Cover Photos for 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Released

The 29th Hong Kong Film Awards committee revealed its cover photos [Photo: CFP]

The cover photo of the "Best Actor" nominees [Photo: CFP]


The cover photo of the "Best Actress" nominees, actress Zhao Wei is absent [Photo: CFP]

The 29th Hong Kong Film Awards committee revealed its cover photos at a press conference on Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, ent.sina.com reports.

At the press conference, two cover photos revealed the Best Actor" and "Best Actress" nominees. Many candidates attended the conference to promote the upcoming event, including director Chen Desen, actress Kara Hui and Zhang Jingchu. The committee also announced the winner of the "Lifetime Achievement" award, Liu Chia Liang, the famous Hong Kong kungfu star and director.

The "Best Actor" cover photo gathered all the nominees who will compete for this award, however, actress Zhao Wei was absent from the "Best Actress" photo due to her pregnancy.
The 29th Hong Kong Film Awards will open on April 18, 2010.

Nomination lists:

Best Actor:
Wang Xue Qi – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Simon Yam – 'Night and Fog'
Simon Yam – 'Echoes of the Rainbow'
Lau Ching Wan – 'Overheard'
Aaron Kwok – 'Murderer'

Best Actress:
Kara Hui – 'At the End of Daybreak'
Zhang Jinchu – 'Night and Fog'
Vicki Zhao – 'Mulan'
Shu Qi – 'Look for a Star'
Sandra Ng – 'Echoes of the Rainbow'

Best Film:
'Bodyguards and Assassins'
'Red Cliff: Part II'
'KJ: Music and Life'
'Overheard'
'Shinjuku Incident'

Best Director:
Alan Mak & Felix Chong – 'Overheard'
Ann Hui – 'Night and Fog'
Derek Yee – 'Shinjuku Incident'
John Woo – 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Teddy Chan – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'

Best Supporting Actor:
Stanley Fung – 'Accident'
Chang Chen – 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Tony Leung Kar Fei – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Nicolas Tse – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Alex Fong (the older one) – 'Overheard'

Best Supporting Actress:
Vicki Zhao – 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Fan Bing Bing – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Michelle Yip – ‘Accident’
Dennis Ho – 'Look for a Star'
Li Yuchun – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'

Best New Performer:
Li Yuchun – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Wang Po Chieh – 'Bodyguards and Assassins'
Aarif Lee – 'Echoes of the Rainbow'
Buzz Shiuto – 'Echoes of the Rainbow'
Zhu Xuan – 'Prince of Tears'

Best Cinematography:
Arthur Wong – 'Bodyguards And Assassins'
Anthony Pun – 'Empire of Silver'
Lu Yue & Zhang Li – 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Chin Tingchang – 'Prince of Tears'
Nobuyasu Kita – 'Shinjuku Incident'

Best Action Choreography:
Stephen Tung & Lee Tat Chiu – 'Bodyguards And Assassins'
Corey Yuen Kwai – 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Ma Yu Sing – 'The Storm Warriors'
Chin Ka Lok – 'Shinjuku Incident'
Ku Huen Chiu – '14 Blades'

Best Asian Film:
'City Of Life And Death'
'The Founding Of A Republic'
'The Message'
'Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea'
'Departures'

Best Original Film Score:
Chan Kwong Wing & Peter Kam Pui Tat – 'Bodyguards And Assassins'
Taro Iwashiro – 'Red Cliff'
Yu Yat Yiu – 'Prince Of Tears'
Lo Tayu – 'Vengeance'
Keiichi Tomita – 'Dance, Subaru!'

Best Visual Effects:
Ng Yuen Fai, Chas Chau, Joe Tam & Yung Kwok Yin – 'Bodyguards And Assassins'
Teddy Mak, Ken Law & Mary Ng Sze Sze – 'Written By'
Craig Hayes 'Red Cliff: Part II'
Ng Yuen Fai, Chas Chau & Tam Kai Kwan – 'The Storm Warriors'
Cecil Cheng & Don Ma – 'Kungfu Cyborg : Metallic Attraction'

Best New Director:
Philip Yung – 'Glamorous Youth'
Cheung King Wai – 'KJ: Music and Life'
Roy Chow – 'Murderer'

CRI