A-list stars stole the winners' thunder as they appeared at the Lily Awards ceremony on Saturday in Beijing.

This year was the seventh Lily Awards, which is organized by China Central Television's movie channel (CCTV-6) to honor outstanding contributors to the country's digital film industry, in particular the films made for TV.

Compared to traditional films, televised ones involve low-cost, fast production techniques. They are usually shot using digital video cameras.

Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung Chilam was named the most popular actor at the ceremony. His portrayal of "Lu Xiao Feng" gained widespread popularity when it was aired on CCTV-6 earlier this year.

Yan Ni won the most popular actress.

Most of the other names that were honored were unfamiliar to the audience.

Despite this, the ceremony was still eye-catching, as directors including Stanley Tong and Lu Chuan, and starlets including Zhao Wei and Fan Bingbing, showed up one after another.

Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung Chilam arrives at the Seventh Lily Awards in Beijing on Saturday, May 12, 2007. He was named the most popular actor.

 
Actress Zhao Wei (first on the right) talks at the Seventh Lily Awards in Beijing on Saturday, May 12, 2007.

Actress Yan Ni at the Seventh Lily Awards in Beijing on Saturday, May 12, 2007. She was named the most popular actress. 

(CRI.cn May 14, 2007)