awards for a thousand years of good prayers

Over the weekend, veteran director Wayne Wang's latest film A Thousand Years of Good Prayers won the award for best film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. And its star, Henry O, took honors for best actor: Wang's film wins top San Sebastian award. The film's screenplay is based on Chinese writer's Yiyun Li's short stories about the lives of Chinese in China and in the United States. Big props to Wayne Wang... but what's really cool is an older guy like Henry O getting recognized. If you look at his credits, he's made an okay career out of playing a lot of the usual older guy Asian roles. Monk #1, Kung Fu Master, Old Chinese Dude. Nothing to be excited about, and nothing you'd probably remember... but it wasn't for lack of talent. Give the guy a chance to show what he can do... and he gives you an award-winning performance. Here's Henry O's official site.