"An Elephant Sitting Still" won the top prize Saturday night at the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language version of the Oscars.
The film, whose director, Hu Bo, committed suicide before its release, upset the highly touted martial-arts epic "Shadow," by veteran director Zhang Yimou. Zhang won best director for "Shadow."
The Golden Horse Awards honor films from Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China and other parts of the Chinese-speaking world, transcending political, cultural and geographic borders.
Judges were led by Gong Li, the leading actress in many of Zhang's earlier films, who was invited by Ang Lee, director of Hollywood features including "Brokeback Mountain."
"Shadow," which delves into Chinese martial arts and palace intrigue, led with 12 nominations.
Taiwanese stage actress Hsieh Ying-xuan won best actress for her role in "Dear Ex," which explores the relationship between a gay man and his lover after his death.
Best actor was won by China's Xu Zheng for his work in "Dying to Survive."
Creativity unleashed: D&AD releases free annual showcase and trend analysis
D&AD has released its highly sought after Annual available for free as part of its ongoing commitment to nurturing creativity across different communities.
The organization is sharing full access to the D&AD Annual--a summary of the insights, strategies and campaigns that powered the best creative work at the D&AD Awards 2024--and the D&AD Trend Report which explores the themes from the Annual and how they might shape the future.
The D&AD Annual goes “behind the work” of this year’s award-winning creative campaigns across 32 categories and provides exclusive insider insights from the people who brought them to life. Judged by over 300 world-leading designers, advertising executives and skilled creatives, the D&AD Awards represent one of the annual high points of the creative calendar with all winners presented with a D&AD Pencil.
From how conspiracy theory tactics were co-opted to make skincare brand CeraVe go viral, to how Channel 4 worked with multiple directors to portray vignettes of British life, and Apple found inspiration in the transparency of glass to inform the design of their Vision OS, the D&AD Annual shines a light on all the 2024 shortlisted and winning work.
As part of the Annual, D&AD Voices also invites perspectives on major themes represented in the winning work; from the lucrative rise of women’s football penned by journalist and broadcaster Zing Tsjeng and an exploration of how to brand a cultural institution by Art Review’s Louise Benson, to unpacking the new generation of magazines with MagCulture, and climate advertising with Creatives for Climate. The D&AD Annual is available here.
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