Crime thriller Sons Of The Neon Night and time-travel adventure Back To The Past are the frontrunners at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), securing 12 and 11 nominations respectively.
Followed closely behind are nostalgic drama Ciao, UFO and Golden Horse Awards’ best animation winner Another World, with 10 and eight nominations respectively.
All four films are up for the best film along with Peter Chan’s 1940s Shanghai-set crime thriller She’s Got No Name.
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Patrick Leung Pak Kin from Ciao, UFO and Tommy Ng Kai Chung from Another World are in the running for best director, against Peter Ho-sun Chan from She’s Got No Name, Shu Qi from Girl and Jonathan Li and Chou Man Yu from Behind The Shadows.
Both Ng and Shu Qi also receive nominations in the best new director category, which also comprises Juno Mak for Sons Of The Neon Night, Kung Siu Ping for Measure In Love and Kwok Ka Hei and Jack Lee Chun Kit for Unidentified Murder.
Louis Koo stands out with two best actor nods for local smash hit Back To The Past and Malaysia-set private eye film Behind The Shadows. He is up against Cheung Kai Chung Louis from Golden Boy, Leung Ka Fai Tony from The Shadow’s Edge and Carlos Chan from Someone Like Me.
Rising star Natalie Hsu is vying for the best actress prize with My First Of May - her second nod in this category following last year’s Last Song We Sing. She is competing with Fish Liew from Someone Like Me, Fala Chen from Peg O’ My Heart as well as with Ma Li from The Dumpling Queen and Zhang Ziyi from She’s Got No Name, both from mainland China.
The nominations across 18 categories were announced on Tuesday (February 10) by Michelle Wai, last year’s HKFA best actress winner for The Last Dance, and Edan Lui from boy band Mirror, who is a previous nominee for best new performer. This year, Wai picks up a best supporting actress nomination for Ciao, UFO, which was named best film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society last month.
Some 47 films were on the contenders list released last month by HKFA. However, four films deemed eligible were missing from the list: Vincci Cheuk’s Vital Signs, starring Louis Koo and Neo Yau; Valley Of The Shadow Of Death, directed by Jeffrey Lam and Antonio Tam and starring Anthony Wong; Timothy Yeung’s Finch & Midland, also starring Wong; and Chong Keat Aun’s Malaysian drama Mother Bhumi, starring Fan Bingbing.
When local media asked about the matter at the end of the nomination announcement, chairman Derek Yee said that he had been thinking of a reply over the last month, but could not come up with something that would satisfy everyone, hence HKFA deciding not to make any public comment.
The awards ceremony will take place on April 19 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Hong Kong Film Awards 2026 nominations
Best Film
- Another World
- Ciao, UFO
- Sons Of The Neon Night
- Back To The Past
- She’s Got No Name
Best Director
- Shu Qi (Girl)
- Tommy Ng Kai Chung (Another World)
- Patrick Leung Pak Kin (Ciao, UFO)
- Jonathan Li, Chou Man Yu (Behind The Shadows)
- Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Han Shuai (She’s Got No Name)
Best Screenplay
- Kwok Ka Hei, Jack Lee Chun Kit, Ho Siu Hong, Choi Ka Hang Devon (Unidentified Murder)
- Shu Qi (Girl)
- Polly Yeung (Another World)
- Kong Ho Yan, Amy Chin (Ciao, UFO)
- Chou Man Yu (Behind The Shadows)
Best Actor
- Louis Koo (Behind The Shadows)
- Cheung Kai Chung Louis (Golden Boy)
- Leung Ka Fai Tony (The Shadow’s Edge)
- Louis Koo (Back To The Past)
- Carlos Chan (Someone Like Me)
Best Actress
- Ma Li (The Dumpling Queen)
