27th Hong Kong Film Awards


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 and the Professional Spirit Award. 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.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

  • 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
  • Wai Ka-Fai and Au Kin-Yee — Mad Detective
  • *Xu Lan, Chun Tin-Nam and Aubrey Lam — Protégé
  • *Derek Yee, Chun Tin-Nam, Loong Man-Hong
    and Go Sun — The Warlords
  • *Li Qiang — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
  • *Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee — Eye in the Sky
  • Jet Li — The Warlords
  • *Aaron KwokThe Detective
  • *Andy Lau — The Warlords
  • *Simon Yam — Eye in the Sky
  • *Sean Lau — Mad Detective
  • Siqin Gaowa — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
  • *Teresa Mo — Mr. Cinema
  • *Zhang Jing Chu — Protégé
  • *Rene LiuKidnap
  • *Charlene ChoiSimply Actors
  • Andy Lau — Protégé
  • *Nick CheungExodus
  • *Ronald Cheng — Mr. Cinema
  • *Louis Koo — Protégé
  • *Chow Yun-fat — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
  • Susan ShawThe Pye-Dog
  • *Karen Mok — Mr. Cinema
  • *Anita Yuen — Protégé
  • *Zhao Wei — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
  • *Maggie Shiu — Eye in the Sky
  • Kate Tsui — Eye in the Sky
  • *Linda ChungLove Is Not All Around
  • *Tsei Tze-Tung — Protégé
  • *Wen Jun-Hui — The Pye-Dog
  • *Wong Hau-YunBesieged City
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kenneth Yee, Yi Zheng-Zhou and Pater Wong
    — The Warlords
  • *Anuson Pinyopotjanee — The Detective
  • *Alfred YauBlood Brothers
  • *Kenneth Yee and Kenneth Mak — Protégé
  • *Yank Wong — Besieged City
  • Kenneth Yee, Jessie Dai and 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
  • Donnie YenFlash Point
  • *Kong Tao-HoiTwins Mission
  • *Ching Siu-tung — The Warlords
  • *Lee Chung-ChiInvisible Target
  • *Chin Ka-lok — Protégé
  • Joe Hisaishi — The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
  • *Payont Permsith and Jadet Chawang — The Detective
  • *Comfort Chan, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan
    and Leon Ko — The Warlords
  • *Peter Kam — Protégé
  • *Andre MatthiasThe Drummer
  • 逼得太緊 — Love Is Not All Around
  • *Composer: Dennie Wong
  • *Lyricist: Albert Leung
  • *Singer: Kary Ng
  • 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: Keith Chan
  • *Singer: Ronald Cheng
  • 流浪者之歌 — MingMing
  • *Composer: Anthony Wong and Jason Choi
  • *Lyricist: Albert Leung
  • *Singer: Anthony Wong and Zhou Xun
  • 問天不應 — The Pye-Dog
  • *Composer: George Lam
  • *Lyricist: Calvin Poon
  • *Singer: George Lam
  • Sunit Asvinikul and 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
  • Ng Yuen-Fai, Chas Chau and 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 ChungThe Magic Gourd
  • Yau Nai-Hoi — Eye in the Sky
  • *Derek Kwok — The Pye-Dog
  • *Adam WongMagic Boy
  • Lust, Caution
  • *Secret
  • *The Sun Also Rises
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  • *Getting Home
  • Raymond Chow
  • Lydia Shum
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