Singapore actor Mark Lee got a Best Leading Actor nomination for the Golden Horse Awards.
The Taiwan competition is the most prestigious one in the Chinese-language cinema world. Mr Lee will find out if he won on Nov 21.
Lee got the nod for his performance in family film Number 1. He plays a retrenched manager who unwittingly gets a job as a drag queen, and discovers his talent and love for stage performances.
HIS INITIAL REACTION TO GETTING NOMINATED FOR A GOLDEN HORSE AWARD
MARK LEE
Lee said the cast trained with a drag performer and spent the first three days learning to sashay in high heels. He was even told to don female underwear.
MARK LEE
The film made Lee more aware of the social stigma drag performers face. He said: “They have to endure all these insults just by the nature of the job they do.”
Mr Lee flew to Taipei, where he underwent a 14-day quarantine, so he could attend the awards ceremony. He posted clips about the experience.
PRODUCED BY: DENISE CHONG