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Jiang Ling, however, did not know that it wasn't that the judges of the Golden Plum Blossom Award looked down on the male and female leads of idol dramas.
It was that the acting of the male and female leads in idol dramas was truly poor, and none of them had caught their eye before.
In fact, many actors in serious dramas debuted through idol dramas and had to transition to serious dramas after their popularity declined.
But these serious drama actors were quite green in their idol drama performances when they were young, and it was acceptable to the audience.
In the eyes of these professionals, it was simply not good enough.
Over time, the general public formed a misconception that the Golden Plum Blossom Award disliked idol dramas, and actors, no matter how well they performed, could not win.
Since it was determined that winning was impossible, why bother?
As time went by, major companies became too lazy to submit idol dramas for the Golden Plum Blossom Award, lest they embarrass themselves.
Jiang Ling's win this time was thanks to Ge Ying, the Vice President of Liuyun Media.
Seeing how good Jiang Ling's acting was, and that she had already won the Golden Peony and Golden Magnolia, and only needed the Golden Plum Blossom to be complete, she decided to submit her name and try her luck.
Casting a wide net might bring unexpected surprises.
Her winning reasons were twofold.
The first was her excellent performance, which was key.
The selection for the Golden Plum Blossom Award was extremely rigorous, placing great importance on the actors' skills. If the ability was even slightly lacking, the judges would rather leave the award vacant than settle.
In recent years, there had been news of certain actors having "acting breakthroughs."
Upon clicking, it turned out that these so-called breakthroughs either involved crying exceptionally sadly or using distorted expressions to portray the character's inner pain.
While this form of performance could clearly show the audience what you were performing, it was also easy to fall into the awkwardness of overacting.
Compared to this slightly exaggerated and outward performance, the judges of the Golden Plum Blossom Award actually preferred acting that was impactful without being overtly dramatic.
It appeared ordinary and tranquil, making it difficult for the audience to perceive, but every expression, every movement, and every line was meticulously detailed and deeply affecting. kuAiδugg
This method was also the most challenging for an actor's skill.
Jiang Ling's subtle and seamless performance as Ye Tianyu was undoubtedly textbook.
Everyone who had watched Jiang Ling's scenes praised her acting.
Such mature and skillful acting was something that even veteran actors who had been in the industry for a lifetime might not achieve, let alone a twenty-year-old girl.
If such a performance was still not worthy of the Golden Plum Blossom, then it would be truly unfair.
The second reason was that Jiang Ling had missed out on the Golden Plum Blossom last year.
When the list of winners was released, many people questioned the fairness of the Golden Plum Blossom Award.
Jiang Ling's performance as Hailong was so stunning; how could she be excluded from the Golden Plum Blossom Award?
The judging panel could not explain in the face of netizens' questioning.
They couldn't possibly say that the Plum Blossom and Peony were sworn enemies, that you couldn't have both, and that even with excellent acting, one couldn't win the Golden Plum Blossom if they had already won the Golden Peony, could they?
Therefore, awarding Jiang Ling this time also carried a compensatory element.
The third reason was that, over the years, the public had held a prejudice against the Golden Plum Blossom Award, always looking down on idol dramas.
Awarding Jiang Ling as the Best Actress for the Golden Plum Blossom Award this time was meant to inform all viewers that the Golden Plum Blossom did not discriminate against any genre of television series.
As long as it was well-made and well-acted, it could still win awards.