Lam Ka-tung vehicle Hand Rolled Cigarette and dance drama sequel The Way We Keep Dancing will fly the flag for Hong Kong cinema at the 57th Golden Horse Awards this year. The most prestigious awards for Chinese-language cinema, the Golden Horse Awards have often been called the “Oscars of Chinese-language cinema” because of their reputation for consistently recognising films for their artistic accomplishments, irrespective of their origin or commercial appeal. Once again, no films from mainland China will be in competition – Beijing ruled last year that mainland filmmakers would not be allowed to take part in the awards, which take place in Taiwan. China’s Communist Party regards the island as a renegade Chinese province. At the last awards ceremony attended by filmmakers from China, in 2018, the Chinese indie gem An Elephant Sitting Still was named best picture ahead of films with much higher profiles. With China’s boycott of the event apparently still in place, the list of nominees for this year’s awards, announced on Wednesday evening, is predictably dominated by Taiwanese productions. The romantic comedy My Missing Valentine leads the field with 11 nominations, followed by nine for Classmates Minus , the latest film by Huang Hsin-yao, who was behind the 2017 hit The Great Buddha+ . The other films named in the best narrative feature category include Days , a meditative drama by art-house filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang which premiered at the Berlin film festival in February; the mystery drama Dear Tenant ; and crime drama Hand Rolled Cigarette , the directorial debut of actor Chan Kin-long, which is nominated in seven categories, more than any other Hong Kong film in contention. The Way We Keep Dancing , Adam Wong Sau-ping’s follow-up to his popular 2013 dance movie The Way We Dance receives six nominations. Among the other Hong Kong films nominated are the psychodrama Beyond the Dream (up for three awards); and Fruit Chan Gor’s The Abortionist , nominated for best director and best actress (for Bai Ling). Taking back the Legislature , a 44-minute feature chronicling the storming of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council complex by protesters on July 1, 2019, is nominated for best documentary. The winners of the 2020 Golden Horse Awards will be announced at a ceremony on November 21. The full list of nominations is as follows: Best narrative feature Days , My Missing Valentine , Classmates Minus , Dear Tenant , Hand Rolled Cigarette Best documentary Father , Me and My Condemned Son , Chen Uen , Lost Course , Taking back the Legislature Best animated feature Dr. Sun , City of Lost Things Best live-action short film Temple of Devilbuster ; See You, Sir ; Night Is Young ; In This Land We’re Briefly Ghosts ; Sisters’ Busy Hands Best animated short film The Six , Grand Adventure Railroad , Little Hilly , The Weather Is Lovely , Night Bus Best director Tsai Ming-liang ( Days ), Chen Yu-hsun ( My Missing Valentine ), Huang Hsin-yao ( Classmates Minus ), Cheng Yu-chieh ( Dear Tenant ), Fruit Chan ( The Abortionist ) Best leading actor Mark Lee ( Number 1 ), Liu Kuan-ting ( My Missing Valentine ), Austin Lin ( i WEiRDO ), Mo Tzu-yi ( Dear Tenant ), Lam Ka-tung ( Hand Rolled Cigarette ) Best leading actress Patty Lee ( My Missing Valentine ), Nikki Hsieh Hsin-ying ( i WEiRDO ), Gwei Lun-mei ( A Leg ), Bai Ling ( The Abortionist ), Chen Shu-fang ( Little Big Women ) Best supporting actor Nadow Lin ( Classmates Minus ), Cheng Jen-shuo ( Classmates Minus ), Michael Chang ( A Leg ), Leon Dai ( Your Name Engraved Herein ), Kim Hyunbin ( The Silent Forest ) Best supporting actress Francesca Kao ( Get the Hell Out ), Chang Ya-ling ( Mickey on the Road ), Chen Shu-fang ( Dear Tenant ), Hsieh Ying-xuan ( Little Big Women ), Vera Chen ( The Rope Curse 2 ) Best new director Chong Keat-aun ( The Story of Southern Islet ), Liao Ming-yi ( i WEiRDO ), Joseph Hsu Chen-chieh ( Little Big Women ), Ko Chen-nien ( The Silent Forest ), Chan Kin-long ( Hand Rolled Cigarette ) Best new performer Wu Yi-jung ( Dear Orange ), Lau Chun-him ( Beyond the Dream ), Heyo ( The Way We Keep Dancing ), Edward Chen ( Your Name Engraved Herein ), Chen Yan-fei ( The Silent Forest ) Best original screenplay My Missing Valentine , The Story of Southern Islet , A Leg , Dear Tenant , The Silent Forest Best adapted screenplay Beyond the Dream , Classmates Minus , Little Big Women , The Way We Keep Dancing Best cinematography My Missing Valentine , Precious Is the Night , i WEiRDO , Classmates Minus , Your Name Engraved Herein Best visual effects My Missing Valentine , i WEiRDO , Hello! Tapir , The Rope Curse 2 Best art direction My Missing Valentine , i WEiRDO , Classmates Minus , The Silent Forest , Hand Rolled Cigarette Best make-up & costume design Number 1 , Precious Is the Night , A Leg , Hand Rolled Cigarette , The Rope Curse 2 Best action choreography Get the Hell Out , A Choo , The Way We Keep Dancing , Hand Rolled Cigarette Best original film score Classmates Minus , Dear Tenant , Little Big Women , Your Name Engraved Herein , The Silent Forest Best original film song Babi , My Missing Valentine , Little Big Women , The Way We Keep Dancing , Your Name Engraved Herein Best film editing My Missing Valentine , Classmates Minus , The Way We Keep Dancing , The Silent Forest , Hand Rolled Cigarette Best sound effects Days , Beyond the Dream , My Missing Valentine , The Way We Keep Dancing , The Silent Forest Outstanding Taiwanese filmmaker of the year Peng Ren-meng Lifetime achievement award Hou Hsiao-hsien Want more articles like this? 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