The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ( 1982 ) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was '' Father and Son '' , a film by Allen Fong . From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards ( 1983 ) , there are 5 , sometimes 6 , nominations for the category of Best Film from which one film is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film . The most recent recipient of the award was '' Trivisa '' by Johnnie To and Yau Nai-hoi , which was honoured at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards ( 2017 )
36th Hong Kong Film Awards
36th Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film