31st Hong Kong Film Awards | |
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Final revision poster modified by Hong Kong Film Awards Association
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Date | April 15, 2012 |
Site | Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
Hosted by | Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng, Angelababy |
Organized by | Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | A Simple Life |
Most awards | A Simple Life, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (5) |
Most nominations | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly (13) |
Television coverage | |
Network | TVB, Now TV, RTHK Radio 2 (live) |
The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on April 15, 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 across the world.
The film A Simple Life won five of its major nominations (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress). 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 (director, actor, screenplay, film editing).
Here are the listed winners and nominees taken from the official website.
Best Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
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