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Annual award

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Awarded forBest Hong Kong film of the year
CountryHong Kong
Presented byHong Kong Film Awards
First awarded1982
Currently held byA Guilty Conscience (2024)

The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to the films which is considered the best of the year.

History

The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards (1982) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was Father and Son, a film by Allen Fong. From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983), there are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Film from which one film is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film. The most recent recipient of the award was To My Nineteen Year Old Self, a documentary directed by Mabel Cheung and William Kwok and produced by Eunice Wong, which was honoured at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards (2023).

Winners and nominees

1982 — 1999

Year Film Producer(s) Production Company Note
1982
(1st) 		Father and Son
1983
(2nd) 		Boat People Ann Hui
Lonely Fifteen
The Prodigal Son
Coolie Killer
Nomad
1984
(3rd) 		Ah Ying
Burning of the Imperial Palace
The Dead and the Deadly
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Health Warning
1985
(4th) 		Homecoming
Shanghai Blues
Long Arm of the Law
Hong Kong 1941
1986
(5th) 		Police Story
The Illegal Immigrant
Mr. Vampire
Women
1987
(6th) 		A Better Tomorrow
Brotherhood
Just Like Weather
The Lunatics
The Last Emperor
Love Unto Waste
1988
(7th) 		An Autumn's Tale
A Chinese Ghost Story
City on Fire
Tin Po San
The Romance of Book & Sword Ann Hui
Final Victory
1989
(8th) 		Rouge
Gangs
Painted Faces
As Tears Go By
Chicken and Duck Talk
1990
(9th) 		Beyond the Sunset
All About Ah-Long
The Killer
A Fishy Story
Eight Taels of Gold
1991
(10th) 		Days of Being Wild Wong Kar-wai
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
Song of the Exile Ann Hui
Red Dust
Farewell China
1992
(11th) 		To Be Number One
Once a Thief
This Thing Called Love
Lee Rock
Once Upon a Time in China
1993
(12th) 		Cageman
92 Legendary La Rose Noire
King of Beggars
Once Upon a Time in China II
Center Stage
1994
(13th) 		C'est la vie, mon chéri
Crime Story
Always on My Mind
Tom, Dick and Hairy
Temptation of a Monk
1995
(14th) 		Chungking Express Wong Kar-wai
Ashes of Time Wong Kar-wai
He's a Woman, She's a Man
I Have a Date with Spring
The Final Option
1996
(15th) 		Summer Snow Ann Hui
Full Throttle
Fallen Angels Wong Kar-wai
The Day the Sun Turned Cold
Rumble in the Bronx
1997
(16th) 		Comrades: Almost a Love Story Peter Chan
Police Story 4: First Strike
Viva Erotica
Hu Du Men
Big Bullet
1998
(17th) 		Made in Hong Kong
Happy Together Wong Kar-wai
Full Alert
The Soong Sisters
Lifeline
1999
(18th) 		Beast Cops
Who Am I?
The Longest Summer
City of Glass
The Storm Riders

2000 — present

Year Film Producer(s) Production Company Note
2000
(19th) 		Ordinary Heroes Ann Hui Class Limited
Little Cheung Doris Yang & Makoto Ueda Nicetop Independent Ltd & NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation
The Mission Johnnie To Milkyway Image (HK) Ltd.
Fly Me to Polaris David Chan GH Pictures (China) Ltd, Deltamac Company Limited & Sil-Metropole Organisation Limited
Running Out of Time Johnnie To Win's Entertainment Ltd
2001
(20th) 		Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong & Ang Lee Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia & Good Machine International
In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai Block 2 Pictures Inc & Paradis Film
Durian, Durian Doris Yang Nicetop Independent Ltd
Needing You... Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai One Hundred Years of Film Co Ltd
Jiang hu: The Triad Zone Chan Hing Kai & Amy Chin One Hundred Years of Film Co Ltd
2002
(21st) 		Shaolin Soccer Yeung Kwok Fai The Star Overseas Ltd & Universe Entertainment Ltd
July Rhapsody Ann Hui, Derek Yee Filmko Pictures Ltd
Lan Yu Zhang Yong Ning, Kwan Siu Wai Omico International Management Co Ltd
Love on a Diet Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai One Hundred Years of Film Co Ltd
Beijing Rocks John Chong, Solon So, Alex Law Media Asia Films (BVI) Ltd
2003
(22nd) 		Infernal Affairs Andrew Lau Media Asia Films Ltd
Golden Chicken Peter Chan & Jo Jo Hui Applause Pictures & Panorama Entertainment
Three: Going Home Jo Jo Hui Applause Pictures
Hollywood Hong Kong Fruit Chan, Doris Yang, Kei Haruna & Sylvain Bursztejn Nicetop Independent Ltd
Hero Zang Yimou, Bill Kong Elite Group Enterprises Inc.
2004
(23rd) 		Running on Karma Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai One Hundred Years of Film Co Ltd
PTU Johnnie To Mei Ah Production Co Ltd
Lost in Time Henri Fong Ping One Hundred Years of Film Co Ltd & Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd
Infernal Affairs II Andrew Lau Media Asia Films Ltd, Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd & Eastern Dragon Film Co Ltd
Infernal Affairs III Andrew Lau & Gao Feng Jun Media Asia Films Ltd, Tianjin Film Studio, Eastern Dragon Film Co Ltd & CMC Group
2005
(24th) 		Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow, Chui Po Chu, Jeffrey Lau, Han San Ping & Wang Zhong Lei Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Ltd, Beijing Film Studio of China Film Group Corporation & Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment Co Ltd
2046 Wong Kar-wai Block 2 Pictures, Paradis Films, Classic SRL, Orly Films & Shanghai Film Group Corporation
One Nite in Mongkok Henri Fong Ping Universe Entertainment Ltd & Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd
New Police Story Willie Chan, Solon So, Benny Chan Muk-Sing & Barbie Tung JCE Movies Ltd & China Film Group Corporation
Breaking News Johnnie To & Cao Biao Media Asia Films Ltd & China Film Group Corporation
2006
(25th) 		Election Johnnie To, Dennis Law Sau-Yiu Milkyway Image (HK) Ltd & One Hundred Years Of Film Co Ltd
The Myth Willie Chan Chee Kheong, Solon So Che Hung & Barbie Tung Wun Sze JCE Movies Ltd & China Film Group Corporation
Initial D Andrew Lau Media Asia Films Ltd & Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd
Perhaps Love Peter Chan & Andre Morgan Astro-Shaw, Television Broadcasts Ltd & Stellar Megamedia Group Ltd
Seven Swords Tsui Hark, Lee Joo Ick, Ma Zhong Jun & Pan Zhizhong Beijing Ciwen Film & TV Production Co Ltd, Boram Entertainment Inc, City Glory Pictures Ltd
2007
(26th) 		After This Our Exile Chiu Li Kuang Vision Film Workshop, Black & White Films Ltd
Fearless Bill Kong, Ronny Yu, Jet Li, Yang Buting Hero China International Ltd & China Film Group Corporation Beijing Film Studio
