Sean Lau on showbiz awards: 'Your success or failure today doesn't determine your tomorrow'

Sean Lau on showbiz awards: 'Your success or failure today doesn't determine your tomorrow'
Sean Lau told AsiaOne in a recent interview that awards and nominations shouldn’t be a determining factor of an actor’s abilities.
PHOTO: KK Empire

While veteran Hong Kong actor Sean Lau has won multiple best actor awards over his four decades in showbiz, he doesn't take these achievements for granted.

The 61-year-old is set to grace Star Awards 2025 this Sunday (July 6) and spoke to AsiaOne recently ahead of the ceremony.

He said: "Awards and nominations are forms of encouragement to and recognition of actors and the awards ceremony has a positive publicity effect for the entire industry, to let the audience pay more attention to the developments and trends in the industry.

"Winning an award is definitely something to be happy about, but your success or failure today doesn't determine your tomorrow, so awards shouldn't be used to judge whether an actor is good or bad."

Sean won three best actor awards this year for his performance in the critically acclaimed family drama film Papa (2024), where he plays a father who navigates survivor guilt and seek reconciliation with his mentally unstable son who killed the latter's mother and sister.

He added to us that there are a few factors which determine a good actor.

"Be respectful, strive to keep exploring and have the courage to try [different characters and acting styles]," he shared.

Sean last attended Star Awards in 2000, where he presented the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award with his wife, former actress Amy Kwok.

When asked how he felt about attending the awards after more than two decades, he told us: "Time flies, but I am glad to see that Singapore has been able to retain its local characteristics while developing rapidly in many aspects."

As for one local dish he must eat every time he visits, he said: "White pepper crab, because that is Mrs Lau's favourite."

On July 6, Backstage Live will be presented from 3.30pm to 10.30pm, Walk of Fame from 5pm to 6.30pm, and the awards show from 7pm to 10pm and Post-Party from 10pm to 10.30pm.

The Walk of Fame and awards show will air on Channel 8, Channel U, Mewatch and the Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube channel, Post-Party will air on Channel U, Mewatch and the Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube channel, while Backstage Live will air on the latter two platforms.

yeo.shuhui@asiaone.com

No part of this article can be reproduced without permission from AsiaOne.

For more original AsiaOne articles, visit here.

homepage

trending

trending
    Tanjong Katong sinkhole: Videos online show moment car is swallowed up and woman's rescue
    Tanjong Katong Road South sinkhole incident: Rescue over within 5 minutes, says site foreman
    Singaporean doctor faces new charges for allegedly filming hundreds of coworkers in Melbourne hospital toilets
    Why I said 'I do' at 26 — even before most of my friends thought about it
    Tanjong Katong Road South closed indefinitely for repairs following sinkhole, bus services diverted
    4 Malaysian immigration officers at JB-Singapore checkpoint arrested over 'flying passport' scheme
    Mum at 15: More teens in Singapore gave birth in 2024
    Singapore has laid the groundwork, no problems in having nuclear energy : IAEA chief
    From green to brown: Tanah Merah, Expo and Changi Airport MRT stations to be converted to TEL stations
    'They don't gaslight you': Why some Singaporean women like to spend on these virtual men
    Operation targeting delivery trucks yields 3 tonnes of illegally imported produce from Malaysia
    Woman, 64, prevented from being scammed out of $300k by OCBC and police

Singapore

Singapore
    • Ghim Moh hawker responds to 'unfair' one-star rating over tray incident, calls reviewer 'petty'
    • Ex-inmate featured in documentary on Changi's maximum security prison returns to court to face fresh charges
    • Teenager caught with vapes 5 times sentenced to 2 years at Singapore Boys’ Home
    • Singapore-registered cars must have COE of over 6 months to apply for VEP, says Malaysian transport minister
    • 'There is no right or wrong time': Singaporeans discuss reskilling and upskilling
    • Car falls into Tanjong Katong sinkhole, driver taken to hospital
    • Almost half of planned 30,000 flats in Tengah to be completed by end-2025: Chee Hong Tat
    • Etomidate found in blood of 2 people involved in fatal Punggol Road accident in May: HSA
    • Khatib Camp to make way for housing, with its functions moving to Amoy Quee Camp
    • Unwell firefighter taken to hospital after kitchen fire at Boon Lay flat

