BEIJING,
Dec. 7 -- A best actress nominee at this year's Golden Globe Awards, Zhang
Ziyi will definitely not be in the running again next year again because her
starring film "The Banquet" did not enter competition at
all.
TVBS Los Angeles correspondent Zuo Minlin said three
Chinese movies, including Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower," applied in
the best foreign film competition.
Other entrants in the category include Mel Gibson's
"Apocalypto," Pedro Almodóvar's "Volver" and Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo
Jima." However, "The Banquet" was not among the three Chinese candidates.
"The Banquet" distributor Huayi Brothers affirmed the
news, but refused to offer more details.
The movie's other investor, Media Asia Films,
explained that it might because the movie has not yet decided on a screening
date in North America.
However, the movie will still compete at the Oscars.
With the movie pulling out of the Golden Globes, will
it provide more opportunities for strong competitor "Curse of the Golden Flower"
to win?
Zuo Minlin, the only Taiwan journalist in the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association, analyzed that foreign jury would gave high
credit to Zhang Yimou's works like "Raise The Red Lantern," which challenged
feudal traditions, but doubted the martial arts movie would still appeal to
those jury members.
The nomination list of 64th Golden Globe will be
announced on December 14th and the awards ceremony will be held on January 15th
next year.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
