Recently, due to the epidemic, many awards have had to be transferred online.
On the evening of August 6, the 30th Huading Awards Chinese Film Satisfaction Survey Release Ceremony was held. Due to the prevention and control of the epidemic, it can only be released online in the mode of no guests, no audience, and no media.
Without the red carpet link of actresses competing for glory, the Huading Award seems to be a little less lively, but after seeing the award-winning works and actors, Tomato Jun feels that this is the best Huading Award in recent years.
Without further ado, let's look at who picked up these heavyweight awards.
I. Best Film: "Eight Hundred"
It has been a full year since the release of "Eight Hundred", and the memory of it may have been blurred.
But it is undeniable that "Eight Hundred" is indeed an excellent war-themed film.
In the film with the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the incision of "Eight Hundred" is not large, telling the story of a warehouse and a group of outcasts.
The other side of the bridge is the side where the cannon is full of fire, but this side is a paradise of singing and dancing, which is a contrast that only existed in that era, and because of this contrast, the stubbornness of the "eight hundred heroes" also has meaning.
Of course, the Sihang warehouse was eventually captured, and you can still see the dense bullet holes in the warehouse when you go to Shanghai. But the eight hundred heroes should not be forgotten, they are part of the common memory of the Chinese nation.
Guan Hu filmed this story in a way that combines "record" and "romanticism", and the characters of sheep abduction, old abacus and old iron are rich and three-dimensional, full of chewiness.
The movie "Eight Hundred" can be said to be fair and objective, as the best film of the Huading Award.
Second, the best actor: Andy Lau
Andy Lau is the "evergreen tree" of the Chinese film industry.
Not long ago, his live broadcast room poured in 100 million fans, creating many records at once. Surprisingly, this is not a large live party, just Andy Lau and Ma Dong, sitting and chatting.
40 years after his debut, Andy Lau said that "every day is just an ordinary day".
From the live camera, the audience also saw Hua Tsai's calm and warm existence, from his words, to understand his views on the past of the cause, and ma Dong recalled the past with laughter and tears.
For a person who has been debuting for 40 years, this specification is too high.
The Huading Award awarded the film emperor to Andy Lau, and the good things came in pairs, not because of his popularity, but because of the King of Heaven's work "Bomb Disposal Expert 2".
Andy Lau has won many film emperors, and the Huading Award may not be the most important one, but "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" is definitely his landmark work.
In the late stage of his career, Hua Tsai's works, especially pure Hong Kong film works, are becoming less and less, and in the case of the word-of-mouth of the previous work, "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" is definitely a counterattack.
Director Qiu Litao integrates various genres such as action, suspense and crime, and the film is highly completed, especially Andy Lau's performance, which is as quiet as a virgin and moves like a rabbit, shaping a positive and negative ambiguous "bomb disposal expert" just right.
Some people say that "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" is the best theater line in 2020. Tomato Jun still agrees with this view.
And the lead actor Andy Lau deserves a film emperor trophy.
Third, the best heroine: Gong Li
What helped Gong Li get the best actress was "Win the Championship".
Many people say that Lang Ping, played by Emperor Gong, is very similar, like Lang Guide himself.
Like of course, it is only one aspect, more, it is Gong Li who really brings Lang Ping into his body, and the appearance is like the most primary stage of the performance, but a sentence, an action, a look and even a look in the middle of the play, is really carved into the bones.
When playing Lang Ping, Gong Li cut her short hair and appeared on the field wearing Lang Ping's clothes, and the women's volleyball girls were shocked, and they all felt that Lang Guide himself came.
This kind of "god restoration" not only convinces the real women's volleyball players who play the role, but also surprises the audience.
It is also this temperament of Gong Huang's performance that is not angry and arrogant, which conquers the audience and also conquers the judges.
This kind of performance is not only worth a Huading Award-winning actress, but also worth more.
4. Best Director: Wan Ma Tse-dan
Unlike "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" and "Win the Championship", the award-winning work of best director Wan Ma Tse-dan is a relatively niche literary film: "Balloon".
The Huading Awards can rarely pay attention to the directors of literary and artistic works, which tomato Jun did not expect before.
The name Wan Ma Tse-dan is not famous because of "Balloon", his "Quiet Mana Stone", "Tharlo", and "Crashed into a Sheep" are deeply loved by the audience.
He turned the camera on ethnic minorities, at Tibet, where the shots of the big director rarely touched.
