Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. It was established in 1982 and has been built-in into "Hong Kong Film Awards Association Limited" in December 1993. The Board of Directors consists of twelve Hong Kong professional film bodies including:
- Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild
- Hong Kong Screen Writer's Guild
- Hong Kong Kowloon & New Territories Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA)
- Hong Kong Society of Film Editors
- Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild
- City Entertainment
- Hong Kong Film Arts Association
- Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers
- Hong Kong Theatres Association
- Hong Kong Stuntman Association
- Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association
- Hong Kong Cinematography Lighting Association
The Board of Directors holds monthly executive meetings to make a decision on policy-wise matters, which will be carried out by the secretariat. The Secretariat is responsible for the association's external and internal supervision and management, while also organizes four sub-committees to hold customary meetings and the implementation of related matters. The sub-committees will yearly invite professional filmmakers from different fields to chip in. The authority aims at formulate a fair adjudication system and make the award be recognized in the film industry.
Hong Kong Film Awards Association is a non-profit corporation. The operating revenues of the Award are obtained from the sale of rights to telecast the annual Presentation Ceremony.
Sub-Committees
- Contract & Distribution Committee: to liaise with local and overseas television stations and negotiating the broadcast rights of the Presentation Ceremony.
- Production Committee: professional filmmakers will be invited to join the committee annually to act as Executive Producer and Creative Team Members. The Production Committee decides on the main theme, direction and all production matters of the Presentation Ceremony.
- Voting Affairs Committee: representatives from different film associations will join the committee in order to review and revise the election rules of the film awards and authenticates the validity of voters.
- Promotion and Marketing Committee: prepares promotion plan and liaise with sponsors.
Categories of Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best New Performer
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
- Best Art Direction
- Best Costume & Make Up Design
- Best Action Choreography
- Best Original Film Score
- Best Original Film Song
- Best Sound Design
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Asian Film
- Best New Director
Winners, Best Movie Award
- 2005 - Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
- 2004 - Running On Karma (2003)
- 2003 - Infernal Affairs (2002)
- 2002 - Shaolin Soccer (2001)
- 2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- 2000 - Ordinary Heroes (1998)
- 1999 - Beast Cop (1998)
- 1998 - Made in Hong Kong (1997)
- 1997 - Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
- 1996 - Summer Snow (1994)
- 1995 - Chungking Express (1994)
- 1994 - C'est la vie, mon chéri (1994)
- 1993 - Cageman (1992)
- 1992 - To Be Number One (1991)
- 1991 - Days of Being Wild (1991)
- 1990 - Beyond the Sunset (1989)
- 1989 - Rouge (1987)
- 1988 - An Autumn's Tale (1987)
- 1987 - A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- 1986 - Police Story (1985)
- 1985 - Homecoming (1984)
- 1984 - Banbianren (1983)
- 1983 - Boat People (1982)
- 1982 - Father and Son (1981)
The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
To celebrate one hundred years of Chinese cinema, Hong Kong Film Awards released a list of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. Any movie made in a Chinese language is eligible. 1948's black and white classic Springtime in a Small Town by director Fei Mu is rank No. 1 on the list. Among 103 films on the list, there are 11 films from China (pre-1949), 13 films from the mainland China (post-1949), 61 films from Hong Kong (no surprise, since the list was prepare by Hong Kong filmmakers), 16 film from Taiwan (post-1949), 1 Hong Kong and mainland China co-production and 1 Taiwan and Hong Kong co-production.