Raymond Lam and Fala Chen Named TV King and Queen at 2013 Huading Awards

Raymond Lam (林峯) and Fala Chen (陳法拉) were named China’s favorite TV actors at the 10th Huading Awards <華鼎獎>. Known as a reliable measure of popularity, the Huading Awards gives out top honors in the films, television, and music categories based on public opinion surveys. This year’s event, which took place on October 7 at the Venetian Macao, also recognized global artists and attracted celebrities from Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

For its International awards, Hollywood stars Nicholas Cage and Nicole Kidman took home the honors of Best Global Film Actor and Actress. Famed director Quentin Tarantino was awarded Best Director, while Avril Lavigne was named Best Global Singer.

As for their domestic counterparts, Dante Lam (林超賢) picked up the award for China’s Best Director for Unbeatable <激戰> while star Nick Cheung (張家輝) won the title of China’s Best Film Actor. When asked to comment, Nick said, “I’m very happy. This award acknowledges my popularity this year, so I feel very honored. Many people feel that I have done well in recent years. Actually I have worked just as hard before, but I have since worked with different directors and was able to bring out my skills in different ways.”

Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) was crowned China’s Best Film Actress despite her absence at the award ceremony. She later explained that she was unable to attend because she is currently busy filming a new John Woo (吳宇森) movie.

Hong Kong artists Raymond Lam and Fala Chen are China’s TV King and TV Queen this year. When asked to comment on his win, Raymond said, “I was given many opportunities to film in mainland this year. I hope that, after winning this award, viewers will continue to witness my efforts in the future.” Asked if girlfriend Karena Ng (吳千語) is his good luck charm, Raymond dodged the discussion by saying that he feels very lucky and grateful that viewers continue to support great series.

Fala, who quickly gained popularity due to her role in this summer’s hit Triumph in the Skies 2 <衝上雲霄II> , said that she is very happy about her win. She added that winning TV Queen is a big encouragement and that she aims to perform even better in the future.

Anthony Wong (黃秋生) was also recognized for his efforts in this summer’s stage play 18/F Flat C <十八樓C座>, taking home the title of China’s Best Stage Actor. When asked for his reaction, Anthony jokingly shared that he was nervous and had an urgent need to use the restroom while he waited to receive his award. He added, “I’ve just established my own theater company, so [this award] helps. I also received the award from Zhao Benshan (趙本山). It was very meaningful.”

Source: Oriental Daily

This article is written by Katrine for JayneStars.com.

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    1. Fala the best actress, just too bad she’s not with tvb no more

    1. Nope no joke and not rigged china awards are no joke and not rigged like tvb awards

  1. FALA REALLY? Thought she got criticized for her acting in TITS 2? Anyway..good for her!

    1. uhm i think they criticize only the beginning part but later on she is excellent. I like Holoday though

  2. actually dunno how they measure the awards based on popularity..since raymond didnt really film in tvb and fala only film in ttis

    1. well its not tvb giving the awards out so u dont need to film for tvb to get outside awards

    2. Why need to film for Txb? Its China TV King and Queen, not TVB :).

  3. Congratulations to Fala Chen and Raymond Lam! Your hard word got paid off.

  4. To be honest after hearing all these negative comments about fala acting skills, I wasn’t very fond of her. After watching tits2, She wasn’t as bad many portray her to be. But there is definitely room for improvement. She has a charm which most actress don’t have. Also I don’t think Rebecca zhu looks like her at any angle.

    1. I agree with you. Definitely not yet a best actress material but she is very charming.
      Very pretty too.
      I probably like seeing her most in tits2.

  5. i thought fala was very cute and she was able to bring such a cute character out and very convincing all i read about was her negatives comments how she wasnt able to produce tears i thought she was very enjoyable to watch

    1. I thought Fala was given such heavy scenes in Triumph (a very good opportunity for her), but she was not able to carry them.

  6. I’ve been told these awards are not rigged,therefore I am happy for the both of them!

    Congrats! Congrats! I guess the world is pretty fair. You can’t get it at one place, you’ll earn it elsewhere. Sometimes things are just meant to be yours.

    1. Crystal:
      Agree with your comments.

      Anyway TVB’s TV King and TV Queen awards given last year were based on the number of votes, not by the acting abilities of the artistes. Therefore,there is not much difference between TVB Awards and Huading Awards.

      1. I’m just talking about the rigged-ness level between the two distributors. I mean any IT genius can rig those polls on the spot. But Huading has less of an incentive since its a freaking China based award.. I highly doubt they’ll go all the way out to rig it for Raymond and there is Fala. You know what I mean?

