“The Goldfinger” became the big winner of the night at the Hong Kong Film Awards, bagging six accolades including Best Actor for Tony Leung.
The movie, which chronicles Hong Kong’s biggest financial scandal, won mostly in the technical category, including Best Costume and Makeup Design, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design.
Meanwhile, “A Guilty Conscience” still won Best Film, although it was the only award it won that night, despite “In Broad Daylight” and “Mad Fate” winning more major categories.
On the other hand, Sammo Hung became the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The winners are as follows:
Best Film: A Guilty Conscience
Best Director: Soi Cheang – Mad Fate
Best Actor: Tony Leung – The Goldfinger
Best Actress: Jennifer Yu – In Broad Daylight
Best Supporting Actor: David Chiang – In Broad Daylight
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Leung – In Broad Daylight
Best New Performer: Yoyo Tse – Fly Me To The Moon
Best New Director: Nick Cheuk – Time Still Turns The Pages
Best Screenplay: Yau Nai Hoi, Melvin Li – Mad Fate
Best Cinematography: Anthony Pun – The Goldfinger
Best Film Editing: Allen Leung, David Richardson – Mad Fate
Best Art Direction: Eric Lam – The Goldfinger
Best Costume and Makeup Design: Man Lim Chung – The Goldfinger
Best Action Choreography: Tung Wai – Bursting Point
Best Original Film Score: Teddy Robin, Day Tai – Band Four
Best Original Film Song: A Lyricist Wannabe – The Lyricist Wannabe
Composer and vocal artist: Tse Nga Yi
Lyricist: Wong Yee Lam
Best Sound Design: Nopawat Likitwong – The Goldfinger
Best Visual Effects: Lik Wong, Benson Poon – The Goldfinger
Best Asian Chinese Language Film: The Pig, The Snake, And The Pigeon
Lifetime Achievement Award: Sammo Hung
Professional Achievement Award: Tong Ping
(Photo Source: Mingpao, HKFA IG, The Filmstage)