As a loyal supporter to TVB series since many years ago, I’m glad that my country, Malaysia do organize an annual awards presentation to honour the best of Hong Kong TVB’s series and programmes in the past years. Last time, it was called Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards. Then, it is changed to My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards. And since last year, the awards has been using the name ‘TVB Star Awards Malaysia’. And this year, TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 (TVB馬來西亞星光薈萃頒獎典禮2014) will be held on 23rd November 2014 from 8pm at Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands.
The official website of the awards is here: http://www.tvbstarawards.com.my/2014/en. Malaysian citizens have to register first before they can pick their votes (only Malaysians are eligible to vote). Once registered, you can vote on its official website daily, and you may be the lucky ones to be gifted tickets to attend the awards night, TVBuddy goodie bag or TVB Calendar 2015. Here below is the nomination list followed with my personal picks and comments:
My Favorite TVB Series
01) Bounty Lady
02) Outbound Love
03) Gilded Chopsticks
04) Storm in a Cocoon
05) Never Dance Alone
06) Black Heart White Soul
07) Line Walker
08) All That Bitter is Sweet
09) Tomorrow is Another Day
10) Tiger Cubs 2
11) Come on Cousin
12) Overachievers
My opinion on Top 5: Bounty Lady, Storm in a Cocoon, Black Heart White Soul, Line Walker, Overachievers.
My pick: Line Walker.
Comment: I think ‘Outbound Love’ is going to replace ‘Bounty Lady’ to be in top 5 since parts of the series is shot in Malaysia, hence slightly more popular. Anyway, ‘Line Walker’ is the best so far. Dark horse would be ‘Black Heart White Soul’.
My Favorite TVB Leading Actor
01) Roger Kwok (Black Heart White Soul)
02) Ruco Chan (Outbound Love)
03) Joe Ma (Tiger Cubs 2)
04) Wong Cho Lam (Come on Cousin)
05) Wayne Lai (Overachievers)
06) Ron Ng (Black Heart White Soul)
07) Lawrence Ng (Tomorrow is Another Day)
08) Bosco Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
09) Raymond Lam (Line Walker)
10) Michael Miu (Line Walker)
11) Kenneth Ma (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
12) Dayo Wong (Bounty Lady)
My opinion on Top 5: Roger Kwok, Ruco Chan, Wayne Lai, Raymond Lam, Dayo Wong.
My pick: Raymond Lam (Line Walker).
Comment: I knew Roger Kwok did very well in Black Heart White Soul. But for me, I think Raymond Lam deserved it very much this year too from his outstanding performance in Line Walker. Hence, I will put Roger Kwok as dark horse.
My Favorite TVB Leading Actress
01) Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
02) Selena Li (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
03) Louisa So (Rear Mirror)
04) Linda Chung (All That Bitter is Sweet)
05) Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
06) Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
07) Nancy Wu (The Ultimate Addiction)
08) Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
09) Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
10) Kate Tsui (Tomorrow is Another Day)
11) Tavia Yeung (Storm in a Cocoon)
12) Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
My opinion on Top 5: Linda Chung, Kristal Tin, Charmaine Sheh, Kate Tsui, Tavia Yeung.
My pick: Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker).
Comment: Hands down. No competition. Charmaine’s superb acting in Line Walker won everyone’s heart. I can almost totally say that there isn’t any dark horse in this category this year. But if you still want me to list one, it would be Kate Tsui.
My Favorite TVB Supporting Actor
01) Louis Cheung (Black Heart White Soul)
02) Pierre Ngo (All That Bitter is Sweet)
03) Ben Wong (Gilded Chopsticks)
04) Raymond Wong (Overachievers)
05) Him Law (Tiger Cubs 2)
06) Raymond Cho (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
07) Oscar Leung (Line Walker)
08) Vincent Wong (Tomorrow is Another Day)
09) Edwin Siu (Overachievers)
10) Ram Tseung (Come on Cousin)
11) Lawrence Cheung (Never Dance Alone)
12) Benz Hui (Line Walker)
My opinion on Top 5: Louis Cheung, Pierre Ngo, Raymond Wong, Raymond Cho, Benz Hui.
My pick: Benz Hui (Line Walker).
Comment: Benz Hui has been praised by all for his performance in Line Walker. Dark horse would be Louis Cheung.
My Favorite TVB Supporting Actress
01) Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
02) Gloria Yip (Never Dance Alone)
03) Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
04) Natalie Tong (All That Bitter is Sweet)
05) Mandy Wong (Tiger Cubs 2)
06) Maggie Siu (Overachievers)
07) Elaine Yiu (Swipe Tap Love)
08) Leanne Li (Black Heart White Soul)
09) Elena Kong (Line Walker)
10) Josie Ho (Tomorrow is Another Day)
11) Ivana Wong (Come on Cousin)
12) Lin Xia-wei (Outbound Love)
My opinion on Top 5: Sharon Chan, Natalie Tong, Mandy Wong, Leanne Li, Elena Kong.
My pick: Elena Kong (Line Walker).
Comment: No one stands out in supporting actress role this year. If Nancy Wu from ‘The Ultimate Addiction’ is in this supporting category rather than the strong leading category, then I will pick her. So now, I have to choose Elena Kong, whom is from her performance in my favourite series of the year (obviously), Line Walker. Dark horse would be Leanne Li.