        But regardless, somethings are just meant to be yours. Sad though.. it’s not from their own mother company =/

      2. I really don’t care.

        In fact, I don’t agree that TV King and TV Queen awards should be based on popular votes and not by best acting. Anyway, it seems to be the trend these days.

  7. based on popularity not actually based on acting probably why Fala won….

    1. Good point and that is how it is in some cases… But there are times when it is based on acting talent.

      1. When Tony Leung Chiu Wai won those international awards for his acting, wasn’t that based on his acting talents??? If you are only referring to TV series, then Esther Kwan won back then for Lady Flower Fist and I feel as well as many others felt that was based on her talent. Also, Tony Leung won back then for Wei Xiao Bao but that was way back in the days and many felt that he is a great actor in that role. But of course, acting is subjective and I am sure that there are some others that actually won for talent. However, that was more for back in the olden days. But currently,there does not seem to be any for actual acting.

      2. Old time, dun talk when it comes to classic, talking about current time.

      3. If you are only referring to the current time, then I agree. However, there are still a few rare cases of awards based on talent. But of course that is really rare. I miss the good old days.

      4. Rare? I would say none. If you know any one, please list.

        Actually the acting is subjective, so many agree while the other disagree whenever a person has award. Cant change opinions, overall they won. A big award is better than a tiny one. – A general talk, not to any particular person.

      5. I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but I have a good feeling there is a few rare ones. But I do agree that most is based on popularity not real acting talent.

    2. Too much corruption in China (a 3rd world country where entertainment industry is just developing). Many things can be bought.

      1. The Txb awards including AOD and StarHub are also the same if not worse :p

      2. That depends on which version of 1st world, 2nd world, 3rd world you are using.

        The traditional terms was geo-political (China was 2nd world), but now look at it as social-economical (barely 2nd world) while others look at it in terms of quality of life/health issues/pollution and disease (still 3rd world).

        The thing about these types of labels is that you can pretty much label any country any way you see fit if you first set the definitions to match your goals.

      3. I should say that the only really reliable model was the first model… which was based on political divides. 1st world was the US and its allies, 2nd world was Russia and its allies (China), 3rd world was all other unaligned states.

        Note that this was not a ranking system, nor did it mean one world was better than the other… it was just a way to “divide” the nations.

        In modern times, as stated above, the terms has taken on several different meanings, and can be dissected several different ways.

  8. I think fala won because tits2 just got done airing. Thus, her character was also very likeable. Fala portrayed the cuteness of the character quite well. But completely failed on the emotional scenes.

    But overall her role was quite cute and likeable. Bc tits2 aired during voting period fala had a high chance and was memorable with the public still compared to the other fadans.

    1. No other current fadans of Txb except Fala is nominated, fyi. So TITS2 is old or new, not really a matter. This one is for China, not only HK so Txb did not have a better seat.

      1. If this is for China, then fala winning this award is so irrelevant. Bc to my knowledge she has not been in any mainland series. The only one she was actually in has not yet been broadcast….so…i dont understand your point?

      2. TITS 2 was also broadcasting in China, at the same time as in Hong Kong.

      3. Who say Fala is unknown in China? Fala is in Da Mo Dao, second lead. Although the series hasnt been aired, Fala is well recognized there.

        Yup, TITS 2 is aired in Tudou same time to HK but other series are the same. Fala’s victory this time doesnt contain the involvement of Txb. And she dun compete with Txb actresses for this, she competed with China actresses.

        Its for China, the title is China Best TV actress.

        I dun think any of top 5 fadans of Txb has any Best actresses in China other than such of Fala. So, wat is your point?

      4. Agreed, the competition (other fadans) was eliminated. So, not a fair award.

      5. To Fox: Actually Kate Tsui was also nominated. Between Kate and Fala, Kate easily is the better actress. Among the five fa dans Fala is the weakest in acting, so if she got Best Actress for Holiday what should the other 4 get?

      6. Weakest? There is no weakest in the current fadans. LOL. There is no best or bestest either. They all pretty much cancel one another out.

      7. I rmb now, Kate is also nominated. If Kate wins, the fair number maybe including you will go to bash her like Fala now. Wat is the big deal? Because they are newer? Sorry but why the other 4 should win? Fala wins because ppl like her, a crime? If the other 4 can be loved by Txb much to give them awards tat all of them are under standard, why cant Fala have an award without Txb’s involvement?

        Either of Kate or Fala win, its good. FYI, although their acting is limited, I’d rather watch them than TY who I think the fakest acting now. Matter?

      8. hehe FOX. I am so liking you and the way you supported LF and FALA. No matter how, there is always haters messing around. Its hard to satisfy them.

