Hong Huifang nominated for Finest Actress at Golden Horse Awards for Ajoomma

TAIPEI – Singaporean actress Hong Huifang has bagged her first Golden Horse Awards nomination for her function in upcoming native movie Ajoomma.

The 61-year-old star, who’s up for Finest Main Actress on the annual Taiwan movie awards, stated in an announcement: “2022 has been exceptionally fulfilling. We shot Ajoomma initially of the yr, the film acquired chosen for the upcoming Busan Worldwide Movie Competition and now I obtained the celebrated Golden Horse nomination. I’m very humbled.”

That is the Mediacorp veteran’s first lead function in a characteristic movie. She is up in opposition to Taiwanese actresses Sylvia Chang (A Gentle By no means Goes Out) and Tsai Hsuan-yen (Incantation), Hong Kong model-actress Angela Yuen (The Slender Highway) and Chinese language actress Cya Liu (Limbo). The nominations have been introduced on Tuesday.

Ajoomma, a couple of middle-aged widow (Hong) on a solo journey in South Korea, is up for 4 awards in complete, together with Finest Supporting Actor for Jung Dong-hwan and Finest New Director for native writer-director He Shuming.

Ajoomma is He’s characteristic directorial debut and he additionally scored a nomination for Finest Unique Screenplay alongside his co-writer Kris Ong. 

He stated: “I’m speechless nonetheless. It’s been six years of exhausting work and we couldn’t have achieved it with out the assist of so many individuals round us. I’m so pleased for Huifang and Mr Jung – such deserving nominations.”

The Singapore-South Korean co-production, which opens right here on Oct 27, additionally stars Korean actors Kang Hyung-suk and Yeo Jin-goo, in addition to native actor Shane Pow. It is going to hold its world premiere on Oct 7 at the Busan International Film Festival.

Ajoomma is produced by Singaporean film-maker Anthony Chen, who made historical past on the Golden Horse Awards in 2013 along with his debut characteristic movie Ilo Ilo by turning into the primary Singaporean to win Finest Movie and Finest New Director.

Chen additionally gained Finest Unique Screenplay, whereas Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann gained Finest Supporting Actress for her function within the movie.

Yeo went on to win Finest Main Actress in one other of Chen’s films, Moist Season, in 2019.

If Hong takes residence the award on Nov 19, she would be the first Singaporean to win Finest Main Actress.

Nevertheless, in an interview with leisure portal 8world shortly after the nominations have been introduced, she confessed that she didn’t assume she would stand an opportunity in opposition to display screen legend Chang, who has been her idol since she was younger. Chang has been nominated 10 instances in that class and gained twice.

Hong stated: “Crucial factor is that I used to be nominated. It’s already an enormous encouragement and an honour. Personally talking, I’m already very glad.”