Coco Martin (born Rodel Nacianceno) is a Filipino actor whose work includes the independent films Masahista and Daybreak as well as the television series Tayong Dalawa.

Martin started out in showbiz as one of the members of Star Magic’s Star Circle Batch 9 in ABS-CBN.

Martin’s first cameo film appearance was in the 2001 film Luv Txt starring Judy Ann Santos, where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno. After that he took a brief hiatus in acting.

Since then he has appeared in several TV advertisements before breaking back into showbiz with his lead debut film Masahista (Masseur) which won him the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. He also starred in Kaleldo (Summer Heat) in 2006.

Early in 2007, Martin became an exclusive artist of GMA Network, and appeared in several GMA TV shows starting with Daisy Siete. He also became a member of the boy-group The Studs. Martin was also seen in independent gay-oriented films Daybreak and Jay.

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Raymond Lam is a Hong Kong actor and singer under contracts with TV station TVB and EEG’s Music Plus label.

Lam attended the 13th TVB artists training class in 1998 as an auditing student and was offered a contract with TVB upon graduation in September 1998. In the earlier part of his career, Lam appeared as a walk-on in numerous TV series and as a host for TVB8. In 2000, Lam gained more audience attention after playing supporting roles in A Taste of Love and A Step into the Past. In 2002, Lam was offered to play the leading role in Eternal Happiness and he received the Most Improved Actor Award from TVB for his performance in Survivor’s Law.

Apart from his acting career, Lam also performed some of the theme songs for the TV series he acted in. In 2007, Lam signed on with EEG under its Music Plus Label, and released his debut album, Love is Finding You in Memories, on 23 November. More than 20,000 copies were sold three weeks after the album was released. In addition, the album received the IFPI Gold Disk Award and became the top-selling album for Lam as a newcomer.

John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow.

Depp rose to prominence in a lead role on the television series 21 Jump Street and quickly became regarded as a teen idol. Uncomfortable with this career direction, he turned his focus to film roles. He initially came to film prominence as the titular character of Edward Scissorhands, and later found box office success in roles such as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

He has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burton in seven films, the most recent of which are Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Depp has garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as Edward D. Wood, Jr., in Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistone in Donnie Brasco and George Jung in Blow (2001). More recently, he portrayed legendary bank robber John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s 2009 film Public Enemies.

Films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.6 billion at the United States box office and over $5.7 billion worldwide. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Screen Actors Guild Awards four times and Golden Globe Awards eight times, Depp won the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the 2006 “Best Actor” award from the Australian Film Institute and was nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor as well as the 2006 Best Actor award from the BAFTA. Posthumously he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film, I’m Not There which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan.In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of the iconic Dylan. He was nominated and won awards for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, for which he became the first actor to win an award posthumously, and the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor and the 2009 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture.

He died at the age of 28, from an accidental “toxic combination of prescription drugs.” A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his penultimate performance, as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, on 22 January 2008, he had completed about half of his work performing the role of Tony in Terry Gilliam’s forthcoming film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Other Information

• Birth name: Heath Andrew Ledger
• Born: April 4, 1979
• Birth place: Perth, Western Australia
• Died: January 22, 2008
• Occupation: Film Actor
• Years active: 1992–2008
• Domestic partners: Naomi Watts (2002—2004); Michelle Williams (2005–2007, 1 child)
• Awards won: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor – 2008 The Dark Knight; Australian Film Institute Awards: International Award – Best Actor -2005 Brokeback Mountain & 2008 The Dark Knight, Reader’s Choice Award for Best Actor – 2005 Brokeback Mountain; BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role – 2008 The Dark Knight; Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture – 2008 The Dark Knight; Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Supporting Actor – 2008 The Dark Knight; Other awards: LVFCS Sierra Award – 2005 Brokeback Mountain, NYFCC Award for Best Actor – 2005 Brokeback Mountain, PFCS Award for Best Actor – 2005 Brokeback Mountain, SFFCC Award for Best Actor – 2005 Brokeback Mountain, Robert Altman Award – 2007 I’m Not There, LAFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2008 The Dark Knight, BFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2008 The Dark Knight, SFFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2008 The Dark Knight

Links

• Heath Ledger at BBC In Pictures
• Heath Ledger at CNN Topics
• Heath Ledger at The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
• Heath Ledger at Find A Grave
• Heath Ledger at The Huffington Post
• Heath Ledger at the Internet Movie Database
• Heath Ledger at MSN Movies
• Heath Ledger at MTV Movies
• Heath Ledger at New York Times Topics
• Heath Ledger at People.com

Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of Leo Penn, an actor and director, and Eileen Ryan (née Annucci), an actress. He has one living brother, musician Michael Penn. Another brother, actor Chris Penn, died in 2006. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Russia, while his mother is a Catholic of Italian and Irish descent. According to Penn’s mother, Leo Penn may have had distant Spanish ancestry, as the family’s surname was originally “Piñón”. Penn was raised in a secular home and is an agnostic.

Other Information

• Birth name: Sean Justin Penn
• Born: August 17, 1960
• Birth place: Santa Monica, California, U.S.
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1974–present
• Spouses: Madonna (1985–1989); Robin Wright Penn (1996–present)
• Awards won: Academy Awards: Best Actor – 2003 Mystic River – 2008 Milk; Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – 2003 Mystic River; Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor – 2008 Milk; Other awards: Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actor – 1996 Dead Man Walking, Best Actor Award – Cannes Film Festival – 1997 She’s So Lovely, Venice Volpi Cup for Best Actor – 1998 Hurlyburly – 2003 21 Grams, NBR Award for Best Actor – 2003 Mystic River; 21 Grams, NSFC Award for Best Actor – 2008 Milk, NYFCC Award for Best Actor – 2008 Milk, SEFCA Award for Best Actor – 2008 Milk, LAFCA Award for Best Actor – 2008 Milk, DFWFCA Award for Best Actor – 2003 Mystic River – 2008 Milk

Links

• Sean Penn at the Internet Movie Database
• Sean Penn’s visit to Iran at the San Francisco Chronicle
• Guardian Unlimited Interview, April 8, 2005
• Esquire magazine interview/profile
• Into the Wild website.

