Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Masterpieces: Lust, Caution, Hero and Infernal Affairs series.
Best actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actor in the Three-time Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards
Best actor at Cannes International Film Festival
He dropped out of school in his early years, worked to support his family, and entered the "Hong Kong Wireless" under the introduction of Stephen Chow. As a powerful actor, Tony Leung Chiu Wai's acting skills are steady and sophisticated. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays both the tired undercover in Infernal Affairs and the charming Mr. Yi in Lust, Caution. Lust, Caution won the Golden Lion Award at Venice International Film Festival.
Chow Yun Fat
Masterpieces: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, God of Gambling and True Color of Heroes.
Best actor in three Hong Kong film awards
Best Actor in Two-time Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards
Chow Yun Fat was born in poverty, which can be seen from his efforts as a car washer to become an international superstar. His struggle course has been written into Hong Kong's middle school textbooks, which is unprecedented in the entertainment circle. Shanghai Beach (1980) not only flourished in Hong Kong, but also became an empty lane in Chinese mainland. Gambling God (1989) created the gambling era in Hong Kong, and there were countless fans at one time!
Jackie Chan
Representative works: Drunken Boxing, Rush Hour and Never Give up series.
Best Actor in Two-time Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award of the 89th Academy Awards
The sudden death of the great China and the international kungfu superstar Bruce Lee made China Kungfu lose a deep-water bomb that was expanding its territory overseas. Jackie Chan was initially placed second in Bruce Lee and pushed to the front line of film and television, but he found Bruce Lee irreplaceable and started his own style-Kung Fu comedy. As the most successful Chinese Hollywood superstar, Jackie Chan won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in 20 16. He was the first Chinese to win the award and the youngest winner in history.
Maggie Cheung
Masterpieces: In the Mood for Love and Ruan.
Best Actress at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actress at the Four-time Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards
Best actress at Cannes International Film Festival
Best actress at Berlin International Film Festival
Best actress at Chicago International Film Festival
She is the highest award-winning actress in Greater China. Even compared with the top three actors, she still keeps up with the trend. As an iconic figure in China's film industry, her appearance made the development of China's films more rapid, and she officially retired in 2004 after leading an honest and clean life.
It is not surprising that Stephen Chow and Andy Lau lost the election. Stephen Chow broke the box office record of Hong Kong movies six times, won the annual box office champion of Hong Kong movies eight times, and has a large number of fans in Chinese mainland. Andy Lau, the best actor in three Hong Kong Film Awards and the best actor in two Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, are also the leading first-line stars in Greater China.
However, they still lack a bigger bargaining chip-the International Film Awards. That is to say, their popularity in China is not lower than that of Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat in Stephen Chow and Andy Lau, but it is still much worse internationally.
National first-class actors are rare in Chinese mainland, but they are still much worse than Hong Kong-born actors. They not only have many works, but also won international awards. Harsh conditions and difficult selection are like looking for a needle in a haystack!