The Golden Horse Awards, popularly known as the Chinese Oscars, are a big deal in Asian cinema. The 55th edition, held in Taiwan last month, saw Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee chairing the executive committee and Memoirs of a Geisha star Gong Li heading the jury. But no award ceremony is complete without a controversy. When 36-year-old director Fu Yue took to the Taipei stage to receive the Best Documentary prize, she announced her hope that Taiwan “can be treated as a truly independent entity. This is my greatest wish as a Taiwanese person.” There was cheering but also visible discomfort among the dignitaries, and the broadcast was brought to an abrupt end on the mainland.
有“华语电影奥斯卡”(Oscars)之称的金马奖(Golden Horse Awards)颁奖典礼是亚洲电影界的一大盛事。上月在台湾举办的第55届金马奖，由执导过《断背山》(Brokeback Mountain)的导演李安(Ang Lee)担任执行委员会主席，主演过《艺妓回忆录》(Memoirs of a Geisha)的女星巩俐担任评审团主席。但任何一场没有争议的颁奖典礼都是不完整的。当36岁的导演傅榆走上台北的颁奖舞台领取最佳纪录片奖时，她声称，“希望有一天我们的国家可以被当成真正独立的个体来看待，这是我生为台湾人最大的愿望。”台下一众影视名流，有人喝彩，有人明显流露出不安，大陆的直播也被突然掐断。