It was the first Best Actor trophy for “Trivisa” star Lam Ka-tung at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday. But for Best Actress winner Kara Wai, it was her third Best Actress award.
Her third trophy is for Kara Wai’s portrayal as an Alzheimer’s disease patient in the movie “Happiness.” If she played the character so well, it goes beyond her acting chops but is due to being familiar with the degenerative ailment since her late mother suffered from it for more than 10 years.
Mother is Inspiration for Performance
In her acceptance speech, Kara Wai said she hoped she did not disgrace her mother with her depiction of an Alzheimer’s patient, China Plus reported. She got her first Best Actress award at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards in 1981 for the movie “My Young Auntie.”
Her second Best Actress Award was in 2009 for the movie ‘At the End of Daybreak.” Kara Wai also bagged a Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2014 for the horror flick “Rigor Mortis,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Big Winner
However, the real big winner in the awards night was “Trivisa.” Produced by Yau Nai-hoi and Johnnie To, the movie bagged the Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Actor awards. One of the three directors of the movie, Jevons Au, which is about the criminals of Hong Kong, is also a second-time Best Director awardee. He won in the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards for the controversial movie “Ten Years” which was banned in mainland China.
The two other directors of “Trivisa,” which is a trilogy, are newbies – Frank Hui and Vicky Wong. Two other newbie directors were also recognized in the film awards for their work. Wong Chun and Steve Chan, directors of “Mad World” and “Weeds on Fire,” respectively, were given the First Film Initiative Award each.