THE HU WHAT AWARDS?!?

I bet you didn't even know the Huabiao Awards existed, but they do and they're China's big award's ceremony and they just happened last night. It's got a better (or is that worse?) sense of fashion than the now-snooze-worthy Oscars and it's all about sharing.

WINNERS:
Best Actor went to Wu Jun for MODEL SOLDIER ZHANG SIDE and Pu Cunxin for A BRIGHT MOON, a bio pic about  Reverend Hong Yi, a Buddhist master.

Best Actress went to Vicky Zhao Wei for TIME TO LOVE and Zhang Ziyi for HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS.

Best Director went to Lu Chuan for KEKEXILI and Yin Li for MODEL SOLDIER ZHANG SIDE.

And BEST FILM went to ten different movies.

On another note, this has been a pretty spectacular year for Chinese film with a 50% increase in business over last year (vs. the US drop-off in business of between 9% and 14% so far this year).