and from this point of view, Dapeng's shortlisting is to accompany him.
Tony Leung's shortlisted works have a poor reputation and are not favored
Tony Leung was able to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for "Goldfinger", which was a surprise to many people.
There is no other reason, just because the reputation of this movie is very average, and it has been criticized by many people as a bad movie after its release.
But even though this movie is very poor, Tony Leung's performance in the film is as stable as ever, whether it is eye drama or various micro-expression processing, it is just right.
Tony Leung, as a three-gold actor, really didn't say anything about his acting skills.
But considering that the reputation of this movie is not very good, many people have excluded Tony Leung from being a strong contender for the best actor.
Tony Leung's six Academy Awards for Best Actor netizens are constantly controversing
But the slap in the face was so unexpected, when Louis Koo and Anita Yuen announced that the best actor was Tony Leung, many people thought it was incredible.
Even Tony Leung himself was surprised, and made a gesture of covering his mouth with his hands in front of the camera, a little unbelievable.
Tony Leung won the Best Actor Award with six Academy Awards for "Goldfinger", an unprecedented achievement, and it can be said that there is no one else to come.
Since Tony Leung was filming abroad, it was Carina Lau who accepted the award instead of him.
Tony Leung's victory as the actor caused many netizens to be dissatisfied, and everyone complained.
Some people feel sorry for Lin Baoyi and Huang Zihua, and some say that Tony Leung is ranked by seniority and wins awards based on his past resume, and some people even say that Tony Leung won the actor Taishui by relying on bad movies......
It can be seen that the controversy over Tony Leung's winning of the actor is still quite big.
As far as this matter is concerned, I think Tony Leung's acting skills are okay, but it is also a fact that "Goldfinger" is a bad movie.
Tony Leung can win the award, but if he uses another movie "No Name" last year, it will be more convincing, after all, he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor with this movie.
In fact, the Academy Awards have come to this point, and they are no longer as glorious as they used to be.
As far as the award for Best Actor is concerned, Tony Leung himself does not need this award, but the Academy Awards need him.
The shortlisted people, whether it is in terms of seniority or influence and many other aspects, the organizer has to give Tony Leung.
After all, Tony Leung's market appeal is there, whether it is for the future development of the Hong Kong Film Awards or to increase his influence again, it is all that others do not have.
epilogue
Now Hong Kong films and film awards have entered a period of rapid decline, whether it is Hong Kong actors or excellent Hong Kong films, they are far less than in the eighties and nineties.
Especially in recent years, the quality of Hong Kong films has plummeted, which has led to a sharp drop in the reputation of the Academy Awards, and the authority and gold content are no longer what they used to be, which can't help but make people sigh.
Once upon a time, it was not an exaggeration to describe the stars at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, Andy Lau, Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-fat and others at that time, which was not the acting leader.
Even big names with strong acting skills such as Stephen Chow and Wu Zhenyu have to accompany them many times.
Looking at it now, Hong Kong film talents have withered, and they have reached the point of being in short supply.
So much so that the older generation of Hong Kong stars in their 60s are still struggling to support the Academy Awards.
In the end, only time will tell us what the future of the Hong Kong Film Awards, the golden signboard of the past, will be.