Singapore films earn record 15 Golden Horse nominations

Singapore films have earned a record 15 nominations at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards, with five local productions recognised across major film and short-film categories.

The films are We Are All Strangers, The Violinist, Ah Girl, Buah, and She Said.

The nominations, announced on Thursday (1 Oct), surpass Singapore’s previous record of 14 nominations in 2024. That haul came from the three films: Mongrel, Stranger Eyes and short film Four Sundays In September.

The Golden Horse Awards is among the most prestigious awards in Chinese-language cinema.

It is also commonly described as the “Oscars of Chinese-language cinema”.

We Are All Strangers has seven nominations

Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers leads the Singapore contingent with seven nominations.

The film is nominated for:

• Best Narrative Feature
• Best Director: Anthony Chen
• Best Leading Actress: Yeo Yann Yann
• Best Supporting Actor: Andi Lim WeiWen
• Best Makeup & Costume Design: Irin Lee and Red Ngoh
• Best Original Film Score: Kin Leonn and Thomas Foguenne
• Best Film Editing: Chen Ho-ping

The film is the final instalment of Chen’s Growing Up trilogy, which began with Ilo Ilo and continued with Wet Season.