Bosco Wong Finally Wins TVB Best Actor After 26 Years In Showbiz, Thanks His "Other Mum" In TVB
Recognition may take time, but it’s always worth the wait.
Last night (Jan 4), Hong Kong actor Bosco Wong finally won his first Best Actor award at the TVB Anniversary Awards.
Yes, his very first after 26 years in showbiz.
The 45-year-old bagged the title for his portrayal of Koo Chiu-wah, a troublemaking provocateur in The Queen of News 2. He also received the trophy for Greater Bay Area’s Favourite TVB Actor for the very same role.
You can imagine just how over the moon Bosco was when his longtime friends and mentors Michael Miu and Wayne Lai announced his name at the ceremony. By the time he reached the podium, his face was already streaked with tears.
"After winning the award for the Greater Bay Area, I thought I wouldn't get to come up on stage again. So my speech was all over the place," he gushed.
He even “forgot to thank" TVB chairman Thomas Hui for "investing so much time and money” in the series during a challenging period for the TV industry.
"I think I am a very lucky person," averred Bosco, while wiping his tears with a tissue handed to him by Wayne.
"Ever since I debuted, I've met many great seniors."
He thanked these seniors, including Michael and Wayne, for always doting on him even though he was a "very naughty" person.
"And also my other mother, who’s seated below the stage," he said as the camera panned to TVB assistant general manager Virginia Lok. “I’m so naughty, but you still love me like your own son.”
Then there was TVB executive director Catherina Tsang, whom Bosco said had "scolded [him] for so many years". "Every word that you said was meant to make me a better person," he added.
Despite debuting in 1999, Bosco only gained recognition in 2005 after starring in TVB comedy Wars Of In-Laws, which earned him the Most Improved Male Artiste trophy at the TVB Anniversary Awards that year.
He then snagged his first Best Supporting Actor award in 2008 for Moonlight Resonance II.
Prior to this, he had been nominated for Best Actor four times — first in 2012 for Witness Insecurity, followed by The Ultimate Addiction (2014), Two Steps from Heaven (2017), and The Impossible 3 (2021).
It took so long and so many tries, but he finally did it.
