Anselm Chan’s The Final Dance leads the pack going into the 43rd Hong Kong Movie Awards (HKFA) with 18 nominations.
It’s adopted by Soi Cheang’s Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In with 14 nods and Philip Yung’s Papa with 11 nominations. All three movies will face off alongside Adam Wong’s The Method We Speak and Ray Yeung’s All Shall Be Effectively, in each the perfect movie and finest director classes.
The 18 nominations secured by The Final Dance is the best in HKFA’s historical past since Teddy Chen’s Assassins And Bodyguards acquired the identical quantity in 2010. Chan’s funeral rites drama earned a nomination in all classes (besides finest new performer) for which it’s certified. Six of its nominations go to the performers, together with finest actor for Michael Hui, finest actress for Michelle Wai and two every for supporting actor and supporting actress.
Veteran Hui, who’s in his 80s, is up in opposition to Raymond Lam from Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In, Sean Lau from Papa, Neo Yau from The Method We Speak and Aaron Kwok from Rob N Roll for the perfect actor crown.
Wai is competing with All Shall Be Effectively’s Patra Au and a youthful era of expertise together with Natalie Hsu from Final Tune For You, Hedwig Tam from Montages Of A Trendy Motherhood and Chung Suet Ying from The Method We Speak (who was named Golden Horse finest actress for a similar function final November).
Each The Final Dance and Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In set new milestones on the Hong Kong field workplace final yr because the third and second native movies to ever hit HK$100m ($12.8m) and subsequently ended up as the largest and third greatest Hong Kong movies of all time respectively.
Some 46 Hong Kong productions had been eligible for this yr’s HKFA, down from 50 the earlier yr, based on famend filmmaker Derek Yee, who has served as HKFA chairman since 2015. Whereas attending a HKFA press occasion at present (February 14), he mentioned {that a} new rule change has been launched this yr to incorporate co-directors in the perfect new director class.
Co-directors Thomas Lee and Daniel Ho and twin brothers Albert Leung and Herbert Leung are up for finest new director for An Deserted Group and Stuntman respectively, together with Jill Leung (Final Tune For You), Ho Miu Ki (Love Lies) and Robin Lee (documentary 4 Trails).
As directorial characteristic debuts, Final Tune We Sing and Love Lies did effectively with seven and 6 nods respectively. The previous landed nominations for rising star Natalie Hsu for finest actress and Ian Chan from boy band Mirror for finest new performer, whereas the latter secured nominations for director Ho and producer Chan Hing Kai for finest screenplay and Stephy Tang finest supporting actress.
The HKFA ceremony will likely be held on April 27 on the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Hong Kong Movie Awards 2025 nominations
Finest Movie
- Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Papa
- The Method We Speak
- The Final Dance
- All Shall Be Effectively
Finest Director
- Soi Cheang – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Philip Yung, Au Cheuk Man – Papa
- Adam Wong – The Method We Speak
- Chan Mou Yin Anselm – The Final Dance
- Ray Yeung – All Shall Be Effectively
Finest Screenplay
- Ho Miu Ki, Chan Hing Kai – Love Lies
- Philip Yung – Papa
- Chan Mou Yin Anselm, Cheng Wai Kei – The Final Dance
- Ray Yeung – All Shall Be Effectively
- Chan Wai Bun, Albert Mak Kai Kwong, Man Uen Ching – Rob N Roll
Finest Actor
- Raymond Lam – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Sean Lau – Papa
- Neo Yau Hawk Sau – The Method We Speak
- Michael Hui – The Final Dance
- Aaron Kwok – Rob N Roll
Finest Actress
- Natalie Hsu – Final Tune For You
- Hedwig Tam – Montages Of A Trendy Motherhood
- Chung Suet Ying – The Method We Speak
- Michelle Wai – The Final Dance
- Patra Au Ga Man – All Shall Be Effectively
Finest Supporting Actor
- Louis Koo – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Philip Ng – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Lo Chun Yip – Montages Of A Trendy Motherhood
- Tommy Chu – The Final Dance
- Paul Chun Pui – The Final Dance
Finest Supporting Actress
- Stephy Tang – Love Lies
- Jo Koo – Papa
- Rachel Leung – The Final Dance
- Rosa Maria Velasco – The Final Dance
- Maggie Li Lin Lin – All Shall Be Effectively
Finest New Performer
- Lau Wai Ming – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Ian Chan – Final Tune For You
- Dylan So – Papa
- Ng Tsz Ho Marco – The Method We Speak
- Marf Yau – Blossoms Below Someplace
Finest Cinematography
- Cheng Siu Keung – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Lau Oliver Kuan Lok – Final Tune For You
- Chin Ting Chang, Leung Yau Cheong – Papa
- Anthony Pun – The Final Dance
- Anthony Pun – Cesium Fallout
Finest Movie Enhancing
- Cheung Ka Fai – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Jojo Shek – Papa
- Robin Lee – 4 Trails
- William Chang Suk Ping, Curran Pang – The Final Dance
- Li Ka Wing – The Prosecutor
Finest Artwork Course
- Mak Kwok Keung, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Twiggy Tang – Final Tune For You
- Mak Tsz Kwan Ida – Papa
- Yiu Hon Man – The Final Dance
- Lee Kin Wai – Cesium Fallout
Finest Costume & Make-up Design
- Bruce Yu, Karen Yip – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Dora Ng, Shasha Legislation – Love Lies
- Dora Ng, Kayden Chan – Papa
- Lee Pik Kwan – The Final Dance
- Man Lim Chung, Kwok In Wai – Rob N Roll
Finest Motion Choreography
- Tanigaki Kenji – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Kong Tao Hai, Tommy Leung – Stuntman
- Jack Wong Wai Leung – The Final Dance
- Jack Wong Wai Leung – Cesium Fallout
Finest Authentic Movie Rating
- Kenji Kawai – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Chan Kwong Wing, Kay Chan – Final Tune For You
- Day Tai – Love Lies
- Ding Ke – Papa
- Wan Pin Chu – The Final Dance
Finest Authentic Movie Tune
- 久別重逢 – Final Tune For You
- 筆友 – Love Lies
- What If – The Method We Speak
- The Final Dance – The Final Dance
- Lak1 Kak1 – Blossoms Below Someplace
Finest Sound Design
- Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Cyrus Tang, Mandy Kwan – The Method We Speak
- Yiu Chun Hin – The Final Dance
- Tu Duu Chih, Chiang Yi Chen – Cesium Fallout
- Lee Yiu Keung George – The Prosecutor
Finest Visible Results
- Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett Okay Lam, Yee Kwok Leung – Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In
- Wong Sum Yin, Lin Chun Yue Jules, Loki Ho, Yee Kwok Leung – Customs Frontline
- Chan Tik Hoi Water – The Final Dance
- Dennis Yeung, Adrian Chan, Dennis Yeung – Cesium Fallout
- Ng Ka Lung, Yeung Hey Chiu, Wave Cheung Yiu Ho – The Moon Thieves
Finest New Director
- Jill Lai Yin Leung – Final Tune For You
- Ho Miu Ki – Love Lies
- Albert Leung – Herbert Leung – Stuntman
- Robin Lee – 4 Trails
- Thomas Lee, Daniel Ho – An Deserted Group
Finest Asian Chinese language Language Movie
- Outdated Fox
- Black Canine
- Useless Abilities Society
- Article 20
- Yolo
