"Kung Fu Hustle" was the big winner Sunday at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, taking home five trophies, including best director and best film at the Oscar equivalent for Chinese-language cinema.
Stephen Chow's action-comedy, about gangsters who try to take over a neighborhood populated by kung fu masters, also won the best supporting actress award for Yuen Qiu's performance. It is the biggest grossing local film in Hong Kong history.
The awards represented a setback for local favorite "Three Times," which won best actress for Shu Qi, best Taiwanese film and best film by a Taiwanese filmmaker.