The Golden Horse Film Awards (traditional Chinese: 金馬獎; pinyin: Jīnmǎ Jiǎng) are modeled after the Academy Awards and major film festivals worldwide. The awards, contested by submissions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China (PRC) and elsewhere, are generally thought to be the most prestigious for Chinese-language films outside the PRC.

Winners are selected by a jury of judges in the week leading up to the ceremony. Winners are awarded with a Golden Horse statuette during a broadcast ceremony.

The Golden Horse awards ceremony is held after a month-long festival showcasing some of the nominated feature films for the awards. A majority of the film winners in the history of the awards have been Hong Kong productions.

In May 1962, the Government Information Office enacted the “Mandarin Film Award Regulation of Year 1962” to officially found the Golden Horse Awards. The name 金馬 comes from the islands of Kinmen (金門) and Matsu (馬祖), which are under Republic of China control.

Under current regulations, any film made primarily in a Chinese language is eligible for competition. Since 1996, a liberalization act allows for an artist or film from mainland China to enter the Awards, mainland artists or films has won several time, such as Jiang Wen’s In the Heat of the Sun, Best Actor award was won by Xia Yu (夏雨) in 1996, Joan Chen in 1999, Best Actress for Qin Hailu (秦海璐) in 2001 and Kekexili: Mountain Patrol in 2004.

Recent winners can be found at the official site of the Golden Horse Film Awards:

Best Film

• 2008: The Warlords (投名状) (2008)  People’s Republic of China/ Hong Kong – director Peter Chan
• 2007: Lust, Caution (色，戒) (2007)  People’s Republic of China/ Republic of China – director Ang Lee
• 2006: After This Our Exile(父子) (2006)  Hong Kong – director Patrick Tam
• 2005: Kung Fu Hustle (功夫) (2004)  People’s Republic of China/ Hong Kong – director Stephen Chow
• 2004: Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (可可西里) (2004)  People’s Republic of China – director Lu Chuan
• 2003: Infernal Affairs (無間道) (2002)  Hong Kong – directors Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
• 2002: The Best of Times (美麗時光) (2001)  Republic of China – director Tso-chi Chang
• 2001: Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄) (2000)  Hong Kong – director Fruit Chan
• 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍) (2000)  People’s Republic of China/ Republic of China/ Hong Kong/ United States – director Ang Lee
• 1999: Ordinary Heroes (千言萬語) (1999)  Hong Kong – director Ann Hui
• 1998: Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (天浴) (1998)  People’s Republic of China – director Joan Chen
• 1997: Comrades: Almost a Love Story (甜蜜蜜) (1996)  Hong Kong – director Peter Chan
• 1996: In the Heat of the Sun (阳光灿烂的日子) (1994)  People’s Republic of China – director Jiang Wen
• 1995: Summer Snow (女人四十) (1995)  Hong Kong – director Ann Hui On-Wah
• 1994: Vive L’Amour (愛情萬歲) (1994)  Republic of China – director Tsai Ming-liang
• 1993: The Wedding Banquet (喜宴) (1993)  Republic of China – director Ang Lee
• 1992: Hill of No Return (無言的山丘) (1992)  Republic of China – director Wang Tung
• 1990: Red Dust (Hong Kong) (滾滾紅塵) (1990)  Hong Kong – director Yim Ho
• 1989: Full Moon in New York (三個女人的故事) (1990)  Hong Kong – director Stanley Kwan
• 1988: Painted Faces (Alex Law, 1988)
• 1987: Straw Man (Wang Toon, 1987)
• 1986: The Terrorizers (Edward Yang, 1986)
• 1985: Kuei-Mei, a Woman (Chang Yi, 1985)
• 1984: Old Mao’s Second Spring (Lee You-Ning, 1984)
• 1983: Growing Up (Chen Kun-hou, 1983)
• 1982: The Battle for the Republic of China (Ting Shan-his, 1981)
• 1981: If I Were for Real (Wang Toon, 1981)
• 1980: Good Morning, Taipei (Li Hsing, 1979)
• 1979: Story of a Small Town (Li Hsing, 1979)
• 1978: He Never Gives Up (Li Hsing, 1978)
• 1977: Heroes in the Eastern Sky (Jhang Zeng-ze, 1977)
• 1976: The Victory (Liu Jia-Chang, 1976)
• 1975: Land of the Undaunted (Li Hsing, 1975)
• 1973: The Escape (Yu Fong-jhih, 1973)
• 1972: Execution in Autumn (Li Hsing, 1972)
• 1971: The Story of Tin-Ying (Li Han-hsiang, 1970)
• 1970: Home Sweet Home (Pai Ching-jui, 1970)
• 1969: Spring in a Small Town (Yang Wen-gan, 1969)
• 1968: The Road (Li Hsing, 1967)
• 1967: Orchids and My Love (Lee Chia, 1966)
• 1966: His-shih, Beauty of Beauties (Li Han-hsiang, 1965)
• 1965: Beautiful Duckling (Li Hsing, 1964)
• 1963: The Love Eterne (Li Han-Hsiang, 1963)
• 1962: Sun, Moon and Star (Yi Wen, 1961)

Links

• http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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