Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Awarded for	Best Hong Kong film of the year
Country	Hong Kong
Presented by	Hong Kong Film Awards
First awarded	1982
Currently held by	Ten Years (2016)

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 Ten Years by Andrew Choi & Ng Ka Leung, which was honoured at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards (2016).

Winners and nominees

Year	Film	Producer(s)	Producer(s)	Note
1982 (1st)	Father and Son			[1]
1983 (2nd)	Boat People	Ann Hui		[2]
	Lonely Fifteen
	The Prodigal Son
	Coolie Killer
	Nomad
1984 (3rd)	Ah Ying			[3]
	Burning of the Imperial Palace
	The Dead and the Deadly
	Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
	Health Warning
1985 (4th)	Homecoming			[4]
	Shanghai Blues
	Long Arm of the Law
	Hong Kong 1941
1986 (5th)	Police Story			[5]
	Illegal Immigrant
	Mr. Vampire
	Women
1987 (6th)	A Better Tomorrow			[6]
	Brotherhood
	Just Like Weather
	The Lunatics
	The Last Emperor
	Love Unto Waste
1988 (7th)	An Autumn's Tale			[7]
	A Chinese Ghost Story
	City on Fire
	Tin Po San
	The Romance of Book & Sword	Ann Hui
	Final Victory
1989 (8th)	Rouge			[8]
	Gangs
	Painted Faces
	As Tears Go By
	Chicken and Duck Talk
1990 (9th)	Beyond the Sunset			[9]
	All About Ah-Long
	The Killer
	A Fishy Story
	Eight Taels of Gold
1991 (10th)	Days of Being Wild	Wong Kar-wai		[10]
	The Terracotta Warrior
	Song of the Exile	Ann Hui
	Red Dust
	Farewell China
1992 (11th)	To Be Number One			[11]
	Once a Thief
	This Thing Called Love
	Lee Rock
	Once Upon a Time in China
1993 (12th)	Cageman			[12]
	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			[13]
	Crime Story
	Always on My Mind
	Tom, Dick and Hairy
	Temptation of a Monk
1995 (14th)	Chungking Express	Wong Kar-wai		[14]
	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		[15]
	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		[16]
	Police Story 4: First Strike
	Viva Erotica
	Hu Du Men
	Big Bullet
1998 (17th)	Made in Hong Kong			[17]
	Happy Together	Wong Kar-wai
	Full Alert
	The Soong Sisters
	Lifeline
1999 (18th)	Beast Cops			[18]
	Who Am I?
	The Longest Summer
	City of Glass
	The Storm Riders
2000 (19th)	Ordinary Heroes	Ann Hui	Class Limited	[19]
	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	[20]
	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	[21]
	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	[22]
	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	[23]
	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	[24]
	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	[25]
	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	[26]
	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	[27]
	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	[28]
	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		[29]
	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		[30]
	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		[31]
	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		[32]
	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		[33]
	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		[34]
	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	[35]
	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

See also

• Hong Kong Film Award
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer

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.
6. "6th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
7. "7th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
8. "8th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
9. "9th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
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.
13. "13th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
14. "14th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
15. "15th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
16. "16th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
17. "17th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
18. "18th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
19. "19th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
20. "20th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
21. "21st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
22. "22nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
23. "23rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
24. "24th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
25. "25th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
26. "26th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
27. "27th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
28. "28th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
29. "29th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
30. "30th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
31. "31st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
32. "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
33. "33rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
34. "34th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
35. "35th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.

External links

• Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site