Youth Film Handbook (青年电影手册) is a Chinese magazine established by film critic/screenwriter/director Cheng Qingsong (程青松) in 2007, featuring independent film reviews and interviews. It is best known for handing out its annual "Golden Broom Awards" (金扫帚奖), highlighting the most disappointing films of the year.
Awards for Excellence in Chinese-language films
Top-10 Films
2009 Cannot Live Without You Spring Fever 24 City The Clear Water Yang Yang Hear Me Vengeance Night and Fog Cow Crazy Racer 2010 Let the Bullets Fly Buddha Mountain Monga Echoes of the Rainbow Chongqing Blues When Love Comes The Fourth Portrait Taipei Exchanges Love in a Puff Lost on Journey 2011 A Simple Life Seediq Bale The Piano in a Factory Love for Life Folk Song Singing Mr. Tree Life Without Principle You Are the Apple of My Eye Eternal Watch Starry Starry Night
2012 Mystery 11 Flowers People Mountain People Sea Feng Shui Lost in Thailand The Grandmaster Cold War Girlfriend, Boyfriend Touch of the Light Together 2013 Stray Dogs A Touch of Sin Ilo Ilo China Affair All Apologies The Love Songs of Tiedan Don't Expect Praises Fly with the Crane Soul Rigor Mortis 2014 Blind Massage Ice Poison Brotherhood of Blades Black Coal, Thin Ice Gone with the Bullets Paradise in Service Forgetting to Know You Exit Aberdeen The Midnight After
2015 Red Amnesia Port of Call Mountains May Depart Thanatos, Drunk A Fool The Master I Am Somebody The Assassin River Road Zinnia Flower 2016 Tharlo The Road to Mandalay Kaili Blues Mad World Mr. Donkey Crosscurrent Trivisa Godspeed
Individual awards YearDirector of the YearMale Actor of the YearActress of the YearBest supporting actorBest supporting actress2011(awarded in 2012)Zhang Mingfor Folk Songs SingingWang Baoqiangfor Mr. TreeQin Hailufor The Piano in a Factory2012(awarded in 2013)Lou Yefor MysteryWang Baoqiangfor Lost in ThailandYan Bingyanfor Feng ShuiHao Leifor Mystery2013(awarded in 2014)Jia Zhangkefor A Touch of SinTsai Ming-liangfor Stray DogsJiang Wufor A Touch of SinZhao Taofor A Touch of Sin2014(awarded in 2015)Lou Yefor Blind MassageGuo Xiaodongfor Blind MassageTao Hongfor Forgetting to Know You2015(awarded in 2016)Wang Xiaoshuaifor Red AmnesiaAaron Kwokfor Port of CallZhao Taofor Mountains May DepartLü Zhongfor Red AmnesiaWang Qianyuanfor Saving Mr. WuJiang Wenlifor The Master2016(awarded in 2017)Pema Tsedenfor TharloKai Kofor The Road to MandalayYang Shik Tsofor TharloZhang Yifor Cock and BullElaine Jinfor Mad World
Golden Broom Awards
Most Disappointing Films
2009 A Simple Noodle Story City of Life and Death The Treasure Hunter 2010 Confucius Just Call Me Nobody If You Are the One 2 2011 The Warring States Legendary Amazons The Lost Bladesman 2012 The Guillotines The Last Supper
2013 Tiny Times & Tiny Times 2 Switch Personal Tailor 2014 The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom Tiny Times 3 The Breakup Guru 2015 Oh My God Devil and Angel Forever Young 2016 League of Gods From Vegas to Macau III See You Tomorrow
2017 Buddies in India Once Upon a Time Pure Hearts: Into Chinese Showbiz 2018 Love Apartment The Faces of My Gene Hello, Mrs. Money 2019 Shanghai Fortress Jade Dynasty Always Miss You 2020 The Story of Hay Bo (2020) Wild Grass Oversize Love
Individual awards YearMost Disappointing DirectorsMost Disappointing Actors20091st(awarded in 2010)Zhang Yimoufor A Simple Noodle StoryLu Chuanfor City of Life and DeathMale actor: Xiaoshenyangfor A Simple Noodle StoryActress: Lin Chi-lingfor The Treasure Hunter20102nd(awarded in 2011)Feng Xiaogangfor If You Are the One 2Hu Meifor ConfuciusMale actor: Zhou Libofor Flirting Scholar 2 & Adventure of the KingActress: Barbie Shufor Future X-Cops, Reign of Assassins, Adventure of the King20113rd(awarded in 2012)Gao Xiaosongfor My KingdomFrankie Chanfor Legendary AmazonsMale actor: Sun Hongleifor The Warring StatesActress: Cecilia Cheungfor Legendary Amazons & Treasure Hunt20124th(awarded in 2013)Joe Mafor The Lion Roars 2Lu Chuanfor The Last SupperMale actor: Xiaoshenyang (2nd win)for The Lion Roars 2Actress: Yang Mifor Holding Love & Wu Dang20135th(awarded in 2014)Guo Jingmingfor Tiny Times & Tiny Times 2Jay Sunfor SwitchMale actor: Du Haitaofor Bring Happiness Home & Dating FeverActress: Jing Tianfor Special ID & Police Story 201320146th(awarded in 2015)Jacob Cheungfor The White Haired Witch of Lunar KingdomGuo Jingming (2nd win)for Tiny Times 3Male actor: Donnie Yenfor Iceman & The Monkey KingActress: Yang Mi (2nd win)for Tiny Times 3 & The Breakup Guru20157th(awarded in 2016)He Jiongfor Forever YoungWei Nan & Wei Minfor Oh My GodMale actor: Deng Chaofor Devil and AngelActress: Yang Mi (3rd win)for Tiny Times 4 & You Are My Sunshine20168th(awarded in 2017)Wong Jingfor From Vegas to Macau III & Mission MilanoJeffrey Laufor A Chinese Odyssey Part ThreeMale actor: Kris Wufor L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, Never Gone, Sweet SixteenActress: Jing Tian (2nd win)for The Great Wall20179th(awarded in 2018)Wang Baoqiangfor Buddies in IndiaBi Zhifei for Pure Hearts: Into Chinese ShowbizMale actor: Zheng Kaifor The Golden MonkActress: Liu Yifei for Once Upon a Time & The Chinese Widow201810th(awarded in 2019)Guo Degangfor The Faces of My GeneWong Chun-chunfor Girls 2Male actor: Yue Yunpengfor The Faces of My GeneActress: Lou Yixiaofor Love Apartment201911th(awarded in 2020)Teng Huataofor Shanghai FortressChing Siu-tungfor Jade DynastyMale actor: Xiao Zhan for Jade DynastyActress: Meng Meiqifor Jade Dynasty202012th(awarded in 2021)Xu Zhanxiongfor Wild GrassGuo Jingming (3rd win)for The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity and L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2Male actor: Huang Jingyufor Wild Grass and Oversize LoveLi Xianfor The Enigma of Arrival and Soul SnatcherActress: Amber Kuofor The Story of Hay Bo (2020) and L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2
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