Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor | |
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Awarded for | Performance by an actor in a leading role |
Country | Hong Kong |
Presented by | Hong Kong Film Awards |
First awarded | 1982 |
Currently held by | (2020) |
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a leading role. The actor with most awards in this category is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai with 5 times. He is also holding the record for actor with most awards in the Best Supporting Actor category.
History[]
The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards (1982) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was Michael Hui for his role in the film Security Unlimited. From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983), there are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Actor from which one actor is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, except the 2nd Awards when Sammo Hung and Karl Maka shared the award. The most recent recipient of the award was Anthony Wong, who was honoured at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards (2019), for his performance in Still Human.
The actor with most awards in this category is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai with five wins. He also holds the record for the actor with the most awards in the Best Supporting Actor category. Jackie Chan holds the record for an actor with the most nominations without ever winning, until the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards (2005) he was nominated 10 times without a single award.
Records[]
Items | Name | Statistics | Notes |
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Most wins | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 5 wins | 11 nominations |
Most nominations | Sean Lau | 16 nominations | 2 wins |
Oldest winner | Roy Chiao | Age 69 | for Summer Snow |
Youngest winner | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Age 26 | for Reign Behind a Curtain |
Oldest nominee | Roy Chiao | Age 69 | for Summer Snow |
Youngest nominee | Jackson Yee | Age 19 | for Better Days |
Most nominations without win | Jackie Chan | 10 nominations |
Winners and nominees[]
Year | Actor | Film | Note |
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1982 (1st) |
Michael Hui | Security Unlimited | [1] |
1983 (2nd) |
Karl Maka | Aces Go Places | Joint winners[2] |
Sammo Hung | Carry On Pickpocket | ||
Crimson Street | |||
George Lam | Boat People | ||
Leslie Cheung | Nomad | ||
1984 (3rd) |
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Burning of the Imperial Palace | [3] |
Peter Wang | Ah Ying | ||
Sammo Hung | |||
Richard Ng | Winners and Sinners | ||
Alex Man | |||
1985 (4th) |
Danny Lee Sau-Yin | Law with Two Phases | [4] |
Chow Yun-fat | Hong Kong 1941 | ||
Kent Cheng | |||
Michael Hui | Teppanyaki | ||
Jackie Chan | Project A | ||
1986 (5th) |
Kent Cheng | Why Me? | [5] |
Chow Yun-fat | Women | ||
Michael Hui | Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom | ||
Jackie Chan | Heart of Dragon | ||
Jackie Chan | Police Story | ||
1987 (6th) |
Chow Yun-fat | A Better Tomorrow | [6] |
Danny Lee Sau-Yin | |||
Ti Lung | A Better Tomorrow | ||
Michael Hui | Inspector Chocolate | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | The Last Emperor | ||
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Love Unto Waste | ||
1988 (7th) |
Chow Yun-fat | City on Fire | [7] |
Leslie Cheung | A Better Tomorrow 2 | ||
Chow Yun-fat | An Autumn's Tale | ||
Chow Yun-fat | Prison on Fire | ||
Danny Lee Sau-Yin | City on Fire | ||
Eric Tsang | |||
1989 (8th) |
Sammo Hung | Painted Faces | [8] |
Leslie Cheung | Rouge | ||
Michael Hui | Chicken and Duck Talk | ||
Andy Lau | As Tears Go By | ||
Max Mok | Last Eunuch in China | ||
1990 (9th) |
Chow Yun-fat | All About Ah-Long | [9] |
Jackie Chan | Miracles | ||
Chow Yun-fat | God of Gamblers | ||
Michael Hui | Mr. Coconut | ||
Sammo Hung | Eight Taels of Gold | ||
Richard Ng | Beyond the Sunset | ||
1991 (10th) |
Leslie Cheung | Days of Being Wild | [10] |
Jacky Cheung | Bullet in the Head | ||
Stephen Chow | All for the Winner | ||
Michael Hui | Front Page | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | |||
1992 (11th) |
