Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Introduction The '''Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor''' is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.
History The award was established at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards (1985) and the first winner was Shum Wai for his role in the film ''Long Arm of the Law''. There are typically 5 or 6 nominations for the category of Best Supporting Actor from which one actor is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.The actors with most awards in this category are Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Paul Chun, Anthony Wong, Liu Kai-chi, and Eric Tsang with 2 times each. Tony Leung Chiu-wai also holds the record for the actor with the most awards in the Best Actor category.
Winners and nominees  Year Actor Film Character name Note '''1985'''(4th) '''Shum Wai''' '''''Long Arm of the Law'''''  Chor Yuen ''Cherie'' Tai Bo ''Law with Two Phases'' Chang Kuo-chu ''An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty'' Anthony Chan ''Behind the Yellow Line'' '''1986'''(5th) '''Mang Hoi''' '''''Yes, Madam'''''  Clarence Fok ''Let's Make Laugh 2'' Lam Ching-ying ''Mr. Vampire'' Billy Lau '''1987'''(6th) '''Paul Chun''' '''''The Lunatics'''''  Waise Lee ''A Better Tomorrow'' Wu Ma ''Righting Wrongs'' Paul Chun ''Peking Opera Blues'' Chow Yun-fat ''Love Unto Waste'' Shing Fui-On ''The Law Enforcer'' '''1988'''(7th) '''Tony Leung Chiu-wai''' '''''People's Hero'''''  Wu Ma ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' Roy Cheung ''Prison on Fire'' Ho Ka-kui Tsui Hark ''Final Victory'' Ronald Wong ''People's Hero'' '''1989'''(8th) '''Jacky Cheung''' '''''As Tears Go By'''''  Stephen Chow ''Final Justice'' Alex Man ''As Tears Go By'' Eric Tsang ''The Other Half and the Other Half'' Wu Ma ''Last Eunuch in China'' '''1990'''(9th) '''Tony Leung Chiu-wai''' '''''My Heart Is That Eternal Rose'''''  Paul Chu ''The Killer'' Shing Fui-On ''Stars & Roses'' Wong Kwan-Yuen ''All About Ah-Long'' '''1991'''(10th) '''Ng Man-tat''' '''''A Moment of Romance'''''  Jacky Cheung ''A Chinese Ghost Story II'' Jacky Cheung ''The Swordsman'' Lau Shun Ng Man-tat ''All for the Winner'' Derek Yee ''Kawashima Yoshiko'' '''1992'''(11th) '''Kwan Hoi-San''' '''''Lee Rock'''''  Jacky Cheung ''Once Upon a Time in China'' Aaron Kwok ''Saviour of the Soul'' Ng Man-tat ''Fight Back to School'' Kent Tong ''The Tigers'' '''1993'''(12th) '''Liu Kai-chi''' '''''Cageman'''''  Tony Leung Chiu-wai ''Hard Boiled'' Francis Ng ''Handsome Siblings'' Anthony Wong ''Now You See Love, Now You Don't'' Donnie Yen ''Once Upon a Time in China II'' '''1994'''(13th) '''Paul Chun''' '''''C'est la vie, mon chéri'''''  Kent Cheng ''Crime Story'' Lawrence Cheng ''Tom, Dick and Hairy'' Tsui Kam-Kong ''All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard'' Michael Lee ''Temptation of a Monk'' Anthony Wong ''Legal Innocence'' '''1995'''(14th) '''Jordan Chan''' '''''Twenty Something'''''  Power Chan ''The Final Option'' Jordan Chan ''He's a Woman, She's a Man'' Eric Kot ''In Between'' Law Kar-ying ''From Beijing with Love'' '''1996'''(15th) '''Law Kar-ying''' '''''Summer Snow'''''  Chin Kar-lok ''Full Throttle'' Jordan Chan ''Heaven Can't Wait'' Eric Kot ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' Dayo Wong ''The Day that Doesn't Exist'' '''1997'''(16th) '''Eric Tsang''' '''''Comrades: Almost a Love Story'''''  Jordan Chan ''Big Bullet'' Jerry Lamb ''The Log'' Tsui Kam-Kong ''Viva Erotica'' Anthony Wong ''Young and Dangerous 3'' Simon Yam ''To Be No. 1'' '''1998'''(17th) '''Jiang Wen''' '''''The Soong Sisters'''''  Chang Chen ''Happy Together'' Law Kar-ying ''Kitchen'' Eric Tsang ''Task Force'' Poon Chang-Leung ''The Mad Phoenix'' '''1999'''(18th) '''Patrick Tam''' '''''Beast Cops'''''  Nick Cheung ''The Conman'' Alex Fong ''Your Place or Mine!'' Sam Lee ''The Longest Summer'' Eric Tsang ''Hold You Tight'' '''2000'''(19th) '''Ti Lung''' '''''The Kid'''''  Hui Siu-Hung ''Running Out of Time'' Lam Suet ''The Mission'' Lo Bei ''Little Cheung'' Tse Kwan-Ho ''Ordinary Heroes'' '''2001'''(20th) '''Francis Ng''' '''''2000 A.D.'''''  