27th Hong Kong Film Awards

The Ceremony for the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 14 April 2008 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Carol Cheng, Sandra Ng and Sammi Cheng. Winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with the film The Warlords being the year's biggest winner.
The nominees were announced on 2 February 2008. Over a hundred nominees contested for seventeen categories of awards. The front runners were Protégé and The Warlords, with thirteen and twelve nominations respectively.

Awards

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

The Warlords *Eye In The Sky *Mad Detective *Protégé *The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	Peter Chan — The Warlords *Derek Yee — Protégé *Ann Hui — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt *Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai — Mad Detective *Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye In The Sky
Wai Ka-Fai and Au Kin-Yee — Mad Detective *Derek Yee Tung Sing, Chun Tin-Nam, Loong Man-Hong & Go Sun — Protégé**** Xu Lan, Chun Tin Nam, Aubrey Lam, Huang Jianxin, Jojo Hui, Ho Kei Ping, Guo Jun Li, James Yuen Sai Sang — The Warlords Li Qiang — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt *Yau Nai-Hoi & Au Kin-Yee — Eye in the Sky	Jet Li — The Warlords Aaron Kwok — The Detective Andy Lau — The Warlords Simon Yam — Eye in the Sky Sean Lau — Mad Detective
Siqin Gaowa — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Teresa Mo — Mr. Cinema Zhang Jing Chu — Protégé Rene Liu — Kidnap Charlene Choi — Simply Actors	Andy Lau — Protégé Nick Cheung — Exodus Ronald Cheng — Mr. Cinema Louis Koo — Protégé Chow Yun-fat — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Susan Shaw — The Pye-Dog Karen Mok — Mr. Cinema Anita Yuen — Protégé Zhao Wei — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Maggie Shiu — Eye in the Sky	Kate Tsui — Eye in the Sky Linda Chung — Love Is Not All Around Tsei Tze-Tung — Protégé Wen Jun-Hui — The Pye-Dog Wong Hau-Yun — Besieged City
Arthur Wong — The Warlords Charlie Lam — Exodus Venus Keung — Protégé Kwan Pun Leung and Yu Lik-wai — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Cheng Siu-Keung — Mad Detective	Eric Kong — Protégé Oxide Pang and Curran Pang — The Detective Wenders Li — The Warlords Tina Baz — Mad Detective David M. Richardson — Eye in the Sky
Kenneth Yee, Yi Zheng-Zhou and Pater Wong — The Warlords Anuson Pinyopotjanee — The Detective Alfred Yau — Blood Brothers Kenneth Yee and Kenneth Mak — Protégé Yank Wong — Besieged City	Kenneth Yee, Jessie Dai and Lee Pik-Kwan — The Warlords Surasak Warakitcharoen — The Detective Tim Yip — Blood Brothers Ma Yu-Tao — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Stanley Cheung — Mad Detective
Donnie Yen — Flash Point Kong Tao-Hoi — Twins Mission Ching Siu-tung — The Warlords Lee Chung-Chi — Invisible Target Chin Ka-lok — Protégé	Joe Hisaishi — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Payont Permsith and Jadet Chawang — The Detective Comfort Chan, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan and Leon Ko — The Warlords Peter Kam — Protégé Andre Matthias — The Drummer
逼得太緊 — Love Is Not All Around Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Kary Ng 兄弟 — Brothers* Composer: Eason Chan Lyricist: Andy Lau Singer: Andy Lau and Eason Chan 星光伴我心 —* Mr. Cinema Composer: Peter Kam Lyricist: Keith Chan Singer: Ronald Cheng 流浪者之歌 —* MingMing Composer: Anthony Wong and Jason Choi Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Anthony Wong and Zhou Xun 問天不應 —* The Pye-Dog Composer: George Lam Lyricist: Calvin Poon *Singer: George Lam	Sunit Asvinikul and Nakorn Kositpaisal — The Warlords Wachira Wongsaroj — The Detective Kinson Tsang — Protégé Steve Burgess and Sam Wong — Flash Point Tu Duu-Chih and Kuo Li-Chi — The Drummer
Ng Yuen-Fai, Chas Chau and Tracy Kok — The Warlords Suchada Somasavachai — The Detective Ho Siu-Lun, Chow Kim-Hung and Ching Han-Wong — Protégé Raymond Man — Mad Detective Leung Wai-Kit, Don Ma, Leung Yiu-Fung and Frankie Chung — The Magic Gourd	Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye in the Sky Derek Kwok — The Pye-Dog Adam Wong — Magic Boy
Lust, Caution Secret The Sun Also Rises Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Getting Home	Raymond Chow
Lydia Shum	-

