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2022 Hong Kong Film Awards

40th Hong Kong Film Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Announced on	February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)
Presented on	July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)
Site	The Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Organised by	Hong Kong Film Awards Association
Official website	Hong Kong Film Awards
Highlights
Best Film	Raging Fire
Best Director	Benny Chan Raging Fire
Best Actor	Patrick Tse Time
Best Actress	Cya Liu Limbo
Most awards	5 — Anita
Most nominations	14 — Limbo
Television coverage
Channel	ViuTV
Network	HK Television Entertainment
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The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at The Star Hall at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on 17 July 2022. Earlier it was scheduled for April 17 but it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19. Nominations announced on 16 February 2022, include films released theatrically both in 2020 and 2021, as the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raging Fire won the best film award, whereas its director Benny Chan, who died in 2020 and won the best director award at the ceremony. Anita, a biopic on Cantopop star Anita Mui won most awards, followed by Limbo and Raging Fire.

Winners and nominees

Sources: Nominations

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ‡.

Best Film Raging Fire — Donnie Yen and Benny Chan, producers ‡ Anita — Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai-but, producers Limbo — Paco Wong and Wilson Yip, producers Zero to Hero — Sandra Ng, producer Drifting — Mani Man, producer	Best Director Benny Chan — Raging Fire‡ Man Lim-chung — Keep Rolling Longman Leung — Anita Cheang Pou-soi — Limbo Peter Chan — Leap
Best Screenplay Au Kin-yee, Shum Kwan Sin — Limbo ‡ Ashley Cheung Yin Kei, Ho Siu Hong, Li Ho Tin, Ling Wai Chun — One Second Champion Ho Ching Yi, Gordon Lam — Time Jimmy Wan, David Lo — Zero to Hero Jun Li — Drifting	Best Actor Patrick Tse — Time ‡ Gordon Lam — Hand Rolled Cigarette Gordon Lam — Limbo Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Francis Ng — Drifting
Best Actress Cya Liu — Limbo ‡ Chrissie Chau — Madalena Louise Wong — Anita Sandra Ng — Zero to Hero Gong Li — Leap	Best Supporting Actor Mason Fung — Zero to Hero ‡ Louis Koo — Anita Lam Suet — Time Will Or — Drifting Tse Kwan-ho — Drifting
Best Supporting Actress Fish Liew — Anita‡ Paw Hee Ching — Caught in Time Chung Suet Ying — Time Fish Liew — Limbo Bai Lang — Leap Lee Lai-chun — Drifting	Best New Performer Louise Wong — Anita‡ Chung Suet Ying — Time Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Mason Fung — Zero to Hero Will Or — Drifting
Best Cinematography Cheng Siu-Keung — Limbo‡ Rick Lau — Hand Rolled Cigarette Fung Yuen Man — Raging Fire Anthony Pun — Anita Christopher Doyle, Kubbie Tsoi — Love After Love	Best Film Editing Curran Pang — Raging Fire‡ William Chang, Alan Lo — Hand Rolled Cigarette Chung Wai Chiu — Shock Wave 2 Mak Chi Sin, Li Dianshi, He Yongyi — The Battle at Lake Changjin David Richardson — Limbo
Best Art Direction Kenneth Mak, Renee Wong — Limbo‡ Cheung Siu Hong, Yman Yiu — Hand Rolled Cigarette Pater Wong — Anita Zhao Hai — Love After Love Albert Poon Yick Sum — Drifting	Best Costume & Make Up Design Wu Lilu, Ye Jiayin, Dora Ng, Karen Yip — Anita‡ Cheung Siu Hong, Chan Chi Ching Dos Santos — Hand Rolled Cigarette Wu Baoling, Bobo Ng Bo Ling — Dynasty Warriors Emi Wada — Love After Love Bruce Yu, Karen Yip — Limbo
Best Action Choreography Donnie Yen, Ku Huen Chiu, Kenji Tanigaki, Li Chung Chi — Raging Fire ‡ Leung Pok Yan — One Second Champion Tang Sui Wa — Hand Rolled Cigarette Li Chung Chi — Shock Wave 2 Jack Wong Wai Leung — Limbo	Best Original Film Score Ryuichi Sakamoto — Love After Love‡ Chiu Tsang Hei, Andy Cheung — Anita Kenji Kawai — Limbo Day Tai — Zero to Hero Wong Hin Yan — Drifting
Best Original Film Song "Origin of Time" — One Second Champion Composer: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang Lyricist: Cheng Man Vocal Artist: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang @ToNick‡ "Welcome To This City" — The Way We Keep Dancing Composer: Day Tai, Heyo Lyricist: Heyo, Afuc, Saville Chan Artists: Heyo, Afuc, Lydia Lau, Jan Curious, Kids Choir-Ethan Tai, Sophia Tai, Yoyo Fan, Labroe Lee, Andrea Faith Chong "Dead Lock" — Raging Fire Composer: Nicholas Tse Lyricist: Qiao Xing Vocal Artist: Nicholas Tse "Zero to Hero" — Zero to Hero Composer: Day Tai Lyricist: Saville Chan Vocal Artist: Jer Lau Drifting — Drifting Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Artist: Wong Hin Yan	Best Visual Effects Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Raymond Leung Wai Man, Hung Man Shi Candy — Anita ‡ Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Chiu Tak Piu, Loki Ho — Shock Wave 2 Tsui Hark, Dennis Yeung, Wang Lei — The Battle at Lake Changjin Raymond Leung Wai Man, Lim Hung Fung Alex, Diu King Wai, Hung Man Shi Candy — Raging Fire Garrett K Lam, Ho Man Lok, Diu King Wai — Limbo
Best Sound Design Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-Yao — Anita‡ Nip Kei Wing, Ip Siu Kei — Shock Wave 2 Wang Danrong, Steve Burgess, Yin Jie — The Battle at Lake Changjin Lee Yiu Keung George, Yiu Chun Hin, Kaikangwol Rungsakorn, Stan Yau — Raging Fire Nopawat Likitwong (Wisdom Teeth) — Limbo	Best New Director Kin Long Chan — Hand Rolled Cigarette ‡ Chiu Sin Hang — One Second Champion Man Lim Chung — Keep Rolling Lau Ho Leung — Caught in Time Jun Li — Drifting
Best Asian Chinese Language Film American Girl — Feng-I Fiona Roan ‡ Till We Meet Again — Giddens Ko My Missing Valentine — Chen Yu-hsun
Lifetime Achievement Michael Hui‡	Professional Spirit Award Tony Chow‡

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
14	Limbo
12	Anita
11	Drifting
9	Zero to Hero
8	Raging Fire
7	Hand Rolled Cigarette
5	Time
4	One Second Champion
	Love After Love
	Shock Wave 2
3	The Battle at Lake Changjin
3	Leap

Films that received multiple awards

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
5	Anita
4	Raging Fire
4	Limbo

References

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Edmund Lee (16 February 2022). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2022 nominations: Limbo, Anita, Drifting lead the race; Lam Ka-tung up for best actor in two movies". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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Ng Kang-chung (17 July 2022). "Late director Benny Chan feted as Hong Kong Film Awards return to full glory". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Chow, Vivienne (16 February 2022). "'Limbo' and 'Anita' Top Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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