Arthur Wong


Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai is a nine time Hong Kong Film Awards-winning cinematographer, actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director.

Career

As a cinematographer, Wong was inspired by his father, who was, himself, a renowned cinematographer of the 1950s and the 1960s in Hong Kong. Arthur is in the board of directors for the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, Vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, founder and Honorary Chairman of HKSC and Honorary Advisor to the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong.
Arthur Wong is known for uses of simultaneous multi-camera filming, the first to film in High Definition in Asia, and holds a record of the only person winning 3 consecutive years in the Hong Kong Film Awards, twice.
Wong started his career in 1976 and participated in more than 130 movies as a cinematographer, some of which were directed by the likes of John Woo, Ringo Lam, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Woo-Ping, Ann Hui, Clara Law, Peter Chan, and Tsui Hark.

Filmography

Cinematography

  • Shaolin Mantis
  • Heroes of the East
  • Dirty Ho
  • Fists and Guts
  • Man on the Brink
  • Life After Life
  • Crimson Street
  • Aces Go Places 2
  • Comedy
  • Heart of Dragon
  • The Strange Bedfellow
  • The Millionaire's Express
  • Mr. Vampire Part 2
  • Evil Cat
  • Armour of God
  • Vampire's Breakfast
  • Eastern Condors
  • Miracles
  • A Chinese Ghost Story 2
  • Armour of God II: Operation Condor
  • Once Upon a Time in China
  • Spiritually a Cop
  • A Kid From Tibet
  • Once Upon a Time in China II
  • Dragon Gate Inn
  • The Moon Warriors
  • Twin Dragons
  • Days of Tomorrow
  • Iron Monkey
  • Once Upon a Time in China IV
  • The Black Panther Warriors
  • Temptation of a Monk
  • Love and the City
  • The Returning
  • A Confucian Confusion
  • A Touch of Evil
  • The Adventurers
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me
  • Tristar
  • Big Bullet
  • Beyond Hypothermia
  • God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage
  • The Soong Sisters
  • Hitman
  • Sleepless Town
  • Knock Off
  • Purple Storm
  • Gen-X Cops
  • 2000 AD
  • Visible Secret
  • Double Vision
  • Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat
  • The Medallion
  • Infernal Affairs II
  • The Floating Landscape
  • Magic Kitchen
  • Bamboo Shoot
  • Ultraviolet
  • Silk
  • The Warlords
  • Painted Skin
  • The King of Fighters
  • Bodyguards and Assassins
  • East Wind Rain
  • Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town
  • ''A Chinese Fairy Tale''

    Writer

  • ''Fists and Guts''

    Producer

  • ''The Floating Landscape''

    Director

  • The Fool Escape
  • In the Line of Duty 3
  • ''Ulterior Motive''

    Actor/Cameo Appearance

  • Viva Erotica
  • Beast Cops
  • Born Wild
  • Demi-Haunted
  • Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat
  • Infernal Affairs II
  • Silk
  • Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town
  • ''Gangster Payday''

    Awards and nominations

Wong is the only person winning a "double triple", awarded best cinematography for 3 consecutive years twice in the Hong Kong Film Awards.
YearFilmAwards and NominationsOccasion
2010Bodyguards and Assassins Won: Best Cinematography29th Hong Kong Film Awards
2010Bodyguards and Assassins Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
2009Painted Skin Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
2009Painted Skin Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2008The Warlords Nominated: Best Cinematography2nd Asian Film Awards
2008The Warlords Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2004The Floating Landscape Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Bauhinia Awards
2004The Floating Landscape Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2003Double Vision Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2002Visible Secret Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2000Purple Storm Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
2000Gen-X Cops Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1999Sleepless Town Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1999Sleepless Town Won: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
1998The Soong Sisters Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1998The Soong Sisters Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
1997Big Bullet Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1997Somebody Up There Likes Me Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1996A Touch of Evil Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1995The Returning Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1994Days of Tomorrow Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1994Temptation of a Monk Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1994Temptation of a Monk Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
1993Dragon Gate Inn Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
1993Dragon Gate Inn Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1993Once Upon a Time in China II Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1992Once Upon a Time in China Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1990Miracles Nominated: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1983He Lives by Night Won: Best CinematographyHong Kong Film Awards
1982Life After Life Nominated: Best CinematographyGolden Horse Awards
1982Life After Life Nominated: Best Cinematography2nd Hong Kong Film Awards