I held back on posting this news because I weren't 100% sure what it was on. Then it became clear that Donnie has received nominations for the GOLDEN DEER awards, as part of the Changchun Film Festival.
This is the 9th award ceremony/festival and movies nominated are those produced between 30 June 2006 - 30 May 2008. The award presentations will take place on 6 July
BEST ACTOR NOMINATIONS* Jet Li - <The Warlords>
* Donnie Yen - <Flash Point>
* Chen Kun - <The Knot>
* Winston Chao - <Road to Dawn>
* Nicholas Tse - <Invisible Target>
BEST ACTRESS NOMINATIONS* Li Bingbing - <The Knot>
* Jiali Ding - <Xiao Xiang Zong Li>
* Fan Bingbing - <Flash Point>
* Yili Ma - <Good Man>
* Angelica Lee - <Road to Dawn>
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR* Xiaofeng Liu - <Penicillin·1944>
* Takeshi Kaneshiro - <The Warlords>
* Chow Yun Fat - <Children of Huangshi>
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS* Rose Gua - <The Knot>
* Michelle Yeoh - <Children of Huangshi >
* Zheng Weili - <Yi Zuo Cheng Shi He Liang Ge Nv Hai>
* Wu Yue - <Road to Dawn>
* Miao Pu - <Good Man>
BEST DIRECTOR* Yin Li - <The Knot>
* Peter Chan - <The Warlords>
* Benny Chan - <Invisible Target>
* Wen Jiang - <The Sun also Rises>
* Lan An - <Night Attack>
I translated the nominations from this Sina link:
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-07-04/10352087480.shtmlI must say without sounding harsh that this award festival doesn't sound too prestigious just by looking at the nominees. I've only heard of this Golden Deer Award like once ever.