Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Awarded for Performance by an actress in a leading role
Presented by Hong Kong Film Awards
Country Hong Kong
First awarded 1982 (for performances in films released in 1981/1982)
First winner Kara Hui
My Young Auntie
Currently held by Jessie Lee
Port of Call (2016)
Most awards Maggie Cheung (5 awards)
Most nominations Sylvia Chang (10 nominations)
Most nominations in a single year Sammi Cheng (3 noms, 2002)
Official website

The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is given in honour of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a Hong Kong film. The 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held in 1982 with Kara Hui receiving the award for her roles in My Young Auntie.[1] After the first award ceremony all subsequent awards began using a nomination system in which actresses are scored by Professional Adjudicators, HKFA committee members and members of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.[2] Since its inception 78 actresses have been nominated for the award with 25 actresses winning at least one of the 35 awards.

Maggie Cheung hold the title of the most awards received having been honoured on 5 separate occasions. Sylvia Chang hold the record for the most nominated actresses with 10 nominations. As of 2016's 35th Award ceremony Jessie Li is the most recent winner for her role in Port of Call.[3]

Winners and nominees

In the following table award nominees are listed by year corresponding to the Hong Kong Film Awards' annual presentation ceremony. At the first incarnation of the ceremony in 1982 awards were presented to winners with no nominees selected, thereafter the winner is chosen from a list of nominees from the chosen category.

