31st Hong Kong Film Awards

31st Hong Kong Film Awards
Final revision poster modified by Hong Kong Film Awards Association
Date	April 15, 2012
Site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hosted by	Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng, Angelababy
Organized by	Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd
Highlights
Best Picture	A Simple Life
Most awards	A Simple Life, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (5)
Most nominations	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly (13)
Television coverage
Network	TVB, Now TV, RTHK Radio 2 (live)

The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on April 15, 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng and Angelababy.^[1] TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simulcasts across the world.

The film A Simple Life won five of its major nominations (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress). Deanie Ip became the oldest Best Actress Award-winner in the history of Hong Kong Film Awards. Ann Hui has now won four Best Director Awards, the most in awards history.

Let the Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen and Flying Swords of Dragon Gate directed by Tsui Hark dominated the nominations in 13 categories including Best Film and Best Director. Individually, Jiang Wen got nominated in four categories (director, actor, screenplay, film editing).

Winners and nominees

Here are the listed winners and nominees taken from the official website.^[2]

Best Film
Film	Producer(s)	Result
A Simple Life	Roger Lee, Ann Hui, Chan Pui Wah	Won
Life without Principle	Johnnie To	Nominated
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Tsui Hark	Nominated
Overheard 2	Derek Yee	Nominated
Let the Bullets Fly	Ma Ke, Albert Lee, Yin Homber, Barbie Tung, Zhao Haicheng	Nominated

Best Director
Director(s)	Film	Result
Ann Hui	A Simple Life	Won
Johnnie To	Life without Principle	Nominated
Tsui Hark	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated
Alan Mak, Felix Chong	Overheard 2	Nominated
Jiang Wen	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Screenplay
Screenwriter(s)	Film	Result
Susan Chan	A Simple Life	Won
Wai Ka Fai, Yau Nai Hoi, Ryker Chan, Jevons Au	Don’t Go Breaking My Heart	Nominated
Milkyway Creative Team, Au Kin Yee, Wong King Fai	Life without Principle	Nominated
Alan Mak, Felix Chong	Overheard 2	Nominated
Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Actor
Actor	Film	Result
Andy Lau	A Simple Life	Won
Sean Lau	Life without Principle	Nominated
Sean Lau	Overheard 2	Nominated
Jiang Wen	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated
Ge You	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Actress
Actress	Film	Result
Shu Qi	A Beautiful Life	Nominated
Tang Wei	Wu Xia	Nominated
Deanie Ip	A Simple Life	Won
Gao Yuanyuan	Don’t Go Breaking My Heart	Nominated
Zhou Xun	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated

Best Supporting Actor
Actor	Film	Result
Jimmy Wang	Wu Xia	Nominated
Paul Chiang	A Simple Life	Nominated
Nicholas Tse	Shaolin	Nominated
Lo Hoi Pang	Life without Principle	Won
Kenneth Tsang	Overheard 2	Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Actress	Film	Result
Kara Hui	Wu Xia	Nominated
Qin Hailu	A Simple Life	Nominated
So Hang Shuen	Life without Principle	Won
Gwei Lun Mei	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated
Carina Lau	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Cinematography
Cinematographer(s)	Film	Result
Jake Pollock, Lai Yiu Fai	Wu Xia	Won
Yu Lik Wai	A Simple Life	Nominated
Johnny Choi	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated
Anthony Pun	Overheard 2	Nominated
Zhao Fei	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Film Editing
Film Editor(s)	Film	Result
Derek Hui	Wu Xia	Nominated
David Richardson	Life without Principle	Nominated
Yau Chi Wai	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Won
Curran Pang	Overheard 2	Nominated
Jiang Wen, Cao Wei Jie	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Art Direction
Production Designer(s)	Film	Result
Yee Chung Man, Sun Li	Wu Xia	Nominated
Yee Chung Man, Lau Man Hung	Shaolin	Nominated
Yee Chung Man, Lau Man Hung	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Won
Daniel Lee	White Vengeance	Nominated
Eddy Wong, Yu Qing Hua, Gao Yi Guang	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Costume and Makeup Design
Costume and Makeup Designer(s)	Film	Result
Dora Ng	Wu Xia	Nominated
Ng Po Ling	Mural	Nominated
Lai Hsuan Wu	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated
Eddy Mok, Debby Wong	White Vengeance	Nominated
William Chang	Let the Bullets Fly	Won

