Maggie Cheung holds the title of the most awards received having been honoured on five separate occasions . Sylvia Chang holds the record for the most nominated actress with ten nominations . Since its inception , 81 actresses have been nominated for the award with 26 actresses winning at least one of the 36 awards . As of 2017 's 36th Hong Kong Film Awards , Kara Wai is the most recent winner for her role in '' Happiness . '' In the following table award nominees are listed by year corresponding to the Hong Kong Film Awards ' annual presentation ceremony . At the first incarnation of the ceremony in 1982 awards were presented to winners with no nominees selected . Thereafter , the winner is chosen from a list of nominees from the chosen category
36th Hong Kong Film Awards
36th Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress