TVB Awards 2011 - Another post

I'm just going to mish mash this post with notes on the 45th awards ceremony and actually the past 14 ceremonies. It's the 15th year already!

Firstly, what was Liza wearing! I'm just lost for words.

Secondly TVB cut the short rehearsed introductions of all the artistes, cringing to the max.

Big names that did not attend: Steven Ma, Raymond Lam, Maggie Cheung

Why is Maggie never in attendance.

I love Kam Jer (Lee Heung Kam) however I was feeling so worried for her when she was on screen, I hope she's in good health.

TVB give the artistes more time for acceptance speeches!

I loved most of the presenters especially seeing Mariane Chan back (her presenting speech was good) and Wu Fung but the Teddy Robin and guy from Shine skit was too long.

Everybody was complaining about Vincent and I agree he's pretty green but remember he is new to this give him a chance.

Poor Linda, even Myolie thought that she stole her award. However Myolie was far too exaggerated in expressing her disappointment when she won My Favourite Female Character award, it was borderline rude. TVB should just scrap this and go back to the Top 15 favourite characters of the year. However she somewhat  redeemed herself during the Best Actress speech.

Interesting seating configurations. Elena Kong and Selena Li on front row! Woohoo! Ruco Chan front row! Woohoo but Raymond Wong is on 2nd row...

Anyway after watching the show and realising Moses had been nominated (Top 5) for 7 consecutive year I decided to look back on the past shows and do a little tallying here are my results...

When everybody thinks who is the most successful in terms of TVB Awards I doubt anybody would not say Gallen Lo who was nominated six times from 1997-2002 and managed to win 3 of those but disregarding the amount of wins Moses Chan and Bobby Au Yeung have both been nominated 8 times each! However this is topped by Jessica Hsuan having a whopping 9 nominations and 7 consecutively. Her last nomination was in 2007 which means she was nominated 9 times in the first 11 years. Charmaine Sheh also has a 8 nominations to her name with Ada Choi coming close at 7.

Gallen Lo leads with most wins at 3. Louis Koo, Roger Kwok, Wayne Lai and most recently Kevin Cheng have won two but only Wayne and Kevin I think have a chance to increase this number. On the women's side Liza Wang and Sheren Tang have won two each, each I think with the potential to add more to that number.

Raymond Lam tops every actor in the number of nominations without a win at 5. No other actor has had more than 3 nominations and not won so TVB please give Raymond a great role so that he can once again be nominated and win! But he is beaten by Kenix Kwok who has been nominated 6 times and still not been given the title she deserves

Since Ha Yu's win in 2008 he has been snubbed by the awards.

The supporting roles have only been awarded for 7 years but in this time there have been a diverse number of actors nominated, only Pierre Ngo has managed to muster up three nominations but I think he'll win very soon. It has also been a good place to gauge where TVB will find their next TV king with Ha Yu and Wayne Lai (and nearly Michael Tse) both winning this and Best Actor later in their career. The actresses also have a very mixed field of nominees with Fala Chen doing the best, winning 2 times and being nominated 4 times - still a shock to many how she has won twice. Nancy Wu has the most nominations without a win however I think Nancy will be a huge contender for next year.

The My Favourite awards are less varied and have been in existence since 2006. Raymond has already racked up 4 nominations and won twice here whilst Kevin Cheng, Michael Tse, Moses Chan and Wayne Lai have all been nominated three times and besides Michael all have won once already. The females sport an even less diverse group with most nominees having at least two nominations besides Aimee Chan, Maggie Cheung and Niki Chow. Charmaine Sheh rules the roost with 6 nominations in 6 years but she had two nominations in one year. It took her to leave TVB for them to stop nominating her for this. Linda and Sheren have had the most disappointment from these awards with Linda losing 4 times and Sheren 3 times. I still don't understand why TVB didn't give Linda the awards this year whilst Sheren should have won with all her amazing characters.

The Most Improved Artiste award has been in existence since 2002, I am not counting Nick Cheung's Award in 1998 because it was solely made to award Nick (and maybe Chin Kar Lok) with something. From this award we can see TVB's favoured doing very well. Luckily no actor has been put to shame by being nominated here more than twice... for now. Most interestingly Kevin was nominated here the year he won Best Actor! On the women's side TVB's favoured continue to shine but shockingly Fala Chen has never won this award, obviously she was so good that TVB leapfrogged her over this... Selena Li has the shame of being nominated here the most without a win, three times to be exact. She has now been promoted to leading actress status but I believe if she finally gets a breakthrough role TVB might just bung her in here again. But none other has been shamed as much as Tavia Yeung who even after winning the award in 2003 has been nominated three more times afterwards! TVB is Tavia that bad she has to improve and improve until she reaches supporting status? Most winners won on their first nomination besides Kenneth Ma, Raymond Wong, Wong Cho Lam and Natalie Tong which just goes to show how this award is just given to TVBs favourites.

