Liu Yifei was nominated for Best Actress at the Shanghai Magnolia Awards for her role in "The Story of Rose." On the evening of the 27th, the award ceremony took place. The night before, the "Nominee Recognition Ceremony" clashed with the opening event of the new LV store in Shanghai. As an LV ambassador, she chose to skip the luxury brand event and instead attended the "Nominee Recognition Ceremony," which was seen as her valuing the Magnolia Awards. Winning would have been her very first Best Actress accolade. However, to everyone's surprise, she did not appear on the red carpet on the 27th. Rumor has it her appearance and styling were already prepared, with departure photos even taken, but after allegedly receiving insider information that she would not win, she chose not to go. After finding out, netizens began to mock her for "not being able to take a loss."
In addition to Liu Yifei, this year’s Best Actress nominees were Yang Zi ("Blossoms for the Nation"), Ma Yili ("My Altay"), Song Jia ("When the Wildflowers Bloom"), and Yan Ni ("Alley Folks"). Although she and Yang Zi were the most popular among them, the other three are renowned for their acting skills and have all previously won major Best Actress honors. Their nominated works also received critical acclaim. The industry generally believed Liu Yifei’s chances of winning were slim, but even losing to any of them should be easy to accept. In the end, Song Jia won the Magnolia for Best Actress for her performance in "When the Wildflowers Bloom," leaving the two popular actresses, Liu Yifei and Yang Zi, empty-handed. Best Actor went to Jin Dong for "Northwest Years," beating out strong contenders Zhang Ruoyun and Yu Hewei.
Source: Apple News Network