Derek Tsang's "Better Days" leads HKFA nomination
14 Feb – Derek Tsang's "Better Days" is leading the nomination of the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.
As reported on Mingpao, the movie which marks the second collaboration between the filmmaker and lead actress Zhou Dongyu following the 2016 film, "Soul Mate", was nominated in 12 categories, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, as well as Best Director and Best Actress for the two of them.
Following behind is the Sammi Cheng-starrer, "Fagara", which received 11 nominations including Best Film and Best Actress for the said star. Sammi is also nominated twice in the Best Actress category, with the other one being the thriller, "The Fatal Visit".
The two movies will also be battling with Stephen Chow's "The New King of Comedy", Ray Yeung's "Suk Suk", and Wong Hing Fan's "I'm Livin' It" for the Best Picture category.
However, there is no news as to whether or not the event will be held this April as scheduled in the wake of the recent pandemic.
The nominees are as follows:
BEST FILM:
BETTER DAYS
SUK SUK
FAGARA
I'M LIVIN' IT
THE NEW KING OF COMEDY
BEST DIRECTOR:
Derek Tsang (BETTER DAYS)
Kiwi Chow (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Ray Yeung (SUK SUK)
Heiward Mak (FAGARA)
Yip Wai Shun (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR:
Jazz Boon (LINE WALKER 2)
Norris Wong Yee Lam (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Wong Hing Fan (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Leung Kwok Pun Nick (LION ROCK)
Cheuk Cheung (BAMBOO THEATRE)
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Lam Wing Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng (BETTER DAYS)
Felix Tsang, Kiwi Chow (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Ray Yeung (SUK SUK)
Heiward Mak (FAGARA)
Norris Wong (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
BEST ACTOR:
Jackson Yee (BETTER DAYS)
Louis Koo (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
Tai Bo (SUK SUK)
Chu Pak Hong (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Aaron Kwok (I'M LIVIN' IT)
BEST ACTRESS:
Cecilia Choi (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Sammi Cheng (FAGARA)
Sammi Cheng (FATAL VISIT)
Stephy Tang (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Zhou Dongyu (BETTER DAYS)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alex Man (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Cheung Tat Ming (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Lo Chun Yip (SUK SUK)
Philip Keung (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
Zhang Qi (THE NEW KING OF COMEDY)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Patra Au Ka Man (SUK SUK)
Megan Lai (FAGARA)
Paw Hee Ching (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Cya Liu (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Charlene Choi (FATAL VISIT)
BEST NEW PERFORMER:
Jackson Yee (BETTER DAYS)
Lau Chun Him (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Patra Au Ka Man (SUK SUK)
E Jingwen (THE NEW KING OF COMEDY)
Vanda Margraf (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Yu Jing Pin (BETTER DAYS)
Szeto Yat Lui (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Tse Chung To Kenny (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
S.K. Yip (FAGARA)
Cheng Siu Keung (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST FILM EDITING:
Zhang Yibo (BETTER DAYS)
Law Wing Cheong, Kelvin Chau (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
William Chang Suk Ping, Nose Chan Chui Hing (SUK SUK)
William Chang Suk Ping, Peter Chung (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Cheung Ka Fai (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Liang Honghu (BETTER DAYS)
Chet Chan (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
Cheung Siu Hong (FAGARA)
Man Lim Chung, Li Kwok Lam Billy (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Mak Kwok Keung (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST COSTUME AND MAKE UP DESIGN:
Dora Ng (Better Days)
Albert Poon Yick Sum (Suk Suk)
Cheung Siu Hong (Fagara)
Man Lim Chung, Chan Po Yan Polly (I'm Livin' It)
Lee Pik Kwan (Ip Man 4 The Finale)
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY:
Jack Wong (A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE)
Chin Ka Lok, Ka Lok Stunt Team, Wong Wai Fai, Tang Sui Wa, Thomson Ng (LINE WALKER 2)
Stephen Tung (DOUBLE WORLD)
Hon Ping, Gobi Ng (THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS)
Yuen Wo Ping (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE:
Varqa Buehrer (BETTER DAYS)
Yusuke Hatano (FAGARA)
Eman Lam (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Peter Kam (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Kenji Kawai (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG:
FLY (BETTER DAYS)
Composer:Ellen Joyce Loo
Lyricist:Ellen Joyce Loo, Wu Qing Feng
Artist:Yoyo Sham
SAY IT PROPERLY (FAGARA)
Composer, Lyricist:Tonyi Ng
Artist:Sammi Cheng
MY PRINCE EDWARD (MY PRINCE EDWARD)
Composer:Eman Lam
Lyricist:Norris Wong Yee Lam
Artist:Stephy Tang
BROTHERHOOD (THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS)
Composer:Jacky Cai
Lyricist:Andy Lau
Artist:Andy Lau, Louis Koo
GRAY STARDUST (I'M LIVIN' IT)
Composer:Peter Kam
Lyricist:Siu May
Artist:Aaron Kwok
BEST SOUND DESIGN:
Victor Ray Ennis (THE CAPTAIN)
Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-Yao (BEYOND THE DREAM)
Tu Duu-Chih, Chiang Yi Chen (FAGARA)
Nip Kei Wing, Ip Siu Kei (THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS)
Lee Yiu Keung George, Yiu Chun Hin (IP MAN 4 THE FINALE)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Ellen Poon (THE CAPTAIN)
Tam Kai Kwan, Ng Ka Lung, Chung Kar Hau, Yeung Hey Chiu (LINE WALKER 2)
Eric Xu, Allen Wei, Li Shuai (DOUBLE WORLD)
Victor Wong (THE BRAVEST)
Yee Kwok Leung, Ma Siu Fu, Leung Wai Man, Ho Man Lok (THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS)
BEST ASIAN CHINESE LANGUAGE FILM:
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
DETENTION
SHADOW
