The moment the results came out, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Ning Jiaqi stood up, but first hugged his male lead, Xiao He.
Xiao He accepted Director Ning's kindness and smiled as he hugged Director Ning back. Thus, the two of them appeared together in front of the international cameras.
"Thank you, thank you."
Ning Jiaqi never expected that he would win the Best Director award for "No Bait".
After countless near misses over the years, the compromises of middle age, and the later fame and fortune, Director Ning originally thought he could accept this reality with equanimity.
But he still got back what he had missed in the past.
Bathed in the light, the older director took a deep breath, his face beaming with smiles.
And the surprises don't stop there—
"After rigorous discussion and deliberation by the jury, the Jury Grand Prize of this year's film festival is awarded to 'No Bait'!"
After Ning Jiaqi received the Best Director award, he was followed by the Jury Prize and the Jury Grand Prize.
The host on stage opened the card in his hand, a look of amazement on his face, and finally looked at the audience with a smile, and read out the name of the "No Bait" crew once again.
When the awkward Chinese voice rang out again, thunderous applause filled the room, and everyone in the crew looked on with delight.
Even Xiao He was momentarily stunned.
Many people may only know the Palme d'Or and not the Jury Prize and the Grand Jury Prize. In fact, the order of their status can be simply understood as Palme d'Or > Grand Jury Prize > Jury Prize, which is equivalent to champion, runner-up and third place.
The Jury Prize is the third largest prize in the main competition. It is more of a consolation prize or encouragement prize. It is generally used to balance the opinions within the jury. It is a type of work that is highly praised and liked by a certain group of judges and has received a high number of votes.
The Grand Jury Prize is the second-highest award in the main competition, second only to the Palme d'Or, also known as the "runner-up." It is equivalent to the level of a near-Best Film, but such works may be slightly inferior to the Palme d'Or winner in terms of social value and general recognition. It is the best choice after the Palme d'Or winner, and the voting results are highly concentrated.
These are among the most prestigious awards at the entire Cannes Film Festival!
With the champions all these years, who remembers the second and third place winners?
Regardless of its status, it is still the runner-up selected from among numerous works worldwide! It remains a height that many people, both domestically and internationally, cannot reach in their entire lives!
This suggests that while "No Bait" may not be as meaningful in terms of social value or overall significance as those straightforward and bloody realistic dramas, its narrative pacing, filming techniques, acting performances, and so on are all excellent.
You can criticize it for not being satirical enough, but you can't deny its quality and eye-catching appeal.
Because it's been clearly visible to the naked eye over the past few days that the premiere of "No Bait" had the best effect, and the audience response in subsequent screenings was the best!
Compared to artistic film formats, people clearly still prefer fast-paced, plot-driven movies with constant twists and turns!
And without a doubt, Director Ning, a director who makes commercial films, really did win a major award with this film, "No Bait"!
Although they have no chance of winning the Palme d'Or, it doesn't matter anymore.
A film intended to earn domestic and international box office revenue—a film that wasn't originally planned to compete for awards—successfully won one!
At this point, using Versailles-style phrases like "a chance encounter leads to unexpected success" would be impolite.
But never mind.
Anyway—they won an award!
This is an honor for everyone in the "No Bait" crew, and it is the result of everyone's joint efforts!
During the final photo session, Xiao He, along with the film crew, stepped onto the highest stage in Cannes for the first time.
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