A Foggy Tale

Source: Golden Horse Film Festival

‘A Foggy Tale’

Taiwanese director Chen Yu-hsun’s A Foggy Tale won best film at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, while New York-set Lucky Lu and Malaysian drama Mother Bhumi took three awards each. Hong Kong’s Jun Li won best director for Queerpanorama.

The best film prize was presented by jury president Liao Ching-sung and chairperson Mark Lee Ping-bing to veteran producers Lee Lieh and Yeh Jufeng. A Foggy Tale is a historical drama is set in the 1950s during Taiwan’s White Terror period of suppression and follows a young girl who travels alone to the north to reclaim the remains of her brother after he was executed.

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The film earned a total of four awards, making it the biggest winner of the night. It was followed by immigrant drama Lucky Lu, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and picked up three Golden Horse awards including best new director for Korean-Canadian director Lloyd Lee Choi and best actor for Taiwan’s Chang Chen. It marks the second best actor prize for Chang after his 2021 win for The Soul.

Malaysian director Chong Keat-aun’s Mother Bhumi also took a trio of wins, including best actress for mainland Chinese star Fan Bingbing and best cinematography for Hong Kong DoP Leung Ming-kai. Fan now mostly works outside China following a 2018 tax scandal and there was heated speculation over whether she would walk the red carpet at the Golden Horse Awards last night (November 22).

While she made a no-show at the ceremony, which took place at Taipei Music Center, Chong collected the award on her behalf and broadcast a live voice call with the actress. Chong reiterated that Fan wanted to start afresh by taking up this role as a farmer and shaman who lives on the Malaysian-Thai border – a departure from her glamorous persona.

Hong Kong’s Jun Li received the best director prize from Ang Lee for his Berlinale LGBTQ+ drama Queerpanorama. Further wins for Hong Kong included best documentary and best editing for Mary Stephen’s Palimpsest: The Story Of A Name and best animation for Tommy Ng Kai-chung’s Another World, which premiered at Toronto and Annecy respectively.

Golden Horse Awards 2025 winners

Best Narrative Feature: A Foggy Tale

Best Director: Jun Li, Queerpanorama

Best New Director: Lloyd Lee Choi, Lucky Lu

Best Leading Actor: Chang Chen, Lucky Lu

Best Leading Actress: Fan Bingbing, Mother Bhumi

Best Supporting Actor: Tseng Jing-Hua, Family Matters

Best Supporting Actress: Vera Chen, The Waves Will Carry Us

Best New Performer: Ma Shih-Yuan, Left-Handed Girl

Best Original Screenplay: Chen Yu-Hsun, A Foggy Tale

Best Adapted Screenplay: Pan Ke-Yin, Family Matters

Best Cinematography: Leung Ming-Kai, Mother Bhumi

Best Documentary Feature: Palimpsest: The Story Of A Name, Mary Stephen

Best Animated Feature: Another World, Tommy Ng Kai-Chung

Best Visual Effects: Evan Wen, Lin Wei-Hung, Hu Hong-Yu, Fu Wan-Ting, 96 Minutes

Best Art Direction: Wang Chih-Cheng, You Li-Wun, A Foggy Tale

Best Makeup & Costume Design: Hsu Li-Wen, A Foggy Tale

Best Action Choreography: Teddy Ray Huang, Chen Chia-Ling, A Dance With Rainbows

Best Film Editing: Mary Stephen, Palimpsest: The Story Of A Name

Best Sound Effects: R.T Kao, Dave Cheung, Sammi Lin, A Mighty Adventure

Best Original Film Score: Charles Humenry, Lucky Lu

Best Original Film Song: Bhujanga, Mother Bhumi

Best Live Action Short Film: Pile On, Hu Lu

Best Documentary Short Film: Fragments Of Herstory, Hsu Hui-Ju

Best Animated Short Film: Praying Mantis, Joe Hsieh

Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker Of The Year: Joy Chung

Lifetime Achievement Award: Chen Shu-Fang

FIPRESCI Prize: Amoeba

Audience Choice Award: A Foggy Tale

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