Eric Tsang | [11] | |
Chow Yun-fat | Once a Thief | ||
Stephen Chow | Fight Back to School | ||
Andy Lau | Lee Rock | ||
Ray Lui | To Be Number One | ||
1993 (12th) |
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | 92 Legendary La Rose Noire | [12] |
Jackie Chan | Police Story 3 | ||
Stephen Chow | Justice, My Foot! | ||
Charles Heung | |||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | |||
1994 (13th) |
Anthony Wong Chau Sang | The Untold Story | [13] |
Jackie Chan | Crime Story | ||
Sean Lau | C'est la vie, mon chéri | ||
Sean Lau | |||
Temptation of a Monk | |||
1995 (14th) |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Chungking Express | [14] |
Jacky Cheung | To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | ||
Leslie Cheung | He's a Woman, She's a Man | ||
Chow Yun-fat | Treasure Hunt | ||
Stephen Chow | From Beijing with Love | ||
Eric Kot | Oh! My Three Guys | ||
1996 (15th) |
Roy Chiao | Summer Snow | [15] |
Andy Lau | Full Throttle | ||
Stephen Chow | A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella | ||
Chow Yun-fat | |||
Jackie Chan | Rumble in the Bronx | ||
1997 (16th) |
Kent Cheng | [16] | |
Jackie Chan | Police Story 4: First Strike | ||
Leslie Cheung | Viva Erotica | ||
Leon Lai | Comrades: Almost a Love Story | ||
Sean Lau | Big Bullet | ||
Michael Wong | |||
1998 (17th) |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Happy Together | [17] |
Leslie Cheung | Happy Together | ||
Sean Lau | Full Alert | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | |||
Tse Kwan Ho | The Mad Phoenix | ||
1999 (18th) |
Anthony Wong Chau Sang | Beast Cops | [18] |
Jackie Chan | Who Am I? | ||
Sonny Chiba | The Storm Riders | ||
Leon Lai | City of Glass | ||
Sean Lau | The Longest Nite | ||
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | The Longest Nite | ||
2000 (19th) |
Andy Lau | Running Out of Time | [19] |
Sean Lau | The Victim | ||
Francis Ng | Bullets Over Summer | ||
Eric Tsang | Metade Fumaca | ||
Anthony Wong Chau Sang | Ordinary Heroes | ||
2001 (20th) |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | In the Mood for Love | [20] |
Chow Yun-fat | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | ||
Andy Lau | A Fighter's Blues | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Jiang hu: The Triad Zone | ||
Francis Ng | |||
2002 (21st) |
Stephen Chow | Shaolin Soccer | [21] |
Jacky Cheung | July Rhapsody | ||
Hu Jun | Lan Yu | ||
Andy Lau | Love on a Diet | ||
Liu Ye | Lan Yu | ||
2003 (22nd) |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Infernal Affairs | [22] |
Leslie Cheung | Inner Senses | ||
Leon Lai | Three: Going Home | ||
Andy Lau | Infernal Affairs | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Double Vision | ||
2004 (23rd) |
Andy Lau | Running on Karma | [23] |
Jacky Cheung | Golden Chicken 2 | ||
Sean Lau | Lost in Time | ||
Francis Ng | Infernal Affairs II | ||
Simon Yam | PTU | ||
2005 (24th) |
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | 2046 | [24] |
Jackie Chan | New Police Story | ||
Stephen Chow | Kung Fu Hustle | ||
Alex Fong | One Nite in Mongkok | ||
Daniel Wu | One Nite in Mongkok | ||
2006 (25th) |
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Election | [25] |
Simon Yam | Election | ||
Aaron Kwok | Divergence | ||
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Everlasting Regret | ||
Andy Lau | Wait 'til You're Older | ||
2007 (26th) |
Sean Lau | My Name Is Fame | [26] |
Aaron Kwok | After This Our Exile | ||
Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Confession of Pain | ||
Chow Yun-fat | Curse of the Golden Flower | ||
Jet Li | Fearless | ||
2008 (27th) |
Jet Li | The Warlords | [27] |
Aaron Kwok | The Detective | ||
Simon Yam | Eye in the Sky | ||
Sean Lau | Mad Detective | ||
Andy Lau | The Warlords | ||
2009 (28th) |
Nick Cheung | Beast Stalker | [28] |
Louis Koo | Run Papa Run | ||
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Red Cliff | ||
Simon Yam | Sparrow | ||
Donnie Yen | Ip Man | ||
2010 (29th) |
Simon Yam | Echoes of the Rainbow | [29] |
Wang Xueqi | Bodyguards and Assassins | ||
Simon Yam | Night and Fog | ||
Aaron Kwok | Murderer | ||
Sean Lau | Overheard | ||
2011 (30th) |
Nicholas Tse | The Stool Pigeon | [30] |
Chow Yun-fat | Confucius | ||
