The results of the 38th Golden Rooster Film Awards are a topic of debate on Chinese social networks, especially the fact that Tong Giai was awarded the "Best Actress" award (Best Actress) which has been opposed by many viewers.
The public believes that Tong Giai's performance in the film "The Good Things" is not convincing enough to surpass his senior Vinh Mai in the film "Determination to Go".
Before that, Vinh Mai was the face predicted to have the highest chance of winning. But in the end, the award went to Tong Giai, helping the actress become the Golden Rooster Best Actress for the second time in her career.
On the other hand, the rumor that Tong Giai was favored by director Truong Nghe Mau - as Chairman of the Jury - spread before the awards ceremony took place. Do Tong Giai and Yi Yang Qianxi are participating in the new film project "Kinh Trap Khong Tinh" by Truong Nghe Mau.
However, the "Best Actor" award ( Emperor's Photo) of Yi Yang Qianxi was supported, while Song Jia was opposed. According to the media, this difference is because Tong Giai has been involved in some controversies about the award in the past.
At the 18th Bach Ngoc Lan Television Film Awards (in 2012), Tong Giai with the film "The rock and River" defeated Ton Le with the film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to win the Best Actress award (Queen).
Netizens speculate that the reason Ton Le lost to Tong Giai was because of the character's voiceover. However, the judges confirmed that Ton Le's character being voiced had no connection with the result.
On the other hand, The Legend of the Condor Heroes was the most famous Chinese film of that year. Ton Le has been nominated for dozens of other awards, and she even appeared on the international Emmy Award nomination list. Therefore, Tong Giai's victory over Ton Le was considered unconvincing.
In 2013, Tong Giai continued to be the center of controversy when she won the Golden Rooster Best Actress award for the first time with the film "Tieu Hong".
That year, 2 faces were predicted to compete for Best Actress, Chiang Ziyi ( film "The Great Son of the Monkey") and Nhan Binh Yen ( film "The Great Exorcism of the Heart". Experts and the media said that Tong Giai had almost no wins, so the final result was surprising.
The First Great Master was a resounding success with a revenue of nearly 300 million yuan in China and 64 million USD globally, rated 8.2 points on Douban.
Zhang Ziyi also won Best Actress in a series of other prestigious awards such as Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, Red Pine... but lost to Tong Giai with a less-known work that only earned about 2 million yuan and 6.6 points on Douban (audition's rating).
Meanwhile, Nhan Binh Yen's acting was highly praised by experts and audiences. The film "Van Tien Truoc Tam" also received a score of up to 8.6 on Douban.
These unconvincing victories caused Tong Giai to be criticized again when he lifted the Golden Rooster Queen trophy for the second time.
In addition, the media mentioned that Tong Giai was involved in a scandal of being a "third party" and having an affair with director Truong Le while his wife was pregnant, causing the director's wife to decide to divorce right after giving birth.
Tong Giai also frankly declared to the media: "If you love someone, just love them, I don't think about the consequences". During the 5 years of dating Truong Le, Tong Giai was supported and participated in many leading roles in his works.
