40th Hong Kong Film Awards explained

Number:	40
Award:	Hong Kong Film Awards
Awarded For:	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Site:	The Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Organiser:	Hong Kong Film Awards Association
Best Film:	Raging Fire
Best Director:	Benny Chan
Best Director Film:	Raging Fire
Best Actor Film:	Time
Best Actress:	Cya Liu
Best Actress Film:	Limbo
Most Wins:	5 — Anita
Most Nominations:	14 — Limbo
Channel:	ViuTV
Network:	HK Television Entertainment
Website:	Hong Kong Film Awards
Last:	39th
Next:	41st

The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at The Star Hall at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on 17 July 2022. Earlier it was scheduled for April 17 but it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19.^[1] Nominations announced on 16 February 2022, include films released theatrically both in 2020 and 2021, as the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Raging Fire won the best film award, whereas its director Benny Chan, who died in 2020 and won the best director award at the ceremony. Anita, a biopic on Cantopop star Anita Mui won most awards, followed by Limbo and Raging Fire.^{[3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Nominations^{[5] [6] [7]}

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .^{[8] [9] [10]}

Raging Fire — Donnie Yen and Benny Chan, producers Anita — Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai-but, producers Limbo — Paco Wong and Wilson Yip, producers Zero to Hero — Sandra Ng, producer Drifting — Mani Man, producer	Benny Chan — Raging Fire Man Lim-chung — Keep Rolling Longman Leung — Anita Cheang Pou-soi — Limbo Peter Chan — Leap
Au Kin-yee, Shum Kwan Sin — Limbo Ashley Cheung Yin Kei, Ho Siu Hong, Li Ho Tin, Ling Wai Chun — One Second Champion Ho Ching Yi, Gordon Lam — TIME Jimmy Wan, David Lo — Zero to Hero Jun Li — Drifting	Patrick Tse — Time Gordon Lam — Hand Rolled Cigarette Gordon Lam — Limbo Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Francis Ng — Drifting
Cya Liu — Limbo Chrissie Chau — Madalena Louise Wong — Anita Sandra Ng — Zero to Hero Gong Li — Leap	Fung Ho Yeung — Zero to Hero Louis Koo — Anita Lam Suet — TIME Will Or — Drifting Tse Kwan-ho — Drifting
Fish Liew — Anita Paw Hee Ching — Caught in Time Chung Suet Ying — TIME Fish Liew — Limbo Bai Lang — Leap Lee Lai-chun — Drifting	Louise Wong — Anita Chung Suet Ying — TIME Leung Chung Hang — Zero to Hero Fung Ho Yeung — Zero to Hero Will Or — Drifting
Cheng Siu-Keung — Limbo Rick Lau — Hand Rolled Cigarette Fung Yuen Man — Raging Fire Anthony Pun — Anita Christopher Doyle, Kubbie Tsoi — Love After Love	Curran Pang — Raging Fire William Chang, Alan Lo — Hand Rolled Cigarette Chung Wai Chiu — Shock Wave 2 Mak Chi Sin, Li Dianshi, He Yongyi — The Battle at Lake Changjin David Richardson — Limbo
Kenneth Mak, Renee Wong — Limbo Cheung Siu Hong, Yman Yiu — Hand Rolled Cigarette Pater Wong — Anita Zhao Hai — Love After Love Albert Poon Yick Sum — Drifting	Wu Lilu, Ye Jiayin, Dora Ng, Karen Yip — Anita Cheung Siu Hong, Chan Chi Ching Dos Santos — Hand Rolled Cigarette Wu Baoling, Bobo Ng Bo Ling — Dynasty Warriors Emi Wada — Love After Love Bruce Yu, Karen Yip — Limbo
Donnie Yen, Ku Huen Chiu, Kenji Tanigaki, Li Chung Chi — Raging Fire Leung Pok Yan — One Second Champion Tang Sui Wa — Hand Rolled Cigarette Li Chung Chi — Shock Wave 2 Jack Wong Wai Leung — Limbo	Ryuichi Sakamoto — Love After Love Chiu Tsang Hei, Andy Cheung — Anita Kenji Kawai — Limbo Day Tai — Zero to Hero Wong Hin Yan — Drifting
"Origin of Time" — One Second Champion Composer: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang Lyricist: Cheng Man Vocal Artist: Endy Chow, Chiu Sin Hang @ToNick "Welcome To This City" — The Way We Keep Dancing Composer: Day Tai, Heyo Lyricist: Heyo, Afuc, Saville Chan Artists: Heyo, Afuc, Lydia Lau, Jan Curious, Kids Choir-Ethan Tai, Sophia Tai, Yoyo Fan, Labroe Lee, Andrea Faith Chong "Dead Lock" — Raging Fire Composer: Nicholas Tse Lyricist: Qiao Xing Vocal Artist: Nicholas Tse "Zero to Hero" — Zero to Hero Composer: Day Tai Lyricist: Saville Chan Vocal Artist: Jer Lau Drifting — Drifting Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Artist: Wong Hin Yan	Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Raymond Leung Wai Man, Hung Man Shi Candy — Anita Yee Kwok Leung, Garrett K Lam, Chiu Tak Piu, Loki Ho — Shock Wave 2 Tsui Hark, Dennis Yeung, Wang Lei — The Battle at Lake Changjin Raymond Leung Wai Man, Lim Hung Fung Alex, Diu King Wai, Hung Man Shi Candy — Raging Fire Garrett K Lam, Ho Man Lok, Diu King Wai — Limbo
Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-Yao — Anita Nip Kei Wing, Ip Siu Kei — Shock Wave 2 Wang Danrong, Steve Burgess, Yin Jie — The Battle at Lake Changjin Lee Yiu Keung George, Yiu Chun Hin, Kaikangwol Rungsakorn, Stan Yau — Raging Fire Nopawat Likitwong (Wisdom Teeth) — Limbo	Kin Long Chan — Hand Rolled Cigarette Chiu Sin Hang — One Second Champion Man Lim Chung — Keep Rolling Lau Ho Leung — Caught in Time Jun Li — Drifting
American Girl — Feng-I Fiona Roan Till We Meet Again — Giddens Ko My Missing Valentine — Chen Yu-hsun
Michael Hui	Tony Chow

