And the Oscar goes to … Malaysia!

Finally, Malaysia is making its name on the world stage. With multiple wins through its surprise entry, “Operations Disrupt East Timor Conference” aka “Ops Apcet II”, it has embarrassingly turned the ‘Oscar’ into an  Malaysian event.

The Malaysia’s haul includes:

• Best picture  – “Operations Disrupt East Timor Conference”, produced in 1996
• Best director – Megat Junid Megat Ayob, then deputy home minister
• Best actor – Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, then Umno Youth secretary [issued apology in 2001 for his 'wrongful performance']*
• Best supporting actors – Zainal Abdin, then Dang Wangi OCPD, various Youth leaders of MCA, MIC and PPP
• Best visual effects – the company of BN Youth

Commenting on the film, the judges have this to say: “the film looks like real that they could not refuse to award as many as they possibly can… the plot was very meticulously planned and executed, the trickery involving government machineries and abuse of authoritarian powers so skilfully mastered… that it can only be true in real life..” Read more »