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31st Hong Kong Film Awards

2012 awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	31
award	Hong Kong Film Awards
image	31st_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards_Poster.jpg
caption	Final revision poster modified by Hong Kong Film Awards Association
date	15 April 2012
site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
host	Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng, Angelababy
organizer	Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd
best_picture	A Simple Life
most_wins	A Simple Life, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (5)
most_nominations	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly (13)
network	TVB, Now TV, RTHK Radio 2 (live)
last	30th
next	32nd

The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 15 April 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng and Angelababy. TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simulcasts around the world.

The film A Simple Life won five of its major nominations (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress). Deanie Ip became the oldest Best Actress Award-winner in the history of Hong Kong Film Awards. Ann Hui has now won four Best Director Awards, the most in awards history.

Let the Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen and Flying Swords of Dragon Gate directed by Tsui Hark dominated the nominations in 13 categories, including Best Film and Best Director. Individually, Jiang Wen got nominated in four categories (director, actor, screenplay, film editing).

Awards

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

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award	Name	Gender	Occupation(s)	Reason
Ni Kuang	Male	novelist, screenwriter	He has written over 300 scripts including One-Armed Swordsman and Fist of Fury. His achievements of the field of screenwriting are extraordinary. Thus, his driving force for the development of Hong Kong film industry is important.

Professional Achievement Award	Name	Gender	Occupation(s)	Reason
Fong Ho Yuen	Male	stills cinematographer	He has worked for over 80 films in about 40 years. He is a very dedicated person and his spirit should be learnt by other people.

Presenters

Best Film

Tony Leung Ka-fai Best Director
Peter Chan Best Screenplay
Kam Kwok-leung Best Actor
Sandra Ng
Carina Lau Best Actress
Anthony Wong Best Supporting Actor
Andy Lau Best Supporting Actress
Shawn Yue
Gao Yuanyuan Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing
Julian Cheung
Shu Qi Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design
Philip Chan
John Shum Best Action Choreography
Chin Kar-lok
Kara Hui Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects
Pang Ho-cheung
Yang Mi Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song
Coco Lee Best New Director
Giddens Ko
Michelle Chen
Kai Ko Best New Performer
Jim Chim Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ng See-yuen
Li Siao-hung Lifetime Achievement Award
Tsui Hark Professional Achievement Award
Sammo Hung

Films with awards and nominations

These films has received one nomination or more at the awards:

13 : Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Let the Bullets Fly
12 : Wu Xia
9 : Overheard 2
8 : A Simple Life, Life without Principle
4 : Shaolin, White Vengeance
3 : A Beautiful Life, Mural
2 : Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Hi, Fidelity, The Sorcerer and the White Snake
1 : Cure, If You Are the One 2, Lan Kwai Fong, Magic to Win, Starry Starry Night, Big Blue Lake, The Flowers of War, The Killer Who Never Kills, Seediq Bale, You Are the Apple of My Eye

;Note :a: Although Wu Xia receives 12 nominations, the categories it gets nominated are of acting or technical skills. :b: A Simple Life gets nominated in all major categories (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, cinematography). :c: The tagged films are from mainland China or Taiwan so they can compete for only 1 award (Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan).

References

"Master of Ceremonies of 2012’s Presentation Ceremony".
"List of Awardees of The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards". [[Hong Kong Film Awards]].
"The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards (2012)". Mtime.com Inc.
"The 31st Annual Hong Kong Film Awards". Love HK Film.
"Hong Kong Film Awards for 2012". [[IMDb]].

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