Cinematographers Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association Hong Kong Cinematography Lighting Association Hong Kong Stuntman Association Hong Kong Screen Writer's Guild Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild Hong Kong Film Arts Association Hong Kong Society of Film Editors Hong Kong Chamber of Films Categories The Hong Kong Film Awards currently feature 19 regular categories, listed below. Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Performer Best New Director Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Art Direction Best Costume Make Up Design Best Action Choreography Best Original Film Score Best Sound Design Best Original Film Song Best Visual Effects Best Asian Chinese Language Film History Records Mosts Most wins for a film: The Grandmaster — won 12 awards in 2014, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume & Make Up Design, Best Action Choreography, Best Sound Design and Best Original Film Score. Most wins for Best Director: Ann Hui — awarded 6 times in 1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018. Most wins for Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai — awarded 5 times in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2005. Most wins for Best Actress: Maggie Cheung — awarded 5 times in 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2001. Most wins for Best Supporting Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Paul Chun, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Liu Kai-Chi, and Eric Tsang with 2 times each. Most wins for Best Supporting Actress: Elaine Jin — awarded 4 times in 1987, 1988, 2016 and 2017. Most nominations for a film: Bodyguards and Assassins — received 18 nominations in 2010 and won 8 including Best Film. Most nominations for Best Director: Johnnie To — nominated 18 times between his first nomination in 1990 and his latest in 2017. Most nominations for Best Actor: Lau Ching-wan — nominated 16 times between his first nomination in 1994 and his latest in 2015. Most nominations for Best Actress: Sylvia Chang — nominated 11 times between her first nomination in 1983 and her latest in 2018. Most nominations without win: Chin Ka-lok — nominated 13 times between his first nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 and his latest for Best Action Choreography in 2020, and not a single win. Most consecutive wins in the same category: Arthur Wong, awarded Best Cinematography in 1998, 1999