55th Golden Horse Awards
2018 Taiwanese film awards ceremony
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The 55th Golden Horse Awards (Chinese: 第55屆金馬獎) took place on November 17, 2018 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of 2017 and 2018.[2] The ceremony was hosted by Matilda Tao and televised by TTV.[3]
| 55th Golden Horse Awards | |
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| Date | November 17, 2018[1] 17:00 NST (red carpet) 19:00 NST (awards ceremony) |
| Site | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Hosted by | Matilda Tao |
| Organized by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | An Elephant Sitting Still |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou Shadow |
| Best Actor | Xu Zheng Dying to Survive |
| Best Actress | Hsieh Ying-hsuan Dear Ex |
| Most awards | Shadow (4) |
| Most nominations | Shadow (12) |
| Television in Taiwan | |
| Network | TTV |
Winners and nominees
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Best Animation Feature
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Best Live Action Short Film
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Best Animated Short Film
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Best Visual Effects
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Best Art Direction
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Best Makeup & Costume Design
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Best Original Film Score
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Best Original Film Song
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Best Sound Effects
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Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
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Special Contribution Award
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Fu Yue's speech
When Fu Yue, won the Best Documentary and took the stage to deliver her acceptance speech, she expressed, "I hope our country can be recognized as a truly independent entity. It is the greatest wish for me as a Taiwanese."[4] The audience responded with enthusiastic applause. This statement, perceived as leaning towards Taiwanese independence, caused a public opinion storm in mainland China, Chinese artists cited the "China: not even a bit can be left behind" picture to support the China's claim over Taiwan. Xu Zheng, the Golden Horse Best Actor, Zhou Xun and Sun Li, who were nominated for Best Actress, Hu Ge and Deng Chao, who appeared at the Golden Horse Awards, as well as Fan Bingbing,[5] Li Chen,[6] Liu Shishi, Wu Jinyan, He Jiong, Yao Chen, Yang Mi, Zhao Wei, Zhao Liying, Li Yifeng, Lu Han, Tang Yan, Victoria Song, Feng Shaofeng, Tong Dawei, Xie Na, Gao Yuanyuan, Lu Yi, Dilraba Dilmurat, Lynn Hung, Pang Ho-cheung, Li Bingbing[7] and other entertainment stars all expressed this position on Weibo.[8][9] In addition, Hong Kong artists William Chan, Irene Wan, and Jackson Wang, a member of South Korean group GOT7, also forwarded the Weibo post.[10]