41st Hong Kong Film Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presented on	April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
Site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Organised by	Hong Kong Film Awards Association
Official website	Hong Kong Film Awards
Highlights
Best Film	To My Nineteen Year-Old Self
Best Director	Wai Ka-fai Detective vs Sleuths
Best Actor	Sean Lau Detective vs Sleuths
Best Actress	Sammi Cheng Lost Love
Most awards	4 — Detective vs Sleuths
Most nominations	16 — The Sparring Partner
Television coverage
Channel	ViuTV
Network	HK Television Entertainment
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The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 16 April 2023.^[1] Nominations were announced on 9 February 2023.^[2] The Sparring Partner received 16 nominations most for any film and Detective vs Sleuths, Warriors of Future, and Table for Six with 11 nominations each were second.^[3]

To My Nineteen Year-Old Self surprisingly won the Best Film award, which made the first time in history a Hong Kong documentary film won this award; while Wai Ka-fai won the Best Director award for his work on Detective vs Sleuths. Detective vs Sleuths won most awards at the ceremony.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Sources: Nominations^[3]

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

Best Film To My Nineteen Year Old Self — Eunice Wong, producer‡ The Sparring Partner — Philip Yung, producer Warriors of Future — Tang Wai-but, producer Detective vs Sleuths — Wai Ka-fai, Jason Siu and Elaine Chu, producers The Narrow Road — Mani Man, producer	Best Director Wai Ka-fai — Detective vs Sleuths‡ Ho Cheuk Tin — The Sparring Partner Lam Sum — The Narrow Road Mabel Cheung, William Kwok — To My Nineteen Year Old Self Sunny Chan — Table for Six
Best Screenplay Wai Ka-fai, Ryker Chan, Mak Tin Shu — Detective vs Sleuths‡ Frankie Tam, Oliver Yip, Thomas Leung — The Sparring Partner Lau Kok Rui — The Sunny Side of the Street Fean Chung — The Narrow Road Sunny Chan — Table for Six	Best Actor Sean Lau — Detective vs Sleuths‡ Mak Pui Tung — The Sparring Partner Yeung Wai Lun — The Sparring Partner Anthony Wong — The Sunny Side of the Street Louis Cheung — The Narrow Road
Best Actress Sammi Cheng — Lost Love‡ Louisa So — The Sparring Partner Teresa Mo — Mama's Affair Angela Yuen — The Narrow Road Sylvia Chang — A Light Never Goes Out	Best Supporting Actor Michael Hui — Where the Wind Blows‡ Jan Lamb — The Sparring Partner Law Wing-cheong — Mama's Affair Louis Cheung — Table for Six Peter Chan — Table for Six
Best Supporting Actress Ivana Wong — Table for Six‡ Harriet Yeung — The Sparring Partner Patra Au — The Narrow Road Lin Min Chen — Table for Six Jennifer Yu — Far Far Away	Best New Performer Sahal Zaman — The Sunny Side of the Street‡ Jer Lau — Mama's Affair Edan Lui — Hong Kong Family Henick Chou — A Light Never Goes Out Edan Lui — Chilli Laugh Story
Best Cinematography Cheng Siu-Keung — Detective vs Sleuths‡ Leung Yau Cheong — The Sparring Partner Ng Kai Ming — Warriors of Future Chin Ting Chang, Meng Qing, Tsui Siu Kong — Where the Wind Blows Meteor Cheung Yu Hon — The Narrow Road	Best Film Editing J.Him Lee, Zhang Zhao, Jojo Shek — The Sparring Partner‡ Wong Hoi, Kenny Luk — Warriors of Future David Richardson, Allen Leung — Detective vs Sleuths William Kwok, Nose Chan — To My Nineteen Year Old Self Cheung Ka-fai, Cheng Wai Lun — Table for Six
Best Art Direction Bill Lui, Andrew Wong — Where the Wind Blows‡ Ida Mak — The Sparring Partner Alex Mok, Lam Wai Kin — Warriors of Future Jean Tsoi — Detective vs Sleuths Irving Cheung, Leung Tsz Yin — Table for Six	Best Costume & Make Up Design Dora Ng, Petra Kwok — Where the Wind Blows‡ Cheung Siu Hong — Warriors of Future Man Lim Chung, Kwok In Wai Vann — Lost Love Stanley Cheung, Pat Tang — Detective vs Sleuths Bonnie Ho — The Narrow Road
Best Action Choreography Jack Wong Wai Leung — Warriors of Future‡ Sammo Hung, Jimmy Hung, Yuen Wo-ping — Septet: The Story of Hong Kong Lin Feng, Stephen Tung Wai — The Battle at Lake Changjin II Wong Chi Man — Where the Wind Blows Jack Wong Wai Leung — Detective vs Sleuths	Best Original Film Score Wong Hin Yan — The Narrow Road‡ Sara Fung Chi Han — The Sparring Partner Chan Kwong-wing — Warriors of Future Ding Ke, Sara Fung Chi Han — Where the Wind Blows Alan Wong Ngai Lun, Janet Yung Wai Ying — Table for Six
Best Original Film Song Live a Life — Lost Love Composer：Hans Wing Lyricist：Lin Ruo Ning Vocal Artist：Sammi Cheng‡ Twisted Fate — The Sparring Partner Composer：Sara Fung Chi Han, Kenny Wong Lyricist：Morgan Cheung Vocal Artist：Hung Kaho Tomorrow, and Tomorrow — Warriors of Future Composer：Chan Kwong-wing Lyricist：Oscar Vocal Artist：Ansonbean, Winka@COLLAR Forever — Mama's Affair Composer：Alan Wong Ngai Lun, Janet Yung Wai Ying Lyricist：Chan Wing Him Vocal Artist：Keung To Hate, Love, Hate, Love You — Table for Six Composer & Vocal Artist：Ivana Wong Lyricist：Sunny Chan	Best Visual Effects Chas Chau Chi Shing, Leung Wai Kit, Kwok Tai, Law May — Warriors of Future‡ Shigeharu Tomotoshi — The Sparring Partner Tsui Hark, Dennis Yeung, Wang Lei — The Battle at Lake Changjin II Shigeharu Tomotoshi — Where the Wind Blows Don Ma, Chan Wah, Specta Wong, Jacky Chung — Detective vs Sleuths
Best Sound Design Nopawat Likitwong, Stan Yau, Sarunyu Nurnsai, Dhanarat Dhitirojana — Warriors of Future‡ Tu Duu Chih, Chiang Yi Chen — The Sparring Partner Steve Burgess, Wang Danrong, Yin Jie — The Battle at Lake Changjin II Tu Duu Chih, Wu Shu Yao — Where the Wind Blows Thomas Cheng, Vincent Tam, Chill Yang — Detective vs Sleuths	Best New Director Ho Cheuk Tin — The Sparring Partner‡ Lau Kok Rui — The Sunny Side of the Street Ng Yuen Fai — Warriors of Future Lam Sum — The Narrow Road Sunny Chan — Table for Six
Best Asian Chinese Language Film In Search of Lost Time ‡ Goddamned Asura Moon Man
Lifetime Achievement Bowie Woo‡	Professional Achievement Law Kar [zh]‡ Sek Kei [zh]‡

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
16	The Sparring Partner
11	Warriors of Future
	Detective vs Sleuths
	Table for Six
10	The Narrow Road
8	Where the Wind Blows
4	The Sunny Side of the Street
4	Mama's Affair
3	To My Nineteen Year Old Self
	Lost Love
	The Battle at Lake Changjin II
2	A Light Never Goes Out

Films that received multiple awards

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Detective vs Sleuths
3	Where the Wind Blows
3	Limbo
2	The Sparring Partner
2	Lost Love

References

External links

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