[2024.03.28] TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI HAS RECORD BREAKING HOPES WITH HIS SIXTH BEST ACTOR NOMINATION

Tony Leung Chiu Wai's THE GOLDFINGER performance differs from his past style

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT's Jennifer Yu has won both the Hong Kong Film Critic Society Awards and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards for Best Actress

Both Dayo Wong and Bowie Lam are first time Best Actor nominees
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The 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards yesterday released the Best Actor and Best Actress nominees' styling portraits in the event special booklet. This year's fight for Best Actor has been particularly fierce, the nominees included Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Dayo Wong Tze Wah and Da Peng. A victory for anyone would be uniquely meaningful. Lam Bo Yi, Lo Chun Yip, Wong Tze Wah and Da Peng are all first time Best Actor nominees, if a win would be a personal breakthrough for any of them; as for the five time Best Actor Leung Chiu Wai, a win would even set an event and personal record.

Bowie Lam Bo Yi in IN BROAD DAYLIGHT played a nursing home director who was suspected of sexual abuse of a mentally disabled resident. The villain role has brought him nominations for the Best Supporting Actor at last year's Golden Horse Awards and this year's Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor. THE GOLDFINGER's Leung Chiu Wai thoroughly displayed the arrogant and unreasonable personality, different from his usually reserved and low key style. Lo Chun Yip in TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES played a teacher who did not excel at expressing his feelings due to growing up in a high pressure family. Wong Tze Wah played A GUILTY CONSCIENCE's Lam Leung Shui and earlier has already won the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Best Film Character. Da Peng in DUST TO DUST played a character who span 20 years, a huge acting challenge.

Kay Tse On Kay, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Louise Wong Dan Nei and Chung Suet Ying, no matter who would win, would become the first time Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress. Yu Heung Ying last year with IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (BAK YUT JI HA) received the Golden Horse Awards Best Actress, the Hong Kong Film Critic Society Awards and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards Best Actress this year to strengthen her confidence of winning. Chung Suet Ying last year with THE LYRICIST WANNABE (TIN CHI L) received a Golden Horse Awards nomination. A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIT DAI JONG)'s Wong Dan Nei after the Best Actress nomination two years ago was nominated again this year. Music diva Tse On Kay with BAND FOUR (4 PAK 4 GA JOOK) received her first Best Actress nomination, while Wai Sze Nga's performance in the comedy READY O/R ROT (BUT YUT SING FUN 2) would also have a chance to break through.