The
outrageous outcome of Starhub TVB awards 2017 resulted in numerous brickbats
from TVB viewers and left me pretty much dumbfounded. Both Ali and Jacqueline’s
triumph were really dubious. Then again,
one might argue that it’s a popularity poll ( also about who TVB is keen on
pushing to the next level), so acting skill is not the deciding factor. This year, the voting period of TVB Malaysia
Star Awards was reduced from the usual four/five weeks to merely three weeks. To boost the hype of this much anticipated
yearly event, TVB assigned two teams of artistes to cover several Chinese
dominated locations in Malaysia – KL, Ipoh and Penang.
I
only wish for three things at the Malaysia awards ceremony :– 1) Ali does not
win the fave actress award. Anyone but her.
2) Kate and Kent walk away with the favourite drama couple award 3) Kate
and Kent win best supporting actress and actor.
Well, getting 1 out of 3 hits ain’t too bad, I guess. I let out a smile when I saw Jessica Hsuan in
the attendees list and felt relieved. My choice is actually Kristal Tin. She
did a fabulous job in “Destination Nowhere”. Nevertheless, I am fine with Mall
Jeh getting the award, too. Ali can wait for a few more years (that is, if she improves). I thought that the fave drama couple would be
a close fight between Saving-Cherrie and Kent-Kate. Since Vincent and Natalie won the award in
Singapore, I had high expectation that it would be a homerun for Joel and
Elaine but unexpectedly, Nancy Wu and Ruco Chan snatched it from them. They were so awkward on stage – the
dunno-what-to-say-and-let’s–get-this-over-with expression were written all over
their faces. In the past, the top four
winners (favourite supporting actor/actress and favourite actor/actress) will
always get the favourite character award as well but not this year !! No
surprises coz I was already doing the math in my head when I saw the number of
participating artistes vs the number of awards available. Hence, I have already
anticipated the character awards will be increased (15 to 17 this
year….heck ! perhaps it will hit 20 next year !). I was thrilled with Joel’s victory
and of course, Elaine’s as well. Can’t
deny that “Kate” was a breakthrough role for Elaine but I hope in the future, she would cut down on turning on the waterworks. Yeah, I know she is a natural and convincing in crying scenes but it’s time to challenge more diversify
roles. Favourite actor – my pick has
always been Vincent Wong. From being Neway’s first contracted singer to joining
TVB at the later stage of his career, Vincent never ceased to amaze me with his
stable and versatile acting ability. The award was handed to Sam Gor aka
veteran actor, Miu Kiu Wai, who came with wifey, Jamie Chik. Yeah, no complains about the result. Vincent’s chance will come in January 2018
during the HK awards (I hope). Worth a
mention is his co-star in “Legal Maverick”, Sisley Choy. I used to be one of
her harshest critics but now, I am sold !
She has shown so much improvement in all her recent works. That’s what I called professionalism. Taking
note of her weaknesses and work on perfecting them. Good for Sisley ! If she
sustains the momentum, best actress is not far from her reach, given a few more
years. Favourite drama accolade goes to
“Legal Maverick”. I suspect “The Unholy Alliance” garnered the most votes
(Malaysians seem to favour this drama a lot) but the executives prefer to award
it to “Legal Maverick”. Plot wise, both
series have glaring holes during the last few episodes, with "Legal Maverick" emulating Marvel-like superhero theme story line and the unrealistic turn of events in "Unholy Alliance" after Rainman's cover has been blown. And why the hell is there zero recognition for Nina Baw when the quota is used
on less deserving folks like Rebecca, Lok Yi and Samantha in the favourite characters category ??
“The
Sisterhood Travelling Gang” clinched the favourite variety show award. I used to like the camaraderie displayed by
these gals but frankly, now it’s a turn off.
Excessive self-publicity is annoying. Time to tone it down a few
notches, ladies. Most improved favourite
actor is my choice, too – Matthew Ho.
Cute and delivers ! Zoie ain’t too bad although I had predicted that
Roxanne Tong would win. This year, I find all the TVB drama theme songs nominated were below expectation. If Hana's song in "Line Walker 2" had been nominated, my vote would have gone to that song. I am pleased that Kayi Tam didn't win coz somehow, I couldn't stand her mushy version. I prefer Lowell Lo's original arrangement. Fred Cheng is in the list of performing stars, again ! Can we not have him
next year ? Invite Alfred Hui, please. Hubert’s “The Exorcist Meter” theme song
is so catchy and I like this soft spoken dude even more now. His following in
Malaysia has also expanded tremendously.
