The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in

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on 15 April 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently hol ...

Bowie Tsang Bowie Tsang Po Yee (; born 21 February 1973) is a Taiwanese television host, singer, actress, and writer. She is also known by her nickname Ah-Po (). Career She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from National Taiwan University ...

Gordon Lam Gordon Lam Ka-tung (林家棟; born 21 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer and screenwriter. Initially known for his supporting roles in films directed by Andrew Lau and Johnnie To, Lam eventually became a lead actor in the Ho ...

Ronald Cheng Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Life and career Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Dire ...

and

Angelababy Angela Yeung Wing (; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Hong Kong model, actress and singer. In 2013, she was chosen by '' Southern Metropolis Daily'' as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. In 2016, she won ...

. TVB, Now TV and

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Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simulcasts around the world. The film '' A Simple Life'' won five of its major nominations (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress).

Deanie Ip Deanie Ip (born 25 December 1947) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and three times for Best Supporting Actress. Deanie also won the Golden Horse Awards once for Best Leading Actres ...

became the oldest Best Actress Award-winner in the history of

Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, ...

. Ann Hui has now won four Best Director Awards, the most in awards history. '' Let the Bullets Fly'' directed by

Jiang Wen Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred wit ...

and '' Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'' directed by

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, vi, Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Tsui has directed several influential Hong Kong films such as '' Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the ...

dominated the nominations in 13 categories including Best Film and Best Director. Individually, Jiang Wen got nominated in four categories (director, actor, screenplay, film editing).

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Special awards

Presenters

Best Film *

Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai (; born 1 February 1958) is a Hong Kong actor who is a four-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. As he is often confused with actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony," while Tony Le ...

Best Director *

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...

Best Screenplay * Kam Kwok-leung Best Actor *

Sandra Ng Sandra Ng Kwan-yue (born 2 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress, film director and producer. Life and career The daughter of the actor Kenneth Ng Kam Tsun, Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by he ...

Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-ne ...

Best Actress * Anthony Wong Best Supporting Actor *

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

Best Supporting Actress *

Shawn Yue Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as '' Jiang Hu'', '' Infernal Affairs II'', the ''Love in the Buff'' film series, '' Mad World'' and '' The Brink'', and ...

* Gao Yuanyuan Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing *

Julian Cheung Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known by his stage name Chilam, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the ''Wuxia'' novel, '' The Legend o ...

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Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design * Philip Chan *

John Shum John Sham Kin-Fun (born 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Shum. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist. Biogra ...

Best Action Choreography *

Chin Kar-lok Chin Ka-lok, sometimes credited as Chin Kar-lok (Chinese: 錢嘉樂, Pinyin: Qián Jiālè, born 6 August 1965), is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, and television presenter. Chin was born in Hong Kong, the younger brother of actor and ...

Kara Hui Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (; born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s. Wai has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen ...

Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects * Pang Ho-cheung *

Yang Mi Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...

Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song *

Coco Lee Coco Lee (; born Ferren Lee, 17 January 1975) is a Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Lee's career began in Hong Kong and then expanded to Taiwan. Her single, "Do You Want My Love" also entered the US m ...

Best New Director * Giddens Ko *

Michelle Chen Michelle Chen Yanxi (born Chen Mei-hsuan; 31 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Chen is best known for starring in the 2011 film ''You Are the Apple of My Eye'', which broke box office records for Chinese-language films in mainland Chi ...

* Ko Cheng-tung Best New Performer *

Jim Chim Jim Chim Sui-man (; born 6 May 1965) is a Hong Kong-based stage actor and comedian. Biography Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with Olivia Yan in 1993. Since then, he has been performing and dire ...

Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan * Hou Hsiao-hsien *

Ng See-yuen Ng See-yuen ( zh, , t=吳思遠; born 6 June 1944) is a Hong Kong film producer, director, screenwriter and businessman. He has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970, particularly in action films. He was one of the first filmm ...

* Li Siao-hung Lifetime Achievement Award *

Professional Achievement Award *

Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for ...

Films with awards and nominations

These films has received one nomination or more at the awards: * 13 : '' Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'', '' Let the Bullets Fly'' * 12 : ''

Wu Xia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted fo ...

'' * 9 : ''

Overheard 2 ''Overheard 2'' is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film '' Overheard'' where Koo, ...

'' * 8 : '' A Simple Life'', ''

Life without Principle "Life Without Principle" is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that offers his program for a righteous livelihood. It was published in 1863. Overview In his essay, Thoreau questions whether working is the most important part of one's life, argui ...

'' * 4 : '' Shaolin'', '' White Vengeance'' * 3 : '' A Beautiful Life'', ''Mural'' * 2 : '' Don’t Go Breaking My Heart'', ''

Hi, Fidelity ''Hi, Fidelity'' is a 2011 Hong Kong dramatic film written and directed by Calvin Poon. The film stars Pat Ha, Michelle Ye, Carrie Ng and William Chan. Cast * Pat Ha * Michelle Ye * Carrie Ng * William Chan * George Lam * Chapman To * Lawren ...

'', ''

The Sorcerer and the White Snake ''The Sorcerer and the White Snake'', previously known as ''It's Love'' and ''Madame White Snake'', is a 2011 action fantasy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based on the Chinese legend, ''Legend of the White Snake''. P ...

'' * 1 : ''Cure'', ''If You Are the One 2'', ''Lan Kwai Fong'', ''Magic to Win'', '' Starry Starry Night'', ''Big Blue Lake'', '' The Flowers of War'', ''The Killer Who Never Kills'', ''

Seediq Bale ''Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale'' ( Seediq: ; literally ''Real Seediq'' or ''Real Men''; ) is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng and produced by John Woo, based on the 1930 Musha Incident in central Taiwan. T ...

'', ''

You Are the Apple of My Eye ''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' (, ) is a 2011 Taiwanese coming of age romance film. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also made his directorial debut with the film. The film ...

'' ;Note :a: Although ''Wu Xia'' receives 12 nominations, the categories it gets nominated are of acting or technical skills. :b: ''A Simple Life'' gets nominated in all major categories (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, cinematography). :c: The tagged films are from

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

so they can compete for only 1 award (Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan).

References

External links

Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards
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