In the Best Actress category, Rui En scored a breakthrough with her first-ever acting nomination after about a decade in show business. She was nominated, but did not win, for Best Newcomer in 2004.
Four years ago, she was widely tipped for a nomination for her work as a police officer in Metamorphosis (2007). When that did not happen, fans protested and started an online petition.
The 29-year-old said she was “very happy and surprised and grateful” for the nomination. She added: “I didn’t expect it at all and I’ve lost a bet with my friend but it’s a good way to lose a bet.”
Nevertheless, she says validation for her comes from audience feedback and she does not want to make awards “the focus of what I do”.
Despite being in running for her role as a widow in With You, she is betting that Chen Liping will win for Unriddle.
While Breakout swept the nominations, it was ranked only No. 9 in terms of television ratings for 2010, with an average of 866,000 viewers an episode. With You, which starred Adrian Pang, Chen Hanwei and Rui En, was in first place with an audience size of 969,000.
Source: Straits Times Life!
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