As I promised I will be posting about the nominees list for the 45th TVB Anniversary Awards (should be 44th but TVB has decided to skip 44th because 4 sounds like die in Chinese)
I've watched most series this year besides Forensic Heroes III, Super Snoops and Curse of the Royal Harem, basically everything after late September.
BEST ACTOR
Julian Cheung - The Rippling Blossom
Stephen Au - Be Home For DInner
Moses Chan - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Kevin Cheng - Ghetto Justice
Roger Kwok - Wax and Wane
Ron Ng - Wax and Wane
Ruco Chan - The Other Truth
Steven Ma - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Kenneth Ma - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Michael Tse - Lives of Omission
Bosco Wong - Lives of Omission
Bobby Au Yeung - Men With No Shadows
Raymond Lam - Men With No Shadows
Wayne Lai - Forensic Heroes
Sunny Chan - Curse of the Royal Harem
This list is pretty predictable besides Stephen Au for Be Home for Dinner, I would have expected Damian (I liked him this year a lot), Bowie or even Joe Ma before they'd consider Stephen Au
Ruco did well in The Other Truth and has left a lasting impression. I felt that both leads in Lives of Omission were also very good. Then it gets tough. Steven Ma and Roger Kwok were decent but not too memorable whilst Wayne Lai is getting a lot of good feedback for his role and because I don't feel like nominating anyone else I'll nominate him. But to be honest I feel that Raymond Lam did well in My Sister of Eternal Flower so I might put him in as a darkhorse.
But to be honest I don't want Ruco, Michael or Bosco to win the award. I feel that the award should not only go for one performance but also for your performance as a whole in the past only because it has always been like that for TVB awards (i.e. I would never suggest this for the Oscars). Therefore I think Julian, Steven and Raymond should win this award before the three above.
Most Likely Top 5
Julian Cheung - The Rippling Blossom
Kevin Cheng - Ghetto Justice
Steven Ma - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Michael Tse - Lives of Omission
Wayne Lai - Forensic Heroes III
Ok besides Kevin, Michael and Wayne I think the last two spots are not lock on yet. I see anyone from Julian, Moses, Ruco, Bosco or Raymond taking the last two spots. It will be interesting if Moses misses a spot though because he hasn't been out of the Top 5 since 2005.
In all honesty I find this years crop weak I think there's real potential for an upset this year but I think Michael looks like the favourite to me. I will be disappointed if Kevin wins again. Kevin has definitely improved by leaps and bounds and his performance in Only You and Ghetto Justice were good but I think he has been overrated for Ghetto Justice, I found him so over-exaggerated when he was in court and he should in no way be listed among the Multi-Best Actor awardees of Gallen, Louis, Roger and Wayne.
But before I move onto the next category I just want to say how disappointed I am that TVB seems to be putting Raymond in these uninspiring roles that typecast him into a certain character. He needs to be in a big series soon as his win is so overdue.
BEST ACTRESS
Liza Wang - Home Troopers
Tavia Yeung - The Rippling Blossom
Louise Lee - Only You
Yoyo Mung - Only You
Kristal Tin - Be Home For Dinner
Linda Chung - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Charmaine Sheh - My Sister of Eternal Flower
Selena Li - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Fala Chen - Lives of Omission
Kate Tsui - Lives of Omission
Nancy Sit - River of WIne
Elena Kong - River of Wine
Maggie Cheung - Forensic Heroes III
Jessica Hsuan - Curse of the Royal Harem
Myolie Wu - Curse of the Royal Harem
I'm just going to blank out Tavia Yeung for The Rippling Blossom rather than The Other Truth but whoopee for Selena Li being elevated here.
I think I was one of the few who actually thought Charmaine did well here. Fala also did well in Lives of Omission. Elena Kong is so underrated by TVB whilst I expect Maggie to be doing good in Forensic Heroes III finally Myolie has had a great year. And I would like to commend Yoyo because I felt that her two roles this year were two of her best performances ever and it changed my opinion towards her.
I think Myolie should win the award this year because she has been memorable in all three of her roles this year and she was in her element in The Rippling Blossom.
Most Likely Top 5
Fala Chen - Lives of Omission
Maggie Cheung - Forensic Heroes III
Myolie Wu - Curse of the Royal Harem
Linda Chung - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Kate Tsui - Lives of Omission
Just to add I think Tavia and Charmaine are also potential Top 5 candidates but I decided to omit them because Tavia hasn't really had any memorable roles despite being in 4 or 5 dramas this year whilst Charmaine's move and bad press from the series might have affected her chances.
I think Fala and Myolie are sure inclusions with Maggie also being very likely. Linda and Kate are more maybes to me.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenny Wong - Links to Temptation
Ram Tseung - A Great Way To Care
Patrick Tang - 7 Days in Life
Elliot Yue - Grace Under Fire
Mat Yeung - Be Home For Dinner
Law Lok Lam - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Sam Lee - Ghetto Justice
Jazz Lam - Ghetto Justice
Lee Sing Cheung - The Other Truth
KK Cheung - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Derek Kwok - Lives of Omission
Ben Wong - Lives of Omission
Pierre Ngo - River of Wine
Power Chan - Men With No Shadows
Lee Kwok Lun - Forensic Heroes III
Pretty uninterested in this list
I nominated Elliot Yue and Power simply based on past performance whilst I thought Sam and Jazz were quite refreshing and Ben was interesting in Lives of Omission.
Most Likely Top 5
Elliot Yue - Grace Under Fire
Law Lok Lam - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Derek Kwok - Lives of Omission
Ben Wong - Lives of Omission
Pierre Ngo - River of Wine
I find it pretty difficult to predict who will be nominated let alone win. I chose Elliot because he's always a good filler, Law Lok Lam because of his news, Derek and Ben because of Lives of Omission's success and Pierre because he's been in for the past two years. The only person who has been gaining any traction is Ben Wong in this group so I guess he's the favourite, if not Pierre Ngo might sneak in.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vivien Yeo - A Great Way To Care
Yvonne Lam - Be Home For Dinner
Queenie Chu - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Sharon Chan - Ghetto Justice
Joyce Tang - Ghetto Justice
Mannor Chan - Wax and Wane
Florence Kwok - Wax and Wane
Aimee Chan - The Other Truth
Natalie Tong - The Other Truth
Helen Ma - The Other Truth
Ching Ho Wai - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Elena Kong - Lives of Omission
Sire Ma - River of Wine
Nancy Wu - Forensic Heroes III
Gigi Wong - Curse of the Royal Harem
Interesting that Natalie and Selena both considered for most improving last year have suddenly seen a huge split in status. Natalie who won the award last year is now only Supporting whilst Selena who lost is a leading actress!
This is pretty easy for me. Sharon and Joyce were fantastic in Ghetto Justice, Natalie did well in The Other Truth. Elena was amazing for Lives of Omission whilst Nancy has been garnering a lot of attention in FH3. But honestly Aimee for a couple of episodes in The Other Truth! WHAT!
My favourite is Elena Kong then Sharon and maybe Nancy if I watched FH3.
Most Likely Top 5
Sharon Chan - Ghetto Justice
Joyce Tang - Ghetto Justice
Natalie Tong - The Other Truth
Elena Kong - Lives of Omission
Nancy Wu - Forensic Heroes III
YEP! I predict the same list as my Top 5, I can only see Helen or Gigi making a change to this Top 5 unless TVB lose their minds and go for Aimee Chan in three episodes of The Other Truth.
FAVOURITE TV MALE CHARACTER
Julian Cheung - The Rippling Blossom
Stephen Au - Be Home For Dinner
Jason Chan - Be Home For Dinner
Moses Chan - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Kevin Cheng - Ghetto Justice
Ruco Chan - The Other Truth
Raymond Wong - The Other Truth
Steven Ma - The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Michael Tse - Lives of Omission
Bosco Wong - Lives of Omission
MC Jin - Lives of Omission
Wong Cho Lam - Super Snoops
Louis Yuen - Super Snoops
Johnson Lee - Super Snoops
Wayne Lai - Forensic Heroes III
No Raymond! Stephen, Jason and Moses! Really! Jason is so annoying and I swear Lor Sir was the most hated character on Hong Kong TV this year.
Simply saying I didn't like any of the other nominees characters, of course besides the ones I haven't seen.
