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Jessie Lau

Sidney Leng

The 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards brought a spectacular mix of youth, beauty, wisdom, wit and potential controversy, with the controversial independent film Ten Years taking out the Best Film award.
“This award shows that Hong Kong actually has hope. This award tells us that we need to keep working hard,” said executive producer Andrew Choi. He singled out viewers in Hong Kong, saying: “This award belongs to you all.”
Watch: Controversial Hong Kong movie Ten Years wins Best Film award

Their post-award ceremony press conference addressed the issue of their film being banned in mainland China, saying simply: “Our film is for Hong Kongers. There are places where the film is welcome and places where it’s not.”
In Hong Kong’s equivalent of the Oscars, 22 awards were handed out in separate categories.
Newcomer Michael Ning claimed both the Best New Talent and Best Supporting Actor award for his role in the murder mystery Port of Call.

The front-runner for best actor was industry veteran Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, for his portrayal of a hardened detective in Port of Call. The film was named Best Picture by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society last year.
Upon winning the award, Kwok told a press conference “I’m really happy, I never thought [I’d win] so I didn’t even really prepare before I went on stage. During this process there were many challenges. To get this today is a huge source of encouragement. In the future I’d like to try be a director. Thanks to everyone I’ve worked with in the past. All my past efforts have shaped me. I hope to share this with my mum. She’s getting old.”

Leading the race for best actress was Miriam Yeung Chin-wah, who was nominated for her role in Little Big Master, an uplifting film depicting the story of a woman who saved a kindergarten school from closure.
Audible gasps were heard around the room as the 23 year old Jessie Li was given the honour for her role in Port of Call.
“This was my first movie. Thank you so much,” she said in a press conference following the ceremony. “I was so nervous.”
Much attention was centred around the nomination of the film Ten Years, the hugely popular dystopian film made in Hong Kong which has raised the ire of mainland authorities and pro-Beijing media for its depiction of Hong Kong’s social and political future in the year 2025.
Earlier in the evening the film’s directors had been asked what their hopes of winning were for Best Film.
“It’s a real surprise actually [to be nominated],” said Kwok Zung, who directed the first part of the film and attended the award ceremony for the first time. “In the beginning, we couldn’t imagine we could get this film screened at theatres. Now we are at the ceremony. It’s way too far beyond my imagination.”
Ten Years was nominated for Best Film alongside Ip Man 3, Port of Call, Little Big Master and The Taking of Tiger Mountain.

“Honestly, in terms of production and artistically, our film is not so qualified as other nominees [for best film], but the meaning of our film is bigger than then film itself,” he said after walking the red carpet at the Cultural Centre at Tsim Sha Tsui.
SCMP reporter Jessie Lau was on the scene, updating live via Twitter:
Tweets from https://twitter.com/SCMP_News/lists/hong-kong-film-awards 




Banned and canned in the mainland, will Ten Years scoop the ultimate prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards?

The nominees ... and the winners
Best film
Little Big Master
Ten Years
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
Ip Man 3
Port of Call
And the winner is ... Ten Years

Best actor
Andy Lau Tak Wah
Nick Cheung Ka Fai
Tony Leung Ka Fai
Jakcy Cheung
Aaron Kwok
And the winner is ... Aaron Kwok

Best actress
Tang Wei
Miriam Yeung
Sylvia Chang
Karena Lam
Jessie Li
And the winner is ... Jessie Li
Best director
Adrian Kwan Shun-fair, Little Big Master
Derek Yee Tung-sing, I Am Somebody
Tsui Hark, The Taking of Tiger Mountain
Yip Wai-shun, Ip Man 3
Philip Yung Tsz-kwong, Port of Call
And the winner is ... Tsui Hark

Best supporting actor
Andrew Lam Man-chung, Full Strike
Louis Cheung Kai-chung, Keeper of Darkness
Max Zhang Jin, SPL2: A Time for Consequences
Max Zhang Jin, Ip Man 3
Michael Ning, Port of Call
And the winner is ... Michael Ning

Best supporting actress
Qin Hailu, A Tale of Three Cities
Anna Ng Yuen-yee, Little Big Master
Janice Man Wing-shan, Helios
Lee Sinje, Murmur of the Hearts
Elaine Jin Yan-ling, Port of Call
And the winner is ... Elaine Jin Yan-ling

Best new director
Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Keeper of Darkness
Raman Hui Shing-ngai, Monster Hunt
Lau Ho-leung, Two Thumbs Up
And the winner is ... Raman Hui Shing-ngai

Best film from mainland China and Taiwan
Mountains May Depart
Our Times
The Assassin
Wolf Totem
Blind Massage
And the winner is... The Assassin


Ten Years wins Best Film: 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards winners

Executive producer Andrew Choi (2nd R) with directors and cast members of movie "Ten Years", winner of the Best Film award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong actor Michael Ning and Chinese actress Jessie Li pose on the red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, China April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung poses on the red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, China April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

Executive producer Andrew Choi (2nd R) with directors and cast members of movie "Ten Years", nominated for the Best Film award, pose on the red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, China April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok poses on the red carpet of the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Taiwanese actress Elaine Jin reacts after winning the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the movie ' Port Of Call ' at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

(L-R) Taiwanese actor Darren Wang, actress Vivian Sung and director Frankie Chen pose on the red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, China April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

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Ten Years wins Best Film: 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards winners

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