"Singing in Graveyards" wins Best Film at inaugural MGGA
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6 Mar - The first ever Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) ceremony had taken place at Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands on 5 March 2017 with "Singing in Graveyards" - a Malaysian-Filipino co-production, taking home the Best Picture award.
"It's feels wonderful just being nominated. We really didn't expect that we would win this award. To win something like this in Malaysia, where I was born - it's really special," said the director and producer of "Singing in Graveyards".
Hosted by Malaysia's top comedian Harith Iskander and emcee and model Owen Yap, the inaugural awards ceremony featured performances from renowned local stars like professional violinist Dennis Lau, jazz queen Sheila Majid, Taiwan-based crooner Victor Wong and pop princess Shila Amzah.
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Hong Kong actor, director and host Eric Tsang won the Best Actor award for the first time in 25 years. His last Best Actor award was in 1992 for his film "Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye" at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
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On the other hand, German actress Sandra Huller was named the Best Actress for her performance in the German-Austrian comedy-drama film "Toni Erdman", while Singaporean Boo Junfeng received the Best New Director award for his film, "Apprentice".
The prestigious ceremony also saw veteran actress Datuk Lai Meng or Aunty Lai Meng as she is more fondly known, receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her various contribution to the Malaysian Chinese film industry.
Some of the awards presenters at MGGA included Joe Cheung, Yeh Ju-feng, Dain Said, Shaheizy Sam, Elaine Jin, Anthony Wong, Josie Ho, Adreas Dresen and more.
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