Nov 28, 2009, 16:04 GMT
Taipei - Chinese films and actors on Saturday swept most of the awards at the 46th Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan, which is dubbed the Chinese-language Oscars.
Li Bingbing won the Best Leading Actress award for her role in The Message, a chilling film about how Japanese invaders used torture to uncover Communist spies during Japan's invasion of China.
The Best Leading Actor award was shared by Nick Cheung (The Beast Stalker, Hong Kong) and Huang Bo (Cow, China).
Two Chinese actors in Forever Enthralled, a Taiwan-China-Hong Kong film about late Peking Opera singer Mei Lanfang, also won awards.
Yu Shaoqun, who portrayed Mei Lanfang a teenager, won Best New Performer award.
Wang Xueqi, who played the role of Mei Lanfang's uncle as well as Mei's rival on stage, took Best Supporting Actor award.
Another Chinese film, City of Life and Death, pocketed Best Cinematography award.
The film, which is also called Nanjing Nanjing, recounts the horrors of the Nanjing Massacre during Japanese troops occupation of the former Chinese capital.
Among the films from Taiwan, the biggest winner was No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (I can't leave without you, Bu Neng Mei You Ni), which shows the bond between a fisherman and his daughter. It won Best Director, Best Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay.
The Golden Horse Film Festival was held at the Taipei County Government Auditorium. Awards were presented by US-based Taiwan director Ang Lee, Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu and actress Maggie Cheung.
China's Central Television of China (CCTV) broadcasted the Golden Horse Awards live, in what was seen as a sign of improved cross- straits relations.
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