Nominations for best top film awards announced

Chinese epic mythological blockbuster Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms, along with four other films, were nominated for Best Film in the 37th Hundred Flowers Awards, one of China's most prestigious film awards.

Other nominated titles include the animated film Chang'an, the historical war film The Volunteers: To the War, and the two dramas Home Coming and Article 20.

Five individuals received nominations for Best Director, including famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou and China's top-grossing female director Jia Ling, who directed the popular films Hi, Mom and YOLO.

The Hundred Flowers Awards was launched in 1962 by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. It is regarded as one of China's top film awards along with the Golden Rooster Awards and the Huabiao Film Awards.

The events for this year's Hundred Flowers Awards will be held in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, from Aug 2 to 4.