Actress Tang Wei receives award at the 11th Chinese Film Media Awards in Macao Thursday night, June 16, 2011. She won best actress award for her role in Ivy Ho's romance drama, "Crossing Hennessy" co-starring Hong Kong singer-actor Jacky Cheung.[Photo:ent.ifeng.com]

Actress Tang Wei won best actress award for her role in romance comedy, "Crossing Hennessy" at the 11th Chinese Film Media Awards in Macao Thursday night, the first title bestowed on her from the Chinese mainland.

Tang was excited about this recognition, said she was grateful for her first best actress award at home, and plans to stay grounded; one will then have a longer life in acting, according to an article on ifeng.com.

The controversial Chinese actress won her first award of Best Actress from South Korea at the Paeksang Arts Awards this May in Seoul, for her performance in "Late Autumn" co-starring Korean heartthrob Hyun Bin.

She was nominated for best actress award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards this April and the 47th Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan last November for "Crossing Hennessy" but didn't win.

Tang Wei reached overnight fame for her role in Ang Lee's 2007 explicit film, "Lust, Caution" and then suffered a nosedive in career for her controversial performance in the film.

When people saw her again, it was in 2010 when Ivy Ho's romance drama, "Crossing Hennessy," co-starring Tang Wei and Hong Kong singer-actor Jacky Cheung hit cinemas on the Chinese mainland.

The actress joined the cast of tribute film, "The Founding of a Party" in which she plays Mao Zedong's first girlfriend, but her scenes were later cut.

When asked how to deal with the stumbles when she received the award Thursday night, the actress replied, that's not a big deal. Just do your best in each role.

Comedian Ge You was another winner who pocketed best actor award for his role in Jiang Wen's blockbuster, "Let the Bullets Fly."

The highest-grossing domestic film "Let the Bullets Fly" led the pack with three other awards including "best director" for Jiang Wen.

The Chinese Film Media Awards is one of the mainland's most prestigious movie awards. It is organized by Southern Metropolitan Daily and with support from the Macao SAR Government. It is the first time for the award ceremony to be held in Macao.

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