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20th Golden Melody Awards (2009) – winners

Yein Jee — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:55:54 +0000

Winners of the 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards…

Song of the Year: Jay Chou, “Fragrant of Rice”

Best album: Eason Chan, “Don’t Want to Let Go”
Best Mandarin male singer: Jay Chou, “Capricorn”
Best Mandarin female singer: Sandee Chan, “If There’s One Important Thing”
Best band: Mayday, “Poems of Post-Adolescence”

Best producer: Purdur, “Nanwan Sisters”
Best composer: Crowd Lu, “100 Types of Lives”
Best lyricist: Wu Yu-Hsuan, “Inside the Tram”
Best music video: Jay Chou, “Mr Magic”

Best performing group: Nanwan Sisters, “Nanwan Sisters”
Best newcomer: Crowd Lu, “100 Types of Lives”

[incomplete list, only the pop categories are listed; via Cfensi]

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Cannes Film Festival 2009 – winners

Yein Jee — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:12 +0000

Winners of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. Not a bad outing for Asian films… Filipino director Brillante Mendoza won best director, Chinese director Lou Ye won best screenplay, while Korean director Park Chan-wook won a jury prize.

Feature films

Golden Palm – “The White Ribbon”, directed by Michael Haneke
Grand Prix – “A Prophet”, directed by Jacques Audiard
Best director – Brillante Mendoza, “Kinatay”
Best screenplay – Lou Ye, “Spring Fever”

Best actress – Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist”
Best actor – Christoph Waltz, “Inglorious Basterds”
Jury prize – “Fish Tank”, by Andrea Arnold / “Thirst”, by Park Chan-wook
Lifetime achievement award – “Wild Grass”, directed by Alain Resnais

Short films

Golden Palm – “Arena”, directed by João Salaviza
Special distinction – “The Six Dollar Fifty Man”, by Louis Sutherland, Mark Albiston

Other Cannes Film Festival 2009 articles: Photos [1] ~ Photos [2]

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28th Hong Kong Film Awards (2009) winners

Yein Jee — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:52:04 +0000

The 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, presented Sunday (Apr 19) at HKG Cultural Centre…

Best actor and actress, Nick Cheung and Paw Hee Ching (Image from Baidu (Cn))

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3rd Asian Film Awards (2009)

Yein Jee — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:36:50 +0000

Winners of the 3rd Asian Film Awards presented in Hong Kong on Monday (Mar 23)…

Best film – “Tokyo Sonata” (Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands)
Best director – Hirokazu Kore-Eda, “Still Walking” (Japan)
Best actor – Masahiro Motoki, “Departures” (Japan)
Best actress – Zhou Xun, “The Equation of Love and Death” (China)

Best newcomer – Yu Shaoqun, “Forever Enthralled” (China)
Best supporting actor – Jung Woo-sung, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (Korea)
Best supporting actress – Gina Pareño, “Service” (Philippines)
Best screenwriter – Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, Sachiko Tanaka, “Tokyo Sonata”

Best cinematographer – Jola Dylewska, “Tulpan” (Kazakhstan and co.)
Best composer – Joe Hisaishi, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” (Japan)
Best editor – Kim Sun-min, “The Chaser” (Korea)
Best special effect – Craig Hayes, “Red Cliff” (China)

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Baeksang Arts Awards 2009 – red carpet

Yein Jee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:59:29 +0000

Red carpet gala of the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul on February 27th…

Best actress (TV) Moon Geun-young…

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45th Baeksang Arts Awards (2009) winners

Yein Jee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:09:12 +0000

The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, one of Korea’s biggest entertainment awards, were presented at Seoul Olympic Park on Friday (Feb 27).

45th Baeksang Awards’ best actors and actresses… Kim Myung-min, Moon Geun-young,
Son Ye-jin and Jo Jin-mo (Image from Isplus (Kr))

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81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)

Yein Jee — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:27:40 +0000

Winners of the 81st Annual Academy Awards (Oscar), presented on February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with Australian actor Hugh Jackman as host…

Best picture – Slumdog Millionaire
Actor in leading role – Sean Penn, Milk
Actress in leading role – Kate Winslet, The Reader
Directing – Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign language film – Departure (Japan)
Music – “Jai Ho”, Slumdog Millionaire
Music (score) – Slumdog Millionaire
Film editing – Slumdog Millionaire

Sound mixing – Slumdog Millionaire
Sound editing – The Dark Knight
Visual effects – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Documentary short – Smile Pinki

Documentary feature – Man on Wire
Actor in supporting role – Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Short film (live action) – Spielzeugland
Cinematography – Slumdog Millionaire

Makeup – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume design – The Duchess
Art direction – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Short film (animated) – La Maison en Petits Cubes

Animated feature film – Wall-E
Writing (adapted screenplay) – Slumdog Millionaire
Writing (original screenplay) – Milk
Actress in supporting role – Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Korean Golden Disk Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:08:33 +0000

TVXQ and Jewelry (pics) won the big prize at the 23rd Korean Golden Disk Awards, presented on Wednesday (Dec 10) at Seoul’s Olympic Park…

Sunye’s (from WonderGirls) wardrobe trouble seems to be grabbing the headlines though; and Big Bang’s fans are wondering how their favourite group managed to end up with nothing at all considering how red hot they are at the moment.

The Winners [via Kbites]

Daesang – TVXQ (Disk), Jewelry (Digital)
Bonsang (Disk) – TVXQ, Kim Dong-ryul, SG Wannabe, Rain, Brown Eyes, Shinhwa
Bonsang (Digital) – MC Mong, Brown Eyed Girls, Jewelry, Wonder Girls
NewComer Award – SHINee (Disk), Davichi (Digital)
Popularity Award – Son Ho-young, TVXQ (Disk) & F.T. Island, Tae Yeon (Digital)
Trot Award – Jang Yoon-jeong
Rock Award – Nell
Special Achievement Award – Kim Changwan
New Trend Award – Kim Jong-wook
Producer Award – Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment

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Golden Horse Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:06:30 +0000

The 45th Golden Horse Awards were presented at Zhongshan Hall in Taichung City, Taiwan, on Saturday (Dec 6). The Golden Horse is arguably the most prestigious award in the Chinese film industry.

Taiwanese movie “Cape No 7″ managed to scope 6 awards, albeit not the major ones… but there’s plenty to celebrate for the host considering how gloomy Taiwanese film industry was for the past decade or two.

Some of the major winners of the 45th Golden Horse Awards…

Best Feature Film – The Warlords
Best Director – Peter Chan (The Warlords)
Best Leading Actor – Zhang Hanyu (Assembly)
Best Leading Actress – Prudence Liew (True Women for Sale)
Best Supporting Actor – Ma Ju Long (Cape No 7)
Best Supporting Actress – Mei Fang (Orzboyz)

Refer to Golden Horse official website for complete list of winners. Check out some red carpet pics via Cfensi, Cri and Chinadaily.

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Blue Dragon Awards 2008 – red carpet (3)

Yein Jee — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:06:43 +0000

A few more red carpet pics from the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards which were presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul… [image from Newsen]

Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan

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Blue Dragon Awards 2008 – winners

Yein Jee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:37:33 +0000

“Forever the Moment” won the best movie award at the 29th Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards, presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul. The best actor and actress awards are won by Kim Yoon-seok and Son Ye-jin respectively.

Best actor Kim Yoon-seok and best actress Son Ye-jin (Image from Newsis)

The winners [via Hanfever]

Best movie – Forever the Moment
Best director – Kim Ji-woon (The Good, The Bad and The Weird)
Best leading actor – Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser)
Best leading actress – Son Ye-jin (My Wife Got Married)

Best supporting actor – Park Hee-soon (Seven Days)
Best supporting actress – Kim Ji-young (Forever the Moment)
Best newcomer (actor) – So Ji-sub & Kang Ji-hwan (Movie is Movie)
Best newcomer (actress) – Han Ye-seul (Miss Gold Digger)

Most popular actors – Sol Kyung-gu & Jung Woo-sung
Most popular actresses – Kim Ha-neul & Son Ye-jin
Best on-screen couple – Son Ye-jin & Kim Joo-hyuk (My Wife Got Married)

Check out some red carpet pictures… 1 ll 2 ll 3

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TVB Anniversary Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:17:44 +0000

The 41st Hong Kong TVB Anniversary Awards were presented on November 16, with drama “Moonlight Resonance” dominating the winner list as expected…

Veterans Ha Yu and Michelle Yim with best actor/actress awards (Image from Baidu)

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Mnet KM Music Festival 2008

Yein Jee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:45:16 +0000

The 10th Mnet Korean Music Festival (MKMF) was held on Saturday (Nov 15) at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

The talk of the town goes to Lee Hyori and Big Bang’s special stage, where Hyori and TOP shared a little smooches… [more kissing pics on Kbites and K-popped]

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Korea Drama Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:29:59 +0000

Some red carpet pics from Korea Drama Awards 2008 which was presented on November 1 at Jinju Castle in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea…

Grand prize winner Kim Myung-min

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Golden Bell Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:23:10 +0000

The 43rd Golden Bell Awards were presented in Taipei on Friday (Oct 31); Golden Bell is Taiwan’s most prestigious radio and television broadcasting awards.

“Fated to Love You” won the best drama series as expected; Ariel Lin was crowned the best actress (in drama series) with “They Kiss Again”; while Jacky Wu and A-Ya claimed the best variety show hosts award with “Guess Guess Guess”.

Other winners are relatively unknown; couldn’t recognise most of the names to be frank. Sharing a few red carpet pics (from Sohu) instead…

The emcees – Patty Ho, Jacky Wu and Tian Xin

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Assembly dominates 29th Full Blossom Awards

Yein Jee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:53:10 +0000

“The Assembly”, a warfare movie by Chinese director Feng Xiaogang became the biggest winner at the 29th Full Blossom Awards presented on Saturday (Sept 13) in the City of Dalian, China.

The Assembly won the best movie, best director, best leading actor (Zhang Hanyu) and best supporting actor awards (Deng Chao).

The best actress and supporting actress awards are won by Li Bingbing and Taiwanese veteran Gua Ah Leh respectively with movie “The Knot”.

Best actor and actress Zhang Hanyu and Li Bingbing (Image from Xinhuanet)

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