| Hanwei
and Liping: Bucking up the Star Awards' tree
November 5, 2001 Both
nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively in the Star
Awards 2001 By Yap Geok Hui What do Hong Huifang, Chen Hanwei and Chen Liping have in common? Clueless? Think again. The key word here is Star Awards.
Thanks
to the roles, which garnered them nominations in Best Actor and
Best Actress respectively this year, they now have another common
characteristic - buckteeth
appeal Hong Huifang defeated her opponents in Star Awards 1997 with her buckteeth image and superb acting skills in Price Of Peace.
Now
4 years later, the buckteeth appeal returns. Now in the form of
Lin Yiqin Love
Me, Love Me Not
"Really? The nomination list is out? Best Actor? Wow…I'm happy of course," said Hanwei when he heard. "I did spent a lot of time and effort over this character. Being nominated is a big encouragement." In his 13 years in the entertainment industry, this is his third nomination in the Best Actor category, the first after his return to acting from his short break into image styling. The other 2 nominations are for his acting in The Morning Express I and II.
Admitting that the breakthrough in his acting genre and image helped in his nomination, Hanwei did not think that buckteeth is an advantage when it comes to clinching the award, even though we quoted Huifang's example and Liping's nomination. "It's just an coincidence, I suppose. Our background and portrayal are different. Huifang's role is a tragic figure. Liping's look is rather scary and I'm a comic personality." "Moreover, there's a difference in our teeth. Huifang's teeth were protruding outwards, mine showed the gums while Liping's teeth were deformed," reasoned Hanwei. It is obvious that this is one observant and analytical guy.
Indeed it is. His character's 'duh' look and the way he walked or wore his pants is still vivid in my mind and it never fails to bring an amused smile to my lips. l
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