Fans turn-out appears to be more formidable than Ruco now.
The other bonus for me is having my favourite trio – FAMA and Dodo Cheng
as the emcees again this year. Thumbs up for that decision ! Mayanne Mak does well but I hope Luk Ho will not be a permanent feature in the coming TVB Star Awards. Suffice to say, I
am satisfied with the major top 5 results (supporting actor/actress, favourite actor/actress and best drama).
My Favourite TVB Drama Series
"Legal Mavericks"
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role
Michael Miu ("Line Walker: The Prelude")
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Hsuan ("My Unfair Lady")
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role
Joel Chan ("The Unholy Alliance")
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role
Elaine Yiu ("The Unholy Alliance")
My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actor
Matthew Ho ("Tiger Mom Blues", "A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch")
My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actress
Zoie Tam ("Dead Wrong", "My Unfair Lady", "Legal Mavericks")
My Favourite TVB On Screen Couple
Ruco Chan & Nancy Wu ("The Unholy Alliance")
My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song
手中沙 ("My Unfair Lady") - HANA
My Favourite Top 17 TVB Drama Characters
Edwin Siu ("A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch")
Raymond Cho ("A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch")
Kristal Tin ("A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch")
Rebecca Zhu ("A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch")
Michael Miu ("Line Walker: The Prelude")
Benjamin Yuen ("Line Walker: The Prelude")
Priscilla Wong ("Line Walker: The Prelude")
Ruco Chan ("The Unholy Alliance")
Nancy Wu ("The Unholy Alliance")
Jessica Hsuan ("My Unfair Lady")
Lai Yok Yi ("My Unfair Lady")
Natalie Tong ("My Unfair Lady")
Samantha Ko ("My Unfair Lady")
Sisley Choi ("Legal Mavericks")
Vincent Wong ("Legal Mavericks")
Ali Lee ("Legal Mavericks")
Ben Wong ("Tiger Mom Blues")
My Favourite TVB Variety Programme
"The Sisterhood Traveling Gang"
My Favourite TVB Enrichment Programme
"All Things Girl Malaysia Version Season Three"
My Favourite TVB Host in Variety Programme
Maria Cordero ("Maria's Auspicious Menu"
《TVB马来西亚星光荟萃颁奖典礼2017》得奖名单：
最喜爱TVB电视剧集：《踩过界》
最喜爱TVB男主角：苗侨伟《使徒行者2》
最喜爱TVB女主角：宣萱《不懂撒娇的女人》
最喜爱TVB男配角：陈山聪 《同盟》
最喜爱TVB女配角：姚子羚《同盟》
最喜爱TVB飞跃进步男艺员：何广沛
最喜爱TVB飞跃进步女艺员：谭凯琪
最喜爱TVB荧幕情侣：《同盟》陈展鹏、胡定欣
最喜爱TVB歌曲：《不懂撒娇的女人》《手中沙》HANA菊梓乔
最喜爱TVB电视角色：
萧正楠 饰 袁崇焕／云大军 《超时空男臣》
曹伟廉 饰 冯一波 《超时空男臣》
田蕊妮 饰 方惠芝《超时空男臣》
朱晨丽 饰 方惠玲《超时空男臣》
苗侨伟 饰 卓凯《使徒行者2》
袁伟豪 饰 徐天堂《使徒行者2》
黄翠如 饰 郑淑梅《使徒行者2》
陈展鹏 饰 高子杰《同盟》
胡定欣 饰 阮清欣《同盟》
宣萱 饰 凌敏《不懂撒娇的女人》
唐诗咏 饰 凌禹勤《不懂撒娇的女人》
黎诺懿 饰 何志超《不懂撒娇的女人》
高海宁 饰 田蜜《不懂撒娇的女人》
蔡思贝 饰 赵正妹《踩过界》
王浩信 饰 文申侠《踩过界》
李佳芯 饰 王励凡《踩过界》
黄智贤 饰 严夏 《亲亲我好妈》
