On Wednesday, winners of the inaugural Golden Panda Awards -- a global cultural program recognizing accomplishments in film, television, documentary, and animation -- were announced.
A total of 25 awards were presented at the night. Nominees were selected from 7,024 submissions originating from 104 countries and regions.
Taika Waititi's 2019 anti-Nazi comedy-drama "Jojo Rabbit" secured the Best Film. The first season of the American Western drama television series "1923" (2022) won the Best TV Drama. Chinese-American co-production "The Miracle Panda" (2022) garnered the Best Documentary award, and the Chinese animated series "Yao - Chinese Folktales," which was released and became viral at the beginning of this year, received the Best Animation distinction.
In the film category, Liu Jiangjiang secured the Best Director award for "Lighting Up the Stars." Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller won the Best Screenplay award for their drama, "The Father"(2020). The Best Actor and Best Actress were awarded to Nahuel Perez Biscayart and Penelope Cruz, respectively. In additon, Zhang Songwen received the Best Supporting Actor award, while Ni Hongjie was recognized as Best Supporting Actress.
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