Photo of Kara Hui at the world premiere of the Hong Kong film Happiness in 2015.
Kara Hui was the first to win the award for her role in My Young Auntie (1981).
Photo of Maggie Cheung at Shanghai movie festival in 2007.
Maggie Cheung won the award 5 times for her roles in A Fishy Story (1989), Centre Stage (1992), Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996), The Soong Sisters (1997) and In the Mood for Love (2000).
Photo of Sandra Ng in Bangkok 2007.
Sandra Ng won in 1998 for Portland Street Blues.
Photo of Zhang ziyi at Cabourg Film Festival in 2014.
Zhang Ziyi won in 2005 for 2046 and in 2014 for The Grandmaster.
Photo of Cecilia Cheung in 2012.
Cecilia Cheung won in 2004 for Lost in Time.
Photo of Gong Li at Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
Gong Li won in 2008 for Curse of the Golden Flower.
Photo of Karen Mok in Taipei 2007.
Deanie Ip won in 2012 for A Simple Life.
Photo of Faye Wong in Kuala Lumpur 2011.
Karen Mok was nominated for her roles in The God of Cookery (1997) and Wait 'til You're Older (2006).
Photo of Teresa Mo in 2011.
Teresa Mo was nominated in 2007 for Men Suddenly in Black 2 and 2008 for Mr. Cinema.
Photo of Shu Qi at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Shu Qi was nominated for the award in both 2010 and 2012.
Photo of Brigitte at the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival.
Brigitte Lin was nominated for her role in Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain as well as on 3 other occasions.
Photo of Faye Wong in Kuala Lumpur 2011.
Faye Wong was nominated for her roles in Chungking Express (1995) and Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2003).
Photo of Zhou Xun at CCTV-MTV music award ceremony in Beijing in July 2002.
Zhou Xun won in 2006 for Perhaps Love.
Photo of Sylvia Chang at Hong Kong International Film Festival 2011.
Sylvia Chang won in 2002 for Forever and Ever.
Photo of Miriam Yeung at SINA Music 2006.
Miriam Yeung won in 2013 for Love in the Buff.
Photo of Zhao Wei at the Huabiao Awards in 2007.
Zhao Wei won in 2015 for her role in Dearest.
Photo of Gao Yuanyuan in Seoul 2011.
Gao Yuanyuan was nominated in 2012 for her role in Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Photo of Gao Yuanyuan at China the art of life,11 December 2013.
Tang Wei was nominated in 2016 for her role in A Tale of Three Cities
Table key
Award winner Indicates the winner
* Indicates posthumous nominee
Year Actor Film Character Name Ref.
1982
(1st)		 Kara Hui ‡ My Young Auntie Cheng Tai-Nan [4]
1983
(2nd)		 Becky Lam ‡ Lonely Fifteen Bik-Kei Lam [5]
Cherie Chung Eclipse Fu Min
Season Ma Boat People Cam Nuong
Cora Miao Boat People Nguyen's Mistress
Sylvia Chang Aces Go Places Supt. Nancy Ho
1984
(3rd)		 Cecilia Yip ‡ Let's Make Laugh Yeung Noi-dong [6]
So-ying Hui Ah Ying Ah Ying
Liu Xiaoqing Reign Behind the Curtain Dowager Empress
Cherie Chung Hong Kong, Hong Kong Man Si Sun
Brigitte Lin Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain Countess
1985
(4th)		 Siqin Gaowa ‡ Homecoming Pearl [7]
Cecilia Yip Hong Kong 1941 Han Yuk Nam
Deannie Yip Wrong Wedding Trail Miss Cheng
Sylvia Chang Shanghai Blues Shu-Shu
Josephine Koo Homecoming Coral Zhang
1986
(5th)		 Pauline Wong ‡ Love with a Perfect Stranger Wong Gam Gam [8]
Pat Ha My Name Ain't Suzie Mary Lai Shui Mei
Deannie Yip The Unwritten Law Lau Wai Lan
Brigitte Lin Police Story Selina Fong
Cora Miao Women Bao-er
1987
(6th)		 Sylvia Chang ‡ Passion Wendy Pai [9]
Sally Yeh Peking Opera Blues Pat Neil
Pan Hong The Last Emperor Li Shuxian
Yuk Guen Lee Just Like Weather Christine
Season Ma Silent Love Heung Gite
1988
(7th)		 Josephine Siao ‡ The Wrong Couples Wong Mui [10]
Cherie Chung An Autumn's Tale Jennifer
Carol Cheng Wonder Women Yammie Leung Ho Kau
Joey Wang A Chinese Ghost Story Lit Sin Seen
Din Long Lee Final Victory Ping
Loletta Lee Final Victory Mimi
1989
(8th)		 Anita Mui ‡ Rouge Fleur [11]
Cora Miao Keep on Dancing Chieh Chang Chang / Chieh Chi Ao
Carol Cheng Heart to Hearts Chu Lai Ngor
Niu Tien The Other ½ & the Other ½ June Lee
Maggie Cheung As Tears Go By Ngor
1990
(9th)		 Maggie Cheung ‡ A Fishy Story Huang [12]
Sylvia Chang All About Ah-Long Sylvia Poon
Sylvia Chang Eight Taels of Gold Odds and Ends
Carrie Ng The First Time is the Last Time Winnie Wong
Bo-Bo Fung Beyond the Sunset May
Carina Lau I Am Sorry Carole Chang
1991
(10th)		 Carol Cheng ‡ Her Fatal Ways Cheng Shih-Nan [13]
Carina Lau Days of Being Wild Leung Fung-ying
Maggie Cheung Farewell China Li Hung
Sylvia Chang Queen of Temple Street Big Sis Wah
Gong Li A Terra-Cotta Warrior Winter / Lili Chu
1992
(11th)		 Cecilia Yip ‡ This Thing Called Love Yee [14]
Carol Cheng Her Fatal Ways 2 Cheng Shih-Nan
Anita Mui Till We Meet Again Mui Ye
Carina Lau Gigolo and Whore Chung Siu-Hung
Min Chand Dances with the Dragon Shi
1993
(12th)		 Maggie Cheung ‡ Centre Stage Ruan Ling-yu [15]
Chingmy Yau Naked Killer Kitty / Vivian Shang
Brigitte Lin Handsome Siblings Eva Mor, daughter of Eva
Anita Mui Justice, My Foot! Madam Sung
Maggie Cheung New Dragon Gate Inn Jade King
Brigitte Lin Swordsman II Asia the Invincible
1994
(13th)		 Anita Yuen ‡ San bat liu ching Min [16]
Josephine Siao Cheung chin fuchai Yin
Josephine Siao The Legend Miu Chui-Fa
Carrie Ng Remains of a Woman Judy Yu
Veronica Yip A Roof with a View Yip Hiu-Tung
1995
(14th)		 Anita Yuen ‡ He's a Woman, She's a Man Lam Chi Wing [17]
Fan Hui One of the Lucky Ones Maid Wo
Faye Wong Chungking Express Faye
Chien-lien Wu The Returning Elaine
Joan Chen Red Rose White Rose Wang Jiao-Rui
Alice Lau I Have a Date with Spring Butterfly Yiu
1996
(15th)		 Josephine Siao ‡ Summer Snow May Sun [18]
Chingmy Yau I'm Your Birthday Cake! Cher Lo
Bo-Bo Fung Bu yi tang de ma ma Nurse Lam Sau Mei
Anita Mui Rumble in the Bronx Elaine
Cecilia Yip Peace Hotel Shau Siu Man / Lam Ling
1997
(16th)		 Maggie Cheung ‡ Comrades: Almost a Love Story Qiao Li [19]
Gong Li Temptress Moon Pang Ruyi
Josephine Siao Hu Du Men Lang Kim-Sum
Sandra Ng 4 Faces of Eve Gam Mo/Chan Giu/Miu Si/Mei Mei
Karen Mok God of Cookery Turkey
1998
(17th)		 Maggie Cheung ‡ The Soong Sisters Soong Ching-ling / Madam Sun [20]
Chien-lien Wu Eighteen Springs Gu Manzhen
Shu Qi Sweet Symphony Lee Lai-shan
Paulyn Sun Island of Greed Miu-Heung
Carina Lau Intimates Wan
1999
(18th)		 Sandra Ng ‡ Portland Street Blues Sister Thirteen [21]
Shu Qi City of Glass Vivian
Fiona Leung A Hero Never Dies Fiona
Anita Yuen Till Death Do Us Part BoBo
Chingmy Yau Hold You Tight Ah Moon / Rosa Gao
2000
(19th)		 Law Lan ‡ Bullets Over Summer Granny [22]
Deannie Yip Crying Heart Mrs. Fat
Loletta Lee Ordinary Heroes Sow
Gigi Leung Tempting Heart Sheo-rou
Cecilia Cheung Fly Me to Polaris Autumn Yue
2001
(20th)		 Maggie Cheung ‡ In the Mood for Love Su Li-zhen [23]
Sammi Cheng Needing You... Kinki Kwok
Qin Hailu Durian Durian Qin Yan
Michelle Yeoh Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Yu Shu Lien
Zhang Ziyi Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Jen Yu
2002
(21st)		 Sylvia Chang ‡ Forever and Ever Mrs Tam Li Min-chun [24]
Sammi Cheng Wu yen Chung Wu Yen
Anita Mui July Rhapsody Lam Man-Ching
Sammi Cheng Love on a Diet Mini Mo
Sammi Cheng Fighting for Love Siu Tong
2003
(22nd)		 Angelica Lee ‡ The Eye Wong Kar Mun [25]
Sandra Ng Golden Chicken Kam
Faye Wong Chinese Odyssey 2002 Princess Wushuang
Karena Lam Inner Senses Cheung Yan
Maggie Cheung Hero Flying Snow
2004
(23rd)		 Cecilia Cheung ‡ Lost in Time Siu Wai [26]
Cecilia Cheung Running on Karma Inspector Lee Fung Yee
Sandra Ng Golden Chicken 2 Kam
Karena Lam Floating Landscape Maan
Carina Lau Infernal Affairs II Mary Hon
2005
(24th)		 Zhang Ziyi ‡ 2046 Bai Ling [27]
Sylvia Chang 20 30 40 Lily
Karena Lam Koma Ling
Yuen Qiu Kung Fu Hustle Landlady
Cecilia Cheung One Nite in Mongkok Dandan
2006
(25th)		 Zhou Xun ‡ Perhaps Love Sun Na [28]
Sammi Cheng Everlasting Regret Wang Qiyao
Karena Lam Home Sweet Home Yim Hung
Sylvia Chang Rice Rhapsody Jen
Karen Mok Wait 'Til You're Older Tsui Man
2007
(26th)		 Gong Li ‡ Curse of the Golden Flower Empress Phoenix [29]
Teresa Mo Men Suddenly in Black 2 Chang Wai-Yee
Angelica Lee Re-cycle Tsui Ting-Yin
Rene Liu Happy Birthday Mi
Isabella Leong Isabella Bik-Yan Cheung
2008
(27th)		 Siqin Gaowa ‡ The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Ye Rutang [30]
Teresa Mo Mr. Cinema Chan Sau Ying
Zhang Jingchu Protégé Jane
Rene Liu Kidnap Inspector Ho Yuan-chun
Charlene Choi Simply Actors Dani Dan
2009
(28th)		 Paw Hee-Ching ‡ The Way We Are Mrs. Cheung [31]
Prudence Liew True Women For Sale Lai Chung-chung
Barbie Hsu Connected Grace Wong
Zhou Xun Painted Skin Xiao Wei
Karena Lam Claustrophobia Pearl
2010
(29th)		 Kara Hui ‡ At the End of Daybreak Tak's mother [32]
Zhang Jingchu Night and Fog Wong Hiu Ling
Zhao Wei Mulan Hua Mulan
Shu Qi Look for a Star Milan Sit
Sandra Ng Echoes of the Rainbow Mrs. Law
2011
(30th)		 Carina Lau ‡ Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Empress Wu Zetian [33]
Josie Ho Dream Home Cheng Lai-Sheung
Fiona Sit Break Up Club Flora
Miriam Yeung Love in a Puff Cherie
Tang Wei Crossing Hennessy Oi-lin
2012
(31st)		 Deanie Ip ‡ A Simple Life Sister Peach [34]
Shu Qi A Beautiful Life Li Pei-ru
Tang Wei Dragon Yu
Gao Yuanyuan Don't Go Breaking My Heart Ching Chi Yan
Zhou Xun Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Ling Yan-qiu
2013
(32nd)		 Miriam Yeung ‡ Love in the Buff Cherie [35]
Sammi Cheng Romancing in Thin Air Sau/ Sue
Elanne Kong Love Lifting Li Li
Zhou Xun The Great Magician Liu Yin
Zhou Xun The Silent War Zhang Xue Ning
2014
(33rd)		 Ziyi Zhang ‡ The Grandmaster Gong Ruomei/Gong Er [36]
Wei Tang Finding Mr. Right Wen Jia-jia
Sammi Cheng Blind Detective Goldie Ho
Hee Ching Paw Rigor Mortis Mui
Cherry Ngan The Way We Dance Lam Fa/ Fleur
2015
(34th)		 Zhao Wei ‡ Dearest Li Hongqin [37]
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue Golden Chicken SSS Kam
Tang Wei The Golden Era Xiao Hong/Zhang Naiying
Zhou Xun Women Who Flirt Angie/Zhang Hui
Charlene Choi Sara Sara Ho Yuk-Ling
2016
(35th)		 Jessie Li ‡ Port of Call Wang Jiamei [38]
Miriam Yeung Little Big Master Lui Wai-hung
Tang Wei A Tale of Three Cities Chen Yuerong
Sylvia Chang Office Winnie Chang
Karena Lam Heaven in the Dark Michelle Chan