Moses, Wayne, Kevin, Charmaine and Myolie have all managed to win both the Best and My Favourite categories in their respective years.

So some interesting statistics, which leads me to my main question... When will Raymond finally win the Best Actor title? Whilst I'd love him to win I really want him to win it for a role that most people agree upon because he deserves to be congratulated rather than degraded like how Kevin was in 2006. I just hope TVB gives Raymond more big series so that he has a fighting chance.

TVB Awards 2011 - Result

There are things that shock me and things that are so predictable in this year's winners so let me elaborate...

BEST ACTOR
Top 5 - Kevin Cheng, Michael Tse, Moses Chan, Wayne Lai, Bosco Wong

All my Lock Ons made it and Moses and Bosco, both in my Add Ons made it. Not shocking at all and as I said I expected Kevin to win his second Best Actor Award, whilst I think he did well I still found his performance average in some areas during Ghetto Justice. In other news Moses continues his streak, this is his seventh consecutive year of being in the Top 5!


BEST ACTRESS
Top 5 - Myolie Wu, Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, Fala Chen, Linda Chung, Maggie Cheung

Obviously Myolie and Fala both in the Top 5 as well as Maggie, Linda and as I said Liza was always a safe bet. Whilst it's sad seeing the omission of Tavia. This year wasn't her year.


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Top 5 - Ben Wong, Derek Kwok, Jazz Lam, Pierre Ngo, Lee Kwok Lun

This year the Best Supporting Actor Award was all for Ben Wong really. Pierre, Derek, Jazz also made it but didn't expect Lee Kwok Lun. I so wish that Power was nominated. Jazz nominated in Top 5 which begs the question "Why did he lose to MC Jin in Most Improved?"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Top 5 - Sharon Chan, Nancy Wu, Natalie Tong, Aimee Chan, Helen Ma

Happy that Sharon won but it was a joke Aimee made the Top 5. I don't dislike Aimee, in fact a lot of the times I support her but come on she was pretty average in The Other Truth and only appeared in three episodes. I kind of think the same for Helen Ma as well actually. So frustrated Elena Kong is not nominated! TVB SUPPORT HER PLEASE!


MY FAVOURITE TV MALE CHARACTER
Top 5 - Kevin Cheng, Michael Tse, Bosco Wong, Wayne Lai, Ruco Chan

Predicted the Top 5 but I can't quite believe that Kevin won both the awards (and would eventually end with three for the night). Is TVB trying to say they judge fairly?


MY FAVOURITE TV FEMALE CHARACTER
Top 5 - Myolie Wu, Linda Chung, Fala Chen, Maggie Cheung, Aimee Chan

Pretty gobsmacked that it wasn't Linda, I was so sure as well. I've come to learn that TVB regards filming series dedicated to you as a form of congratulation so you don't need an award - as seen with Michael Tse. But another thing, Aimee REALLY! I think Aimee is going to get a lot more haters now. Pretty interesting Kate and Tavia were both blanked, I'd call them and Fala, Myolie and Linda as the new five Fa Dans of TVB.


MOST IMPROVED MALE ARTISTE
I thought Jazz would make it but TVB's love for MC Jin came over. Sorry it's just unfair wasn't Lives of Omission his first main series?


MOST IMPROVED FEMALE ARTISTE
Sire Ma, oh well Mandy still has time but Sire's win is premature to me.


BEST HOST: Grasshoppers (All Star Glam Exam)
Nah... I found them pretentious and annoying most of the time it was the guests that saved the show.


BEST SERIES
Top 5 - Lives of Omission, Yes Sir Sorry Sir, Ghetto Justice, The Other Truth, Forensic Heroes III

TVB cannot continue to give this award as a consolation to the "losing" series. How can Lives of Omission be better than Ghetto Justice if the Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Favourite Male and Female Character came from Ghetto Justice? I just don't get that. NB I'm a Lives of Omission fan.


BEST VARIETY PROGRAMME: All Star Glam Exam


BEST INFORMATION PROGRAMME: Water of Life
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tvb.com WEIBO POPULARITY AWARD - Kevin Chen
REALLY! Three Awards! I'd much rather TVB shared the pork when Kevin really wasn't that much better than everyone else.


MOST ADMIRABLE AWARD: Hong Kong Back Then


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Lee Heung Kam
yay! Love Kam jer


EXTRAORDINARY ELEGANT MALE AND FEMALE ARTISTES: Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu
... really ... so where's the Professional Performance Award now coughporkawardcough

TVB Awards 2011: Final Preshow Post

So that this blog doesn't fade into oblivion I am updating it even though I really shouldn't be with the amount of work I have but I just wanted to update my predictions for the awards.