Jacky Cheung | Crossing Hennessy | ||
Tony Leung Ka-fai | Bruce Lee, My Brother | ||
Nick Cheung | The Stool Pigeon | ||
2012 (31st) |
Andy Lau | A Simple Life | [31] |
Sean Lau | Life Without Principle | ||
Sean Lau | Overheard 2 | ||
Jiang Wen | Let the Bullets Fly | ||
Ge You | Let the Bullets Fly | ||
2013 (32nd) |
Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Cold War (film) | [32] |
Nick Cheung | Nightfall | ||
Chapman To | Vulgaria | ||
Sean Lau | The Bullet Vanishes | ||
Tony Leung Chiu Wai | The Silent War | ||
2014 (33rd) |
Nick Cheung | Unbeatable | [33] |
Tony Leung Chiu Wai | The Grandmaster | ||
Louis Koo | The White Storm | ||
Sean Lau | The White Storm | ||
Anthony Wong | Ip Man: The Final Fight | ||
2015 (34th) |
Sean Lau | Overheard 3 | [34] |
Eddie Peng | Rise of the Legend | ||
Sean Lau | Insanity (film) | ||
Huang Bo | Dearest (2014 film) | ||
Daniel Wu | That Demon Within | ||
2016 (35th) |
Aaron Kwok | Port of Call (2015 film) | [35] |
Andy Lau | Lost and Love | ||
Nick Cheung | Keeper of Darkness | ||
Tony Leung Ka Fai | The Taking of Tiger Mountain | ||
Jacky Cheung | Heaven in the Dark | ||
2017 (36th) |
Gordon Lam | Trivisa | [36] |
Shawn Yue | Mad World (film) | ||
Francis Ng | Shed Skin Papa | ||
Tony Leung Ka Fai | Cold War 2 | ||
Richie Jen | Trivisa | ||
2018 (37th) |
Louis Koo | Paradox (2017 film) | [37] |
Andy Lau | Shock Wave (film) | ||
Ronald Cheng | Concerto of the Bully | ||
Tian Zhuangzhuang | Love Education | ||
Ling Man-lung | Tomorrow Is Another Day (2017 film) | ||
2019 (38th) |
Anthony Wong Chau-sang | Still Human | [38] |
Aaron Kwok | Project Gutenberg | ||
Chow Yun-fat | Project Gutenberg | ||
Philip Keung | Tracey | ||
Francis Ng | Man on the Dragon | ||
2020 (39th) |
Suk Suk | [39] | |
Aaron Kwok | I’m Livin’ It | ||
Louis Koo | A Witness Out Of The Blue | ||
Chu Pak Hong | My Prince Edward | ||
Jackson Yee | Better Days |
See also[]
- Hong Kong Film Award
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
References[]
- ^ "1st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "2nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "3rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "4th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "5th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "6th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "7th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "8th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "9th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "10th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "11th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "12th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "13th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "14th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "15th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "16th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "17th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "18th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "19th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "20th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "21st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "22nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "23rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "24th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "25th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "26th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "27th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "28th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "29th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "30th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "31st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "33rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "34th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "35th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "36th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "37th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "38th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "39th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
External links[]
- Film awards for lead actor
- Hong Kong Film Awards
- Awards established in 1982