27th Hong Kong Film Awards

27th Hong Kong Film Awards

Date	14 April 2008
Site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hosted by	Carol Cheng Sandra Ng Sammi Cheng

Ceremony for the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 14 April 2008 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Carol Cheng, Sandra Ng and Sammi Cheng. Winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film The Warlords being the year's biggest winner.

The nominees were announced on 2 February 2008. Over a hundred nominees contested for seventeen categories of awards. The front runners were Protégé and The Warlords, with thirteen and twelve nominations respectively.

Awards

Below is a complete list of winners and nominees for the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards, which includes nineteen winners and over a hundred nominees in nineteen categories. Besides the regular categories, two special awards were given out this year, namely the Lifetime Achievement Award (to Raymond Chow) and the Professional Spirit Award (to late Lydia Shum). The year's biggest winner turned out to be The Warlords, which won eight total awards including three major awards in Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Best Film

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
N/A	The Warlords	Eye In The Sky Mad Detective Protégé The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

Best Director

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Peter Chan	The Warlords	Derek Yee — Protégé Ann Hui — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai — Mad Detective Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye In The Sky

Best Screenplay

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Wai Ka-Fai Au Kin-Yee	Mad Detective	Xu Lan, Chun Tin-Nam, Aubrey Lam — Protégé Derek Yee, Chun Tin-Nam, Loong Man-Hong, Go Sun — The Warlords Li Qiang — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee — Eye in the Sky

Best Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Jet Li	The Warlords	Aaron Kwok — The Detective Andy Lau — The Warlords Simon Yam — Eye in the Sky Lau Ching-Wan — Mad Detective

Best Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Siqin Gaowa	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	Teresa Mo — Mr. Cinema Zhang Jing Chu — Protégé Rene Liu — Kidnap Charlene Choi — Simply Actors

Best Supporting Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Andy Lau	Protégé	Nick Cheung — Exodus Ronald Cheng — Mr. Cinema Louis Koo — Protégé Chow Yun-fat — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

Best Supporting Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Susan Shaw	The Pye-Dog	Karen Mok — Mr. Cinema Anita Yuen — Protégé Zhao Wei — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Maggie Shiu — Eye in the Sky

Best New Performer

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Kate Tsui	Eye in the Sky	Linda Chung — Love Is Not All Around Tsei Tsz Tung — Protégé Wen Jun Hui — The Pye-Dog Wong Hau Yun — Besieged City

Best Cinematography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Arthur Wong	The Warlords	Charlie Lam — Exodus Venus Keung — Protégé Kwan Pun Leung and Yu Lik Wai — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Cheng Siu-Keung — Mad Detective

Best Film Editing

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Eric Kong	Protégé	Oxide Pang and Curran Pang — The Detective Wenders Li — The Warlords Tina Baz — Mad Detective David M. Richardson — Eye in the Sky

Best Art Direction

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Yee Chung-Man Yi Zheng Zhou Pater Wong	The Warlords	Anuson Pinyopotjanee — The Detective Alfred Yau — Blood Brothers Yee Chung-Man and Kenneth Mak — Protégé Yank Wong — Besieged City

Best Costume and Make Up Design

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Yee Chung-Man Jessie Dai Lee Pik-Kwan	The Warlords	Surasak Warakitcharoen — The Detective Tim Yip — Blood Brothers Ma Yu-Tao — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Stanley Cheung — Mad Detective

Best Action Choreography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Donnie Yen	Flash Point	Kong Tao Hoi — Twins Mission Ching Siu-tung — The Warlords Lee Chung Chi — Invisible Target Chin Ka Lok — Protégé

Best Original Film Score

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Joe Hisaishi	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	Payont Permsith and Jadet Chawang — The Detective Chan Kwong-Wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan and Leon Ko — The Warlords Peter Kam — Protégé Andre Matthias — The Drummer

Best Original Film Song

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
逼得太緊 Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Kary Ng	Love Is Not All Around	兄弟 — Brothers Composer: Eason Chan Lyricist: Andy Lau Singer: Andy Lau and Eason Chan 星光伴我心 — Mr. Cinema Composer: Peter Kam Lyricist: Chan Fai Young Singer: Ronald Cheng 流浪者之歌 — MingMing Composer: Anthony Wong Yiu Ming and Jason Choi Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Anthony Wong Yiu Ming and Zhou Xun 問天不應 — The Pye-Dog Composer: George Lam Lyricist: Calvin Poon Singer: George Lam

Best Sound Design

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Sunit Asvinikul Nakorn Kositpaisal	The Warlords	Wachira Wongsaroj — The Detective Kinson Tsang — Protégé Steve Burgess and Sam Wong — Flash Point Tu Duu Chih and Kuo Li Chi — The Drummer

Best Visual Effects

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Ng Yuen Fai, Chau Chi Shing, Tracy Kok	The Warlords	Suchada Somasavachai — The Detective Ho Siu Lun, Chow Kim Hung and Ching Han Wong — Protégé Raymond Man — Mad Detective Leung Wai Kit, Don Ma, Leung Yiu Fung and Frankie Chung — The Magic Gourd

Best New Director

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Yau Nai-Hoi	Eye in the Sky	Derek Kwok — The Pye-Dog Adam Wong — Magic Boy

Best Asian Film

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
N/A	Lust, Caution (Taiwan/China/USA)	Secret (Taiwan) The Sun Also Rises (China) Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (Japan) Getting Home (China)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Raymond Chow

Professional Spirit Award

Lydia Shum

External links

Hong Kong Film Awards

Merit awards	Film Director Screenplay Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress New Performer Cinematography Editing Costume Make Up Design Action Choreography Original Film Score Original Film Song Original Sound Design Visual Effects New Director Best Film From Mainland and Taiwan

Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Professional Achievement Professional Spirit Award Century Achievement Award Professional Achievement Award Cantonese Opera Film Century Award

Retired awards	Best Action Director Best Art Direction Best Asian Film Judging Panel Award

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