26th Hong Kong Film Awards
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Ceremony for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 15 April 2007 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre
and hosted by Bowie Tsang
, Nick Cheung
and Lam Chi-chung. Twenty-six winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film After This Our Exile
being the year's biggest winner. The ceremony also featured performances by Jay Chou
, Eason Chan
, Alive and Jane Zhang.
The nominees were announced on 1 February 2007. Over a hundred nominees contested for seventeen categories of awards. The front runners were Curse of the Golden Flower
and After This Our Exile
, with fourteen and ten nominations respectively.
) and the Professional Achievement Award (to Man Yun Ling). The year's biggest winner turned out to be After This Our Exile
, which won three major awards in Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Its young actor Gouw Ian Iskandar
also clinched the win for Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer.
In the Best Asian Film category, nominee Still Life (China
) was withdrawn as it failed to meet the election criteria, which stipulate that nominees for the category must be released by means of 35 mm film
. The vacancy was filled by I Not Stupid Too
(Singapore
).
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Rob-B-Hood
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Hong Kong Cultural Centre
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre is a multipurpose performance facility in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road, it was founded by the former Urban Council and, after 2000, is administered by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government...
and hosted by Bowie Tsang
Bowie Tsang
Bowie Tsang She holds a bachelor degree in Sociology from National Taiwan University. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and a little Japanese. She loves singing and speaks very quickly. Her hobbies include watching movies, eating good food, sleeping and singing.-Family:Bowie has a younger...
, Nick Cheung
Nick Cheung
Nick Cheung Ka-fai is a Hong Kong actor. He is married to actress Esther Kwan and the two have a daughter together named Brittany.Cheung was a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for five years and changed his career as an actor with ATV...
and Lam Chi-chung. Twenty-six winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with...
being the year's biggest winner. The ceremony also featured performances by Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
, Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
, Alive and Jane Zhang.
The nominees were announced on 1 February 2007. Over a hundred nominees contested for seventeen categories of awards. The front runners were Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise...
and After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with...
, with fourteen and ten nominations respectively.
Awards
Below is a complete list of winners and nominees for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards, which includes twenty-six winners and over a hundred nominees in nineteen categories. Besides the regular categories, two special awards were given out this year, namely the Century Achievement Award (to Run Run ShawRun Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM is a Hong Kong media mogul.-Overview:Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China in 1907. There has been no official or formal announcement on the exact day and month of his birth. According to A&C Black published Who's Who 2007, Shaw Run Run was born on 14...
) and the Professional Achievement Award (to Man Yun Ling). The year's biggest winner turned out to be After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with...
, which won three major awards in Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Its young actor Gouw Ian Iskandar
Gouw Ian Iskandar
Ian Gouw is a Hong Kong actor and model.-Biography:Ian is the son of Togi Gouw , an ethnic Chinese originally from Indonesia who is now a citizen of Holland, and Hong Kong actress Michelle Szema. He attends middle school at the Hong Kong International School. He speaks Mandarin, English,...
also clinched the win for Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer.
In the Best Asian Film category, nominee Still Life (China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) was withdrawn as it failed to meet the election criteria, which stipulate that nominees for the category must be released by means of 35 mm film
35 mm film
35 mm film is the film gauge most commonly used for chemical still photography and motion pictures. The name of the gauge refers to the width of the photographic film, which consists of strips 35 millimeters in width...
. The vacancy was filled by I Not Stupid Too
I Not Stupid Too
I Not Stupid Too is a 2006 Singaporean film and the sequel to the 2002 film, I Not Stupid. A satirical comedy, I Not Stupid Too portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—15-year-old Tom, his 8-year-old brother Jerry and their 15-year-old friend Chengcai—who have a...
(Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
).
Best Film
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N/A | After This Our Exile After This Our Exile After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with... |
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Best Director
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Patrick Tam | After This Our Exile After This Our Exile After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with... |
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Best Screenplay
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Patrick Tam Patrick Tam Patrick Tam Kar Ming is a Hong Kong film director and film editor. He directed the 1987 film Final Victory, scripted by Wong Kar-wai.He edited Wong Kar-wai's Days of Being Wild, contributing the cameo appearance of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in the last scene, and Ashes of Time, as well as Johnnie To's... , Tian Koi Leong |
After This Our Exile After This Our Exile After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with... |
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Best Actor
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Lau Ching Wan | My Name is Fame My Name is Fame My Name Is Fame is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-Wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice.... |
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Best Actress
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Gong Li Gong Li Gong Li is a Chinese film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States.... |
Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise... |
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Best Supporting Actor
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Gouw Ian Iskandar Gouw Ian Iskandar Ian Gouw is a Hong Kong actor and model.-Biography:Ian is the son of Togi Gouw , an ethnic Chinese originally from Indonesia who is now a citizen of Holland, and Hong Kong actress Michelle Szema. He attends middle school at the Hong Kong International School. He speaks Mandarin, English,... |
After This Our Exile After This Our Exile After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with... |
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Best Supporting Actress
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Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Zhou Xun is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei.-Early life:... |
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Gouw Ian Iskandar
Ian Gouw is a Hong Kong actor and model.-Biography:Ian is the son of Togi Gouw , an ethnic Chinese originally from Indonesia who is now a citizen of Holland, and Hong Kong actress Michelle Szema. He attends middle school at the Hong Kong International School. He speaks Mandarin, English,...