Sorry for the lack of photos, they just take time!

BEST ACTOR

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Kevin Cheng, Michael Tse, Wayne Lai

Others - Moses Chan, Raymond Lam, Bosco Wong, Ruco Chan (in order of likelihood)

We all know it is a battle between Kevin and Michael but as the weeks have passed I feel like Kevin is slowly edging ahead. Personally I feel Kevin did a good job but it would be so unjust if Kevin wins this award for the second time. I find it amusing that nobody seems to remember Kevin in Home Troopers where he wasn't that great. Michael has been getting a lot of negative news about his personality but I liked his acting in Lives of Omission so I'd much rather he won than Kevin. Wayne is a given, he's the new Gallen Lo to TVB.

I think TVB might complete the list with Moses just for old times sake, he has been in the top 5 like every year! Raymond might make it because I can't see TVB just blanking him the whole night, unless he wins one of those pork awards like Professional Performance or Blog Popularity. Bosco was pretty well received in Lives of Omission so if TVB is trying to slowly increase his chances of winning the award someday they need to start portraying him as a contender. Whilst Ruco Chan is a dark horse but yet again he received a lot of attention from The Other Truth so it would seem odd for TVB to blank him. Would TVB include Steven Ma? It seems like everyone believes Steven should win it some day.

Just a note I find it interesting that Sunny has acted in a number of leading roles this year but has gained no traction.

My Choice (not necessarily in Top 15)

Raymond Lam - My Sister of Eternal Flower

Bosco Wong - Lives of Omission

Ruco Chan - The Other Truth

Michael Tse - Lives of Omission

Wayne Lai - Forensic Heroes III

But as you know I want Steven Ma to win it because he's the most worthy of the award right now.

BEST ACTRESS

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Myolie Wu, Fala Chen

Others - Maggie Cheung, Kate Tsui, Tavia Yeung, Linda Chung, Liza Wang, Charmaine Sheh

Yet again another two way battle this time between Myolie Wu and Fala Chen. However I think TVB favour Myolie at the moment and I think the general consensus is that Myolie is a better choice. With Fala's illness I wonder how it will affect her chances, will it give her a better chance because TVB wants to maximize her opportunities when she recovers or will she be forgotten because she might be gone for a while?

As I see it Maggie Cheung is being promoted as TVBs headline "powerhouse" actress because she's the only previous generation actress that is still with them so I'd believe TVB would like to be in Maggie's good books. Kate, Tavia and Linda will all be fillers to boost their reputation. Liza will always be a good filler if needs be whilst I don't know what TVB will do with Charmaine. And I wonder if TVB will continue to blank Jessica.

My Choice

Yoyo Mung - Only You

Charmaine Sheh - My Sister of Eternal Flower

Myolie Wu - The Rippling Blossom

Tavia Yeung - The Other Truth

Fala Chen - Lives of Omission

I really want to add Maggie but I've only watched one episode of Forensic Heroes III but I thought the above 5 did well. To be honest I support Yoyo and Myolie and am I the only one that thought Charmaine did well?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Ben Wong 

Others - Pierre Ngo, Law Lok Lam, Sam Lee, Elliot Ngok, Derek Kwok, Jazz Lam, Power Chan

If Ben doesn't win this I honestly can't imagine who else would, Ben's the only one talked about so I think it's 99% his. Pierre hasn't actually won the Best Supporting Actor gong yet so maybe he'll be the other 1%. I see Law Lok Lam being nominated to continue the gimmick whilst the others are just more names (to TVB) to fill up the list.

My Choice

Raymond Wong - Twilight Investigation

Damian Lau - Lives of Omission

Ben Wong - Lives of Omission

Elliot Ngok - Grace Under Fire

Power Chan - Twilight Investigation

Besides Raymond Wong and Damian Lau nobody has really struck me this year. I consider Damian's role as a supporting because the story never really focused on him. I'm really becoming a Damian fan, I remember back in the day when I couldn't stand him.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Sharon Chan, Nancy Wu, Elena Kong

Others - Joyce Tang, Natalie Tong, Aimee Chan

I think Sharon is most likely going to get this but I'm not saying Nancy and Elena don't have a chance, to be honest Sharon is only in the lead because of the momentum she has received from the press and Nancy is also favoured by TVB as her series are always aired around the anniversary period.

Joyce and Natalie seem to be two safe options as well because they were both liked in their roles. To be honest I think there are a lot of fillers in this category. I hope TVB doesn't go crazy and put Aimee Chan in the Top 5!

