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So much for Together-ness.
It will be one’s folly to assume that the star of Channel 8′s megadrama Together Jeanette Aw is rooting for either of her co-stars for the Star Awards’ Best Actor category.
Playing her star-crossed lovers in the serial, Dai Yangtian and Elvin Ng are both nominated this year for the accolade, alongside usual suspects Chen Hanwei, Tay Ping Hui and underdog Brandon Wong. But the actress has her money not on rumoured boyfriend Yangtian, but the evergreen Hanwei.
On her good-looking co-stars, she explained, “They worked very hard for the show and they deserve the nominations.”
“Tarzan (Elvin’s role) is a very likeable character, so I’m sure many viewers can connect with him. For a new actor like Yangtian, the lead role was a big challenge and he managed it very well,” she added, when asked to assess them individually.
“But I would go for Hanwei. He’s too strong. No matter which of his three roles (Daddy At Home, My School Daze, Reunion Dinner) he’s nominated for, I think he will win. He’s such a method actor I’m in awe.”
The triple Best Actor award winner is in the running for his turn in Daddy At Home as a perm-haired househusband with a noticeable paunch.
On her own chances, the Best Actress nominee is banking on the “extraordinarily ordinary” character of Yao Jianhong, the strong-willed lass she played.
The 30-year-old believes that any chance of winning is going to have to rely heavily on “Jianhong’s simplicity standing out among the other colourful characters.” Her fellow nominees are her feisty co-star Eelyn Kok as well as veterans Ann Kok and Hong Huifang from Housewives’ Holiday and Reunion Dinner’s Chen Liping.
“Jianhong is a very simple, ordinary person, yet the role had many layers of emotions. It was very well-written.”
I feel lucky to have been cast as her, and also lucky to be nominated for her as Together was my only show in 2009. You can say that all my hopes are pinned on this show!”
She is currently filming for upcoming drama New Beginnings, where she stars as Cai Shiya, a funeral parlour worker. She quipped that she hopes to slowly move away from roles like Jianhong and The Little Nyonya’s Juxiang and Yueniang, whom she found are women too perfect to be believable.
She was the hot favourite for Best Actress for her role in The Little Nyonya last year but went home without the trophy after losing to her co-star Joanne Peh. With another co-star nominated alongside her for this year’s ceremony, we asked if she felt threatened by Eelyn’s presence in the category.
The smiley one deftly brushed away any allegations. “I expected her to be in, actually. Her character had a lot of potential and she handled the challenge very well. We had entered the industry together. Now that we’re nominated at the same time, it’s a nice feeling.”
“Honestly, I was also mentally prepared last year!” she laughs, referring to last year’s loss.
The Star Awards 2010 will be telecast live on two Sundays, Apr 18 for the professional categories, and Apr 25 for the programme and performance categories. Both shows will air at 7pm on Channel 8.
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