My Favorite Most Improved Actor
01) Tony Hung (Outbound Love/Swipe Tap Love/Rear Mirror)
02) Matt Yeung (Outbound Love/Storm in a Cocoon/Black Heart White Soul)
03) Louis Cheung (Gilded Chopsticks/Black Heart White Soul/Come on Cousin)
04) Hugo Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
05) Sammy Shum (Line Walker/All That Bitter is Sweet)
My opinion on Top 2: Louis Cheung, Sammy Shum.
My pick: Louis Cheung.
Comment: It’s quite hard to choose between Louis and Sammy. Both certainly had breakthrough this year. But I have to choose Louis Cheung. He is great particularly in Black Heart White Soul. So dark horse would be Sammy Shum.
My Favorite Most Improved Actress
01) Tracy Chu (Tomorrow is Another Day)
02) Lin Xia-wei (Outbound Love/Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
03) Vivien Yeo (Outbound Love/Ruse of Engagement/Black Heart White Soul)
04) Skye Chan (Line Walker)
05) Samantha Ko (Outbound Love/Line Walker/All That Bitter is Sweet)
My opinion on Top 2: Lin Xia-wei, Samantha Ko.
My pick: Lin Xia-wei.
Comment: Not a strong category this year. Nothing much to comment.
My Favorite TVB On Screen Couple
01) Dayo Wong and Kate Tsui (Bounty Lady)
02) Bosco Wong and Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
03) Ruco Chan and Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
04) Raymond Wong and Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
05) Lawrence Cheung and Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
06) Roger Kwok and Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
07) Raymond Lam and Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
08) Sammy Shum and Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
09) Joe Ma and Linda Chung (Tiger Cubs 2)
10) Roger Kwok and Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
My opinion on Top 5: Dayo Wong & Kate Tsui, Ruco Chan & Aimee Chan, Roger Kwok & Krystal Tin, Raymond Lam & Charmaine Sheh, Sammy Shum & Sharon Chan.
My pick: Raymond Lam & Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker).
Comment: Raymond and Charmaine both has very good chemistry as on-screen couple, and Line Walker pushed their collaboration to another level.
My Favorite TVB Drama Theme Song
01) 星斗群 (Never Dance Alone) Shirley Kwan & Mag Lam
02) 考驗 (The Ultimate Addiction) Fred Cheng
03) 越難越愛 (Line Walker) Jinny Ng
04) 再戰明天 (Tomorrow Is Another Day) Alfred Hui
05) 很想討厭你 (Outbound Love) Lin Xia-wei
My opinion on Top 2: 越難越愛, 很想討厭你.
My pick: 越難越愛 (Line Walker) by Jinny Ng.
Comment: The second theme song for Line Walker is fantastic. Enough said.
My Favorite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters
01) Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
02) Vincent Wong (Tomorrow is Another Day)
03) Tony Hung (Outbound Love)
04) Lawrence Cheung (Never Dance Alone)
05) Roger Kwok (Black Heart White Soul)
06) Raymond Lam (Line Walker)
07) Pierre Ngo (All That Bitter is Sweet)
08) Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
09) Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
10) Power Chan (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
11) Louisa So (Rear Mirror)
12) Linda Chung (All That Bitter is Sweet)
13) Dayo Wong (Bounty Lady)
14) Tavia Yeung (Storm in a Cocoon)
15) Kenneth Ma (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
16) Louis Cheung (Black Heart White Soul)
17) Oscar Leung (Line Walker)
18) Josie Ho (Tomorrow is Another Day)
19) Bosco Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
20) Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
21) Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
22) Lawrence Ng (Tomorrow is Another Day)
23) Ruco Chan (Outbound Love)
24) Loletta Lee (Never Dance Alone)
25) Raymond Cho (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
26) Michael Miu (Line Walker)
27) Natalie Tong (All That Bitter is Sweet)
28) Michelle Yim (Coffee Cat Mama)
29) Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
30) Selena Li (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
31) Waise Lee (Black Heart White Soul)
32) Raymond Wong (Overachievers)
33) Joe Ma (Tiger Cubs 2)
34) Steven Ma (Storm in a Cocoon)
35) Nancy Wu (The Ultimate Addiction)
36) Ron Ng (Black Heart White Soul)
37) Sammy Shum (Line Walker)
38) Kate Tsui (Tomorrow is Another Day)
39) Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
40) Gloria Yip (Never Dance Alone)
41) Him Law (Tiger Cubs 2)
42) Mandy Wong (Tiger Cubs 2)
43) Benjamin Yuen (Tiger Cubs 2)
44) Wong Cho Lam (Come on Cousin)
45) Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
46) Ivana Wong (Come on Cousin)
47) Wayne Lai (Overachievers)
48) Edwin Siu (Overachievers)
49) Maggie Siu (Overachievers)
50) Benz Hui (Line Walker)
My pick: The names in bold are my 15 picks from this long list. If I can add five more, I would choose Pierre Ngo, Kenneth Ma, Michael Miu, Raymond Wong and Wayne Lai.
So, what’s your choice? I think I’m a little biased towards ‘Line Walker’. We’ll see the result in a month. I didn’t include the nomination for some other not-so-important categories. No one cares about those host or programmes sections. By the way, this awards presentation is always seen as a hint or prelude to the prestigious TVB Anniversary Awards. But the nomination for that one isn’t even out yet. I wonder how many TVB artistes would come this year.
(Images in this post are from the awards’ official website at: http://www.tvbstarawards.com.my/2014/index.php)
