39th Hong Kong Film Awards Nominees List

This year’s 39th Hong Kong Film Awards sees Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung’s Better Days <少年的你> leading the pack with a whopping 12 nominations and followed closely by Heiward Mak’s Fagara <花椒之味> (11 nominations) and Wong Hing-Fan’s I’m Livin’ It <麥路人> (10 nominations). Wilson Yip’s Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>, in the meantime, managed to secure 9 nominations in total including Best Director and Best Action Choreography. Here is the full list of nominations below:

Best Film

Better Days <少年的你>
Suk Suk <叔‧叔>
Fagara <花椒之味>
I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>
The New King Of Comedy <新喜劇之王>

Best Director

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung (Better Days <少年的你>)
Kiwi Chow (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Ray Yeung (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Heiward Mak (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Wilson Yip (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Actor

Jackson Yee (Better Days <少年的你>)
Louis Koo (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
Tai Bo (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Chu Pak-Hong (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Aaron Kwok (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)

Best Actress

Zhou Dongyu (Better Days <少年的你>)
Cecilia Choi (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Sammi Cheng (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Stephy Tang (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Sammi Cheng (Fatal Visit <聖荷西謀殺案>)

Best Supporting Actor

Philip Keung (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
Lo Chun-Yip (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Cheung Tat-Ming (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Alex Man (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Zhang Qi (The New King Of Comedy <新喜劇之王>)

Best Supporting Actress

Patra Au Ka-Man (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Megan Lai (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Paw Hee-Ching (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Cya Liu (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Charlene Choi (Fatal Visit <聖荷西謀殺案>)

Best Screenplay

Lam Wing-Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng (Better Days <少年的你>)
Felix Tsang, Kiwi Chow (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Ray Yeung (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Heiward Mak (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Norris Wong Yee-Lam (My Prince Edward <金都>)

Best Cinematography

Yu Jing-Pin (Better Days <少年的你>)
Szeto Yat-Lui (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Kenny Tse (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
S.K. Yip (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Cheng Siu-Keung (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Film Editing

Zhang Yibo (Better Days <少年的你>)
Law Wing-Cheong, Kelvin Chau (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
William Chang Suk-Ping, Nose Chan Chui-Hing (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
William Chang Suk-Ping, Peter Chung (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Cheung Ka-Fai (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Art Direction

Liang Honghu (Better Days <少年的你>)
Chet Chan (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
Cheung Siu-Hong (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Man Lim-Chung, Billy Li Kwok-Lam (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Man Kwok-Keung (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Costume & Makeup Design

Dora Ng (Better Days <少年的你>)
Albert Poon Yick-Sum (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
Cheung Siu-Hong (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Man Lim-Chung, Polly Chan Po-Yan (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Lee Pik-Kwan (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Action Choreography

Jack Wong (A Witness Out Of The Blue <犯罪現場>)
Chin Ka-Lok, Ka Lok Stunt Team, Wong Wai-Fai, Tang Sui-Wa, Thomson Ng (Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy <使徒行者2: 諜影行動>)
Stephen Tung (Double World <征途>)
Hon Ping, Gobi Ng (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords <掃毒2: 天地對決>)
Yuen Woo-Ping (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Original Film Score

Varga Buehrer (Better Days <少年的你>)
Yusuke Hatano (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Eman Lam (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Peter Kam (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Kenji Kawai (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Original Film Song

“Fly” (Better Days <少年的你>)
Composer: Ellen Joyce Loo
Lyric: Ellen Joyce Loo, Wu Qing-Feng
Performer: Yoyo Sham

“Say It Properly” (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Composer: Tonyi Ng
Lyric: Tonyi Ng
Performer: Sammi Cheng

“My Prince Edward” (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Composer: Eman Lam
Lyric: Norris Wong Yee-Lam
Performer: Stephy Tang

“Brotherhood” (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords <掃毒2: 天地對決>)
Composer: Jacky Cai
Lyric: Andy Lau
Performer: Andy Lau, Louis Koo

“灰色星塵” (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Composer: Peter Kam
Lyric: Siu May
Performer: Aaron Kwok

Best Sound Design

Victor Ray Ennis (The Captain <中國機長>)
Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-Yao (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Tu Duu-Chih, Chiang Yi-Chen (Fagara <花椒之味>)
Nip Kei-Wing, Ip Siu-Kei (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords <掃毒2: 天地對決>)
George Lee Yiu-Keung, Yiu Chun-Hi (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Visual Effects

Ellen Poon (The Captain <中國機長>)
Tam Kai-Kwan, Ng Ka-Lung, Chung Kar-Hau, Yeung Hey-Chiu (Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy <使徒行者2: 諜影行動>)
Eric Xu, Allen Wei, Li Shuai (Double World <征途>)
Victor Wong (The Bravest <烈火英雄>)
Yee Kwok-Leung, Ma Siu-Fu, Leung Wai-Man, Ho Man-Lok (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords <掃毒2: 天地對決>)

Best New Director

Jazz Boon (Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy <使徒行者2: 諜影行動>)
Norris Wong Yee-Lam (My Prince Edward <金都>)
Wong Hing-Fan (I’m Livin’ It <麥路人>)
Nick Leung Kwok-Pun (Lion Rock <獅子山上>)
Cheuk Cheung (Bamboo Theatre <戲棚>)

Best New Performer

Jackson Yee (Better Days <少年的你>)
Terrance Lau Chun-Him (Beyond The Dream <幻愛>)
Patra Au Ka-Man (Suk Suk <叔‧叔>)
E Jingwen (The New King Of Comedy <新喜劇之王>)
Vanda Margraf (Ip Man 4: The Finale <葉問4: 完結篇>)

Best Asian Chinese Language Film

An Elephant Sitting Still <大象席地而坐>
Detention <返校>
Shadow <影>