25 Sep – After much deliberation, it was revealed that Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" has defeated Dante Lam's box office record-holder "Unbeatable" in the bid to be selected as Hong Kong's representative for the Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film category.
As reported on BBC News website, on 23 September, the Board of Directors representing the Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong Limited made the announcement, stating that "The Grandmaster" will be competing for a nomination in that category in the 86th Academy Awards, based on the panel of jury's votes.
Hung Cho Sing, the Chairman of the organisation stated, "Hong Kong films this year have been amazing, and "The Grandmaster", "Unbeatable" and "Ip Man: The Final Fight" were some of the biggest contenders. However, "The Grandmaster" finally got the most votes."
The movie, based on the life and philosophy of the Wing Chun grandmaster, Ip Man, recently accumulated USD 6.3 million at the North American box office and was also named one of Telegraph's 2013 To Ten Best Films – giving it better chances of being listed as the final five nominees.
Meanwhile, the movie's production company, Jet Tone expressed their happiness at the selection and said, "We are honoured to represent Hong Kong. This is the result of the director, the cast members and the crew's hard work."
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