Another year at the movies, another excuse for backslapping and circle-jerking in the film industries of the world. What's for the common man who wants to vent at the politics and fancy frocks and say "Hey, I watched that film and it sucked!"? The Golden Durians, that's what. We at BC love movies, and are proud of our local industry. We aren't always happy with the films it produces, however. Here are some alternative awards. We can assure you, dear movie lover, as well as those nice folks at the ICAC, none of the recipients paid us money to give them a gong.

Hong Kong is the world's copying capital. We aren't just talking about dodgy DVDs and counterfeit Rolex watches: soy sauce gets pirated here dude! We see unimaginative imitation at every turn. Anyone else notice how the latest Government infomercials rip off music by the Black Eyed Peas? So what's this got to do with films, you ask? Well, in Hong Kong if one vaguely original movie makes a splash at the box office, you can be sure other enterprising producers will want to cash in. Often the original hit's creators will try to put old wine in new bottles rather than stir up a new brew. To that end we have two awards (‘cos one ain't good enough) to kick off with: