Zhang Ziyi not to compete for Golden Globe

A best actress nominee at this year's Golden Globe Awards, Zhang Ziyi will definitely not be in the running again next year again because her starring film "The Banquet" did not enter competition at all.

TVBS Los Angeles correspondent Zuo Minlin said three Chinese movies, including Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower," applied in the best foreign film competition.

Other entrants in the category include Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto," Pedro Almodóvar's "Volver" and Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima." However, "The Banquet" was not among the three Chinese candidates. 　

"The Banquet" distributor Huayi Brothers affirmed the news, but refused to offer more details.

The movie's other investor, Media Asia Films, explained that it might because the movie has not yet decided on a screening date in North America.

However, the movie will still compete at the Oscars.

With the movie pulling out of the Golden Globes, will it provide more opportunities for strong competitor "Curse of the Golden Flower" to win?

Zuo Minlin, the only Taiwan journalist in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, analyzed that foreign jury would gave high credit to Zhang Yimou's works like "Raise The Red Lantern," which challenged feudal traditions, but doubted the martial arts movie would still appeal to those jury members.

The nomination list of 64th Golden Globe will be announced on December 14th and the awards ceremony will be held on January 15th next year.