Fantasy-comedy drama “The Magician on the Skywalk (???????)” was the biggest winner at this year’s Golden Bell Awards, taking home six awards, including best television series and best directing.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Taiwanese novelist Wu Ming-yi (???), “The Magician on the Skywalk” received 14 nominations for the 56th edition of the awards, which were held in Taipei on Saturday night.
The series also won best newcomer in a television series, best production design, best cinematography for a television series and best lighting design.
The ceremony held at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall saw a total of 40 awards handed out, honoring outstanding television programs, series and individuals working in the industry.
Meanwhile, miniseries “Workers (????),” which is also a literary adaptation, won for best miniseries, best directing for a miniseries, and best leading actor and supporting actor in a miniseries.
During her acceptance speech Lin Yu-ling (???), producer of the miniseries, also announced her plan to turn the miniseries into a movie.
Best lighting design: Yeh Ming-kuang (???) for “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
? Best cinematography for a television series: Chen Ko-chin (???) and Kao Tzu-hao (???) for “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
? Best film editing for a television series: Chiang Shu-pei (???) for “The Cleaner” (??????-?????)
Best lifestyle program: “GuessWho” Season 12 (?????12?)
? Best host in a lifestyle program: Patty Lee (???) for “Jiang Play” (?????)
? Best film editing for a non-drama program: Hung Rue-yi (???) and Hsu Tsung-jen (???) for “Free Spirits in Time” (??-?????????)
? Best cinematography for a non-drama program: Chen Yi-sung (???), Chen Hsiang-yu (???) and Chen Yu-hsiang (???) for “Guardians of Formosa” (???????)
Best newcomer in a miniseries/ TV movie: Yu Chia-hsuan (???) for “No Flowers or Seasons” (???????-???)
? Best supporting actor in a miniseries/TV movie: Hsueh Shih-ling (???) for “Workers” (????)
? Best supporting actress in a miniseries/TV movie: Albee Huang (??/???) for “Who Killed the Good Man” (????)
Best animation program: “Pigsy Express” (?????)
? Best children’s program: “Kakudan Time Machine” (kakudan ???)
? Best host in a children’s program: Lan Pao (???) for “Kakudan Time Machine” (kakudan ???)
Best science program: “Guardians of Formosa” (???????)
? Best educational and cultural program: “Free Spirits in Time” (??-?????????)
? Best host in a science/ educational and cultural program: Claire Shu (???) for “Guardians of Formosa” (???????)
? Best directing for a non-drama program: Lee Li-shao (???) for ”Solo Dance” (????-??????)
Special contribution: Jen Li-yu (???)
? Best writing for a miniseries/TV movie: Herb Hsu (???) for “The Child of Light” (?????-????)
? Best sound effects: Lin Keng-nung (???) for “Free Spirits in Time” (??-?????????)
? Best production design: Wang Chih-cheng (???), Wang Chia-hui (???), Yeh Chih-hsiung (???), Yang Yu-hsien (???) and Kuo Chia-yu (???) for “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
Best newcomer in a television series: Lee Yi-chao (???) for “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
? Best television movie: “See You, Sir” (????)
Best leading actress in a miniseries/TV movie: Hsu Yen-ling (???) for “The Child of Light” (?????-????)
? Best leading actor in a miniseries/TV movie: Christopher Lee (???) for “Workers” (????)
Innovative programming: “All Star Sports Day” (??????)
? Best directing for a non-drama program: Ally Lee (???) for “The 16th KKBOX Music Awards” (?16?KKBOX ???????)
? Best reality or game show: “All Star Sports Day” (??????)
? Best host in a reality or game show: Sam Tseng (???) for “A Wonderful Word” (????-?????)
? Best variety show: “Dancing Diamond 52” (????DD52)
? Best host in a variety show: Jesse Tang (???), Aaron Yan (???) and Sandy Wu (???) for “36 Questions” (36????)
Best directing for a miniseries/TV movie: Cheng Fen-fen (???) for “Workers” (????)
? Best television miniseries: “Workers” (????)
? Best supporting actor in a television series: Darren Chiu (???) for “U Motherbaker” (??????????)
? Best supporting actress in a television series: Jian Man-shu (???) for “The Arc of Life” (?????????)
Best writing for a television series: Chang Yi-ning (???), Wu Tai-yun (???), Wu Tsung-jui (???) and Chen Nan-hung (???) for “Girls Win” (??????-????)
? Best leading actor in a television series: Hsueh Shih-ling (???) for “Born Into Loving Hands” (????)
? Best leading actress in a television series: Chung Hsin-ling (???) for “U Motherbaker” (??????????)
? Best directing for a television series: Yang Ya-che (???) for “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
? Best television series: “The Magician on the Skywalk” (???????)
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel