Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award

Not to be confused with the Hong Kong Film Awards or the Golden Bauhinia Awards of the Hong Kong Film Critics Association.

The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (Chinese: 香港電影評論學會大獎) are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society. The transcript of each discussion can be found in the annual journal of Hong Kong film reviews which is published by the society every year.

The society presents the awards in a casual but star-studded ceremony. Over the years, several venues have been used for the awards presentation, including Planet Hollywood Restaurant (closed), Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and Hong Kong Film Archive.

Awards ceremonies

Year	Ceremony Presenter	Best Film	Best Director	Best Screenplay	Best Actor	Best Actress	Films of Merit	Special Achievement Award
2023	Wai Ka-fai	Mad Fate	Jonathan Li (Dust to Dust)	Sasha Chuk (Fly Me to the Moon)	Wu Kang-ren (Fly Me to the Moon)	Jennifer Yu (In Broad Daylight)	Dust to Dust Time Still Turns the Pages To Be Continued Fly Me to the Moon In Broad Daylight Elegies The Goldfinger The Lyricist Wannabe
2022	Alfred Cheung	To My Nineteen Year Old Self	Wai Ka-fai (Detective vs Sleuths) Lam Sum (The Narrow Road)	Wai Ka-fai, Ray Chan, Mak Tin-shu (Detective vs Sleuths)	Louis Cheung (The Narrow Road)	Sammi Cheng (Lost Love)	The Narrow Road The Sunny Side of the Street Lost Love Detective vs Sleuths Septet: The Story of Hong Kong Table for Six The Sparring Partner Hong Kong Family Warriors of Future
2021	Matthew Cheng Ching-hang	Limbo	Benny Chan (Raging Fire)	Ho Ching-yi, Gordon Lam (Time)	Patrick Tse (Time)	Cya Liu (Limbo)	Raging Fire Hand Rolled Cigarette Time Drifting Caught in Time Coffin Homes Shock Wave 2 The Way We Keep Dancing Anita Zero to Hero
2020	Cecilia Wong Cheuknaam	Inside the Red Brick Wall	Peter Chan (Leap)	Kate Reilly, Leung Ming Kai (Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down)	—	Gong Li (Leap)	Keep Rolling Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down 3CM Leap One Second Champion
2019	John Chong	Suk Suk	Derek Tsang (Better Days)	Norris Wong (My Prince Edward)	Tai Bo (Suk Suk) Lau Chun-him (Beyond The Dream)	Cecilia Choi (Beyond The Dream)	Bamboo Theatre My Prince Edward The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes - The Greatest Jail-Breaker The New King of Comedy Beyond The Dream Better Days
2018	Andy Lau	Three Husbands	Fruit Chan (Three Husbands)	Oliver Chan Siu Kuen (Still Human)	Anthony Wong Chau Sang (Still Human)	Zeng Meihuizi (Three Husbands)	Still Human G Affairs I've Got the Blues A Family Tour Project Gutenberg
2017	George Lam	Our Time Will Come	Sylvia Chang (Love Education)	Xiong Zhaozheng, Maria Wong, Frankie Tam, MengZhang Wu (God of War)	Yasuaki Kurata (God of War)	Stephy Tang (The Empty Hands)	God of War Love Education The Empty Hands Always Be With You Wu Kong Lost in the Fumes 29+1 Paradox
2016	Michael Hui	Trivisa	Stephen Chow (The Mermaid) Wong Chun (Mad World)	Florence Chan (Mad World)	Gordon Lam (Trivisa)	Zhou Dongyu (Soul Mate)	Mad World The Mermaid Soul Mate Weeds on Fire Snuggle See You Tomorrow
2015	Teddy Robin	Port of Call	Tsui Hark (The Taking of Tiger Mountain)	Sylvia Chang, Yukihiko Kageyama (Murmur of the Hearts)	Michael Ning (Port of Call)	Jessie Li (Port of Call)	The Taking of Tiger Mountain Murmur of the Hearts Ten Years SPL II: A Time for Consequences Office Keeper of Darkness She Remembers, He Forgets
2014	Paw Hee-Ching	The Midnight After	Fruit Chan (The Midnight After)	Zhang Ji (Dearest) Wai Ka-fai, Ryker Chan, Yu Xi (Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2)	Lau Ching-Wan (Overheard 3)	Zhao Wei (Dearest)	Dearest The Golden Era Overheard 3 Kung Fu Jungle The Crossing That Demon Within Dot 2 Dot Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 Sara
2013	Raymond Chow	The Grandmaster	Johnnie To (Drug War)	Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Chan Wai Bun, Yu Xi (Drug War)	Nick Cheung (Unbeatable)	Zhang Ziyi (The Grandmaster)	Drug War Unbeatable Ip Man: The Final Fight The Way We Dance Blind Detective Rigor Mortis
2012	Law Lan	Motorway	Cheang Pou-soi (Motorway) Dante Lam (The Viral Factor)	Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Chan Wai Bun, Au Man-Kit (Romancing in Thin Air)	Chapman To (Diva)	—	Love Lifting The Viral Factor One Tree Three Lives My Sassy Hubby Romancing in Thin Air The Bullet Vanishes The Four The Pork of Music
2011	Ng See Yuen	A Simple Life	Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly)	Yau Nai-Hoi, Yip Tin-Shing, Ben Wong, Jeff Cheung (Life Without Principle)	Lau Ching-Wan (Life Without Principle)	Deanie Ip (A Simple Life)	Life Without Principle Overheard 2 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Let the Bullets Fly White Vengeance Big Blue Lake
2010 awards	Johnnie To	Gallants	Su Chao-pin (Reign of Assassins)	Ivy Ho (Crossing Hennessy)	Teddy Robin (Gallants)	Miriam Yeung (Perfect Wedding)	Reign of Assassins Crossing Hennessy The Stool Pigeon Breaking the Willow La Comédie humaine Like a Dream Love in a Puff (film)
2009	Eric Tsang	KJ: Music and Life	Alan Mak, Felix Chong (Overheard)	Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee (Written By)	Wang Xueqi (Bodyguards and Assassins)	Kara Hui (At the End of Daybreak)	Written By Prince of Tears Overheard Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms Shinjuku Incident Glamorous Youth Bodyguards and Assassins
2008	Derek Yee	The Way We Are	Ann Hui (The Way We Are)	Ivy Ho (Claustrophobia)	Nick Cheung (Beast Stalker)	Paw Hee-Ching (The Way We Are)	High Noon Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Sparrow Run Papa Run Beast Stalker Claustrophobia City Without Baseball
2007	Stanley Kwan	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	Ann Hui (The Postmodern Life of My Aunt)	Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee (Mad Detective)	Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Eye in the Sky)	Siqin Gaowa (The Postmodern Life of My Aunt)	Eye in the Sky The Warlords Whispers and Moans Hooked on You Mad Detective Triangle Protege The Detective
2006	Joe Cheung	Election 2	Johnnie To (Exiled)	Wong Jing, Tang Tut-hei (Wo Hu)	Jet Li (Fearless)	Gong Li (Curse of the Golden Flower)	Wo Hu The Heavenly Kings Confession of Pain Exiled On the Edge Fearless Heavenly Mission After This Our Exile
2005	Wong Tin-Lam	Election	Johnnie To (Election)	Wong Jing (Colour of the Loyalty)	Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Everlasting Regret)	Zhou Xun (Perhaps Love)	Seven Swords Colour of the Loyalty Crazy N' The City Initial D SPL Home Sweet Home Perhaps Love Everlasting Regret
2004	Ann Hui	McDull, Prince de la Bun	Derek Yee (One Nite in Mongkok)	Gordon Chan, Chung Kai-Cheung (A-1 Headline)	Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (2046)	Zhang Ziyi (2046)	Dumplings: Three... Extremes One Nite in Mongkok Throwdown Kung Fu Hustle Love Battlefield A-1 Headline Colour Blossoms 2046 Breaking News
2003	Michael Hui	Infernal Affairs II	Johnnie To (PTU)	Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee, Yip Tin-Shing (Running on Karma)	Andy Lau (Running on Karma)	Cecilia Cheung (Running on Karma)	PTU Running on Karma Lost in Time Public Toilet Infernal Affairs III Men Suddenly in Black Golden Chicken 2 Colour of the Truth The Death Curse
2002	Gordon Chan	Chinese Odyssey 2002	Peter Chan (Three)	Fruit Chan (Hollywood Hong-Kong)	Anthony Wong Chau Sang (Infernal Affairs)	Faye Wong (Chinese Odyssey 2002)	Hollywood Hong Kong Infernal Affairs Fat Choi Spirit Runaway Pistol Shark Busters Three Inner Senses The Mummy, Aged 19 The Eye Second Time Around New Blood
2001	Connie Chan Po-chu	Shaolin Soccer	Ann Hui (Visible Secret)	Vincci Cheuk (Merry-Go-Round)	Lau Ching-Wan (La Brassiere)	Sammi Cheng (Wu yen)	Visible Secret July Rhapsody From the Queen to the Chief executive The Legend of Zu Lan Yu My Life as McDull Running Out of Time 2 Merry Go Round
2000	Chow Yun-fat	Durian Durian	Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love)	Chan Hing-Ka, Amy Chin (Jiang hu: The Triad Zone)	Francis Ng (2000 AD)	Qin Hailu (Durian Durian)	Spacked Out Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon In the Mood for Love Jiang Hu - The Triad Zone Juliet in Love Needing You	Yuen Woo-Ping (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
1999	Peter Chan	The Mission	Johnnie To for The Mission	Matt Chow, Wilson Yip, Ben Cheung (Bullets Over Summer)	Francis Ng (Bullets Over Summer)	Law Lan (Bullets Over Summer)	Bullets Over Summer Little Cheung Ordinary Heroes Victim Love will Tear Us Apart Running Out of Time Tempting Heart
1998	Leslie Cheung	Beast Cops	Johnnie To A Hero Never Dies	Yau Nai-Hoi Szeto Kam-Yuen Chow Hin-Yan (Expect the Unexpected) Jeff Lau (Timeless Romance)	Anthony Wong Chau Sang (Beast Cops)	Sandra Ng (Portland Street Blues)	Troublesome Night 3 Expect the Unexpected The Longest Nite Hold You Tight The Longest Summer The Storm Riders A Little Life-Opera Anna Magdalena Timeless Romance
1997	Edward Yang	Full Alert	Fruit Chan Made in Hong Kong	Chan Hing-Ka Task Force	Lau Ching-Wan Full Alert	Jacklyn Wu Eighteen Springs	Made in Hong Kong Happy Together Lifeline Task Force Eighteen Springs Walk In A Chinese Ghost Story - The Animation Too Many Ways to Be No.1 Armageddon
1996	Yim Ho	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Peter Chan (Comrades: Almost a Love Story) Gordon Chan (First Option)	Kwok Wai-Chung Mongkok Story	Francis Ng Once Upon a Time in Triad Society	Maggie Cheung Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Forbidden City Cop Mongkok Story First Option Once Upon a Time in Triad Society Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2 Young and Dangerous 3 Lost and Found Hu-Du-Men
1995	Hou Hsiao-hsien	Summer Snow	Derek Yee (Full Throttle)	Jeff Lau (A Chinese Odyssey)	Stephen Chow (A Chinese Odyssey)	Siqin Gaowa (The Day the Sun Turned Cold) Josephine Siao (Summer Snow)	A Chinese Odyssey The Day the Sun Turned Cold Full Throttle Fallen Angels The Day that Doesn't Exist The Case of the Cold Fish The Blade Once in a Lifetime
1994	David Bordwell Ulrich Gregor Ann Hui	Ashes of Time	Wong Kar-wai (Ashes of Time)	Wong Kar-wai (Ashes of Time)	Leslie Cheung (Ashes of Time)	Joan Chen (Red Rose, White Rose)	Chungking Express The Private Eye Blues Beginner's Luck Love and the City Long And Winding Road The Third Full Moon

External links

• Official site
• Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards at Internet Movie Database