Hong Kong actor Lau Ching-Wan (left) and Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-Mei show off the trophy for best actor and actress awards respectively on November 24 (SHANGHAI DAILY)

The best feature film award of the 49th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival went to Beijing Blues, a film directed by Gao Qunshu that also won awards for best editing and best cinematography on November 24.

Hong Kong's Johnnie To took home the best director's award, and Hong Kong actor Lau Ching-Wan won the best actor award for Life Without Principle. Taiwan's Gwei Lun-Mei won the best actress award for her performance in Gf-Bf (Girlfriend-Boyfriend).

Hong Kong actor Ronald Cheng won the Best Supporting Actor award for the film Vulgaria. The best supporting actress award went to mainland actress Liang Jing for Design of Death.

The Golden Horse awards are the Chinese-language film industry's biggest annual event.