31st Hong Kong Film Awards


The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 15 April 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng and Angelababy. TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simulcasts around the world.
The film A Simple Life won five of its major nominations. Deanie Ip became the oldest Best Actress Award-winner in the history of Hong Kong Film Awards. Ann Hui has now won four Best Director Awards, the most in awards history.
Let the Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen and Flying Swords of Dragon Gate directed by Tsui Hark dominated the nominations in 13 categories, including Best Film and Best Director. Individually, Jiang Wen got nominated in four categories.

Awards

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

  • Ann Hui — A Simple Life
  • *Johnnie To — Life without Principle
  • *Tsui Hark — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Alan Mak and Felix Chong — Overheard 2
  • *Jiang Wen — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Susan Chan — A Simple Life
  • *Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Ryker Chan
    and Jevons Au — Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
  • *Milkyway Creative Team, Au Kin-Yee
    and Wong King-Fai — Life without Principle
  • *Alan Mak and Felix Chong — Overheard 2
  • Andy Lau — A Simple Life
  • *Sean Lau — Life without Principle
  • *Sean Lau — Overheard 2
  • *Jiang Wen — Let the Bullets Fly
  • *Ge You — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Deanie Ip — A Simple Life
  • *Shu Qi — A Beautiful Life
  • *Tang Wei — Wu Xia
  • *Gao Yuanyuan — Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
  • *Zhou Xun — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • Lo Hoi-pang — Life without Principle
  • *Paul Chiang — A Simple Life
  • *Nicholas Tse — Shaolin
  • *Kenneth Tsang — Overheard 2
  • *Jimmy Wang — Wu Xia
  • So Hang Shuen — Life without Principle
  • *Kara Wai — Wu Xia
  • *Qin Hailu — A Simple Life
  • *Gwei Lun-mei — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Carina Lau — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Jam Hsiao — The Killer Who Never Kills
  • *Shiga Lin — Lan Kwai Fong
  • *Zheng Shuang — Mural
  • *Karena Ng — Magic to Win
  • *Sheng Chien — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • Jake Pollock and Lai Yiu-fai — Wu Xia
  • *Yu Lik-wai — A Simple Life
  • *Johnny Choi — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Anthony Pun — Overheard 2
  • *Zhao Fei — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Yau Chi-Wai — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Derek Hui — Wu Xia
  • *David M. Richardson — Life without Principle
  • *Curran Pang — Overheard 2
  • *Jiang Wen and Cao Wei Jie — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Kenneth Yee and Lau Man-Hung
    — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Kenneth Yee and Lau Man-Hung — Shaolin
  • *Daniel Lee — White Vengeance
  • *Eddy Wong, Yu Qing Hua and Gao Yi Guang
    — Let the Bullets Fly
  • William Chang — Let the Bullets Fly
  • *Dora Ng — Wu Xia
  • *Ng Po-Ling — Mural
  • *Lai Hsuan-Wu — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Eddy Mok and Debby Wong — White Vengeance
  • Yuen Bun, Lan Hai-Han and Sun Jiankui
    — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Donnie Yen — Wu Xia
  • *Cory Yuen, Yuen Tak and Li Chung-Chi — Shaolin
  • *Sit Chun-Wai and Li Chung-Chi — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Comfort Chan, Peter Kam
    and Chatchai Pongprapaphan — Wu Xia
  • *Comfort Chan — A Beautiful Life
  • *Wu Wai-Lap, Li Han-Chiang and Gu Xin
    — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Henry Lai Wan-man — White Vengeance
  • *Comfort Chan — Overheard 2
  • Leung Sum Fa — Hi, Fidelity
  • * Composer: Jun Kung
  • * Lyricist: Calvin Poon
  • * Singer: Sandy Lam
  • Chuo Guo Le Di Zi — A Beautiful Life
  • *Composer, Lyricist and Singer: Ivana Wong
  • Mi Zou Jiang Wu — Wu Xia
  • *Composer, Lyricist and Singer: Dou Wei
  • Ng — Shaolin
  • * Composer: Q.luv
  • * Lyricist and Singer: Andy Lau
  • Shui Man Jin Shan — Life without Principle
  • * Composer and Singer: Yue Wei
  • * Lyricist: Lin Xi
  • Kim Suk-won (sound designer) — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Nopawat Likitwong and Traithep Wongpaiboon — Wu Xia
  • *Phyllis Cheng and Lam Siu-yu — White Vengeance
  • *Kinson Tsang — Overheard 2
  • *Wen Bo and Wang Gang — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Wook Kim, Josh Cole and
    Frankie Chung — Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
  • *Ryu Hee Jung, Eddy Wong
    and Law Wai-Ho — The Sorcerer and the White Snake
  • *Yung Kwok-Yin and Andy Kang — Wu Xia
  • *Christopher Bremble — Mural
  • *Victor Wong and Xie Yi Wen — Let the Bullets Fly
  • Tsang Tsui Shan — Big Blue Lake
  • *Calvin Poon — Hi, Fidelity
  • *Bill Yip — Cure
  • 'Giddens Ko — You Are the Apple of My Eye double-dagger

    • Presenters

    Best Film
    Best Director
    Best Screenplay
    • Kam Kwok-leung
    Best Actor
    Best Actress
    Best Supporting Actor
    Best Supporting Actress
    Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing
    Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design
    Best Action Choreography
    Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects
    Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song
    Best New Director
    Best New Performer
    Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
    Lifetime Achievement Award
    Professional Achievement Award

    Films with awards and nominations

    These films has received one nomination or more at the awards:13 : Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly12 : Wu Xia9 : Overheard 28 : A Simple Life, Life without Principle4 : Shaolin, White Vengeance3 : A Beautiful Life, Mural2 : Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Hi, Fidelity, The Sorcerer and the White Snake1 : Cure, If You Are the One 2, Lan Kwai Fong, Magic to Win, Starry Starry Night, Big Blue Lake, The Flowers of War, The Killer Who Never Kills, Seediq Bale, You Are the Apple of My Eye
    ;Note