Entertainment

Entertainment
    • The Fantastic Four: First Steps delves into themes of found family, with 'combination of domesticity and the intergalactic cosmos'
    • Raymond Lam takes selfies with fans while touring Singapore with family
    • 'They had a machine to create snow': Denise Camillia Tan recounts filming wintry scene in scorching hot Yishun for new drama
    • 'I want to be an independent senior': Xiang Yun on ageing positively and not relying on children
    • Cai Xukun, I-dle, Jam Hsiao: Singapore concert calendar for 2025
    • Florida police launch medical investigation into Hulk Hogan's death
    • Vanessa Kirby on filming Avengers movie while pregnant: 'The coolest thing'
    • Trump, McMahon and Undertaker pay tribute to Hulk Hogan
    • Grammy-winning jazz musician Chuck Mangione dies at 84
    • Hulk Hogan, who helped turn pro wrestling into billion-dollar spectacle, dies at 71

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
    • Michelin Guide Singapore 2025: Sushi Sakuta promoted to 2 stars, 1 restaurant earns its first star
    • Wedding ang bao rates in Singapore (July 2025): How much should you give?
    • From Paris to Raffles Place: Singaporean-founded deli Nonette opens pop-up, here's what you should try
    • Digital nomad in JB: Can Singaporeans really work from across the Causeway?
    • BMW i7 'Singapore Icons' is a unique SG60 automotive tribute to the Lion City
    • Singapore welcomes 5 new Mini John Cooper Works models
    • World Chess Day: A celebration of strategy, intellect and Singapore's best
    • We tour freehold landed homes within walking distance of Somerset MRT station from $6m
    • BYD Sealion 6 rolls into Singapore
    • Prostate cancer among most common cancers in Singaporean men - is it preventable?

Digicult

Digicult
    • Slim, sleek, but slightly too short-lived: Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge review
    • World's best Dota 2 teams to compete for $1m prize pool in Singapore in November
    • Sony RX1R III brings back the compact full-frame but not the Sony playbook
    • China's Premier Li proposes global AI co-operation organisation
    • Elon Musk's Starlink network suffers rare global outage
    • Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare
    • 'Give a positive review': Hidden AI prompt found in academic paper by NUS researchers
    • 'Report 1 shop, another 10 appear': Hoyo Fest artists on copyright struggles
    • NTU penalises 3 students over use of AI tools; they dispute university's findings
    • Australia social media teen ban software trial organisers say the tech works

Money

Money
    • Up 4.3%: Singapore's economy grew in Q2 despite US tariff fears
    • How to claim travel insurance? A comprehensive beginner's guide (2025)
    • Britain and India sign free trade pact during Modi visit
    • HDB launches 10,209 BTO and balance flats, as priority scheme for singles kick in
    • US-Philippines trade talks yield modest tariff shift after Trump-Marcos meeting
    • Indonesia to cut tariffs, non-tariff barriers in US trade deal
    • US, China to discuss tariff deadline extension as Trump reaches Philippines deal
    • Trump says trade deal struck with Japan includes 15% tariff
    • 6 best travel insurance plans in Singapore (July 2025)
    • 10 best savings accounts in Singapore with the highest interest rates (July 2025)

Latest

Latest
  • Thailand and Cambodia agree to Malaysian mediation, Malaysian minister says
  • Russia starts first Moscow-Pyongyang passenger flights in decades
  • Jeju Air jet still had a working engine when it crashed, investigation update says
  • Australia's PM says easing of curbs on US beef not prompted by Trump
  • Taiwan move to recall opposition lawmakers fails
  • This family self-deported to Mexico, and lost everything
  • 54 children swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave Ceuta
  • Canada condemns Hong Kong arrest warrants targeting pro-democracy activists
  • North Korea's Kim vows to win anti-US battle marking Korean War anniversary

In Case You Missed It

In Case You Missed It
  • Toddler wanders out of home in Selangor, mauled by stray dogs
  • 'I was embarrassed': Malaysian security guard in viral knockout by MMA coach 'thankful' he wasn't fired
  • Mid-air brawl erupts on AirAsia X flight from KL to Chengdu over loud conversation
  • Cat A COE prices remain unchanged in second bidding exercise for July 2025
  • Robber drops gun and misfires after failed clinic robbery in JB
  • $30 one-off cash handout, petrol price cut: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim announces measures to tackle living costs
  • 'I felt helpless': Female tourist claims she was sexually harassed by ice cream vendor in Turkey
  • Unhealthy air quality in Malaysia, NEA warns of potential transboundary haze
  • School van in JB overturns after hitting uncovered manhole, 16 students injured
This website is best viewed using the latest versions of web browsers.