This year's Hong Kong Film Awards released its nominations list on Wednesday, naming those up for one of the top honors in the Chinese-language movie industry.
John Woo's star-studded historical epic, "Red Cliff", racked up 15 nominations out of the 19 categories, followed by "Ip Man", a biopic of Bruce Lee's kung fu master.
Other fierce competitors include "Painted Skin", a Chinese fairytale story, and "The Way We Are", a documentary-like film about a working-class neighbourhood.
The six-million-US-dollar budget awarding ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 19, at the Hong Kong Culture Center.
Full list of the nominations
Best Film:
The Way We Are
Red Cliff
Yangtze River 7
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Director:
Ann Hui - 'The Way We Are'
Johnnie To - 'Sparrow'
Benny Chan - 'Connected'
Wilson Yip - 'Ip Man'
Best Scriptwriter:
Run Papa Run
The Way We Are
Painted Skin
Witness
Intimate Lover
Best Actor:
Louis Koo - 'Run Papa Run'
Simon Yam – 'Sparrow'
Tony Leung – 'Red Cliff'
Nick Cheung – 'Witness'
Donnie Yen – 'Ip Man'
Best Actress:
Bau Hei Jing – 'The Way We Are'
Prudence Liew – 'True Women For Sale'
Barbie Hsu (Da S) – 'Connected'
Zhou Xun – 'Painted Skin'
Karena Lin – 'Intimate Lover'
Best Supporting Actor:
Zhang Fengyi - 'Red Cliff'
Stephen Chow – 'Yangtze River 7'
Liao Qizhi – 'Witness'
Gordon Lam – 'Ip Man'
Louis Fan – 'Ip Man'
Best Supporting Actress:
Nora Miao – 'Run Papa Run'
Chen Liyun – 'The Way We Are'
Vicki Zhao – 'Painted Skin'
Race Wong – 'True Women For Sale'
Sun Li – 'Painted Skin'
Best New Performer:
Monica Mok – 'Ocean Flame'
Kitty Zhang – 'Not All Women Are Bad'
Liang Jin Long – 'The Way We Are'
Lin Chiling – 'Red Cliff'
Xu Jiao – 'Yangtze River 7'
Best Cinematography:
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Sparrow
Red Cliff
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Film Editing:
Sparrow
Red Cliff
Connected
Witness
Ip Man
Best Art Direction:
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Kingdom and the Beauty
Red Cliff
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Costume Design:
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Not All Women Are Bad
Kingdom and the Beauty
Red Cliff
Painted Skin
Best Action Choreography:
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Red Cliff
Connected
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Sound Mixing:
Red Cliff
Connected
Painted Skin
Witness
Ip Man
Best Visual Effects:
Red Cliff
Yangtze River 7
Missing
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Original Film Score:
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Sparrow
Red Cliff
Painted Skin
Ip Man
Best Original Film Song:
隨夢而飛 (Fly With Dream) – 'Kingdom and the Beauty'
分手要狠 (Breaking Up Is Ruthless) – 'My Love'
心戰(zhàn) (Heart War) – 'Red Cliff'
一萬年的序幕 (Ten Thousand Year's Prelude) – 'Missing'
畫心 (Painted Heart) – 'Painted Skin'
Best New Director:
Derek Kwok – 'The Moss'
Heiward Mak – 'High Noon'
Ivy Ho – 'Intimate Lovers'
Best Asian Film:
If You Are The One
Cape No. 7
Detective Galileo
Forever Enthralled
Assembly
(CRI, China.org.cn?February 12, 2009)
