41st Hong Kong Film Awards nominations list

41st Hong Kong Film Awards Nominees List

2022 was an unexpected year of resurgence for the Hong Kong film industry. Who could have thought that Warriors of Future <明日戰記> and Table for Six <飯戲攻心> ended up becoming the respectively highest-grossing Hong Kong films of all time with HK$81.9 million and HK$77.6 million and beat the previous record holder, Cold War 2 <寒戰II> (HK$66.2 million)?

Although Warriors of Future <明日戰記> didn’t retain its No. 1 spot at the Hong Kong box office long enough after this year’s A Guilty Conscience <毒舌大狀> took the world (city) by storm with the current total of HK$83.5 million, it’s nice to see the Hong Kong film industry continues to flourish in the post-pandemic era.

For the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards, the Category III courtroom thriller The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊> leads the pack with an astounding 16 nominations while Warriors of Future <明日戰記> and Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰> tied with 11 nominations each. The Narrow Road <窄路微塵> and Table for Six <飯戲攻心> score 10 nominations each and finally, Where the Wind Blows <風再起時> landed a total of 8 nominations.

Here is the full list of nominations below:

Best Film

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>
The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>
To: My Nineteen-Year-Old Self <給十九歲的我>

Best Director

Ho Cheuk-Tin (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Wai Ka-Fai (Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>)
Lam Sum (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)
Mabel Cheung, William Kwok Wai-Lun (To: My Nineteen-Year-Old Self <給十九歲的我>)
Sunny Chan (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)

Best Actor

Mak Pui-Tung (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Yeung Wai-Lun (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Anthony Wong (The Sunny Side of the Street <白日青春>)
Lau Ching-Wan (Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>)
Louis Cheung Kai-Chung (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)

Best Actress

Louisa So (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Teresa Mo (Mama’s Affair <阿媽有咗第二個>)
Sammi Cheng (Lost Love <流水落花>)
Angela Yuen (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)
Sylvia Chang (A Light Never Goes Out <燈火闌珊>)

Best Supporting Actor

Jan Lamb (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Law Wing-Cheong (Mama’s Affair <阿媽有咗第二個>)
Michael Hui (Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>)
Louis Cheung Kai-Chung (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)
Peter Chan Charm-Man (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)

Best Supporting Actress

Harriet Yeung (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Patra Au (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)
Ivana Wong (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)
Jennifer Yu (Far Far Away <緣路山旮旯>)

Best Screenplay

Frankie Tam, Oliver Yip, Thomas Leung (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Lau Kok-Rui (The Sunny Side of the Street <白日青春>)
Wai Ka-Fai, Ryker Chan, Mak Tin-Shu (Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>)
Fean Cheung Chu-Fung (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)
Sunny Chan (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)

Best Cinematography

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>
The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>

Best Film Editing

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>
To: My Nineteen-Year-Old-Self <給十九歳的我>
Table for Six <飯戲攻心>

Best Art Direction

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>
Table for Six <飯戲攻心>

Best Costume & Makeup Design

Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Lost Love <流水落花>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>
The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>

Best Action Choreography

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong <七人樂隊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
The Battle at Lake Changjin II <長津湖之水門橋>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>

Best Original Film Score

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>
Table for Six <飯戲攻心>

Best Original Film Song

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
Mama’s Affair <阿媽有咗第二個>
Lost Love <流水落花>
Table for Six <飯戲攻心>

Best Sound Design

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
The Battle at Lake Changjin II <長津湖之水門橋>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>

Best Visual Effects

The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>
Warriors of Future <明日戰記>
The Battle at Lake Changjin II <長津湖之水門橋>
Where the Wind Blows <風再起時>
Detective vs Sleuths <神探大戰>

Best New Director

Ho Cheuk-Tin (The Sparring Partner <正義迴廊>)
Lau Kok-Rui (The Sunny Side of the Street <白日青春>)
Ng Yuen-Fai (Warriors of Future <明日戰記>)
Lam Sum (The Narrow Road <窄路微塵>)
Sunny Chan (Table for Six <飯戲攻心>)

Best New Performer

Sahal Zaman (The Sunny Side of the Street <白日青春>)
Jer Lau (Mama’s Affair <阿媽有咗第二個>)
Edan Lui (Hong Kong Family <過時‧過節>)
Henick Chou (A Light Never Goes Out <燈火闌珊>)
Edan Lui (Chilli Laugh Story <闔家辣>)

Best Asian Chinese Language Film

In Search of Lost Time <海的盡頭是草原>
Goddamned Asura <獨行月球>
Moon Man <該死的阿修羅>

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