The forty second Hong Kong Movie Awards occurred on Sunday (Apr 14) on the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, and the largest winner of the night was undeniably The Goldfinger.
The crime drama, which marked the onscreen reunion of acting legends Tony Leung and Andy Lau, picked up six awards on the ceremony along with Greatest Actor for Tony Leung.
With this win, Leung has now obtained Greatest Actor six cases on the Hong Kong Movie Awards; his earlier wins have been for 1998’s Joyful Collectively, 2001’s In The Temper For Love, 2003’s Infernal Affairs, 2005’s 2046 and 2014’s The Grandmaster.
Accepting the award on his behalf was his partner Carina Lau. Regardless of not being present on the ceremony, Leung managed to file an acceptance speech by means of video the place he thanked followers who had supported him for over 40 years.
Set inside the Nineteen Eighties, The Goldfinger tells the story of Henry Ching (Leung), the morally questionable chairman of a Hong Kong conglomerate, and Lau Kai-yuen (Lau), the principal investigator of the Unbiased Fee Towards Corruption who’s probing Ching.
In addition to Greatest Actor, The Goldfinger moreover obtained Greatest Cinematography, Greatest Artwork Course, Greatest Costume And Make-up Design, Greatest Visible Results and Greatest Sound Design.
The award for Greatest Movie went to the crime comedy A Responsible Conscience which starred comedian Dayo Wong and actress-model Louise Wong. The movie, which tells the story of an lawyer attempting to clear the determine of a woman accused of murdering her daughter, was a area office hit – incomes over HK$114,200,000 (S$19.8 million) and turning into the highest-grossing Chinese language film in Hong Kong.
Different winners embody Jennifer Yu for Greatest Actress (In Broad Daylight) and Soi Cheang for Greatest Director (Mad Destiny).