Hong Kong’s Top 10 Outstanding Filmmakers
By admin on 2015-01-29

1. Chow Yun-Fat

Despite not being active for at least 10 of the Hong Kong Film Awards’ 30 years, the legendary Chow Yun-Fat still has the most nominations for Best Actor than anyone else, with 14 nominations and three wins:

“Hong Kong 1941,” 1985
“Women,” 1986
“A Better Tomorrow,” 1987 – won
“Prison on Fire,” 1988
“An Autumn’s Tale,” 1988
“City on Fire,” 1988 – won
“God of Gamblers,” 1990
“All About Ah-Long,” 1990 – won
“Once a Thief,” 1992
“Treasure Hunt,” 1995
“Peace Hotel,” 1996
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” 2001
“Curse of the Golden Flower,” 2007
“Confucius,” 2011

2. Maggie Cheung

Movie queen Maggie Cheung won best actress awards five times. She has more than 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983 and is the first Asian actress to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

“A Fishy Story,” 1990
“Centre Stage” (also known as “Actress), 1992
“Almost a Love Story,” 1996
“The Soong Sisters,” 1998
“In the Mood for Love,” 2001

3. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

As one of the most outstanding actors and movie stars in acting with great star power, Tony Leung is “perfect” in many fans’ eyes. He has won the most acting awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards.

Best Supporting Actor, “People’s Hero,” 1988
Best Supporting Actor, “My Heart Is That Eternal Rose,” 1990
Best Actor, “Chungking Express,” 1995
Best Actor, “Happy Together,” 1998
Best Actor, “In the Mood for Love,” 2001
Best Actor, “Infernal Affairs,” 2003
Best Actor, “2046,” 2005

4. Anita Mui

Anita Mui, an icon from the golden age of Hong Kong, left a legacy with achievements in both acting and singing. After her death at the end of 2003, the Hong Kong Film Awards presented her an Honorary Award in Performance for her outstanding acting career.

Best Supporting Actress, “Behind the Yellow Line,” 1985
Best Actress, “Rouge,” 1989
Best Supporting Actress, “Eighteen Springs,” 1998

5. Allen Fong Yuk-ping

Director Allen Fong Yuk-ping’s movies of the late 1970s and early 1980s have had little influence in the mainland but the three-time winner has been a favorite of Hong Kong Film Awards jurors. His neorealist style of Italian filmmaking in which he tells personal or real-life stories is a unique contrast to standard Hong Kong films.

Best Director, Best Film, “Father and Son,” 1982
Best Film, “Ah Ying,” 1984
Best Film, “Just Like the Weather,” 1987

6. Ann Hui

One of the leading Hong Kong female directors, Ann Hui has won Best Film and Best Director awards three times, the most of any female director. Through her concern with life and her exquisite style, her films have moved many people.

Best Director, Best Film, “Boat People,” 1983
Best Director, Best Film “Summer Snow,” 1996
Best Film, “Ordinary Heroes,” 2000
Best Director, “The Way We Are,” 2010

7. Johnny To

To’s gangster films are as popular among fans as they are among the Hong Kong Film Awards. He has captured the Best Director award three times.

Best Director, “The Mission,” 2000
Best Director, “PTU,” 2004
Best Film, “Running On Karma,” 2004
Best Director, Best Film, “Election,” 2006

8. Wong Kar-wai

Through postmodern images and philosophical dialogues, Wong has made his audiences discover time, loneliness and love.

Best Director, Best Film, “Days of Being Wild,” 1991
Best Director, Best Film,” Chungking Express,” 1995

9. William Chang

Chang has been the art director for all of Wong Karwai’s films, as well as film editor for Wong’s films since “Ashes of Time” (1995). He has won 11 Golden Statues.

Best Art Direction, “As Tears Go By,” 1989
Best Art Direction, “Days of Being Wild,” 1991
Best Art Direction, “Swordsman 2,” 1993
Best Film Editing, “Chungking Express,” 1995
Best Art Direction, “Ashes of Time,” 1995
Best Film Editing, “In the Mood for Love,” 2001
Best Art Direction, “2046,” 2005

10. Arthur Wong

Arthur Wong has won the most Golden Statues for Best Cinematography. He has worked on all types of films, including biographic, action, horror, romance, fantasy and epic.

“He Lives by Night,” 1983
“The Soong Sisters,” 1998
“Fuyajo,” 1999
“Purple Storm,” 2000
“Visible Secret,” 2002
“The Floating Landscape,” 2004
“The Warlords,” 2008
“Painted Skin,” 2009
“Bodyguards and Assassins,” 2010