NOMINEES of the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards, one of China’s highest honors awarded for excellence in cinema, were announced in Beijing on Tuesday.

    Sci-fi film “Mojin: The Lost Legend,” blockbuster hits “Monster Hunt” and “Goodbye Mr. Loser,” thriller “The Dead End,” which won best director and best actor at the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival in June, and action film “Wolf Warriors” were nominated for the most sought-after best picture award.

    Guan Hu (“Mr. Six”), Peter Chan (“Dearest”), Wu Jing (“Wolf Warriors”), Raman Hui (“Monsters Hunt”) and Wu Ershan (“Mojin: The Lost Legend”) are competing for best director.

    Renowned director and actor Feng Xiaogang, who won best actor for his performance in “Mr. Six” at the China Film Director’s Guild Award, is nominated once again for his titular role.

    Other actors competing for the best actor award are Jing Boran (“Monster Hunt”), Deng Chao (“The Dead End”) and Huang Bo (“Dearest”).

    For the best actress’ guild, Bai Baihe (“Goodbye Mr. Tumor”), Xu Qing (“Mr. Six”), Zhao Wei (“Dearest”) and Yu Nan (“Wolf Warriors”) are competing for the honor.

    The 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony will be held Sept. 24 in Tangshan, Hebei Province, as part of the 25th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. The film festival runs from Sept. 21 to 24.

    (SD-Agencies)