- Natalie Hsu (My First Of May)
- Fish Liew (Someone Like Me)
- Zhang Ziyi (She’s Got No Name)
- Fala Chen (Peg O’ My Heart)
Best Supporting Actor
- Chan Charm Man Peter (Unidentified Murder)
- Ben Yuen (The Dumpling Queen)
- Wong You Nam (Ciao UFO)
- Locker Lam (Fight For Tomorrow)
- Alex To (Sons Of The Neon Night)
Best Supporting Actress
- Elizabeth Tang (Girlfriends)
- Kara Wai (The Dumpling Queen)
- Michelle Wai (Ciao UFO)
- Nina Paw (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Joyce Tang (Back To The Past)
Best New Performer
- Elizabeth Tang (Girlfriends)
- Lee Kai Sum Ali (Golden Boy)
- Li Zhekun (The Shadow’s Edge)
- Chau Tsz Yuet (Pass And Goal)
- So Tsz Yan (For Alice)
Best Cinematography
- Yu Jing Pin (Girl)
- Leung Ming Kai (Ciao UFO)
- Sion Michel, Richard Bluck (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Kenny Tse (Back To The Past)
- Jake Pollock (She’s Got No Name)
Best Film Editing
- Derek Hui, Joe Zhou, To To (Ciao UFO)
- Chang Suk Ping William (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Zhang Yibo (The Shadow’s Edge)
- Wong Hoi, Kenny Lok (Back To The Past)
- Chang Suk Ping William, Zhang Yibo (She’s Got No Name)
Best Art Direction
- Step C. (Another World)
- Man Lim Chung, Jasper Tsang (Measure In Love)
- Juno Mak, Yee Chung Man, Chow Sai Hung Ambrose, Jona Sees (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Lam Wai Kin (Back To The Past)
- Sun Li, Lau Man Hung (She’s Got No Name)
Best Costume & Makeup Design
- Man Lim Chung, So Chun Yan (Measure In Love)
- Somad, Uma Wang (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Cheung Siu Hong (Back To The Past)
- Dora Ng (She’s Got No Name)
- Boey Wong (Peg O’ My Heart)
Best Action Choreography
- Jack Wong Wai Leung (Golden Boy)
- Tang Sui Wa, Xiong Xin Xin (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Su Hang (The Shadow’s Edge)
- Sammo Hung (Back To The Past)
- Ken Law Ho Ming (Good Game)
Best Original Film Score
- Chou Liting, Cmgroovy, Vicky Fung (Another World)
- Wan Pin Chu (Measure In Love)
- Tsui Chin Hung (Ciao UFO)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nate Connelly (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Chan Kwong Wing, Kay Chan, Christopher Lai (Back To The Past)
Best Original Film Song
- Ordinary People (Girlfriends)
Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Artist：Panther Chan - Until We Meet Again (Another World)
Composer, Lyricist：Vicky Fung Vocal Artist： Claudia Ng - Blink Of Eternity (Measure In Love)
Composer：Wan Pin Chu, Jj Lin Lyricist：Yvonne Lin Vocal Artist: Jj Lin - Wah Fu One (Ciao, UFO)
Composer：Tsui Chin Hung Lyricist：Leung Pak Kin Vocal Artist：Feanna Wong - I Can Never Fall Asleep (Peg O’ My Heart)
Composer：Mark Lui Lyricist：Zhu Lin Vocal Artist：Nick Cheung
Best Sound Design
- Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi (Another World)
- Nopawat Likitwong、Poolpetch Hatthakitkosol、Dhanarat Dhitirojana
- (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Wang Yanwei, Belle Lau (The Shadow’s Edge)
- Terry Shek (Back To The Past)
- James Ashton (Operation Hadal)
Best Visual Effects
- Water Chan (Ciao, UFO)
- Enoch Chan, Yu Yat Tung, Chris Chow, Lai Tsz Fei Felix (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Dave Kwok Wai Ting, Jules Lin, Yee Kwok Leung, Kwok Tai (Back To The Past)
- Leung Chung Man (Good Game)
- Dennis Yeung, Dennis Yeung (Peg O’ My Heart)
Best New Director
- Shu Qi (Girl)
- Tommy Ng Kai Chung (Another World)
- Kung Siu Ping (Measure In Love)
- Juno Mak (Sons Of The Neon Night)
- Kwok Ka Hei, Jack Lee Chun Kit (Unidentified Murder)
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