[2025.04.28] TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN WINS BIG AT THE 43RD HONG KONG FILM AWARDS

Michelle Wai wins her first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress

Sean Lau wins his fourth Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor

Fala Chen and Lo Chun Yip win Best Dressed

Marf Yau is dripping in diamonds for the event

Amy Lo makes an elegant turn to show off her back

Louise Wong wears a wig to cover up her new look

Ian Chan
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Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lau receive a full score on aura in a black and white couples look

Michelle Wai wins her first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress and tearfully thanks THE LAST DANCE team
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Michelle Wai as the favorites wins her first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress, and thanks THE LAST DANCE team for not giving up o her

Michelle Wai happily embraces her onscreen father Michael Hui

Sean Lau wins his fourth Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor, and thanks the team, his family and his wife

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN wins multiple awards including Best Film, as the team emotionally share the joy together on the stage

Tommy Chu wins Best Suporting Actor and emotionally reads his speech

Jo Koo wins her first Best Supporting Actress, and thanks Sean Lau and director Philip Yung

Brigitte Lin presents the Lifetime Achievement Awards to Shi Nansun and Tsui Hark, saying both are her lucky stars

Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lau are on a red carpet date

Terence Lam and Ian Chan's fans charter yachts to support them

Ian Chan thanks his fans for their support

MC Cheung is not afraid of becoming addicted to gambling

Louis Cheung and Charlene Choi march on together

Edan Lui says a designer chose what he is wearing

Louis Koo arrives in one of the sponsors' Uber Taxi

Fala Chen (top) and Lo Chun Yip win Best Dressed
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The 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards was held last night at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) won 9 awards including Best Film and Best Director, with Sean Lau Ching Wan and Michelle Wai Sze Nga winning Best Actor and Best Actress respectively for PAPA and THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK). Director Tsui Hark and filmmaker Shi Nansun received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha) made an appearance to present the award. In addition to the speeches of the winners, the most heard at the awards ceremony was that the filmmakers encouraged each other and cheered for Hong Kong films!

Lau Ching Wan defeated many opponents with his superb acting skills in the movie PAPA and won the Best Actor award this year, his fourth. He thanked his family and wife Amy Kwok Oi Ming for their support along the way, and wished for everyone to continue to support Hong Kong film.

After Wai Sze Nga won the Best Actress with the film with THE LAST DANCE, the entire team embraced. In particular her on screen brother Tommy Chu Pak Hong even lost it emotionally, and her husband was also teary eyed. She thanked her boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing and the whole team. She also thanked the director for not giving up on her when she gave up. She did not forget to thank her husband either. "Thank you to my family, my husband, you have given me such a safe castle for me to relax and chase dreams. Thank you boss Yeung Sau Sing for making this movie. Thank you director Chan Mou Yin for giving the opportunity to me. When even I wanted to give up myself, you didn't give up on me. To use a quote from the film, 'Since we got on this rare ride of life, we shouldn't worry about when we would get off. We should enjoy the scenery on the way. I am very happy to have met each and every one of you on this ride, becoming an actor has made me feel that this ride has been well worth taking. I would continue to work hard. I am actor Wai Sze Nga!"

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the first time with THE LAST DANCE, Tommy Chu Pak Hong broke down when he was announced the winner. He tried to catch his breath for a long time after rushing to the stage. "An individual occupies very little portion of an award, which absolutely isn't the credit of the individual. I am grateful to have encountered my family, especially Father in Heaven; grateful for encountering Emperor Motion Pictures, thank you Dr. Yeung Sau Sing for giving me a lot of opportunities, and to colleagues who have voted for me. Let's Hong Kong film!" He joked that he wanted to continue the challenge and win Best Actor, as in the audience Wai Sze Nga sobbed with excitement in a touching scene. Best Supporting Actress went to Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam). She thanked her family and her on screen husband Lau Ching Wan for treating her like family.

THE LAST DANCE also won a number of awards, including Anselm Chan Mou Yin and Cheng Wai Kei for Best Screenplay, Chu Wan Pin for Best Original Film Score, and Terence Lam Ka Him's THE LAST DANCE for Best Original Film Song. The film's "commander" Chan Mou Yin said in his speech, "When I was writing this script, it was a low point in my life. Thank you Chu Pak Hong and Leung Yung Ting for dragging me back up from hell on countless nights. Thank you Dr. Yeung Sau Sing for investing in such an alternative movie during such a difficult time. Thank you Wai Sze Nga for training in hell breaking (ritual) for a whole fun just because I said one thing." He also said that he did not know what genre he would make next, but probably would be a lighter subject. He wanted to make things that occur in Hong Kong, because it has many people and things that are worth the entire world to know about. He said that getting a movie made would certainly be difficult, but he still wanted to do it. Started as a screenwriter, he felt that he first had to properly write the script. It would have to commercial considerations but also express what he wants to say. Best Original Film Score recipient Chu Wan Pin thanked his COLLAR member girlfriend Winka, who applauded for him in the audience.

