A: Who are nominated for Best Leading Actor at the Golden Horse Awards?
B: The nominees are: Jason King, Chang Chen, Neo Yau, Wanlop Rungkumjad and Zhang Zhiyong.
A: How about Best Leading Actress?
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B: The nominees are: Patra Au, Kimi Hsia, Chung Suet-ying, Sylvia Chang and Sandra Ng.
A: What are your predictions for the winners this year?
A: 本屆金馬獎入圍最佳男主角的有誰啊？
B: 入圍的有：喜翔、張震、游學修、Wanlop Rungkumjad、張志勇。
A: 入圍最佳女主角的呢？
B: 入圍的有：區嘉雯、夏于喬、鍾雪瑩、張艾嘉、吳君如。
A: 今年你預測誰會得獎？
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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