Best Sound Design
Sound Designer(s)	Film	Result
Nopawat Likitwong, Traithep Wongpaiboon	Wu Xia	Nominated
Kim Suk Won	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Won
Phyllis Cheng, Lam Siu Yu	White Vengeance	Nominated
Kinson Tsang	Overheard 2	Nominated
Wen Bo, Wang Gang	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Visual Effects
Visual Effect Designer(s)	Film	Result
Ryu Hee Jung, Eddy Wong, Law Wai Ho	The Sorcerer and the White Snake	Nominated
Yung Kwok Yin, Andy Kang	Wu Xia	Nominated
Christopher Bremble	Mural	Nominated
Wook Kim, Josh Cole, Frankie Chung	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Won
Victor Wong, Xie Yi Wen	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Action Choreography
Action Choreographer(s)	Film	Result
Tony Ching	The Sorcerer and the White Snake	Nominated
Donnie Yen	Wu Xia	Nominated
Cory Yuen, Yuen Tak, Li Chung Chi	Shaolin	Nominated
Yuen Bun, Lan Hai Han, Sun Jiankui	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Won
Sit Chun Wai, Li Chung Chi	Let the Bullets Fly	Nominated

Best Original Film Score
Composer(s)	Film	Result
Chan Kwong Wing	A Beautiful Life	Nominated
Chan Kwong Wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan	Wu Xia	Won
Wu Wai Lap, Li Han Chiang, Gu Xin	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated
Henry Lai	White Vengeance	Nominated
Chan Kwong Wing	Overheard 2	Nominated

Best Original Film Song
Song	Film	Result
Chuo Guo Le Di Zi Composer, lyricist, singer: Ivana Wong	A Beautiful Life	Nominated
Leung Sum Fa Composer: Jun Kung Lyricist: Calvin Poon Singer: Sandy Lam	Hi, Fidelity	Won
Mi Zou Jiang Wu Composer, lyricist, singer: Dou Wei	Wu Xia	Nominated
Ng Composer: Q.luv Lyricist, singer: Andy Lau	Shaolin	Nominated
Shui Man Jin Shan Composer, singer: Yue Wei Lyricist: Lin Xi	Life without Principle	Nominated

Best New Director
Director(s)	Film	Result
Tsang Tsui Shan	Big Blue Lake	Won
Calvin Poon	Hi, Fidelity	Nominated
Bill Yip	Cure	Nominated

Best New Performer
Actor / Actress	Film	Result
Hsiao Ching Teng	The Killer Who Never Kills	Won
Shiga Lin	Lan Kwai Fong	Nominated
Zheng Shuang	Mural	Nominated
Karena Ng	Magic to Win	Nominated
Sheng Chien	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	Nominated

Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Film	Director(s)	Result
You Are the Apple of My Eye	Giddens Ko	Won
The Flowers of War	Zhang Yimou	Nominated
If You Are the One 2	Feng Xiaogang	Nominated
Starry Starry Night	Tom Lin	Nominated
Seediq Bale	Wei Te-sheng	Nominated

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Name	Gender	Occupation(s)	Reason
Ni Kuang	Male	novelist, screenwriter	He has written over 300 scripts including One-Armed Swordsman and Fist of Fury. His achievements of the field of screenwriting are extraordinary. Thus, his driving force for the development of Hong Kong film industry is important.

Professional Achievement Award
Name	Gender	Occupation(s)	Reason
Fong Ho Yuen	Male	stills cinematographer	He has worked for over 80 films in about 40 years. He is a very dedicated person and his spirit should be learnt by other people.

Presenters

Best Film

• Tony Leung Ka-fai

Best Director

• Peter Chan

Best Screenplay

• Kam Kwok-leung

Best Actor

• Sandra Ng
• Carina Lau

Best Actress

• Anthony Wong

Best Supporting Actor

• Andy Lau

Best Supporting Actress

• Shawn Yue
• Gao Yuanyuan

Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing

• Julian Cheung
• Shu Qi

Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design

• Philip Chan
• John Shum

Best Action Choreography

• Chin Kar-lok
• Kara Hui

Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects

• Pang Ho-cheung
• Yang Mi

Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song

• Coco Lee

Best New Director

• Giddens Ko
• Michelle Chen
• Ko Cheng-tung

Best New Performer

• Jim Chim

Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan

• Hou Hsiao-Hsien
• Ng See-yuen
• Li Siao-hung

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Tsui Hark

Professional Achievement Award

• Sammo Hung

Films with awards and nominations

These films has received one nomination or more at the awards:

• 13 : Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly
• 12 : Wu Xia^[a]
• 9 : Overheard 2
• 8 : A Simple Life^[b], Life without Principle
• 4 : Shaolin, White Vengeance
• 3 : A Beautiful Life, Mural
• 2 : Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Hi, Fidelity, The Sorcerer and the White Snake
• 1 : Cure, If You Are the One 2^[c], Lan Kwai Fong, Magic to Win, Starry Starry Night^[c], Big Blue Lake, The Flowers of War^[c], The Killer Who Never Kills, Seediq Bale^[c], You Are the Apple of My Eye^[c]

Note

a^ : Although Wu Xia receives 12 nominations, the categories it gets nominated are of acting or technical skills.

b^ : A Simple Life gets nominated in all major categories (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, cinematography).

c^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : The tagged films are from mainland China or Taiwan so they can compete for only 1 award (Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan).

References

1. Master of Ceremonies of 2012’s Presentation Ceremony (in English and Chinese)
2. Nomination List of The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards (in English and Chinese)

External links

• Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards