Local TV stars came out in their finery last night at the 44th Golden Bell Awards, which were held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
The nation’s answer to the Emmys, the event saw 149 works competing for 33 awards. The event was hosted by entertainers Hsu Nai-lin (徐乃麟), Chen Ya-lan (陳亞蘭), Vincent Liang (梁赫群) and Bianca Bai (白歆惠).
The TV drama Black and White (痞子英雄) grabbed the most attention, having been nominated in 11 categories.
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The first award to be handed out last night was for art direction, which went to Black and White’s three art directors.
A lifetime achievement award was presented to the late actress Wen Ying (文英) for contributing most of her life to the entertainment business.
Wen Ying, who started her career at the age of 19, died in August of lung cancer. She was 73.
Chen Bo-cheng (陳博正) won the award for best supporting actor in a drama for You Are My One and Only (你是我的唯一).
Phoebe Huang (黃嘉千) won best supporting actress in a drama for The Story of Time (光陰的故事).
Huang said there had been many turning points in her life that she cherished.
“I started as a singer, then a TV host, then an actor. I also married a foreigner, which was not in my plan. And now, I won this award,” she said.
Cabinet Spokesman Su Jun-pin (蘇俊賓) said the government would continue to offer its support and possible resources for the TV industry.
“I suddenly realized that we have a new Cabinet spokesmen every year for the annual event,” he said. “But I promise you that it is the government’s policy to help develop TV industry, no matter who the Cabinet spokesman is.”
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