His story is gentle and tense, like a story told, but there is no lack of human power in the story.
"Balloons" is such a work.
It talks about sex, it also talks about human nature, it has a sense of lightness, but also a sense of heaviness and suffocation about reproductive pressure.
Wan Ma Tse-dan's lens language is long and long, there are few close-ups, but such a vast Tibetan place, life is so cramped, this sense of contrast, let the audience deeply feel the difference of "Balloon".
In terms of adapting domestic film texts, Wan Ma Tse-dan has a strong ability, and this ability is even rarely noticed.
But when you've seen his films, learned about his lens language, and finished reading the original work, you can feel his uniqueness.
I also thank the Huading Award for paying attention to such a director, this award may be a recognition for him, and it is also very weighty.
5. Best Screenplay: Quan Yongxian
Quan Yong is the screenwriter of "On the Cliff", Zhang Yimou's strong style of work, the story all relies on Quan Yong to lay the foundation first.
Before rarely saw Zhang Yimou's spy works, for fans, "On the Cliff" is a big surprise.
Whether it is a suspenseful reversal or an action scene, "On the Cliff" is a superior work, especially in the rhythm and advancement of the story, there are slow and urgent, one after another, there are flat and direct narratives, there are also reversals, and it is enjoyable to watch.
The pseudo-Manchu lifestyle and characteristics it shows are also a great proof of the authenticity of the film.
Quan Yongxian once positioned "Cliff" in this way: "We must communicate with the audience as a friend with deep understanding and aesthetic insight."
When he created "Cliff", he consulted a lot of historical materials, consulted many experts in this period of history and consulted in detail. The truth of "Cliff" is based on the truth of history, and even the recipes of the pseudo-Manchu policemen, Quan Yongxian, have done research.
It can be said that on the military merit badge of "Cliff", there is a credit for him. And his efforts eventually succeeded in gaining the recognition of the audience.
The Huading Award is the best proof.
Sixth, the best supporting actor: Gao Yalin
In addition to the father in "Family with Children", Gao Yalin's performance in "Send You a Little Red Flower" is deeply moving.
Being the father of a cancer child is stressful.
Gao Yalin hid this pressure in his heart. Many scenes in the movie do not see his depression, but often laugh and giggle, face his son's illness with his wife, face anything.
But where he couldn't see it, he was still the old father who had broken his heart.
Because of his experience in playing a father, Gao Yalin played the role of a father to the bone.
That kind of majesty, that kind of Chinese-style father's unpretentiousness, and the image of silent dedication, I believe that every audience who sees it can deeply understand.
He and the father played by Xia Yu are two different fathers, but the emotions are exactly the same.
This best matching man should be given to him.
Seeing the selfie of him and his mother, I believe that few people can hold back, that is the power of real emotions.
The ease on the screen, for the audience, is an unbearable weight of life.
7. Best Actress: Zhu Yuanyuan
Everyone may not remember who Zhu Yuanyuan is, the aunt in "My Sister".
It was the aunt who took care of the housework before and after and was the only one who cared for Zhang Zifeng's sisters and brothers.
In this movie, Zhu Yuanyuan is one of the most powerful actors.
She is stoic but kind, knowing her husband's atrocities but silently bearing pain, she and Zhang Zifeng are two opposites, but they are the representatives of the vastst and kindest women in China.
When the whole network is discussing whether a woman should be a "brother support demon", we cannot ignore the important role of Zhu Yuanyuan's aunt.
Because of her, the theme of "My Sister" has a thousand and one powers.
8. Best New Director: Lu Yulai
"Showdown" is one of the largest films of the year, showing scenes of various violent and rampant crime groups.
The first time I saw such a sensitive subject in a theater, it was difficult to imagine that he was a new director.
Scenes in the film about the underworld forces, killing people and setting fires, bribing officials, and so on.
This kind of scale, in previous mainland films, is difficult to see.
The film has a cold Hong Kong film temperament, and director Lu Yulai is the creator of this temperament.
Although the film as a whole inevitably has various flaws, it is already a success and a victory to see it in theaters.
I hope that we can see more such cinema films in the future, and I also hope that the theme and scale of domestic films can be broadened.
In addition, there are many awards at this year's Huading Awards, which are limited in space, and Tomato Jun will not say them one by one.
The full list of winners is posted below:
(Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Board: Yang Yang)