Cold War wins big at HKFA
(hkfilmart, Apr 15, 2013) Cold War lived up to its favourite status and won nine awards, including best film and best director, at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It also won a fourth HKFA best actor award for Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
Produced by Edko Films, Irresistible Films and Sil-Metropole Organisation, the crime thriller was directed and written by first-timers Longman Leung and Sunny Luk. It was the top grossing local film last year, raking in over HK$40 million at the box office.
Although Pang Ho Cheung went home empty-handed after losing out in the best director and best screenplay categories, his two box office hits garnered kudos for his actors. Miriam Yeung won her first HKFA best actress award for her performance as a chain-smoking beauty consultant in Love in the Buff while Ronald Cheng and Dada Chen walked away with the best supporting actor and best supporting actress award respectively for Vulgaria.
The only other film that picked up more than one award was The Last Tycoon: it took home best art direction and best original film song.
The full winners list:
Best Picture
Cold War
Best Director
Longman Leung, Sunny Luk (Cold War)
Best Actor
Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Cold War)
Best Actress
Miriam Yeung (Love In The Buff)
Best Supporting Actor
Ronald Cheng (Vulgaria)
Best Supporting Actress
Dada Chen (Vulgaria)
Best Screenplay
Longman Leung, Sunny Luk (Cold War)
Best New Artist
Alex Tsui (Cold War)
Best Cinematography
Anthony Pun (The Silent War)
Best Editing
Kwong Chi-Leung, Wong Hoi (Cold War)
Best Art Direction
Yee Chung-Man, Eric Lam (The Last Tycoon)
Best Costume Design and Make-Up
Yee Chung-Man, Jessie Dai (The Great Magician)
Best Action Design
Jackie Chan, He Jun (Chinese Zodiac)
Best Original Film Score
Peter Kam (Cold War)
Best Original Song
The Last Tycoon (Performer: Jacky Cheung)
Best Sound Design
Kinson Tsang (Cold War)
Best Visual Effects
Cheng Man-Ching (Cold War)
Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Back To 1942 (China)
Best New Director
Roy Chow (Nightfall)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ng See-Yuen
Professional Achievement Award
Ko Tin-Yue and Lui Lai-Wah (Film processing)
The Pioneer Award
Lois Lebegue, managing director, Asia Pacific, Eastman Kodak
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