      9. Fala Chen herself thinks the award is a mistake.

    2. To Fox: I like Kate. I think she is a quite versatile actess. I personally think, like I said before, that she is a better actress than Fala so why would I bash Kate if she won?

      To Crystal: No one is weakest? If you compare people whether it is in acting, singing etc. there are always people who are better than others. Fala who has been acting for 8 years can’t even do a basic thing like crying…and even blames on editing, weather etc. Is that called good acting? The other 4 fa dans have at least no problem doing convincing crying scenes.

      This award definitely seems more like a popularity award more than a recognition for their acting skills.

      1. Even if it is based on popularity. I doubt Fala’s popularity in China is greater than Ariel Lin (who was also nominated and had a new ancient series aired recently).
        So I don’t think this so called “voting” is credible.

      2. Watched the clip and the awards are sent by half vote, half judge board.

      3. Ariel Lin’s popularity is definitely not less than Fala and as for acting it is obvious who is better.

        Did they not consider to give the award to Ariel because she is currently in London…?

  9. Congratulations! Fala Chen, your hard work is recognized.

  10. Fala is a sunshine actress and eye candy. She had some charm that other actresses cannot do.

    1. None of the other top 4 fadans has the same charm and charisma as Fala Chen does.

  11. When will there be awards based on best actor of the year for tv dramas its based on something else or popularity to win

  12. China has like 10 million awards based on votes and popularity. If she win’s 50% of those I will say she has achieved it. If not, this is a fluke.

    1. I guess what you say doesn’t really matter, ms bitter gourd.

    2. I don’t quite believe that there was 100% accuracy in the voting of those TVB Best Actor and Best Actress awards last year. All they needed was some vague figures to make their final decisions.

  13. Nick Cheung popularity and actor he wins awards based on both all nick needs is good movies his got the popularity and acting skills

  14. Very happy for Raymond Lam too. He deserved it in last year’s TVB awards ceremony.

    1. yes…agree…that okay…He can award somewhere else…wish him success in China and Asia!

  15. LOL Fala Chen? a reward for best actress? Absolutely lost all credibility there.

    1. It applies same to TVB Best Actor and Best Actress last year. It was also a result of popular votes and not best acting.

    2. Agreed…. I like fala in her other roles, especially in MR. But not as holiday in TITS2.
      She was over-the-top trying hard to be cute and needless to say she also failed to deliever her emotional scenes.

      I agree Fala is pretty and has the charisma, but I’m really surprised many liked her portrayal and role of Holiday.

  16. Nicholas Cage is a washed up actor in the US and has found a second spring in China.

  17. Nicholas Cage winning the Best Global Film Actor already tells me all I need to know about the credibility of these awards. Lol.

    1. Its credibility in china is good but at tvb and Hollywood is low that’s my opinion

    2. Do you think Nicholas Cage does not deserve it??? Acting is subjective, but of course that is true to some extent.

      1. HeTieShou,

        Nope, Nicholas Cage does not deserve it. Certsinly not any ‘best film actor’ award. What a joke! Lol. He has not made a highly acclaimed film in more than 10 years (mostly taking on silly action movies, some of those releases go straight to video) and is no longer taken seriously in Hollywood. The guy is considered a sell-out actor now, no longer on the A-list. No wonder NC has to go to China to get some needed attention because they are probably still loving him there for Face/Off. Lol!

      2. I have not watched a movie starring Nicholas Cage for a long time so not sure if he deserves it or not. The movie that I saw of him was the Wicker Man which was a stupid movie in my opinion. Therefore, I am not sure if he really deserves it or not.

      3. Don’t know what he won for, but he was good in Kick-Ass. NC might be a sell-out but he IS capable of good acting.

        And I mean, I wouldn’t exactly say Avril Lavigne is particularly relevant these days so it doesn’t make sense that she won Best Global Singer over someone like Adele who’s more current or hell, Katy Perry/Lady Gaga who are hot right now.

  18. Huading Awards is based only on votes, which ever artist get the most vote for the category will take that award home. That explains why the artist will know before hand that they had already won the award. If it was based on a panel of professional judges then all the nominees will likely attend the award ceremony because there isn’t one clear winner, but here only the winner attended the award ceremony.

    1. If it is based on votes only then it is a popularity award not an award based on acting talent.

    2. No, it’s based on both vote and judges. Vote only contribute to 50% of the result.

  19. An award is an award and there will be happy and unhappy fans

    1. Totally agree. It happens to every single artiste because there will always be diehard fans and haters. LOL!

  20. lol… look at all the Fala haters running around like chickens with their heads cut off ready to discount the award as meaningless and probably “purchased” – you guys just can’t stand that thought that maybe your own personal view could be outside the norm or that maybe elsewhere Fala is appreciated.

