2012年第31屆香港電影金像獎頒獎典禮將于今日在香港文化中心舉行。在之前公布的名單中,徐克導(dǎo)演《龍門飛甲》與姜文導(dǎo)演的《讓子彈飛》分別以13項提名領(lǐng)跑,而《桃姐》和《奪命金》兩部熱門港片也斬獲有8項重量級提名。

The nominations for the 31st Annual Hong Kong Film Awards were formally announced before. Tsui Hark’s <徐克 > Flying Swords of Dragon Gate <龍門飛甲> and Jiang Wen’s (姜文) Let the Bullets Fly <讓子彈飛> were nominated in 13 awards categories. Peter Chan’s (陳可辛) Wu Xia <武俠> picked up 12 nominations, Felix Chong (莊文強(qiáng)) and Alan Mak’s (麥兆輝) Overheard 2 <竊聽風(fēng)云2> received 9 nominations, and Ann Hui’s (許鞍華 ) A Simple Life <桃姐> and Johnnie To’s (杜琪峰) Life Without Principle <奪命金> had 8 nominations.

In the Best Actor category, Jiang Wen (姜文 ) and Ge You (葛優(yōu) ) were both nominated in the Best Actor category for their performances in Let the Bullets Fly. Interestingly, Chow Yun Fat (周潤發(fā)) was omitted from the nomination list despite receiving lead billing in Let the Bullets Fly. Sean Lau (劉青云) was nominated twice in the Best Actor category, for Overheard 2 and Life Without Principle. Andy Lau 劉德華 (who received the Golden Horse Best Actor Award for his performance in A Simple Life) was also nominated in the Best Actor category.

Receiving critical acclaim for her performance in A Simple Life, Deanie Ip (葉德嫻 ) won the Best Actress Award at the 68th Annual Venice Film Festival and also the 48th Annual Golden Horse Awards earlier. Deanie Ip was a hot favorite to win the Best Actress Award at the 31st Annual Hong Kong Film Awards as well.

Other actresses nominated in the Best Actress category include Gao Yuanyuan (高圓圓) for Don’t Go Breaking My Heart <單身男女>, Shu Qi (舒淇) for A Beautiful Life <不再讓你孤單>, Tang Wei (湯唯 ) for Wu Xia <武俠>, and Zhou Xun (周迅) for Flying Swords of Dragon Gate <龍門飛甲>.

Former HKFA Best Actress winners, Carina Lau (劉嘉玲 ), was nominated for her performance in Let the Bullets Fly, while Kara Hui (惠英紅 ) was nominated for Wu Xia in the Best Supporting Actress categories. Last year’s HKFA Best Actor recipient, Nicholas Tse (謝霆鋒) was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for Shaolin <新少林寺>. Carina Lau was very happy for her nomination, expressing her gratitude towards Director, Jiang Wen, and Ge You.

Donnie Yen (甄子丹 )was nominated for the Best Action Choreography Award for Wu Xia, competing with notable action choreographers such as Ching Siu Tong (程小東) for The Sorcerer and the White Snake <白蛇傳說> and Yuen Kwai (元奎) for Shaolin <新少林寺>.

The 31st Annual Hong Kong Film Awards will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Local stations, TVB, nowTV, RTHK Radio 2, and Mainland’s CCTV6, will be broadcasting the awards ceremony live.