Text | Grilled Entertainment On April 14, the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards arrived as scheduled. The entertainment industry has not had such a grand film awards ceremony for a long time, and this event naturally attracted a lot of attention. As one of the "Three Chinese Film Awards

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As one of the "Three Chinese Film Awards", the Academy Awards, like Hong Kong films, continue to decline. Its influence and appeal are not as good as before, and it is even far behind the Golden Rooster Awards.

The red carpet of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards was set up in Victoria Harbour. The scale and lineup continued to shrink compared with previous years, so the entire red carpet also looked dim.

Er Dongsheng, who has been the chairman of the Academy Awards jury for eight consecutive years, looks very haggard. He said frankly in the interview that he had always wanted to abdicate, but he had never found a suitable candidate.

This is also the epitome of the entire Academy Awards. Nowadays, the Hong Kong film field is in turmoil, and the talent gap is becoming more and more obvious. It can only rely on a group of veteran actors to support it. Huang Zihua, Qian Jiale, Lam Baoyi, Sammo Hung, Feng Delun and others have appeared one after another. Become the face of the red carpet.

At major movie award ceremonies, the red carpet is often a battleground for female stars. It can be seen everywhere that people compete for looks and haute couture. The red carpet of the Academy Awards seemed much deserted, with the female artists attending the event being more low-key than the last.

Lin Xilei is wearing a black gauze skirt, showing her dignity and elegance. Who would have thought that she is almost 50 years old. It can only be said that she is an unbeatable beauty over time. A person's temperament cannot be hidden. No matter how she dresses, her charm will be Radiate naturally from the inside out.

Tony Leung regretted not being able to attend this year's Academy Awards because he was currently filming his new film "Silent Friend" in Germany. Carina Lau could only walk the red carpet alone. She appeared in a silver-white tube top dress, looking dignified, confident and calm. Almost all actresses of the same period as Carina Lau have retired, but at almost 60 years old, she is still full of aura, and the red carpet is not inferior to some popular flowers.

Carina Lau remained grand and elegant on the red carpet, but she became bolder at the award ceremony. She wore a fashion brand's 2024 spring and summer lobster dress and became the talk of the stage.

This lobster shape is very contrasting overall, and it is difficult not to notice her. The lifeless award ceremony suddenly became lively and energetic. Some netizens joked that Carina Lau was paying tribute to Dexian Yip from "Dances with the Dragon".

Female artists such as Yu An'an, Stephy Tang, Chen Lei, and Lin Mingzhen also appeared in costumes. They were all in good red carpet condition, and their styles were consistent with their age and style.

The cast of "That Time A Ghost and I Became Family" appeared on the red carpet of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Xu Guanghan looked elegant and handsome in a black suit. His wet hair style made him look full, and his brooch design was very eye-catching. Xu Guanghan was in a good mood and waved to the camera. His appearance triggered a scream from the audience.

Although the Academy Awards red carpet lacked stars as a whole, the decline was changed because of the appearance of one person, this person is the actress angelababy.

As the award guest, angelababy and Feng Delun appeared on the red carpet together. For this red carpet, angelababy has obviously done enough homework. She is wearing a white off-shoulder high-definition dress that is very eye-catching. More than 60,000 necklaces are used as embellishments. The watches and rings are all in place. This outfit overpowers all the women on the red carpet. It is worthy of being the "Dinghai Shenzhen" of the red carpet.

I have to say that the 35-year-old angelababy is indeed in full swing. She has great looks in the live broadcast camera and her fashion expression is also very eye-catching. In the words of fans, angelababy's face is a fashion item.

Regarding angelababy’s appearance at the Academy Awards, netizens’ opinions were quite polarized. Some applauded, while others ridiculed her.

Those who like it believe that angelababy is indispensable on all major red carpets. Every time she appears, she lives up to expectations. She is like a goddess of beauty descending, bringing a strong visual impact to the audience. With her on the red carpet, there is an extra scenery.

Those who don’t like it believe that artists like angelababy are not suitable to appear in mainstream film award events. They have no acting skills and no works. Individual shows are banned, and the team will still be in trouble despite their efforts in marketing.

angelababy got into trouble because of attending a show. Her resources in the industry declined overall, and her personal career also hit rock bottom. This cooperation between the Academy Awards and angelababy can be described as a "win-win". The Academy Awards need topical actresses like angelababy to bring popularity, and angelababy also needs red carpet events like this to change her reputation.

angelababy has not appeared on the red carpet for a long time, but this time she returned to the same style and status as before. She also worked hard on her Cantonese language and became a winner in terms of topics. She easily ranked first in the hot search list as soon as she appeared. With this event, angelababy may also sound the clarion call for a full return to work.

In addition to the red carpet, the major awards of the Academy Awards that everyone is paying attention to are also freshly announced.

"The Vicious Lawyer" won the Best Picture, Paul Cheng won the Best Director Award, Sammo Hung won the Lifetime Achievement Award, and "Under the Sun" and "Goldfinger" were the winners.

Liang Yongting won the Best Supporting Actress Award for the movie "Under the Sun", and Jiang David also won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the movie "Under the Sun".

There is basically no suspense in the competition for the best actress. Yu Xiangning, Wang Danni, Wei Shiya, Zhong Xueying, and Xie Anqi are shortlisted. None of them are from acting majors. Yu Xiangning's strength is obviously at another level.

Yu Xiangning's performance in "Under the Day" is particularly outstanding. Her character creation is three-dimensional and full, and her performance fits the character. She has already won two Best Actress trophies, the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild Annual Award and the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. , winning the Academy Award for Best Actress is well deserved.

The competition for Best Actor is extremely fierce. The five finalists Huang Zihua, Tony Leung, Lu Zhenye, Lin Baoyi and Dapeng are all capable of winning the award.

However, overall, Lin Baoyi of "Under the Sun" and Huang Zihua of "Vicious Tongue" are more likely to win the award. The performances of the two people are impeccable, their roles have also made breakthroughs, and the characters they created are more intriguing.

Unfortunately, Tony Leung, the only one who was not present, had the last laugh. He won the Best Actor Award for his role in "Goldfinger".

It is worth noting that this is also Tony Leung's sixth time being crowned emperor at the Academy Awards. He had previously won five Academy Awards for "Chungking Express", "Happy Together", "In the Mood for Love", "Infernal Affairs" and "2046" Best Actor.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai won the Academy Award for Best Actor after 19 years and continued to refresh his own record, but netizens did not buy the result.

Many people bluntly said that this is the Hong Kong Film Awards' complacency. It is okay for Tony Leung to be the Best Actor, but winning the award with "Goldfinger" does not have any convincing power. Lin Baoyi and Huang Zihua are more worthy of an Best Actor trophy.

Although Dapeng was shortlisted, he was still a runner-up. Mainland actors still failed to win the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards. Being shortlisted was a sure thing. Dapeng jumped up happily on the red carpet of the Academy Awards. He was obviously very indifferent to the result.

There is another touching detail in the Academy Awards ceremony. The organizing committee specially set up a commemorative session to remember the outstanding filmmakers who have left us. Along with the background music of "Moonlight Lover", including Coco Lee, Zhou Haimei, Li Ying, Wei Pictures of Wei, Huang Yongyu and others appeared one after another, making people cry instantly.

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