Strong mum role gets Fasha dream win
Anugerah Skrin 2017 turned out to be heady event for Fasha Sandha who bagged Best Drama Actress, writes Dennis Chua
WINNING based on merit, not popularity, is the sweetest of victories for popular actress Fasha Sandha Hassan.
The 33-year-old artiste, who won Most Popular Television Actress in Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (ABPBH) in 2005, 2006 and 2010, and Most Popular Film actress in 2006 and 2007, is “over the moon” after winning Best Drama Actress in Anugerah Skrin 2017 (ASK 2017) recently.
A single parent of two, she has earned her first ASK trophy playing a self-centred woman who adopts an orphaned boy but begins despising him for causing her to suffer a miscarriage in telemovie Terima
Kasih Ramadan (screened on TV3 last June). Fasha said: “Thank you so much, dear fans, for your support all these 15 years. This is my moment of triumph, because I’m finally recognised for my talent and hard work. It’s a victory I’ll cherish forever because I was up against big names such as Ellie Suriaty and Vanidah Imran, whom I have great respect for.
“I’m overjoyed to have spent lots of time, effort and energy to arrive at this beautiful moment, and I want to remind fellow actors there is no shortcut to success — always be disciplined, serious and diligent to excel in your career!”
As a parent, Fasha is honoured to “graduate” to “mummy roles” because they are “just what she wanted”.
“I used to play girls in love, but I’ve outgrown them; now it’s great to portray strong, struggling mothers who do all they can to protect their children!”
Khir Rahman won Best Actor for playing struggling guitarist Alfonso “Jijo” Pereira in Mamat Khalid’s historical comedy Rock Bro.
Khir said he loved Jijo because he was a flawed but honest musician, passionate about rock music until his last breath.
“I always strive to give my very best for every character I play. I want to thank Mamat for introducing me to a character close to my heart, said Khir, the son of legendary singer Datuk A. Rahman Hassan.
Sangeeta Krishnasamy won Best Actress for playing dedicated English teacher Cheryl Ann Fernando in the inspiring real-life story Adiwiraku. She also won Best Actress at the 29th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM29) two months ago.
Sangeeta said: “Adiwiraku is a beautiful celebration of teaching and I’m so honoured to play Cheryl Ann, who patiently groomed slow-learning students to become good public speakers.”
Hasnul Rahmat won Best Drama Actor for playing a father who loved his old motorcycle in TV9 drama Kapcai Ayah. The actor from Melaka said: “My character, Jamil, is a sentimental and honest man. I easily identify with him because he upholds the virtue of gratitude.”
Erma Fatima won Best Drama Director for Pesan Pada Tuhan, a poignant drama about a family who squabbles over land and property. It won Best Drama and she thanked the main actor Azhan Rani for promoting it on social media.
“I’m very grateful to Azhan for highlighting scenes of the drama on Facebook. He and the rest of the cast, especially Izreen Azminda and Ellie Suriaty, acted brilliantly.
I’m a little sad they didn’t win but competition is stiff.”
She announced that she would no longer seek nominations for Best Actress and Best Director, as she had “won enough” of them in her 25 years of directing. Erma has won Best Drama twice — for Ratu Jamu in 1995 and Tersasar Di Jalanmu in 2009. Next year, she will direct a play Primadona in which she will co-star with veteran actress Fauziah Ahmad Daud. It will be staged at Istana Budaya.
The Best Supporting Drama Actor, Remy Ishak, thanked Erma for casting him as a villain in Pesan Pada Tuhan. He said: “It’s good to be bad at times because the best of actors excel as villains as much as they shine as heroes.”
The Best Comedy Actress Ellie Suriaty said: “Wow! I can’t believe I’ve won for comedy. I’m normally serious, but then, I have a real funny side.”
Ellie earned her first comedy award in ASK for her role in HyppTV comedy Papa
Sayang. She dedicated her award to her daughter Nur Azreen Azri who accompa- nied her on stage.
Hanyut, U-Wei Saari’s adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novel Almayer’s Folly, won Best Film and earned him Best Director award.
It also won Best Screenplay and saw Diana Danielle win Best Supporting Actress and Khalid Salleh for Best Supporting Actor. U-Wei said Diana and Khalid gave him “pure gold”.
“We’ve worked very hard as a team to make Hanyut a success. It may have taken some time to be screened in local cinemas, but once it arrived, many people loved it and gave me great feedback. I want to thank my fantastic team for doing a superb job!”
The awards held at Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur began at 9pm and was hosted by Jihan Muse, Fahrin Ahmad and Syuk, while the presenters included Saiful Apek, Zizan Razak, Zul Ariffin, Nabila Huda Suhaimi and Datuk Yusof Haslam.
Guests at Dewan Merdeka were entertained by Haqiem Rusly, Mark Adam, Issey and Abam, Stacy Anam, Akim And The Majistret, Salam Musik, Nora, Ayda Jebat, Hael Husaini Razmi, Zizan Razak, Azira Shafinaz, Jaclyn Victor and Black.