16th Hong Kong Film Awards


Ceremony for the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 13 April 1997 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Lydia Shum and Nancy Sit. In total, sixteen winners in fifteen categories were unveiled. Peter Chan's ' became the biggest winner for the year with nine awards, setting the record for the highest number of categories won by a single film. The event also marked the last time the Hong Kong Film Awards was held while under British colonial rule.
The nominees were announced on 24 February 1997. The front runners were Peter Chan's ' and Benny Chan's Big Bullet, with eleven and nine nominations respectively.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

  • Peter Chan —
  • *Benny Chan — Big Bullet
  • *Derek Yee and Law Chi-leung — Viva Erotica
  • *Derek Chiu — The Log
  • *Shu Kei — Entrance of the P-Side
  • Ivy Ho —
  • *Raymond To — Entrance of the P-Side
  • *Rico Chung — Once Upon A Time in Triad Society
  • *Rico Chung — Once Upon A Time in Triad Society 2
  • *Lee Chi-Ngai — Lost and Found
  • *Cheung Chi-Sing — Love and Sex Among the Ruins
  • Kent Cheng — The Log
  • *Sean Lau — Big Bullet
  • *Leon Lai —
  • *Michael Wong — First Option
  • *Jackie Chan —
  • *Leslie Cheung — Viva Erotica
  • Maggie Cheung —
  • *Josephine Siao — Entrance of the P-Side
  • *Karen Mok — God of Cookery
  • *Gong Li — Temptress Moon
  • *Sandra Ng — 4 Faces of Eve
  • Eric Tsang —
  • *Jordan Chan — Big Bullet
  • *Jerry Lamb — The Log
  • *Elvis Tsui — Viva Erotica
  • *Anthony Wong — Young and Dangerous 3
  • *Simon Yam — To Be No. 1
  • Shu Qi — Viva Erotica
  • *Law Lan — 13 July
  • *Theresa Lee — Big Bullet
  • *Theresa Lee — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • *Anita Yuen — Entrance of the P-Side
  • *May Law — Bodyguards of Last Governor
  • Shu Qi — Viva Erotica
  • *Annie Wu —
  • *Theresa Lee — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • *Kristy Yeung —
  • *Daniel Chan — Entrance of the P-Side
  • Peter Cheung and Cheung Ka-fai — Big Bullet
  • *Peter Cheung and Yau Chi-Wai —
  • *Chan Kei-Hop — First Option
  • *David Wu — Somebody Up There Likes Me
  • *Eric Kwong and Shu Kei — Entrance of the P-Side
  • Jingle Ma —
  • *Arthur Wong — Somebody Up There Likes Me
  • *Arthur Wong — Big Bullet
  • *Christopher Doyle — Temptress Moon
  • *Poon Hang-Sang — Shanghai Grand
  • Kenneth Yee —
  • *Kenneth Yee — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • *Eddie Ma and Bill Lui — Black Mask
  • *Wong Hap-Kwai — Temptress Moon
  • *Bruce Yu — Shanghai Grand
  • Dora Ng —
  • *Dora Ng — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • *Tomas Chan — 4 Faces of Eve
  • *Bruce Yu — Shanghai Grand
  • *William Fung and Kwan Mei-Bo — Black Mask
  • Stanley Tong —
  • *Yuen Wo Ping — Black Mask
  • *Tung Wai — Shanghai Grand
  • *Tony Ching and Ma Yuk Sing
    — Dr. Wai and the Scripture Without Words
  • *Ma Yuk Sing — Big Bullet
  • *Bruce Law — First Option
  • Chiu Jun-Fun —
  • *Clarence Hui and Chiu Jun-Fun and Lau Cho-Tak
    — Viva Erotica
  • *Lau Yee Tat — The Log
  • *Peter Kam — Big Bullet
  • *Chiu Jun-Fun and Peter Kam — The Age of Miracles
  • 風花雪 — Lost and Found
  • *Composer: Mark Lui
  • *Lyricist: Chow Lai Mau
  • *Singer: Kelly Chen
  • 色情男女 — Viva Erotica
  • *Composer: Jason Choi
  • *Lyricist: Albert Leung
  • *Singer: Karen Mok and Jordan Chan
  • 有心人 — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • *Composer: Leslie Cheung
  • *Lyricist: Albert Leung
  • *Singer: Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui
  • 默契 — Feel 100%... Once More
  • *Composer: Chan Kwok Wah
  • *Lyricist: Erica Lee
  • *Singer: Sammi Cheng
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