Most Likely Top 5
Julian Cheung - The Rippling Blossom
Kevin Cheng - Ghetto Justice
Michael Tse - Lives of Omission
Wong Cho Lam - Super Snoops
Wayne Lai - Forensic Heroes III
However I think it'd be odd if Moses was blanked in both categories. I think Julian, Kevin, Michael and Wayne seem the most likely roles to be considered for Favourite character whilst everybody seemed to love Wong Cho Lam's role in Super Snoops.
FAVOURITE TV FEMALE CHARACTER
Sonija Kwok - 7 Days in Life
Yoyo Mung - Only You
Louise Lee - Only You
Liu Xuan - Grace Under Fire
Kristal Tin - Be Home For Dinner
Linda Chung - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Myolie Wu - Ghetto Justice
Sharon Chan - Ghetto Justice
Toby Leung - Wax and Wane
Tavia Yeung - The Other Truth
Fala Chen - Lives of Omission
Kate Tsui - Lives of Omission
Liza Wang - Super Snoops
Maggie Cheung - Forensic Heroes III
Aimee Chan - Forensic Heroes III
Honestly Toby Leung! Her character and performance in Wax and Wane reminded me of why I hated Toby's acting when I started to like her after My Sister of Eternal Flower.
For some reason I loved Yoyo Mungs "Middle-Aged Woman" role. I pitied Linda's character in Yes Sir Sorry Sir so I nominated her there. Myolie was pretty cool in Ghetto Justice whilst I liked both Tavia and Fala in their respective roles also however I truly only loved Yoyo's character.
Most Likely Top 5
Linda Chung - Yes Sir Sorry Sir
Myolie Wu - Ghetto Justice
Fala Chen - Lives of Omission
Kate Tsui - Lives of Omission
Liza Wang - Super Snoops
Honestly isn't this award given to Linda already? Anyway besides Linda the others are just educated guesses that could easily be wrong.
MOST IMPROVED ACTOR
Jazz Lam
King Kong
Jason Chan
Mat Yeung
MC Jin
JAZZ! MC Jin is so overrated.
MOST IMPROVED ACTRESS
Samantha Ko
Sire Ma
Mandy Wong
Cilla Kung
Katy Kung
So actually awarding new faces! So Selena and Sharon have finally grown too old for this award and will forever be known as the two who were nominated nearly every year but never got the award. But I really think it should be given to Mandy Wong even though I'm quite sure it's Sire Ma's to lose.
BEST SERIES
Show Me The Happy
Twilight Investigation
Links to Temptation
Home Troopers
A Great Way To Care
7 Days in Life
The Rippling Blossom
Only You
Grace Under Fire
Be Home For Dinner
Relic of an Emissary
Yes Sir Sorry Sir
My Sister of Eternal Flower
Ghetto Justice
Wax and Wane
The Other Truth
The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Lives of Omission
River of Wine
Men With No Shadows
Super Snoops
Forensic Heroes III
Til Love Do Us Die
Curse of the Royal Harem
But I sadly did not finish River Of Wine, Men With No Shadows, Super Snoops, Forensic Heroes III, Till Love Do Us Die or Curse of the Royal Harem.
I really liked Twilight Investigation but nobody else seemed to. Grace Under Fire had some great scenes whilst I actually liked My Sister of Eternal Flower. Ghetto Justice was very different from the usual TVB series and written interestingly thus it was well received whilst I liked Lives of Omission more than I thought. Special mention to Julian, Damian, Myolie and Eileen's part of The Rippling Blossom and the cases and the way they were handled in The Other Truth.
To be honest this year is pretty bad in terms of a good set of winners, at this moment I think it might be
Best Actor - Michael Tse
Best Actress - Myolie Wu
Best Supporting Actor - Ben Wong
Best Supporting Actress - Nancy Wu
Favourite TV Male Character - Kevin Cheng
Favourite TV Female Character - Linda Chung
Most Improved Male Artiste - MC Jin
Most Improved Female Artiste - Sire Ma
Best Series - Lives of Omission
I would like this to happen
Best Actress - Myolie Wu
Best Supporting Actor - Power Chan
Best Supporting Actress - Elena Kong
Favourite TV Male Character - Julian Cheung
Favourite TV Female Character - Yoyo Mung
Most Improved Male Artiste - Jazz Lam
Most Improved Female Artiste - Mandy Wong
Best Series - Lives of Omission
This is factoring in every equation so not only their performance in the said series but overall performance throughout the year and throughout their career and other factors as well.
Anyway see you soon for the actual awards results!