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations^[11]

Nominations	Film
scope=row style="text-align:center"	14	Limbo
scope=row style="text-align:center"	12	Anita
scope=row style="text-align:center"	11	Drifting
scope=row style="text-align:center"	9	Zero to Hero
scope=row style="text-align:center"	8	Raging Fire
scope=row style="text-align:center"	7	Hand Rolled Cigarette
scope=row style="text-align:center"	5	Time
scope=row style="text-align:center"rowspan=3	4	One Second Champion
Love After Love
Shock Wave 2
scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=2	3	The Battle at Lake Changjin
Leap

Films that received multiple awards

Films that received multiple awards

Awards	Film
scope=row style="text-align:center"	5	Anita
scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=2	4	Raging Fire
Limbo

External links

• • "The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards - Rules and Regulations"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards postponed again due to Covid-19, this time to July. Sylvia Looi. Malay Mail. 28 March 2022. 9 June 2022.
2. Web site: Soi Cheang's 'Limbo' leads 2022 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations . Silvia Wong. Screen Daily. 16 February 2022. 9 June 2022.
3. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards: Donnie Yen-starrer Raging Fire wins best film, Anita Mui biopic bags most awards. CNA Lifestyle. 18 July 2022. 18 July 2022.
4. Web site: Chow. Vivienne. 'Anita' and Raging Fire' Share Hong Kong Film Awards. Variety. 18 July 2022.
5. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards 2022 nominations: Limbo, Anita, Drifting lead the race; Lam Ka-tung up for best actor in two movies. Edmund Lee. South China Morning Post. 16 February 2022. 9 June 2022.
6. Web site: Nomination List of The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards . 16 February 2022. Hong Kong Film Awards. 9 June 2022.
7. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards 2022: Full List of. Jianne Soriano. February 16, 2022. Tatler Asia. Tatler Asia Limited (Edipresse). June 10, 2022.
8. Web site: The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Announces the Winners of 'Lifetime Achievement Award' . 25 March 2022. Hong Kong Film Awards. 11 June 2022.
9. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards: List of The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards winners. 17 July 2022. Hong Kong Film Awards. 17 July 2022.
10. Web site: Late director Benny Chan feted as Hong Kong Film Awards return to full glory. Ng Kang-chung . South China Morning Post. 17 July 2022. 18 July 2022. en.
11. Web site: 'Limbo' and 'Anita' Top Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations. Chow. Vivienne. 16 February 2022. 10 June 2022. Variety.