Election 2 Johnnie To, Dennis Law Sau-Yiu One Hundred Years Of Film Co Ltd & Milkyway Image (HK) Ltd
Exiled Johnnie To Media Asia Films Ltd
Curse of the Golden Flower Bill Kong, Zhang Weiping Film Partner International Inc, Edko Films Ltd & Beijing New Picture Film Co Ltd
2008
(27th) 		The Warlords Peter Chan, Andre Morgan, Huang Jian Xin Media Asia Films Ltd, Morgan & Chan Films Ltd & China Film Group Corporation
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Yuan Mei, Yu Dong & Cui Yong Class Ltd, Cheerland Entertainment Organization & Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co Ltd
Eye in the Sky Johnnie To, Tsui Siu Ming Sundream Motion Pictures Ltd
Mad Detective Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai One Hundred Years Of Films Co Ltd
Protégé Peter Chan Artforce International Ltd, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Global Entertainment Group (Asia) Ltd, China Film Group Corporation & Polybona Film Distribution Co Ltd
2009
(28th) 		Ip Man Raymond Wong Mandarin Films Distribution Co Ltd
CJ7 Stephen Chow, Chui Po Chu, Han San Ping, Vincent Kok, Shi Dong Ming, Connie Wong Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Ltd, Star Overseas,Beijing Film Studio of China Film Group Corporation
Red Cliff John Woo, Terence Chang China Film Group Corporation, Avex Entertainment Inc., CMC Entertainment, Showbox, Lion Rock Productions, Chengtian Entertainment International Holdings Ltd
Painted Skin Gordon Chan Golden Sun Films Holdings Ltd, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd, NingXia Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group Corporation
The Way We Are Ann Hui, Wong Yat Ping Mega-Vision Pictures Ltd
2010
(29th) 		Bodyguards and Assassins Peter Chan
KJ: Music and Life Cheung King Wai
Overheard Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Red Cliff II John Woo
Shinjuku Incident Derek Yee
2011
(30th) 		Gallants Gordon Lam
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Tsui Hark, Nansun Shi and Peggy Lee
Ip Man 2 Raymond Wong
Reign of Assassins John Woo, Terence Chang, Ivy Zhong, Tina Shi and Lorraine Hoh
The Stool Pigeon Albert Lee, Wang Zhonglei and Cheung Hong-tat
2012
(31st) 		A Simple Life Roger Lee, Ann Hui and Chan Pui Wah
Life Without Principle Johnnie To
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Tsui Hark
Overheard 2 Derek Yee
Let the Bullets Fly Ma Ke, Albert Lee, Yin Homber, Barbie Tung & Zhao Haicheng
2013
(32nd) 		Cold War Bill Kong, Mathew Tang & Ivy Ho
Vulgaria Pang Ho-cheung & Subi Liang
Motorway Johnnie To
The Bullet Vanishes Derek Yee, Mandy Law, Zhang Zhao & Albert Lee
The Viral Factor Candy Leung
2014
(33rd) 		The Grandmaster Ng See-yuen, Megan Ellison & Wong Kar-wai
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Stephen Chow & Wang Zhonglei
Unbeatable Candy Leung
The Way We Dance Saville Chan & Roddy Wong
The White Storm Benny Chan
2015
(34th) 		The Golden Era Qin Hong
Dearest Peter Chan & Hui Yuet-chun
Overheard 3 Derek Yee & Ronald Wong
The Midnight After Amy Chin
Aberdeen Kuo-fu Chen, Subi Liang, Ho-Cheung Pang & Zhonglei Wang
2016
(35th) 		Ten Years Andrew Choi & Ng Ka Leung Ten Years Studio Ltd
Little Big Master Benny Chan Muk Shing, Alvin Lam Siu Keung, Stanley Tong Man Hong Universe Entertainment Ltd, Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd, Sun Entertainment Culture Ltd, One Cool Film Production Ltd, Beijing Monster Pictures Co Ltd, Yunnan Parashorea Cathayensis Culture Communication Co Ltd, Yinming Culture Communication Co Ltd, Foshan Join Media Group Co Ltd
The Taking of Tiger Mountain Huang Jianxin Bona Film Group Co Ltd, Huaxia Film Distribution Co Ltd, August First Film Studio, Wanda Media Co Ltd, China Movie Channel, Youku Tudou Film Inc, Shanghai Real Thing Media Co Ltd, Dream Sky Film Co Ltd, Bona Entertainment Co Ltd
Ip Man 3 Raymond Wong Pegasus Motion Pictures (HK) Ltd, Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture Ltd, Starbright Communications Ltd, My Pictures Studio
Port of Call Julia Chu, Esther Koo, Kingman Cho Mei Ah Film Production Co Ltd, Mei Ah Entertainment Development Inc
2017
(36th) 		Trivisa Johnnie To & Yau Nai-hoi Media Asia Film Production Ltd & Beijing Hairun Pictures Co Ltd
Soul Mate Peter Chan, Jojo Hui We Pictures Ltd, JOYCORE Pictures (Shanghai) Co Ltd, J.Q. Pictures Ltd, Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd, Huoerguosi Jiamei Pictures Co Ltd, Sky Grant Entertainment Ltd, JOYCORE Communication Co Ltd, Shanghai SMG Pictures Co Ltd, Applause Media (Beijing) Ltd
The Mermaid Stephen Chow, Y. Y. Kong The Star Overseas Ltd, Alpha Pictures (Hong Kong) Ltd, China Film Co Ltd, Hehe (Shanghai) Film Corporation Ltd, Shannan Enlight Pictures Co Ltd, Shanghai New Culture Media Group Co Ltd, Shanghai Tianshi Culture Communication Co Ltd, China Cultural and Entertainment Fund L.P., Xiangshan Ze Yue Culture Media Co Ltd
Cold War 2 Bill Kong, Ivy Ho, Jiang Ping Edko Films Ltd, Irresistible Beta Ltd, Edko (Beijing) Films Ltd, Tencent Penguin Pictures (Shanghai) Co Ltd, China Film Co Ltd
Weeds on Fire Chan Hing-kai, O Sing-pui Flash Glory Ltd
2018
(37th) 		Our Time Will Come Ann Hui, Roger Lee & Stephen Lam Bona Film Group, Class Limited, Distribution Workshop & Entertainment Team Media Group
Shock Wave Peter Chan, Jojo Hui Universe Entertainment, Infinitus Entertainment, Bona Film Group
Love Education Patricia Cheng Beijing Harirun Pictures, Dream Creek Productions
Chasing the Dragon Wong Jing, Donnie Yen, Andy Lau & Connie Wong Mega-Vision Project Workshop, Bona Film Group Company, Infinitus Entertainment & Super Bullet
Paradox Cheang Pou-soi, Paco Wong, Ren Yue, Stanley Tong & Yang Guang Sun Entertainment Film Group, Bona Film Group Company, Alibaba Pictures, Sunny Side Up (Never) Limited & Shanghai PMF Media YL Entertainment and Spors (YLES)
2019
(38th) 		Project Gutenberg Ronald Wong Pop Movies, Emperor Motion Pictures, Bona Film Group &Two Sixty Six Productions
Three Husbands Fruit Chan, Doris Yang
Operation Red Sea Candy Leung Bona Film Group, Emperor Motion Pictures, Film Fireworks Production & Star Dream Studio Media
Still Human Fruit Chan Golden Scene Company Limited
Men on the Dragon Joe Ma, Jacqueline Liu Yuen-Hung One Cool Film Production Limited
2020
(39th) 		Better Days Jojo Hui
  • Henan Film Group
  • China Wit Media
  • Tianijn Xiron Entertainment
  • We Pictures
  • Shooting Pictures
Suk Suk Michael J. Werner, Teresa Kwong, Sandy Yip, Chowee Leow New Voice Film Productions
Fagara Ann Hui, Julia Chu
I'm Livin' It Soi Cheang
The New King of Comedy Stephen Chow, Y. Y. Kong
2022
(40th) 		Raging Fire Benny Chan, Donnie Yen Emperor Film Production Company
Anita Bill Kong, Ivy Ho, Tang Wai-but Edko Films
Limbo Wilson Yip, Paco Wong Sun Entertainment Culture
Zero to Hero Sandra Ng
Drifting Mani Man mm2 Entertainment

See also

References

  1. "1st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  2. "2nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  3. "3rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  4. "4th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  5. "5th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
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  10. "10th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  11. "11th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  12. "12th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
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