The largest annual awards event for China's Internet media, the
Sina-Aokang Internet Awards, has been held in Beijing. The hottest
topics, news and people of 2006 from blogging, sports, media,
culture and showbiz were honored at the event in Beijing on
Wednesday night.?
The blog awards were the first to be unveiled at the ceremony.
The best celebrity blog prize went to media mogul Hong Huang. And
having received over one million hits in less than five months,
Xiang Wenbo, executive president of heavy machinery maker Sany
Corp, was honored as best business blogger. Back Dorm Boys, famous
for their funny lip-sync show, became China's best podcasters. The
top grassroots blog award went to a blogger nicknamed Jidi
Yangguang (polar sunshine). The best gaming blog award went to Ding
Beili.
In sports the Chinese National Gymnastics Team received the
annual Sports Contribution Award for their outstanding performances
during last year's Asian Games and World Gymnastics Championships.
Chinese tennis duo, Zheng Jie and Yan Zi, received the annual
achievement award for individual athletes.
The Shanghai-based Oriental TV station was chosen as station of
the year for its innovative reality shows Let's Shake It
and My Hero.
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Famous Chinese scholar Yi Zhongtian, who shot to fame in popular
cultural TV program The Lecture Room, was awarded Cultural
Person of the year. And Su Tong received the prize for best
writer.
The awards in showbiz were perhaps the most remarkable. The 2006
Entertainer Award went to famous crosstalk actor Guo Degang. The
2006 Golden Lion winner, Jia Zhangke, received the best director
award.
Taiwan pop?supertar Jay Chou's album Still Fantasy
was chosen as best record of the year. The top film actor and
actress awards were presented to star couple Carina Lau and Tony
Leung. Best movie was Crazy Stone, the low budget Warner
Bros. film.
Martial arts TV series My Own Swordsman or Wu Lin
Wai Zhuan was judged the best martial arts TV drama of the
year and its leading actress Yan Ni was awarded the best actress
award. TV series Conspiracy or An Suan was earned
the best drama of the year award with the lead Liu Yunlong being
judged best TV actor.?
First held in 2004 the event is the foremost annual awards
ceremony for Internet media in China. All of the prizes were
identified by votes from Internet users.
Liu Yunlong, the best TV
actor award winner.
Yan Ni, the best TV actress
winner.
Star couple Carina Lau and
Tony Leung got the best film actor and actress awards.
Literate Yi Zhongtian (L)
and comic Guo Degang (R).
Back Dorm Boys got the best
podcaster adward.
(CRI January 18, 2007)
