| Nominations for the 46th Taiwan Golden Horse film awards were released Wednesday on the event's official website.
Like A Dream, a joint production between the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, and Australia, lead the nomination list as the finalist for nine of the 22 awards, including the Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress awards.
Taiwan's actor-turned-director Leon Dai's second feature film, No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti, also made a strong presence and was nominated for eight awards.
Mainland actresses Zhou Xun and Li Bingbing, co-stars of the espionage thriller The Message, will vie for the Best Actress award against Yolanda Yuan Quan who starred in the film Like A Dream and Chang Yung-yung from the movie YANG YANG.
Forever Enthralled stars Zhang Ziyi, Wang Xueqi and Yu Shaoqun were nominated for the Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer awards respectively.
Full list of nominees
Best Feature Film
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti, Luminoso Film Co., Ltd., Partyzoo Film Co., Ltd.
Cow, Tiger King Film Co., Ltd.
Crazy Racer, Beijing Film Studio, Warner China Film HG Corporation, Beijing Guoli Changsheng Movies & TV Productions Co., Ltd
Face, Homegreen Films
Like A Dream, Beijing PolyBona Film Distribution Co.,Ltd., Arc Light Film Company Limited, Bona Entertainment Company Limited, Lunar Films Company Limited
Best Short Film
Sleeping With Her, Chih Yi Wen
Invisible Loneliness, Lin Jung Hsien
Ending Cut, Wu's Production Co.
Best Documentary
KJ: music and life, CNEX Foundation Limited
Baseball Boys, Public Television Service Foundation
Let The Wind Carry Me - The Fleeting Moments of Mark Lee, Chiang Hsiu Chiung. Kwan Pun Leung. Tony Luo
Best Director
Leon Dai, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Guan Hu, Cow
Tsai Ming Liang, Face
Clara Law, Like A Dream
Best Leading Actor
Chen Wen-Pin, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Nick Cheung, The Beast Stalker
Huang Bo, Cow
Daniel Wu, Like A Dream
Best Leading Actress
Sandrine Pinna, Yang Yang
Yolanda Yuan, Like A Dream
Zhou Xun, The Message
Li Bingbing, The Message
Best Supporting Actor
Cai Zhen Nan, Ending Cut
Huang Chien-Wei, Yang Yang
Zhang Han Yu, The Equation of Love and Death
Wang Xue Qi, Forever Enthralled
Best Supporting Actress
Liou Yiin Shang, Sleeping With Her
Lu Yi-Ching, A Place of One's Own
Wai Ying, Hung At the End of Daybreak
Zhang Ziyi, Forever Enthralled
Best New Performer
Chen Wen-Pin, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Her Sy-Huoy, Yang Yang
Yu Shao Qun, Forever Enthralled
Michelle Chen, Hear Me
Best Original Screenplay
Leon Dai, Chen Wen-Pin, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, Wang Hongwei, Wang Yao, Zhou Zhiyong, Yue Xiaojun, Zhang Cheng, Crazy Racer
Cheng Wen-Tang, Cheng Jin Fen, Chang I-Feng, Tears
Eddie Fong, Clara Law, Like A Dream
Best Screenplay Adaption
Guan Hu, Cow
Chen Kuo-Fu , Zhang Jialu, The Message
Gu Xiaoni, Death Dowry
Best Cinematography
Song Xiao Fei, Cow
Sion Michel(A.C.S), Like A Dream
Zhao Xiao Shi, Wheat
Cao Yu, City of Life and Death
Best Visual Effects
Jiang Weibin, Lei Zaixing, The Da Ming Palace
Wang Jianxiong, Jimmy Chen, Li Liping, Crazy Racer
Don Ma, City of Life and Death
Hu Xuan, Xiao Yang, The Message
Best Art Direction
HuaTa-Hua, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Lee Tian Jue, Patrick Dechesne, Alain, Pascal Housiaux, Face
Yee Chung Man, Like A Dream
Shi Haiying, Yang Haoyu, The Message
Best Makeup & Costume Design
Emi Wada, The Warrior and the Wolf
Chen Tong Xun, Forever Enthralled
Christian Lacroix, Wang Chia Hui, Anne Dunsford, Face
Ye Jingtian, The Message
Best Action Choreography
Tung Wai, The Beast Stalker
Chen Guan Long, Qin Hai Qiang, Cow
Philippe Decouflé, Face
Sammo Hung, Ip Man
Best Original Film Score
Lim Giong, YANG YANG
Dou Wei, Bi Xiao Di, The Equation of Love and Death
Paul Grabowsky, Like A Dream
Liu Xing, Wheat
Best Original Film Song
Sayonala
Lyric: Yang Ta-Cheng, ENNO
Composer: ENNO
Performer: ENNO
The Flow of Clouds
Lyric: Peng Zhang-zhan
Composer: Peng Zhang-zhan
Performer: Christine Shu
For My Heart
Lyric: Zeng Yan
Composer: Zeng Yan
Performer: Tao Hong, Tan Weiwei
Best Film Editing
Cheung King Wai, KJ: music and life
Leon Dai, No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Kong Jinlei, Cow
Zhang Yifan, Du Yuan, Tang Hua, Crazy Racer
Best Sound Effect
Cheung King Wai, KJ: music and life
Tu Duu-Chih, YANG YANG
Tu Duu-Chih, Like A Dream
Wang Changrui, Wheat
The Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year
Let The Wind Carry Me - The Fleeting Moments of Mark Lee, Chiang Hsiu Chiung. Kwan Pun Leung. Tony Luo
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti, Luminoso Film Co., Ltd., Partyzoo Film Co., Ltd.
YANG YANG, Khan Entertainment Co., LTD
FIPRESCI Award
The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
Lee Lung-Yue
Jack Kao
Leon Dai
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ming Ji
Special Contribution Award
George Wang
(CRIENGLISH.com October 8, 2009) | 