    It is also hilarious that some consider TVB awards to be worth more than any other award… the TVB award is more about promoting who TVB wants to promote than based on actual acting!

    Whatever… I guess it should be expected given the usual Fala comments from the peanut gallery here 😛

    1. I personally don’t like her much but don’t hate her either. However, just because some feel that she does not deserve the award does not mean that they hate her.

  21. What exactly is the “Huarding Award”?

    What did Nicole Kidman, Nick Cage, or Quenton Tarantino do recently to garner such “honor”? LOL!

    1. Quentin Tarantino: Django Unchained. Saying it not deserve to any honor and I’ll call Django for you.

    2. Nicole is always up for awards actually. Thankfully, she laid off the botox so her forehead can move again.

  22. It’s probably more of a popular award rather than an “acting” award right? Maybe people in Mainland China just like Fala or TITS2? Her emotional scenes in TITS2 were not so great…

  23. Lol, this Huading Awards has no integrity at all if Fala can win the best actress award. What a joke..

    1. Agreed, I wouldn’t trust/honor any award/system where anyone could just hire cheap labor to enter votes for $$$. And, there’s plenty of cheap labor in China.

      1. Nope, I’m referring to Huading-like Awards, where most of the votes come from China.

      2. Txb also uses votes and worse than Huo Ding, Txb vote isnt even publicized. So if the result of Huo Ding is fake, a double fake mask to Txb.

        Huo Ding is Chinese award, of course Chinese vote. What do you expect? Mars ppl vote?

  24. Maybe the Huarding Award is the Chinese version of the “Rotten Tomatoes” Award. LOL!!

    1. More like, the chinese version of the Razzies Awards. Lol.

  25. Kate Tsui and Wayne Lai were also nominated for this award so Raymond and Fala weren’t the only ones from TVB. I think in terms of acting Kate and Wayne are better than Raymond and Fala.

    1. Don’t agree. It depends on the types of characters.

      1. What characters so far have Fala been good in?

        I think there’s only one so far and that was in Moonlight Resonance, playing the mute girl.

        Whereas I think Kate did well in “Highs and Lows”, “Sniper Standoff”, “Moonlight Resonance” etc.

        She is also the only one in TVB who has gotten “Best Newcomer award” at Hong Kong film awards, which was decided by judges at their panel.

        So between Kate and Fala, I think Kate is definitely the better actress.

      2. I will give you not one but 2: the series with Steven Ma and Linda where Fala acts a fox spirit and outshined Linda miles. Second is Can’t buy me love.

        I would tell you Kate and Fala are ok to me :p, and I like Kate than Fala. But it isnt a matter of Kate not win. Either of them two, whoever win, means Txb dun have a seat in such Huo Ding one. Tat’s all.

        P/S: Wayne is monotone in acting now, if you ask me. And he is nominated not with Confidant but tHe older one of 2012 I dun rmb name. The lower rating one.

      3. That series was “Ghost Writer” Fox… and I absolutely loved Fala’s character in that series.

        You’ve named two of my favourite series by also mentining “Can’t Buy Me Love” as well… loved Fala in that too.

        This is why I think Fala is better suited to period comedy roles myself.

      4. “This is why I think Fala is better suited to period comedy roles myself.”

        To be more precise, where she acts next to Steven Ma.

      5. I also agree that Fala Chen did very well in “Ghost Writer” and “Can’t Buy Me Love”. She is good in those cute, sweet, silly, sneaky but smart roles. She definitely outshone Linda Chung in “Ghost Writer” and was as good as Charmaine Sheh in “Can’t Buy Me Love”. In fact, I liked Fala more in “Can’t Buy Me Love”.

        Therefore, I think she is the most appropriate actress among the top 5 fadans to act Holiday in “TITS 2”. However, Fala needs to work on her cry scenes and those emotional expressions in more detail in order to excel in her acting.

      6. Kate Tsui is good in action drama series. Even in “Highs and Lows” and “Sniper Standoff”, her acting did not show a lot of difference.

        Her images were the same to me though her characters were very different.

      7. I think the writers let Linda Chung’s character down in Ghost Writer. Remember early on she was this really strong and talented woman… very naive but of a good strong character. Then, she changed over the course of the story and became this weak little mouse who would shrink at the slightest thing. If it had been the same character from the start of the show, she’d have been in there beating everyone up!

