40th Hong Kong Film Awards

2022 Hong Kong Film Awards

The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at The Star Hall at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on 17 July 2022. Earlier it was scheduled for April 17 but it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19.^[1] Nominations announced on 16 February 2022, include films released theatrically both in 2020 and 2021, as the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Raging Fire won the best film award, whereas its director Benny Chan, who died in 2020 and won the best director award at the ceremony. Anita, a biopic on Cantopop star Anita Mui won most awards, followed by Limbo and Raging Fire.^[3]^[4]

Winners and nominees

Sources: Nominations^[5]^[6]^[7]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ‡.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Best Film Raging Fire — Donnie Yen and Benny Chan, producers ‡ Anita — Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai-but, producers Limbo — Paco Wong and Wilson Yip, producers Zero to Hero — Sandra Ng, producer Drifting — Mani Man, producer	Best Director Benny Chan — Raging Fire‡ Man Lim-chung — Keep Rolling Longman Leung — Anita Cheang Pou-soi — Limbo Peter Chan — Leap
Best Screenplay Au Kin-yee, Shum Kwan Sin — Limbo ‡ Ashley Cheung Yin Kei, Ho Siu Hong, Li Ho Tin, Ling Wai Chun — One Second Champion Ho Ching Yi, Gordon Lam — TIME Jimmy Wan, David Lo — Zero to Hero Jun Li — Drifting	Best Actor Patrick Tse — Time ‡ Gordon Lam — Hand Rolled Cigarette Gordon Lam — Limbo Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Francis Ng — Drifting
Best Actress Cya Liu — Limbo ‡ Chrissie Chau — Madalena Louise Wong — Anita Sandra Ng — Zero to Hero Gong Li — Leap	Best Supporting Actor Fung Ho Yeung — Zero to Hero ‡ Louis Koo — Anita Lam Suet — TIME Will Or — Drifting Tse Kwan-ho — Drifting
Best Supporting Actress Fish Liew — Anita‡ Paw Hee Ching — Caught in Time Chung Suet Ying — TIME Fish Liew — Limbo Bai Lang — Leap Lee Lai-chun — Drifting	Best New Performer Louise Wong — Anita‡ Chung Suet Ying — TIME Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Fung Ho Yeung — Zero to Hero Will Or — Drifting
Best Cinematography Cheng Siu-Keung — Limbo‡ Rick Lau — Hand Rolled Cigarette Fung Yuen Man — Raging Fire Anthony Pun — Anita Christopher Doyle, Kubbie Tsoi — Love After Love	Best Film Editing Curran Pang — Raging Fire‡ William Chang, Alan Lo — Hand Rolled Cigarette Chung Wai Chiu — Shock Wave 2 Mak Chi Sin, Li Dianshi, He Yongyi — The Battle at Lake Changjin David Richardson — Limbo
Best Art Direction Kenneth Mak, Renee Wong — Limbo‡ Cheung Siu Hong, Yman Yiu — Hand Rolled Cigarette Pater Wong — Anita Zhao Hai — Love After Love Albert Poon Yick Sum — Drifting	Best Costume & Make Up Design Wu Lilu, Ye Jiayin, Dora Ng, Karen Yip — Anita‡ Cheung Siu Hong, Chan Chi Ching Dos Santos — Hand Rolled Cigarette Wu Baoling, Bobo Ng Bo Ling — Dynasty Warriors Emi Wada — Love After Love Bruce Yu, Karen Yip — Limbo
Best Action Choreography Donnie Yen, Ku Huen Chiu, Tanigaki Kenji, Li Chung Chi — Raging Fire ‡ Leung Pok Yan — One Second Champion Tang Sui Wa — Hand Rolled Cigarette Li Chung Chi — Shock Wave 2 Jack Wong Wai Leung — Limbo	Best Original Film Score Ryuichi Sakamoto — Love After Love‡ Chiu Tsang Hei, Andy Cheung — Anita Kenji Kawai — Limbo Day Tai — Zero to Hero Wong Hin Yan — Drifting
Best Original Film Song "Origin of Time" — One Second Champion Composer: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang Lyricist: Cheng Man Vocal Artist: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang @ToNick‡ "Welcome To This City" — The Way We Keep Dancing Composer: Day Tai, Heyo Lyricist: Heyo, Afuc, Saville Chan Artists: Heyo, Afuc, Lydia Lau, Jan Curious, Kids Choir-Ethan Tai, Sophia Tai, Yoyo Fan, Labroe Lee, Andrea Faith Chong "Dead Lock" — Raging Fire Composer: Nicholas Tse Lyricist: Qiao Xing Vocal Artist: Nicholas Tse "Zero to Hero" — Zero to Hero Composer: Day Tai Lyricist: Saville Chan Vocal Artist: Jer Lau Drifting — Drifting Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Artist: Wong Hin Yan	Best Visual Effects Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Raymond Leung Wai Man, Hung Man Shi Candy — Anita ‡ Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Chiu Tak Piu, Loki Ho — Shock Wave 2 Tsui Hark, Dennis Yeung, Wang Lei — The Battle at Lake Changjin Raymond Leung Wai Man, Lim Hung Fung Alex, Diu King Wai, Hung Man Shi Candy — Raging Fire Garrett K Lam, Ho Man Lok, Diu King Wai — Limbo
Best Sound Design Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-Yao — Anita‡ Nip Kei Wing, Ip Siu Kei — Shock Wave 2 Wang Danrong, Steve Burgess, Yin Jie — The Battle at Lake Changjin Lee Yiu Keung George, Yiu Chun Hin, Kaikangwol Rungsakorn, Stan Yau — Raging Fire Nopawat Likitwong (Wisdom Teeth) — Limbo	Best New Director Kin Long Chan — Hand Rolled Cigarette ‡ Chiu Sin Hang — One Second Champion Man Lim Chung — Keep Rolling Lau Ho Leung — Caught in Time Jun Li — Drifting
Best Asian Chinese Language Film American Girl — Feng-I Fiona Roan ‡ Till We Meet Again — Giddens Ko My Missing Valentine — Chen Yu-hsun
Lifetime Achievement Michael Hui‡	Professional Spirit Award Tony Chow‡

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations^[11]
Nominations	Film
14	Limbo
12	Anita
11	Drifting
9	Zero to Hero
8	Raging Fire
7	Hand Rolled Cigarette
5	Time
4	One Second Champion
	Love After Love
	Shock Wave 2
3	The Battle at Lake Changjin
3	Leap

Films that received multiple awards

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
5	Anita
4	Raging Fire
4	Limbo

References

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^ Ng Kang-chung (17 July 2022). "Late director Benny Chan feted as Hong Kong Film Awards return to full glory". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Chow, Vivienne (16 February 2022). "'Limbo' and 'Anita' Top Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2022.