The Warlords *Eye In The Sky *Mad Detective *Protégé *The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	Peter Chan — The Warlords *Derek Yee — Protégé *Ann Hui — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt *Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai — Mad Detective *Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye In The Sky
Wai Ka-Fai and Au Kin-Yee — Mad Detective *Derek Yee Tung Sing, Chun Tin-Nam, Loong Man-Hong & Go Sun — Protégé**** Xu Lan, Chun Tin Nam, Aubrey Lam, Huang Jianxin, Jojo Hui, Ho Kei Ping, Guo Jun Li, James Yuen Sai Sang — The Warlords Li Qiang — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt *Yau Nai-Hoi & Au Kin-Yee — Eye in the Sky	Jet Li — The Warlords Aaron Kwok — The Detective Andy Lau — The Warlords Simon Yam — Eye in the Sky Sean Lau — Mad Detective
Siqin Gaowa — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Teresa Mo — Mr. Cinema Zhang Jing Chu — Protégé Rene Liu — Kidnap Charlene Choi — Simply Actors	Andy Lau — Protégé Nick Cheung — Exodus Ronald Cheng — Mr. Cinema Louis Koo — Protégé Chow Yun-fat — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Susan Shaw — The Pye-Dog Karen Mok — Mr. Cinema Anita Yuen — Protégé Zhao Wei — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Maggie Shiu — Eye in the Sky	Kate Tsui — Eye in the Sky Linda Chung — Love Is Not All Around Tsei Tze-Tung — Protégé Wen Jun-Hui — The Pye-Dog Wong Hau-Yun — Besieged City
Arthur Wong — The Warlords Charlie Lam — Exodus Venus Keung — Protégé Kwan Pun Leung and Yu Lik-wai — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Cheng Siu-Keung — Mad Detective	Eric Kong — Protégé Oxide Pang and Curran Pang — The Detective Wenders Li — The Warlords Tina Baz — Mad Detective David M. Richardson — Eye in the Sky
Kenneth Yee, Yi Zheng-Zhou and Pater Wong — The Warlords Anuson Pinyopotjanee — The Detective Alfred Yau — Blood Brothers Kenneth Yee and Kenneth Mak — Protégé Yank Wong — Besieged City	Kenneth Yee, Jessie Dai and Lee Pik-Kwan — The Warlords Surasak Warakitcharoen — The Detective Tim Yip — Blood Brothers Ma Yu-Tao — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Stanley Cheung — Mad Detective
Donnie Yen — Flash Point Kong Tao-Hoi — Twins Mission Ching Siu-tung — The Warlords Lee Chung-Chi — Invisible Target Chin Ka-lok — Protégé	Joe Hisaishi — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Payont Permsith and Jadet Chawang — The Detective Comfort Chan, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan and Leon Ko — The Warlords Peter Kam — Protégé Andre Matthias — The Drummer
逼得太緊 — Love Is Not All Around Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Kary Ng 兄弟 — Brothers* Composer: Eason Chan Lyricist: Andy Lau Singer: Andy Lau and Eason Chan 星光伴我心 —* Mr. Cinema Composer: Peter Kam Lyricist: Keith Chan Singer: Ronald Cheng 流浪者之歌 —* MingMing Composer: Anthony Wong and Jason Choi Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Anthony Wong and Zhou Xun 問天不應 —* The Pye-Dog Composer: George Lam Lyricist: Calvin Poon *Singer: George Lam	Sunit Asvinikul and Nakorn Kositpaisal — The Warlords Wachira Wongsaroj — The Detective Kinson Tsang — Protégé Steve Burgess and Sam Wong — Flash Point Tu Duu-Chih and Kuo Li-Chi — The Drummer
Ng Yuen-Fai, Chas Chau and Tracy Kok — The Warlords Suchada Somasavachai — The Detective Ho Siu-Lun, Chow Kim-Hung and Ching Han-Wong — Protégé Raymond Man — Mad Detective Leung Wai-Kit, Don Ma, Leung Yiu-Fung and Frankie Chung — The Magic Gourd	Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye in the Sky Derek Kwok — The Pye-Dog Adam Wong — Magic Boy
Lust, Caution Secret The Sun Also Rises Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Getting Home	Raymond Chow
Lydia Shum	-