Youth Film Handbook

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

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### Top-10 Films

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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

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### Individual awards

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Year | Director of the Year | Male Actor of the Year | Actress of the Year | Best supporting actor | Best supporting actress

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2011
(awarded in 2012) | Zhang Ming
for Folk Songs Singing | Wang Baoqiang
for Mr. Tree | Qin Hailu
for The Piano in a Factory |  |
2012
(awarded in 2013) | Lou Ye
for Mystery | Wang Baoqiang
for Lost in Thailand | Yan Bingyan
for Feng Shui
Hao Lei
for Mystery |  |
2013
(awarded in 2014) | Jia Zhangke
for A Touch of Sin
Tsai Ming-liang
for Stray Dogs | Jiang Wu
for A Touch of Sin | Zhao Tao
for A Touch of Sin |  |
2014
(awarded in 2015) | Lou Ye
for Blind Massage | Guo Xiaodong
for Blind Massage | Tao Hong
for Forgetting to Know You |  |
2015
(awarded in 2016) | Wang Xiaoshuai
for Red Amnesia | Aaron Kwok
for Port of Call | Zhao Tao
for Mountains May Depart
Lü Zhong
for Red Amnesia | Wang Qianyuan
for Saving Mr. Wu | Jiang Wenli
for The Master
2016
(awarded in 2017) | Pema Tseden
for Tharlo | Kai Ko
for The Road to Mandalay | Yang Shik Tso
for Tharlo | Zhang Yi
for Cock and Bull | Elaine Jin
for Mad World

## Golden Broom Awards

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### Most Disappointing Films

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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

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### Individual awards

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Year | Most Disappointing Directors | Most Disappointing Actors

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2009
1st
(awarded in 2010) | Zhang Yimou
for A Simple Noodle Story
Lu Chuan
for City of Life and Death | Male actor: Xiaoshenyang
for A Simple Noodle Story
Actress: Lin Chi-ling
for The Treasure Hunter
2010
2nd
(awarded in 2011) | Feng Xiaogang
for If You Are the One 2
Hu Mei
for Confucius | Male actor: Zhou Libo
for Flirting Scholar 2 & Adventure of the King
Actress: Barbie Shu
for Future X-Cops, Reign of Assassins, Adventure of the King
2011
3rd
(awarded in 2012) | Gao Xiaosong
for My Kingdom
Frankie Chan
for Legendary Amazons | Male actor: Sun Honglei
for The Warring States
Actress: Cecilia Cheung
for Legendary Amazons & Treasure Hunt
2012
4th
(awarded in 2013) | Joe Ma
for The Lion Roars 2
Lu Chuan
for The Last Supper | Male actor: Xiaoshenyang (2nd win)
for The Lion Roars 2
Actress: Yang Mi
for Holding Love & Wu Dang
2013
5th
(awarded in 2014) | Guo Jingming
for Tiny Times & Tiny Times 2
Jay Sun
for Switch | Male actor: Du Haitao
for Bring Happiness Home & Dating Fever
Actress: Jing Tian
for Special ID & Police Story 2013
2014
6th
(awarded in 2015) | Jacob Cheung
for The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
Guo Jingming (2nd win)
for Tiny Times 3 | Male actor: Donnie Yen
for Iceman & The Monkey King
Actress: Yang Mi (2nd win)
for Tiny Times 3 & The Breakup Guru
2015
7th
(awarded in 2016) | He Jiong
for Forever Young
Wei Nan & Wei Min
for Oh My God | Male actor: Deng Chao
for Devil and Angel
Actress: Yang Mi (3rd win)
for Tiny Times 4 & You Are My Sunshine
2016
8th
(awarded in 2017) | Wong Jing
for From Vegas to Macau III & Mission Milano
Jeffrey Lau
for A Chinese Odyssey Part Three | Male actor: Kris Wu
for L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, Never Gone, Sweet Sixteen
Actress: Jing Tian (2nd win)
for The Great Wall
2017
9th
(awarded in 2018) | Wang Baoqiang
for Buddies in India
Bi Zhifei
for Pure Hearts: Into Chinese Showbiz | Male actor: Zheng Kai
for The Golden Monk
Actress: Liu Yifei
for Once Upon a Time & The Chinese Widow
2018
10th
(awarded in 2019) | Guo Degang
for The Faces of My Gene
Wong Chun-chun
for Girls 2 | Male actor: Yue Yunpeng
for The Faces of My Gene
Actress: Lou Yixiao
for Love Apartment
2019
11th
(awarded in 2020) | Teng Huatao
for Shanghai Fortress
Ching Siu-tung
for Jade Dynasty | Male actor: Xiao Zhan
for Jade Dynasty
Actress: Meng Meiqi
for Jade Dynasty
2020
12th
(awarded in 2021) | Xu Zhanxiong
for Wild Grass
Guo Jingming (3rd win)
for The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity and L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | Male actor: Huang Jingyu
for Wild Grass and Oversize Love
Li Xian
for The Enigma of Arrival and Soul Snatcher
Actress: Amber Kuo
for The Story of Hay Bo (2020) and L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2

## References

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* "What's new". China Daily. 16 May 2012.
* "China's 'worst' films of 2014 awarded". Global Times. 18 March 2015.
* "'Disappointing' honors go to Chinese film". United Press International. 31 January 2010.
* "China has its own Golden Raspberry Awards". People's Daily. 5 March 2013.