My Choice

Mimi Lo - 7 Days in Life

Elaine Yiu - The Life and Times of a Sentinel

Elena Kong - Lives of Omission

Sharon Chan - Ghetto Justice

Joyce Tang - Ghetto Justice

I liked Natalie also and I might have considered Nancy if I saw more of Forensic Heroes III. Can't think of that many I liked this year but I remember Elaine was quite captivating in The Life and Times of a Sentinel

FAVOURITE TV MALE CHARACTER

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Michael Tse, Kevin Cheng, Wayne Lai

Others - Bosco Wong, Ruco Chan, Raymond Wong, Wong Cho Lam, Julian Cheung, Moses Chan, Steven Ma

Basically I think if Kevin wins Best Actor I think Michael will win this and vice versa. I think Kevin's role was the most well received but I can't imagine him winning both awards and I can't imagine TVB giving Michael a Professional Performance or Blog Popularity Award to compensate for losing on either of the main two awards.

Bosco is probably going to make it into the Top 5, depends on how his other nominations go. Ruco and Raymond will probably appear as a pair or neither at all. Wong Cho Lam might be a good bet as people seemed to like his character, same goes to Julian. I can't imagine how Moses' character is in any way liked but you know TVB.

My Choice

Raymond Lam - My Sister of Eternal Flower

Raymond Wong - Twilight Investigation

Julian Cheung - The Rippling Blossom

Wong Hei - Twilight Investigation

Damien Lau - The Rippling Blossom

FAVOURITE TV FEMALE CHARACTER

TVB's Choice

Lock Ons - Linda Chung, Myolie Wu, Fala Chen

Others - Sharon Chan, Kate Tsui, Tavia Yeung

Rumor is that Linda Chung doesn't win this and instead it would be given to Fala, I can see that possibility but I still think it would make more sense if Linda won this.

Sharon Chan's role caused a mini storm as well so maybe she will get recognition for it. To be honest I find it hard to predict who will make this list but I'm sure that the Myolie/Fala war will continue and Linda will also be there.

My Choice

Yoyo Mung - Only You

Kate Tsui - Relic of an Emissary

Charmaine Sheh - My Sister of Eternal Flower

Myolie Wu - The Rippling Blossom

Linda Chung - Twilight Investigation

Yoyo, loved her. Kate's Qian Sham was very intriguing in my memory, felt sad when she died. And rather than in Yes Sir Sorry Sir I liked Linda much more in Twilight Investigation.

MOST IMPROVED MALE ARTIST

Jazz Lam is the only one nominated in Best Supporting so I think that automatically makes him the favourite. Then MC Jin comes closely behind 

My Choice

Oscar Leung

Sammy Shum

Him Law

Jazz Lam

Chris Lai

These are the 5 guys I can think of that TVB should promote. It's a shame that Chris Lai is still in this category.

MOST IMPROVED FEMALE ARTIST

Same situation for Sire Ma as Jazz Lam. I don't get how Cilla Kung is a huge threat to Sire though. I just really hope Mandy wins this.

My Choice

Sire Ma

Mandy Wong

Joyce Cheng

Claire Yiu

Yoyo Chen

The only 5 names I can think of now. I don't think TVB should promote Joyce but I think she has definitely improved.

BEST DRAMA

I think it'll be Lives of Omission but I can equally see Ghetto Justice taking it.

My Choice

Twilight Investigation

Grace Under Fire

Ghetto Justice

Lives of Omission

My Sister of Eternal Flower

OTHER AWARDS

Best Informative Programme - Only remember Travelling with Koyo and Kung Fu Supernova but can't quite understand how they are informative.

Best Host - I can see Big Boys Club or Apprentice Chef winning this as a consolation to MC Jin or Steven Ma. Personally I think Margie and Kristal for Deja Love or Steven for Apprentice Chef would be good.

Best Variety Show - This will probably go to All Star Glam Exam, not been a huge fan of any and wow The Voice hasn't been nominated for anything, will Season 3 be the last?

Professional Performance Award - Tavia and Moses have won this, maybe this year it would go to Wayne to tell him that they still value him.

Microblog's Popularity Award - Don't know how this is given but I'm guessing Raymond or Wayne, some say Ruco but I'm not sure he's popular enough to garner a Popularity contest.

Lifetime Achievement Award - Don't know, only person I can think of right now is Lau Siu Ming.

So just to recap

Best Actor - Kevin Cheng

Best Actress - Myolie Wu

Best Supporting Actor - Ben Wong

Best Supporting Actress - Sharon Chan

Favourite TV Male Character - Michael Tse

Favourite TV Female Character - Linda Chung

Most Improved Male Artiste - Jazz Lam

Most Improved Female Artiste - Sire Ma

Best Series - Lives of Omission

So a few changes from last time

and just to remind you, I would like this to happen

Best Actor - Steven Ma
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

See you tomorrow for the real results!

TVB Awards 2011 nominees

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 Actor - Steven Ma
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!