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:

Wins Actress
5 Maggie Cheung
2 Anita Yuen
Cecilia Yip
Josephine Siao
Kara Hui
Siqin Gaowa
Sylvia Chang

The following individuals received five or more Best Actress nominations:

Nominations Actress
10 Sylvia Chang
9 Maggie Cheung
7 Sammi Cheng
6 Carina Lau
Karena Lam
Zhou Xun
5 Anita Mui
Josephine Siao
Sandra Ng

Age superlatives

Record Actress Film Age (in years)
Oldest winner Law Lan Bullets Over Summer 64
Deanie Ip A Simple Life
Youngest winner Becky Lam Lonely Fifteen 17
Oldest nominee Law Lan Bullets Over Summer 64
Deanie Ip A Simple Life
Youngest nominee Becky Lam Lonely Fifteen 17
Isabella Leong Isabella

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Screen Star Kara Wai To Headline 2016 Made in Hong Kong Film Festival". Smithsonian Institution. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "THE 36th HONG KONG FILM AWARDS - RULES OF ELECTION". hkfaa.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "In Pictures: 35th Hong Kong Film Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "1st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  5. ↑ "2nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  6. ↑ "3rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  7. ↑ "4th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  8. ↑ "5th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  9. ↑ "6th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  10. ↑ "7th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  11. ↑ "8th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  12. ↑ "9th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  13. ↑ "10th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  14. ↑ "11th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  15. ↑ "12th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  16. ↑ "13th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  17. ↑ "14th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  18. ↑ "15th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  19. ↑ "16th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  20. ↑ "17th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  21. ↑ "18th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  22. ↑ "19th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  23. ↑ "20th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  24. ↑ "21st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  25. ↑ "22nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  26. ↑ "23rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  27. ↑ "24th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  28. ↑ "25th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  29. ↑ "26th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  30. ↑ "27th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  31. ↑ "28th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  32. ↑ "29th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  33. ↑ "30th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  34. ↑ "31st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  35. ↑ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  36. ↑ "33rd Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  37. ↑ "34th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  38. ↑ "35th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.

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