Michelle Wai wins HK Directors' Guild's Best Actress
The actress accepted the accolade for her performance in "The Last Dance" from Simon Yam during the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Annual Dinner and Annual Awards Ceremony on 10 March.
Thanking the Guild, her management Emperor Entertainment Group, and the cast and crew of the movie, Michelle said that she felt like a lucky person who has been given a lot of tips and advice by every filmmaker that she met throughout her 17 years of career.
"There are many directors here that I have not worked with before. I hope that I will have the opportunity to work with everyone in the near future. I will continue to be a humble and good actor. Allow me to introduce myself again. I am the actor Michelle Wai," she said.
On the other hand, her co-star Michael Hui also won Best Actor at the same event, and accepted his accolade from actress Kara Hui.
"This is the first time in 43 years that a film company has asked me to shoot a movie that makes me cry from the beginning to the end. There is no comedy at all. It's like asking me to shoot 'Nezha', which is very difficult," he said.
(Photo Source: Michelle IG, Oriental Daily)
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