Mhia Firdaus Is First Malay Golden Horse Nominee — SkimNews
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- Mhia Firdaus was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards for Sayang Sayang, becoming the first Malay actress nominated in the awards’ history.
- Mhia Firdaus said the nomination carries a “huge responsibility” to represent Malaysia and the Malay community, adding that her words, facial expressions and body language would reflect on the country.
- Mhia Firdaus, who turns 20 on Nov 29, said she acts from love rather than trophies and that neither winning nor losing defines her career or self-worth.
- Sayang Sayang’s crew was described by Mhia Firdaus as the film’s “backbone”; she called her nomination a team effort and urged the local industry to give behind-the-scenes workers more recognition.
- Tang Hsiang-Chu directed and wrote Sayang Sayang, a Malaysia-Taiwan co-production with Yeh Jufeng and Jin Ong as executive producers and Nicole Teoh as producer.
- Golden Horse Awards are scheduled for Nov 22 at the Taipei Music Centre, while Sayang Sayang begins showing in Malaysian cinemas on Nov 5.
Why it matters: Mhia Firdaus’s first-of-its-kind nomination brings Malaysian acting and the Sayang Sayang crew into the spotlight at the Nov 22 Golden Horse Awards. Her emphasis on crew recognition matters because she calls the nomination a team effort, while Sayang Sayang’s Nov 5 Malaysian release gives the Malaysia-Taiwan co-production local exposure before the ceremony.
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