Mark Lee wins Best Actor prize at 1st Asian Art Film Awards in Macau
Singaporean actor Mark Lee has a new feather in his cap after winning the Best Actor accolade at the 1st Asian Art Film Awards in Macau on April 23.
The 56-year-old clinched the award under the Pioneer Trend section for his role as a drag queen in comedy-drama Number 2 .
He beat South Korea's Kim Dae-gun, China's Xiaoshenyang, Sun Junsheng and Yao Lu, as well as Kazakhstan's Azamat Nigmanov.
Number 2 is a sequel to Number 1 , which earned Lee a nomination for Best Leading Actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 2020.
The win in Macau was Lee's second international film award. He was named Best Actor at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival in Vietnam in April 2024 for his role as a single father in the period film Wonderland.
Lee was unable to attend the ceremony in Macau due to work commitments. The award was accepted on his behalf by his co-star Jaspers Lai, who was also the screenwriter of Number 2.
'I had prepared an acceptance speech for Jaspers, thinking it would not be used, but it was,' Lee told Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in a report published on April 24. 'I am very excited to win the award, but it's a pity that I couldn't be there in person.'
Lee's wife Cathering Ng posted a video of the Best Actor announcement on Instagram late on April 23, tagging him in the post.
'This honour belongs to you, and all the partners who have put their heart and soul into the film,' she wrote in Chinese. 'Your professionalism, persistence and enthusiasm have helped the movie and him to succeed.'
Lee told Zaobao that he will be filming two movies overseas in June and July, without disclosing further details. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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