Cover Ho Cheuk-Tin’s crime drama “The Sparring Partner” has been nominated across top categories at the 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards (Photo: Instagram / thesparringpartner2022)
Ho Cheuk-Tin’s crime drama “The Sparring Partner” has been nominated across top categories at the 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards (Photo: Instagram / thesparringpartner2022)
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Courtroom thriller ‘The Sparring Partner’ leads with 16 nominations at the 41st awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards is set to return on April 16 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s Grand Theatre to honour the best locally produced films of 2022. The Hong Kong Film Awards Association announced its nominations across 19 categories today (February 9) at a press conference.
Leading the field is The Sparring Partner, a crime thriller by new director Ho Cheuk-Tin, which was shortlisted across 16 categories, from best film to screenplay, while Ho has also been nominated as best new director. Louis Koo, Sean Lau and Carina Lau’s big-ticket sci-fi movie Warriors of Future picked up 11 nominations, largely in technical categories such as best cinematography and action choreography.
In the acting department, established thespians including Anthony Wong, for The Sunny Side of the Street, Louis Cheung, for The Narrow Road, and Louisa So, for The Sparring Partner, have made it onto the list, while Canto-pop boy band Mirror’s member Edan Lui has received two nominations for best new performer, thanks to his turn in Hong Kong Family and Chilli Laugh Story.
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Below is a list of the nominations for the top categories:
Best Film
The Sparring Partner
Warriors of Future
Detective vs. Sleuths
The Narrow Road
To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self
Best Director
Ho Cheuk Tin (The Sparring Partner)
Wai Ka Fai (Detective vs. Sleuths)
Lam Sum (The Narrow Road)
Mabel Cheung, William Kwok (To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self)
Sunny Chan (Table for Six)
Best Screenplay
Frankie Tam Kwong Yuen, Oliver Yip, Thomas Leung (The Sparring Partner)
Lau Kok Rui (The Sunny Side of The Street)
Wai Ka Fai, Ryker Chan, Mak Tin Shu (Detective vs. Sleuths)
Fean Chung Chu Fung (The Narrow Road)
Sunny Chan (Table for Six)
Best Actor
Mak Pui Tung (The Sparring Partner)
Yeung Wai Lun (The Sparring Partner)
Anthony Wong (The Sunny Side of The Street)
Sean Lau (Detective vs. Sleuths)
Louis Cheung Kai Chung (The Narrow Road)
Best Actress
Louisa So (The Sparring Partner)
Teresa Mo (Mama’s Affair)
Sammi Cheng (Lost Love)
Angela Yuen (The Narrow Road)
Sylvia Chang (A Light Never Goes Out)
Best Supporting Actor
Jan Lamb (The Sparring Partner)
Law Wing Cheong (Mama’s Affair)
Michael Hui (Where The Wind Blows)
Louis Cheung Kai Chung (Table for Six)
Peter Chan Charm Man (Table for Six)
Best Supporting Actress
Harriet Yeung (The Sparring Partner)
Patra Au (The Narrow Road)
Ivana Wong (Table for Six)
Lin Min Chen (Table for Six)
Jennifer Yu (Far Far Away)
Best New Performer
Sahal Zaman (The Sunny Side of The Street)
Jer Lau (Mama’s Affair)
Edan Lui (Hong Kong Family)
Henick Chou (A Light Never Goes Out)
Edan Lui (Chilli Laugh Story)
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