25th Hong Kong Film Awards

25th Hong Kong Film Awards
Date	8 April 2006
Site	Hong Kong Coliseum
Hosted by	Eric Tsang Teresa Mo Chapman To

Ceremony for the25th Hong Kong Film Awardswas held on 8 April 2006 in theHong Kong Coliseumand hosted byEric Tsang,Teresa MoandChapman To.Twenty-five winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with filmElectionbeing the year's biggest winner.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted inboldface,and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Best Film Election‡ Seven Swords Perhaps Love The Myth Initial D	Best Director Johnnie To—Election‡ Tsui Hark—Seven Swords Peter Chan—Perhaps Love Derek Yee—2 Young Andrew LauandAlan Mak—Initial D
Best Screenplay Yau Nai-HoiandYip Tin-Shing—Election‡ Aubrey LamandRaymond To—Perhaps Love Derek YeeandChun Tin-Nam—2 Young James Yuen,Jessica Fong andLo Yiu-Fai—Crazy N' the City Cheung Chi-Kwong andSusan Chan—Wait 'Til You're Older	Best Actor Tony Leung Ka Fai—Election‡ Aaron Kwok—Divergence Tony Leung Ka Fai—Everlasting Regret Andy Lau—Wait 'Til You're Older Simon Yam—Election
Best Actress Zhou Xun—Perhaps Love‡ Karena Lam—Home Sweet Home Sammi Cheng—Everlasting Regret Sylvia Chang—Rice Rhapsody Karen Mok—Wait 'Til You're Older	Best Supporting Actor Anthony Wong—Initial D‡ Alex Fong—Drink-Drank-Drunk Hu Jun—Everlasting Regret Liu Kai-chi—SPL Wong Tin-lam—Election
Best Supporting Actress Teresa Mo—2 Young‡ Zhang Jingchu—Seven Swords Su Yan—Everlasting Regret Karena Lam—Ah Sou Maggie Shiu—Election	Best New Performer Jay Chou—Initial D‡ Fiona Sit—2 Young Isabella Leong—Bug Me Not! Annie Liu—Ah Sou Michelle Ye—Moonlight in Tokyo
Best Cinematography Peter Pau—Perhaps Love‡ Venus Keung—Seven Swords Peter Pau—The Promise Cheng Siu-Keung—Election Andrew Lau,Lai Yiu FaiandNg Man-Ching—Initial D	Best Film Editing Yau Chi-Wai—Divergence‡ Angie Lam—Seven Swords Wenders LiandEric Kwong—Perhaps Love Patrick Tam—Election Wong Hoi—Initial D
Best Art Direction Kenneth YeeandPater Wong—Perhaps Love‡ Eddy Wong—Seven Swords William ChangandAlfred Yau—Everlasting Regret Bill Lui—A Chinese Tall Story Timmy Yip—The Promise	Best Costume Make Up Design Kenneth YeeandPater Wong—Perhaps Love‡ Poon Wing-YanandShirley Chan—Seven Swords William Chang—Everlasting Regret William Chang,Bruce Yu andLee Pik-Kwan—A Chinese Tall Story Timmy YipandKimiya Masago—The Promise
Best Action Choreography Donnie Yen—SPL‡ Lau Kar-leung,Stephen TungandXiong Xinxin—Seven Swords Lee Chung-Chi—Divergence Jackie Chan,Stanley TongandRichard Hung—The Myth Yuen Wo-ping,Yuen Shun-YiandKu Huen-Chiu—House of Fury	Best Original Film Score Peter KamandLeon Ko—Perhaps Love‡ Kenji Kawai—Seven Swords Joe Hisaishi—A Chinese Tall Story Lo Tayu—Election Chan Kwong-Wing—Initial D
Best Original Film Song Perhaps Love —Perhaps Love‡ Composer:Peter Kam Lyricist:Yiu Him Singer:Jacky Cheung Endless Love—The Myth Composer:Choi Jun-young Lyricist:Choi Jun-youngandWang Zhongyan Singer:Jackie ChanandKim Hee-sun Lần sau không dám —Wait 'Til You're Older Composer:Peter Kam Lyricist:Andy Lau Singer:Andy Lau Drifting—Initial D Composer:Jay Chou Lyricist:Vincent Fang Singer:Jay Chou Vô lại —Dragon Reloaded Composer:Joe Lei Lyricist:Joe Lei Singer:Ronald Cheng	Best Sound Design Kinson Tsang—Initial D‡ Steve BurgessandHe Wei—Seven Swords Kinson Tsang—Perhaps Love Eddy WongandVictor Wong—A Chinese Tall Story Wang DanrongandRoger Savage—The Promise
Best Visual Effects Eddy Wong,Victor Wong andBryan Cheung—Initial D‡ Peter Webb—Seven Swords Wendy ChoiandDavid Tso—The Myth Eddy WongandVictor Wong—A Chinese Tall Story Frankie Chung,Don Ma,Cecil Cheng andTam Kai-Kwan—The Promise	Best New Director Kenneth Bi—Rice Rhapsody‡ Mathew Tang—Before Twenty... Before Too Old... Derek YeeandChun Tin-Nam—2 Young Stephen Fung—House of Fury
Best Asian Film Kekexili: Mountain Patrol(China)‡ Howl's Moving Castle(Japan) Three Times(Taiwan) Sympathy For Lady Vengeance(South Korea) Be with You(Japan)	Professional Achievement Award Charles Wang‡

25th Hong Kong Film Awards in culture

The 25th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was modeled in a filmMy Name Is Fame(2006) with Faye Ng (played byHuo Siyan) as an announcer for the Best Supporting Actor category and Poon Ka-fai (byLau Ching-wan) as one of its nominees. Lau Ching-wan won the Best (Leading) Actor category at the26th Hong Kong Film Awards(the next year) for this exact role.

External links

• Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards