16th Hong Kong Film Awards

16th Hong Kong Film Awards
Date	13 April 1997
Site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Host	Lydia Shum

Ceremony for the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 13 April 1997 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Lydia Shum. In total, sixteen winners in fifteen categories were unveiled. Peter Chan's Comrades: Almost a Love Story became the biggest winner for the year with nine awards, setting the record for the highest number of categories won by a single film. The event also marked the last time the Hong Kong Film Awards was held while under British colonial rule.

The nominees were announced on 24 February 1997. The front runners were Peter Chan's Comrades: Almost a Love Story and Benny Chan's Big Bullet, with eleven and nine nominations respectively.

Awards

Best Film

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
N/A	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Entrance of the P-Side Big Bullet Police Story 4: First Strike Viva Erotica

Best Director

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Peter Chan	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Benny Chan — Big Bullet Derek Yee, Law Chi Leung — Viva Erotica Derek Chiu — The Log Shu Kei — Entrance of the P-Side

Best Screenplay

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Ivy Ho	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Raymond To — Entrance of the P-Side Chung Kai Cheung — Once Upon A Time in Triad Society Chung Kai Cheung — Once Upon A Time in Triad Society 2 Lee Chi Ngai — Lost and Found Cheung Chi Sing — Love and Sex Among the Ruins

Best Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Kent Cheng	The Log	Lau Ching-Wan — Big Bullet Leon Lai — Comrades: Almost a Love Story Michael Wong — First Option Jackie Chan — Police Story 4: First Strike Leslie Cheung — Viva Erotica

Best Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Maggie Cheung	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Josephine Siao — Entrance of the P-Side Karen Mok — God of Cookery Gong Li — Temptress Moon Sandra Ng — 4 Faces of Eve

Best Supporting Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Eric Tsang	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Jordan Chan — Big Bullet Jerry Lam — The Log Elvis Tsui — Viva Erotica Anthony Wong Chau Sang — Young and Dangerous 3 Simon Yam — To Be No. 1

Best Supporting Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Shu Qi	Viva Erotica	Law Lan — 13 July Theresa Lee — Big Bullet Theresa Lee — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Anita Yuen — Entrance of the P-Side Law Koon Lan — Bodyguards of Last Governor

Best New Performer

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Shu Qi	Viva Erotica	Annie Wu — Police Story 4: First Strike Theresa Lee — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Kristy Yeung — Comrades: Almost a Love Story Daniel Chan — Entrance of the P-Side

Best Cinematography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Jingle Ma	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Arthur Wong — Somebody Up There Likes Me Arthur Wong — Big Bullet Christopher Doyle — Temptress Moon Poon Hang Sang — Shanghai Grand

Best Film Editing

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Peter Cheung, Yau Chi-Wai	Big Bullet	Peter Cheung, Cheung Ka-Fai — Police Story 4: First Strike Chan Kei-Hop — First Option David Wu Dai-Wai — Somebody Up There Likes Me Kwong Chi-Leung, Shu Kei — Entrance of the P-Side

Best Art Direction

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Yee Chung-Man	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Yee Chung-Man — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Ma Poon Chiu, Bill Lui Cho Hung — Black Mask Huang Qiagui — Temptress Moon Bruce Yu — Shanghai Grand

Best Costume Make Up Design

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Dora Ng	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Dora Ng — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Thomas Chan — 4 Faces of Eve Bruce Yu — Shanghai Grand William Fung, Kwan Mei Po — Black Mask

Best Action Choreography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Stanley Tong	Police Story 4: First Strike	Yuen Wo Ping — Black Mask Tung Wai — Shanghai Grand Tony Ching, Ma Yuk Sing — Dr. Wai and the Scripture Without Words Ma Yuk Sing — Big Bullet Bruce Law — First Option

Best Original Film Score

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Chiu Tsang Hei	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Clarence Hui, Chiu Tsang Hei, Duck Lau — Viva Erotica Lau Yee Tat — The Log Peter Kam — Big Bullet Chiu Tsang Hei, Peter Kam, Clarence Hui — The Age of Miracles

Best Original Film Song

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
風花雪 Composer: Mark Lui Lyricist: Chow Lai Mau Singer: Kelly Chen	Lost and Found	色情男女 — Viva Erotica Composer: Jason Choi Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Karen Mok, Jordan Chan 有心人 — Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Composer: Leslie Cheung Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui 默契 — Feel 100%... Once More Composer: Chan Kwok Wah Lyricist: Erica Lee Singer: Sammi Cheng

External links

• Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards