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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor

Summary

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.

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Awarded forPerformance by an actor in a leading role
CountryHong Kong
Presented byHong Kong Film Awards
First awarded1982
Currently held byTony Leung Chiu-wai — The Goldfinger (2024)

History edit

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 Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who was honoured at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards (2024), for his performance in The Goldfinger.

The actor with most awards in this category is Tony Leung Chiu-wai with six 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.

Winners and nominees edit

Year Actor Film Note
1982
(1st) 		Michael Hui Security Unlimited [1]
1983
(2nd) 		Karl Maka Aces Go Places Joint winners[2]
Sammo Hung Carry On Pickpocket
Chan Wai Man Crimson Street
George Lam Boat People
Leslie Cheung Nomad
1984
(3rd) 		Tony Leung Ka-fai Reign Behind a Curtain [3]
Peter Wang Ah Ying
Sammo Hung The Dead and the Deadly
Richard Ng Winners & Sinners
Alex Man Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1985
(4th) 		Danny Lee Law with Two Phases [4]
Chow Yun-fat Hong Kong 1941
Kent Cheng Beloved Daddy
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 Brotherhood
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 II
Chow Yun-fat An Autumn's Tale
Chow Yun-fat Prison on Fire
Danny Lee City on Fire
Eric Tsang Final Victory
1989
(8th) 		Sammo Hung Painted Faces [8]
Leslie Cheung Rouge
Michael Hui Chicken and Duck Talk
Andy Lau As Tears Go By
Max Mok Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch
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 Farewell China
1992
(11th) 		Eric Tsang Alan and Eric - Between Hello and Goodbye [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 Arrest the Restless
Tony Leung Ka-fai King of Chess
1994
(13th) 		Anthony Wong The Untold Story [13]
Jackie Chan Crime Story
Sean Lau C'est la vie, mon chéri
Sean Lau Thou Shalt Not Swear
Wu Xing Guo 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 Peace Hotel
Jackie Chan Rumble in the Bronx
1997
(16th) 		Kent Cheng The Log [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 First Option
1998
(17th) 		Tony Leung Chiu-wai Happy Together [17]
Leslie Cheung Happy Together
Sean Lau Full Alert
Tony Leung Ka-fai Island of Greed
Tse Kwan-ho The Mad Phoenix
1999
(18th) 		Anthony Wong 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 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 Juliet in Love
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 [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
Huang Bo Dearest
Daniel Wu That Demon Within
2016
(35th) 		Aaron Kwok Port of Call [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
Francis Ng Shed Skin Papa
Tony Leung Ka-fai Cold War 2
Richie Jen Trivisa
2018
(37th) 		Louis Koo Paradox [37]
Andy Lau Shock Wave
Ronald Cheng Concerto of the Bully
Tian Zhuangzhuang Love Education
Ling Man-lung Tomorrow Is Another Day
2019
(38th) 		Anthony Wong Still Human [38]
Aaron Kwok Project Gutenberg
Chow Yun-fat Project Gutenberg
Philip Keung Tracey
Francis Ng Man on the Dragon
2020
(39th) 		Tai Bo 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
2022
(40th) 		Patrick Tse Time [40]
Gordon Lam Hand Rolled Cigarette
Gordon Lam Limbo
Leung Chung Hang Zero to Hero
Francis Ng Drifting
2023
(41st) 		Sean Lau Detective vs Sleuths [41]
Mak Pui Tung The Sparring Partner
Yeung Wai Lun The Sparring Partner
Anthony Wong The Sunny Side of the Street
Louis Cheung The Narrow Road
2024
(42nd) 		Tony Leung Chiu-wai The Goldfinger [42]
Bowie Lam In Broad Daylight
Siuyea Lo Time Still Turns the Pages
Dayo Wong A Guilty Conscience
Dong Chengpeng Dust to Dust

Multiple wins and nominations edit

Records edit

Items Name Statistics Notes
Most wins Tony Leung Chiu-wai 6 wins 12 nominations
Most nominations Sean Lau 17 nominations 3 wins
Oldest winner Patrick Tse Age 85 years, 342 days for Time
Oldest nominee Age 85 years, 191 days
Youngest winner Tony Leung Ka-fai Age 26 years, 185 days for Reign Behind a Curtain
Youngest nominee Jackson Yee Age 19 years, 76 days for Better Days
Most nominations without win Jackie Chan 10 nominations

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  2. ^ "2nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  3. ^ "3rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  4. ^ "4th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  5. ^ "5th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  6. ^ "6th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  7. ^ "7th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  8. ^ "8th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  9. ^ "9th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  10. ^ "10th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  11. ^ "11th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  12. ^ "12th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  13. ^ "13th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  14. ^ "14th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  15. ^ "15th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  16. ^ "16th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  17. ^ "17th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  18. ^ "18th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  19. ^ "19th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  20. ^ "20th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  21. ^ "21st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  22. ^ "22nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  23. ^ "23rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  24. ^ "24th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  25. ^ "25th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  26. ^ "26th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  27. ^ "27th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  28. ^ "28th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  29. ^ "29th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  30. ^ "30th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  31. ^ "31st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  32. ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  33. ^ "33rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  34. ^ "34th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  35. ^ "35th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  36. ^ "36th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  37. ^ "37th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  38. ^ "38th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  39. ^ "39th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  40. ^ "40th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  41. ^ "41st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  42. ^ "42nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.

External links edit

  • Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site

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