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After This Our Exile
After This Our Exile is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Plot:In hopeless pursuit of happiness, Shing is a man who desperately attempts to hold on to the dwindling threads of his family. Once a man who had a dream, Shing has become a deadbeat gambler whose marriage is failing with...
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- Huo Siyan — My Name Is FameMy Name is FameMy Name Is Fame is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-Wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice....
- Pei Pei — Dog Bite DogDog Bite DogDog Bite Dog is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime thriller directed by Soi Cheang and starring Edison Chen as a brutal Cambodian assassin, desperately trying to evade police after completing an assignment in Hong Kong...
- Betty SunBetty SunBetty Sun Li is a Chinese actress.She first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search, held by Singapore's Mediacorp...
— FearlessFearless (2006 film)Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li...
Rob-B-Hood
Rob-B-Hood
Rob-B-Hood is a 2006 action comedy film directed by Benny Chan, and starring Jackie Chan, Louis Koo and Michael Hui. It was produced with a budget of HK$130 million and filmed between December 2005 and January 2006...
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Best Cinematography
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-Keung is a Hong Kong cinematographer and filmmaker. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film... , Lai Yiu Fai |
Confession of Pain Confession of Pain Confession of Pain is a 2006 Hong Kong crime/drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, and starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi and Xu Jinglei.-Plot summary:... |
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Best Film Editing
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Eric Kong | A Battle of Wits A Battle of Wits (2006 film) A Battle of Wits is a 2006 Hong Kong film based on a Japanese historical novel, written by Ken'ichi Sakemi. A manga series was written by Hideki Mori, also based on the novel. Directed by Jacob Cheung, the film starred Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Wang Zhiwen, Fan Bingbing, Nicky Wu and Choi Siwon... |
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Best Art Direction
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Huo Tingxiao | Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise... |
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Best Costume and Make Up Design
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Yee Chung-Man Yee Chung-Man Kenneth Yee Chung-Man is a Chinese production designer, art director, costume designer and film director. He was awarded Best Costume and Make Up Design for Curse of the Golden Flower at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2007.... |
Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise... |
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Best Action Choreography
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Yuen Wo Ping | Fearless Fearless (2006 film) Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li... |
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Best Original Film Score
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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Peter Kam Peter Kam Peter Kam Pui-Tat is a music composer for Hong Kong films including The Warlords and Bodyguards and Assassins.Peter is a four-time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards.-External links:... |
Isabella Isabella (film) Isabella is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung and starring Chapman To, Isabella Leong and Anthony Wong. It played in competition at the 56th annual Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for best film music... |
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Best Original Film Song
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菊花台 Composer: Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... Lyricist: Vincent Fang Vincent Fang Vincent Fang was born on 26 January 1969 in Hualien, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award nominated lyricist, best known for his collaboration with singer-songwriter Jay Chou... Singer: Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... |
Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise... |
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Best Sound Design
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Nakom Kositpaisal | Re-cycle Re-cycle Re-cycle is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion for Pangs and the actress Lee, who starred in the Pang's 2002 hit, The Eye... |
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Best Visual Effects
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Ng Yuen Fai, Chas Chau, Emil Yee, Alex Lim |
Re-cycle Re-cycle Re-cycle is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion for Pangs and the actress Lee, who starred in the Pang's 2002 hit, The Eye... |
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Best New Director
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Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Daniel Yin-Cho Wu is a Hong Kong actor, director and producer. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 40 films. Wu has been called "the young Andy Lau," and is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese-language film industry.-Early life:Wu was born in... |
The Heavenly Kings The Heavenly Kings The Heavenly Kings is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Daniel Wu.-Background:In 2005, Chinese media began to report that Daniel Wu had formed a boyband, Alive, with Terence Yin, Andrew Lin, and Conroy Chan... |
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Best Asian Film
Winner | Winning film | Nominees |
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N/A | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles is a 2005 Chinese / Japanese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ken Takakura. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 22 October 2005 and was released in China on 22 December 2005.... (China Cinema of China The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and... ) |
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