17th Hong Kong Film Awards

The 17th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1997 and took place on 26 April 1998 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Carol Cheng and Cheung Tat Ming, during the ceremony awards are presented in 17 categories.

Awards

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

Made in Hong Kong *The Soong Sisters *Lifeline *Full Alert *Happy Together	Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong *Johnnie To — Lifeline *Mabel Cheung — The Soong Sisters *Ringo Lam — Full Alert *Wong Kar-wai — Happy Together
Raymond To — The Mad Phoenix *Alex Law — The Soong Sisters *Johnny Mak — Island of Greed Wai Ka-Fai, Matt Chow and Szeto Kam-Yuen — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong	Tony Leung — Happy Together *Leslie Cheung — Happy Together *Sean Lau — Full Alert *Tony Leung — Island of Greed *Tse Kwan Ho — The Mad Phoenix
Maggie Cheung — The Soong Sisters *Pauline Suen — Island of Greed *Shu Qi — Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke *Jacklyn Wu — Eighteen Springs *Carina Lau — The Intimates	Jiang Wen — The Soong Sisters *Chang Chen — Happy Together *Eric Tsang — Task Force *Poon Chan-Leung — The Mad Phoenix *Law Kar-ying — Kitchen
Anita Mui — Eighteen Springs *Elaine Kam — The Soong Sisters *Theresa Lee — The Intimates *Theresa Lee — Downtown Torpedoes *Michelle Yeoh — The Soong Sisters	Sam Lee — Made in Hong Kong *Ruby Wong — Lifeline *Nicola Cheung — Cause We Are So Young *Ken Wong — Downtown Torpedoes *Lam Bo-Lun — My Dad Is a Jerk
Arthur Wong — The Soong Sisters *Horace Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 *Cheung Man-Biu — Downtown Torpedoes *Mark Lee — Eighteen Springs *Christopher Doyle — Happy Together	Wong Wing-Ming — Lifeline *Marco Mak and Angie Lam — Full Alert *Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong *Eric Kwong and Cheung Ka-Fai — Downtown Torpedoes *William Chang and Wong Ming-Lam — Happy Together
Eddie Ma — The Soong Sisters *Raymond Lee — Island of Greed *Eddie Ma and Ken Mak — Downtown Torpedoes *Bruce Yu and Yank Wong — Eighteen Springs *William Chang — Happy Together	Emi Wada — The Soong Sisters *Silver Cheung — The Odd One Dies *Dora Ng — Downtown Torpedoes *William Chang — Happy Together *Eddie Mok — Eighteen Springs
Tung Wai — Downtown Torpedoes *Yuen Bun — Island of Greed *Yuen Bun — Lifeline *Sammo Hung — Once Upon a Time in China and America *Jackie Chan Stunt Team and Cho Wing — Mr. Nice Guy	Kitarō and Randy Miller — The Soong Sisters *Cacine Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 *Carl Wong — First Love: The Litter on the Breeze *Ye Xiaogang — Eighteen Springs *Peter Kam — Downtown Torpedoes
歡樂今宵 —Cause We Are So Young Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Wyman Wong Singer: Leo Ku 半生緣 — Eighteen Springs* Composer: Wong Kwok-Lun Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Leon Lai 孤星淚 — Island of Greed* Composer: Wu Bai Lyricist: Wu Bai Singer: Andy Lau 一於奉陪 — Young and Dangerous 4* Composer: Duck Lau Lyricist: Richard Lam Singer: Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan 我愛廚房 — Kitchen* Composer: Otomo Yoshihide Lyricist: Cheng Kwok-Kong *Singer: Cass Phang	Lifeline *Downtown Torpedoes *Full Alert *Island of Greed *The Soong Sisters
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Made in Hong Kong *The Soong Sisters *Lifeline *Full Alert *Happy Together	Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong *Johnnie To — Lifeline *Mabel Cheung — The Soong Sisters *Ringo Lam — Full Alert *Wong Kar-wai — Happy Together
Raymond To — The Mad Phoenix *Alex Law — The Soong Sisters *Johnny Mak — Island of Greed Wai Ka-Fai, Matt Chow and Szeto Kam-Yuen — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong	Tony Leung — Happy Together *Leslie Cheung — Happy Together *Sean Lau — Full Alert *Tony Leung — Island of Greed *Tse Kwan Ho — The Mad Phoenix
Maggie Cheung — The Soong Sisters *Pauline Suen — Island of Greed *Shu Qi — Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke *Jacklyn Wu — Eighteen Springs *Carina Lau — The Intimates	Jiang Wen — The Soong Sisters *Chang Chen — Happy Together *Eric Tsang — Task Force *Poon Chan-Leung — The Mad Phoenix *Law Kar-ying — Kitchen
Anita Mui — Eighteen Springs *Elaine Kam — The Soong Sisters *Theresa Lee — The Intimates *Theresa Lee — Downtown Torpedoes *Michelle Yeoh — The Soong Sisters	Sam Lee — Made in Hong Kong *Ruby Wong — Lifeline *Nicola Cheung — Cause We Are So Young *Ken Wong — Downtown Torpedoes *Lam Bo-Lun — My Dad Is a Jerk
Arthur Wong — The Soong Sisters *Horace Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 *Cheung Man-Biu — Downtown Torpedoes *Mark Lee — Eighteen Springs *Christopher Doyle — Happy Together	Wong Wing-Ming — Lifeline *Marco Mak and Angie Lam — Full Alert *Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong *Eric Kwong and Cheung Ka-Fai — Downtown Torpedoes *William Chang and Wong Ming-Lam — Happy Together
Eddie Ma — The Soong Sisters *Raymond Lee — Island of Greed *Eddie Ma and Ken Mak — Downtown Torpedoes *Bruce Yu and Yank Wong — Eighteen Springs *William Chang — Happy Together	Emi Wada — The Soong Sisters *Silver Cheung — The Odd One Dies *Dora Ng — Downtown Torpedoes *William Chang — Happy Together *Eddie Mok — Eighteen Springs
Tung Wai — Downtown Torpedoes *Yuen Bun — Island of Greed *Yuen Bun — Lifeline *Sammo Hung — Once Upon a Time in China and America *Jackie Chan Stunt Team and Cho Wing — Mr. Nice Guy	Kitarō and Randy Miller — The Soong Sisters *Cacine Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 *Carl Wong — First Love: The Litter on the Breeze *Ye Xiaogang — Eighteen Springs *Peter Kam — Downtown Torpedoes
歡樂今宵 —Cause We Are So Young Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Wyman Wong Singer: Leo Ku 半生緣 — Eighteen Springs* Composer: Wong Kwok-Lun Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Leon Lai 孤星淚 — Island of Greed* Composer: Wu Bai Lyricist: Wu Bai Singer: Andy Lau 一於奉陪 — Young and Dangerous 4* Composer: Duck Lau Lyricist: Richard Lam Singer: Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan 我愛廚房 — Kitchen* Composer: Otomo Yoshihide Lyricist: Cheng Kwok-Kong *Singer: Cass Phang	Lifeline *Downtown Torpedoes *Full Alert *Island of Greed *The Soong Sisters
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