Tsui Hark and Shi Nansun won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tsui Hark thanked Ng See Yuen for bringing him into the industry, and encouraged his peers to face the challenges together. "We must uphold our original aspirations and passion, work together, help and support each other, rely on professionalism, the right attitude and personal ability to work together to meet all kinds of difficulties, overcome challenges, and break new ground in a familiar market. With this belief, I believe we can definitely do it!" He also thanked Shi Nansun for supporting the Film Workshop over the years. "She braved heavy wind and rain, so a madman like me can have flights of fantasy inside. Tonight she deserves both awards." Shi Nansun thanked the film teams for their efforts and support, and wished all the film industry colleagues to continue their efforts. Brigitte Lin made a surprise appearance as the presenter, and shared on the stage the origin of how they met, got to know and cherish each other, and thanked her good friends Tsui Hark and Shi Nansun for giving her the opportunity back then. "These two friends of mine enabled me to welcome the second spring of my career, and even the good name of 'Invincible Asia'. Today these two friends of mine receive their Lifetime Achievement Award, they are also my Lifetime Achievement."

Tony Leung Chiu Wai presented the Best New Performer, which went to Dylan So Man To for PAPA; Leung Chiu Wai then presented the Best New Director, which went to Robin Lee of FOUR TRAILS.

The late Bruce Yu Ka On and Karen Yip Ka Yan won the Best Costume Design and Make Up Award for TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIROS: WALLED IN, and director Soi Cheang Pou Soi accepted the award on their behalf. The film also won Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Effects and Best Action Design. Cheang Pou Soi also repeated as Best Director with the film. "I am very luck to be able to accept this award up here again. Actually this year every director wants to hand over quality and quality movies. Honestly this movie may not be the subject I wanted to make the most, but I tell myself I have to use the most professional and focused way to complete this movie."

Leung Chiu Wai, Carina Lau Ka Ling, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Fala Chen and Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) appeared on the red carpet, among whom Fala Chen won the Best Dressed Award.

Guest performer Leung Chiu Wai appeared at the Hong Kong Film Awards again after 10 years. He felt very good and excited. With his social phobia he joked that whether presenting or competing he would feel nervous. When foreign media asked him if he was confident despite the lack of a nomination, he was a little surprised but immediately defended the other party. "Do you mean if I have confidence in not saying something wrong when I present the award?" Recently, Leung Chiu Wai has been rumored to participate in the Dragon Head role of TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: DRAGON THRONE (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI LUNG TAU) and might perform with Chow Yun Fat in the "Twin Dragon Heads" performance. Leung Chiu Wai said that was just a rumor. He said that he had no job yet, and his wife Lau Ka Ling had more work than him.

Nominated for Best Actor with PAPA, Lau Ching Wan walked the red carpet with his on screen family of Edan Lui Cheuk On, Kok Cho Lam and others. When asked why his wife Kwok Oi Ming did not come along, Ching Wan joked, "You caught me!". He pointed out that his wife moved behind the scenes for taking care of him and made a rare trip out to shop for what he would wear to the Hong Kong Film Awards. Edan hoped to work with Ching Wan again and thought that they had a special connection. After a photo together at an event two years ago they actually got to work together. Ching Wan joked that he thought he got a hint for him to join MIRROR, but actually it was a movie.

The "Best Dressed Awards" presenter Louise Wong Dan Nei joked that because she could not present the award to herself, this year she gave up her chance to win. She wore a wig because she did not want to expose her look for a movie. The awards in the end went to Fala Chen and Siuyea Lo Chung Yip.

Best Cinematographer guest presenters Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin was asked if she needed to congratulated, she stressed, "Don't mind me, I can take care of myself." She also said that she has never said break up and make up and has never admitted either, as she did not know everyone to know. When asked if she was happy with her current love life, Ah Sa only said that she is happy everyday and that she is more nervous about presenting than being nominated. She often glanced over to Louis Cheung Kai Chung next to her while speaking, and Ah Chung smartly changed the subject on her behalf. Speaking of her former husband Ronald Cheng Chung Kei's divorce case and East Weekly's exclusive report that the alimony was only HK$ 8,000, Ah Sa said that she did not know about other people's matter and it had nothing to do ith her. Ah Chung who has worked with Cheng Chung Kei also said to leave his family matters for him to handle.

