On May 30, the 29th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards announced the shortlist. In the Chinese TV series category, the popular drama "Flowers" produced in Shanghai and directed by Wong Kar-wai this year led with 9 nominations. Among them, the actors of "Flowers" were all on the list of nominations for the four acting awards: "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Supporting Actress".
When interviewed, a staff member of the drama "Fan Hua" revealed that "This great play "Fan Hua" was completed by everyone together, and every cast and crew member is an indispensable part." While complying with the Magnolia Award selection rules, the crew did their best to make selection submissions for the cast and crew.
Hu Ge was nominated for the Best Actor award, and three actresses (Tang Yan, Ma Yili, and Xin Zhilei) were nominated for the Best Actress award. "Originally, the application system for the Magnolia Awards only allowed two actresses to be nominated. We communicated sincerely with the General Administration and the TV Festival Organizing Committee and told them about the special circumstances of our drama - there are indeed three actresses, and each of them is very outstanding and it is difficult to choose. Finally, we managed to get all three to register for the selection."
Finally, after evaluation by the Magnolia Award Organizing Committee, Tang Yan was shortlisted for Best Actress; in the Best Supporting Actress category, Fan Tiantian, who played Lu Meilin, the most sturdy proprietress on Yellow River Road, was successfully shortlisted.
In addition, it is surprising that the most impressive character in "Fang Hua", "Uncle", was not nominated for the Best Supporting Actor. The staff of the drama explained that when the Best Supporting Actor selection was submitted, "the first person I thought of was Mr. You Benchang."
You Benchang plays the uncle in "Flower"
According to the selection rules, only three actors can apply for the Best Supporting Actor award. The most difficult and troublesome thing for the production team of "Fang Hua" to choose this time is the Best Supporting Actor award, "because there are many male actors in the play, and there are many good performances." When they were worried, "about two months ago, Mr. You Benchang took the initiative to contact the crew" and proposed not to participate in the application for the Magnolia Award. "In fact, we did not tell the actors and teachers about the application for the Magnolia Award. Mr. You may have seen the relevant news and knew that the selection had started. He took the initiative to tell us that we don't need to bring him when applying for the Magnolia Award. We should give the opportunity to young people to let more young people be seen by the audience and the industry."
After careful consideration, the production team respected the wishes of the 90-year-old You Benchang and nominated Zheng Kai, Chen Long and Dong Yong for the best supporting actor in the drama "Fang Hua". Dong Yong was shortlisted for the Magnolia Award nomination.
The insider of the drama also said with emotion, "Teacher You has put our minds at ease. We are all very moved by his noble character."
You Benchang's initiative to give up the award makes people deeply feel the care of the veteran artists for the younger generations in the industry, their emphasis on the overall work, and their indifference to individual honors.
