title: 1st Macau International Movie Festival
text: # 1st Macau International Movie Festival
  
  The 1st Macau International Movie Festival ceremony, presented by the Macau Film and Television Media Association and China International Cultural Communication Center, honored the best films of 2008 and 2009 and took place on December 28, 2009, at Macau Tower, in Macau.
  
  Lan was the biggest winner, receiving two awards (Best Actor and Best Director).
  
  ## Winners and nominees
  
  | Best Picture Cannot Live Without You – Leon Dai | Best Director Jiang Wenli – Lan Leon Dai – Cannot Live Without You Zhang Hui – White Mountain Jann Turner – White Wedding |
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  | Best Actor Zhu Xu – Lan Akira Chen – Cannot Live Without You Xia Yu – Amor Cheng Taishen – Ma Wen's Battle | Best Actress Mamatha Bhukya – Vanaja Ariel Aisin-Gioro – Love in Macau Wu Yue – Former Wife Jiang Yiyan – Bao Gui's Secret |
  | Best Supporting Actor Niu Piao – Bao Gui's Secret Hu Xiaoguang – White Mountain Ming Dow – Amor Li Mengnan – Ma Wen's Battle | Best Supporting Actress Yang Meng – White Mountain Xu Qing – The Founding of a Republic Wang Ji – Ma Wen's Battle |
  | Best Writing Buscando a Miguel – Juan Fischer & Erwin Goggel White Mountain – Zhang Hui Invisible Killer – Xie Xiaodong Seeking Naadam – Zhou Juan & Bao Lide | Best Newcomer Helen Yao – Amor Sandrine Pinna – Yangyang Ju Wenpei – Set Off |
  | Best Documentary HER story: Jeritan – Cecilia Ho Wing Yin |
  