Animated Film 'Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Sea' Wins Best Picture at 38th Hundred Flowers Awards

At the 38th Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony, the animated film 'Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Sea' won the Best Picture award with 54 votes, becoming the first animated work to receive this honor in the 62 years since the award's inception. The film's cumulative box office reached RMB 15.93 billion, setting a box office record for domestic animation. During the award presentation, when a representative of the film's producers came on stage to accept the award, no guests in the audience rose, and the on-site reaction was relatively calm. In the Best Picture voting, 'Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Sea' received far more votes than the other nominated films. 'Silent Spring' came in second with 28 votes, while the remaining four nominees — 'Xiaoxiao De Wo,' 'Bufeng Zhuiying,' 'Biaoren,' and 'Pegasus 3' — received 9, 5, 3, and 2 votes respectively, showing a clear gap in vote counts. When the Outstanding Film award was subsequently presented, 'Silent Spring' won, and all guests rose to applaud. The film's final box office was RMB 1.37 billion, with a Douban score of 5.8. Despite receiving seven nominations, it won only the Outstanding Film award. The contrasting reactions to the two films at the ceremony sparked discussion online, but the specific content of the discussion was not further elaborated in public information.