With two nominations, Marf Yau Yin Tung has become internationally renowned as a warm up guest performer for Coldplay. She said, "That's good if it's true. The social network has more English fan messages, I am very honored. I always say that I have to march toward international, like I have taken one step closer." She felt that she might not have defeated 30 singers and joked that it was like applying for a job. Whether or not she was chose after working with Australian star Ruel, having the experience was enough. She did not ask Coldplay why she was chosen either. She also said that after the performance she received many brand name offers.

Jennifer Yu Heung Yin appeared in a denim tube dress, tripped on the red carpet but fortunately it was just a scare. Amy Lo Wai Man appeared in back revealing dress and often turning around to make provocative poses.

Singers Terence Lam Ka Him and guy group MIRROR member Ian Chan Cheuk Yin both were nominated for Best Original Film Song. Their fans chartered a yacht on Victoria Harbor in support! In the end THE LAST DANCE theme song Lam Ka Him composed, wrote the lyrics for and sang won. "I really want to thank the Hong Kong Film Awards. Thank you very much to viewers who voted for THE LAST DANCE. Thank you very much director Chan Mou Yin for asking me to sing and write the film song. I really want to thank viewers who went to see LAST at the theaters, and viewers who stayed to the end to listen to this song. I wish everyone would continue to support Hong Kong film, and I wish that I can have the opportunity to participate in film work again." He joked that he had to thank the "ancestors". Ian was also nominated for Best New Performer, which went to Dylan So Man To. When asked about his group mate Edan Lui Cheuk On's Cantonese adaptation of a Korean singer's song being brutally criticized online, Ian has not heard but said that he made music in order to express his thoughts. Edan said that he chose the song because it was a hit. He hoped that everyone would relax and enjoy it.

Singer Stephy Tang Lai Yan with the film LOVE LIES (NGOR TAM DIK NAM CHEUNG LUEN OI) was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress for the first time, but because of illness yesterday she suddenly announced that she would be absent. She posted on social network, "I always say that plans can't catch up to changes, I believe everything is the best arrangement. I want to say sorry to everyone and fans. Because I don't feel well, tonight I would be unable to attend the Hong Kong Film Awards. However everyone can relax, I probably would be able to watch it on television. I would properly rest at home and watch the live broadcast, and support everyone over the air! Support Hong Kong film." Her LOVE LIES co-star and Best Original Film Song nominee MC Cheung Tin Fu did not find out until he arrived, and said that there was nothing he could do. A certain renowned singer was rumored online to have lost HK$300,000 on gambling. The rumored suspect MC admitted that he has played privately with friends, but the wagers were not as exaggerated as reported. He explained that he was learning something news, for entertainment he would not bet too big. He would be happy if he would have the chance to be the new generation God of Gamblers.

THE 43RD HONG KONG FILM AWARDS
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BEST FILM
• TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN

BEST DIRECTOR
• Soi Cheang (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST SCREENPLAY
• Chan Mou Yin Anselm, Cheng Wai Kei (THE LAST DANCE)

BEST ACTOR
• Sean Lau (PAPA)

BEST ACTRESS
• Michelle Wai (THE LAST DANCE)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Tommy Chu (THE LAST DANCE)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Jo Koo (PAPA)

BEST NEW PERFORMER
• Dylan So (PAPA)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Cheng Siu Keung (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST FILM EDITING
• Cheung Ka Fai (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST ART DIRECTION
• Mak Kwok Keung, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST COSTUME AND MAKE UP DESIGN
• Bruce Yu, Karen Yip (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
• Tanigaki Kenji (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
• Wan Pin Chu (THE LAST DANCE)

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG
• THE LAST DANCE (THE LAST DANCE)
  Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Artist：Terence Lam

BEST SOUND DESIGN
• Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett K Lam, Yee Kwok Leung (TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS：WALLED IN)

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
• Robin Lee (FOUR TRAILS)

BEST ASIAN CHINESE LANGUAGE FILM
• OLD FOX

PROFESSIONAL SPIRIT AWARDS: Jiang Xiaolong, Han Dongqiang

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Tsui Hark, Shi Nansun

BEST DRESSED: Lo Chun Yip, Fala Chen