      8. In GW, differently I like Linda’s chac later on because I find she is rather trying too hard in the beginning. But yeah, it cant change tat the fox is way cuter

    2. @Susan,
      Totally agree, Wayne and Kate are way better.

    3. Ah yes, Kate is nominated. Either of Kate or Fala win mean Txb dun have an involvement in.

      As for Wayne, lolz, didnt he “won” once by votes (as Txb claimed). Now he losed by votes? Wat is the complaint?

      1. As for Wayne Lai, didn’t he “win” once by votes (as TVB claimed). Now he lost by votes. What is the complaint?
        ————————————————————–
        Good point!

    1. Shocked coz Wayne Lai did not win over Raymond Lam as he did LOL

      1. HK also can vote, but the amount of votes from HK was around 5000-6000 something to Wayne. Even less than Feng Shao Feng’s HK votes.

  26. The award statue is ugly. It needs a rip-off TVB statue.

  27. Main land’s people tend to love young, handsome actors and young,beautiful actresses so that Raymond Lam and Fala Chen are winners is understandable. Huading Award is based on only the public vote so it is more reliable called: “My favorite artists” than “Best artists.”

      1. Even better, coz TVB TV King and TV Queen are purely based on vote, HuaDing only 50% based on vote!

  28. I find it sad that a few of the really good TVB actors/sui sang and fadans, have won Best actor/actress awards outside of TVB, but not at the TVB anniversary award itself. Ron and Raymond are good examples. They work so hard for TVB and are such great actors, but getting nothing back from their own company! =(

  29. I like Fala but I don’t want her to receive this award. Either based on acting skills or popularity, she has none.

    1. Since this was based on popularity then clearly she does have popularity, lol.

    2. Fala Chen may not be the best actress, but she definitely can act and is good in some characters.

      I don’t agree that she cannot act vs. many other TVB fadans. Personally I think she acts least better than Myolie Wu and Linda Chung and maybe Kate Tsui as well.

      1. Typo ……….. “Personally I think she acts at least better than Myolie Wu and Linda Chung and maybe Kate Tsui as well”.

      2. I do like Fala more than Myolie, Linda, and Kate…of course…every actress/actor has his/her fans…and I respect everyone’s choice and they all work hard.

  30. Quite interesting. Best Actor- Kenneth in Malaysia, Wayne in HK, Bosco in Singapore and Raymond in China. Best Actress – Tavia in Malaysia, HK and Singapore but not China?

    Year before Kevin & Myolie takes all 4 BAs.

    1. AOD or StarHub are also Txb’s, so they are pork dividing. Huo Ding isnt Txb’s, so it gave ppl Txb dun wanna give this year. Tat’s why.

      1. Aaah I see. Surprised The Hippocratic Crush did not get much recognition at Starhub. Guess the Singaporeans did not think much of it. Kenneth and Tavia’s character win is not from THC I see.

        So much hype in Malaysia and HK on THC. To me so so only. Maybe dubbing affects it. Cos I believe Singapore and China gets dubbed versions?

      2. Yup, dubbed but I dont know its quality is affected or not. I didnt watch tat one but just a little part when its on TV. I dont know wat are the praises on Ma Ming’s acting because in the part I watched, he is seriously OTT with pouting mouth to an angry scene. Maybe the chac is interesting, I dont know. I still have no guts to watch it. Even Lawrence in sequel cant attract me to watch.

        AOD is much likely Txb with a hand in, deeper than StarHub’s as AOD is too close to Txb award why StarHub is in mid year, after the Txb award happens. So the pork dividing is different.

      3. So is it a tradition to give this Hua Ding to HK actors/actresses? I see the nomination include Chinese actors/actresses but surprised they give to the HK ones. Last year Kevin/Myolie,this year Raymond/Fala. What happens to Feng Xiao Fung, Tiffany Tang, Hawick Lau, Ruby Lin, Nicky Wu and quite many right although I don’t watch Chinese TV. There must be much much more competition. Although I am happy Raymond got it and can’t say he don’t deserve it.

    2. Just goes to show what age group make up the majority of the country. Si Lai’s are obviously the majority in HK. They like mature, more experienced actors and are not fond of Chinese pageants.

    3. I dont follow Huo Ding but to my memory, KC and Myolie weren’t the winner last year.

      1. Oh OK I thought I saw somewhere in youtube the 2012 Huading Awards and the TV King & Queen was to Kevin & Myolie. The same one Nicholas Tse got Film King. Anyways, not to matter. Thanks!

  31. Just saw the pictures and daaaaaaaaamn, saw Quentin, Jeremy Irons and Michelle Dockery! Guess everyone wants a bite of the Chinese market these days since they actually showed up for their awards.

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