Eason Chan ''Lavender'' Chang Chen ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' Roy Cheung ''Jiang hu: The Triad Zone'' Simon Yam ''Juliet in Love'' '''2002'''(21st) '''Wong Yat-fei''' '''''Shaolin Soccer'''''  Gordon Lam ''Dance of a Dream'' David Lee ''From the Queen to the Chief Executive'' Patrick Tam Kar-Ming ''Born Wild'' Simon Yam ''Midnight Fly'' '''2003'''(22nd) '''Anthony Wong''' '''''Infernal Affairs'''''  Anthony Wong ''Just One Look'' ''Princess D'' Chapman To ''Infernal Affairs'' Eric Tsang '''2004'''(23rd) '''Tony Leung Ka-fai''' '''''Men Suddenly in Black'''''  Eddie Cheung ''Running on Karma'' Ronald Cheng ''My Lucky Star'' Liu Kai-chi ''Infernal Affairs II'' Chapman To '''2005'''(24th)'''Yuen Wah''''''''Kung Fu Hustle'''''  Daniel Wu ''New Police Story'' Danny Chan Kwok Kwan ''Kung Fu Hustle'' Jim Chim ''Driving Miss Wealthy'' Tony Leung Ka-fai ''Dumplings: Three...Extremes'' '''2006'''(25th)'''Anthony Wong''''''''Initial D'''''  Alex Fong ''Drink-Drank-Drunk'' Wong Tin-lam ''Election'' Hu Jun ''Everlasting Regret'' Liu Kai-chi ''SPL: Sha Po Lang'' '''2007'''(26th) '''Ian Gouw''' '''''After This Our Exile'''''  Nick Cheung ''Election 2'' Simon Yam Jay Chou ''Curse of the Golden Flower'' Liu Ye '''2008'''(27th) '''Andy Lau''' '''''Protégé'''''  Nick Cheung ''Exodus'' Ronald Cheng ''Mr. Cinema'' Chow Yun-fat ''The Postmodern Life of My Aunt'' Louis Koo ''Protégé'' '''2009'''(28th) '''Liu Kai-chi''' '''''Beast Stalker'''''  Stephen Chow ''CJ7'' Zhang Fengyi ''Red Cliff'' Gordon Lam ''Ip Man'' Louis Fan '''2010'''(29th)'''Nicholas Tse''''''''Bodyguards and Assassins'''''Tony Leung Ka-fai''Bodyguards and Assassins''Chang Chen''Red Cliff II''Feng Tsui Fan''Accident''Alex Fong''Overheard'' '''2011'''(30th)'''Teddy Robin''''''''Gallants'''''Tony Leung Ka-fai''Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame''Deng ChaoWang Xueqi''Reign Of Assassins''Liu Kai-chi''The Stool Pigeon'' '''2012'''(31st)'''Lo Hoi Pang''''''''Life Without Principle'''''Jimmy Wang''Wu Xia''Paul Chun''A Simple Life''Nicholas Tse''Shaolin''Kenneth Tsang''Overheard 2'' '''2013'''(32nd)'''Ronald Cheng''''''''Vulgaria'''''Liu Kai-chi''The Bullet Vanishes''Lam Ka Tung''Cold War''Chapman To''Diva''Alex Man''The Bounty'' '''2014'''(33rd)'''Zhang Jin''''''''The Grandmaster'''''Tong Dawei''American Dreams In China''Huang Bo''Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons''Eddie Peng''Unbeatable''Anthony Chan''Rigor Mortis'' '''2015'''(34th)'''Kenneth Tsang''''''''Overheard 3'''''Alex Fong''Overheard 3''Ng Man-tat''Aberdeen''Lam Suet ''The Midnight After''Wang Baoqiang''Kung Fu Jungle'' '''2016'''(35th)'''Michael Ning''''''''Port of Call'''''Andrew Lam''Full Strike''Louis Cheung''Keeper Of Darkness''Zhang Jin''SPL II: A Time For Consequences'' Zhang Jin''Ip Man 3'' '''2017'''(36th)'''Eric Tsang''''''''Mad World'''''Paul Chun''Book of Love''Ng Man-tat''The Menu''Philip Keung''Trivisa''Liu Kai-chi''Weeds on Fire'' '''2018'''(37th)'''Philip Keung''''''''Shock Wave''''' Philip Keung''Concerto Of The Bully'' Yasuaki Kurata''The Empty Hands''Paul Chun''Love Off the Cuff''Lam Ka Tung ''Paradox'' Yasuaki Kurata  ''God of War'' '''2019'''(38th)'''Ben Yuen''''''''Tracey''''' Kenny Wong''Men On The Dragon'' Poon Chan Leung Sam Lee ''Still Human'' Liu Kai-chi ''Project Gutenberg'' '''2020'''(39th)'''Cheung Tat-ming''''''''I'm Livin' It''''' Philip Keung''A Witness Out of the Blue'' Siuyea Lo ''Suk Suk'' Alex Man ''I'm Livin' It'' Zhang Qi ''The New King of Comedy'' '''2022'''(40th)'''Fung Ho Yeung''''''''Zero to Hero'''''Louis Koo''Anita'' Lam Suet''Time'' Will Or ''Drifting'' Tse Kwan-ho '''2023'''(41st)'''Michael Hui''''''''Where the Wind Blows'''''Jan Lamb''The Sparring Partner''Law Wing-cheung''Mama's Affair''Louis Cheung''Table for Six''Peter Chan
Multiple wins and nominations ===Multiple wins=== Wins Actor 2Tony Leung Chiu-waiPaul ChunAnthony WongLiu Kai-chiEric Tsang===Multiple nominations === Nominations Actor 8Liu Kai-chi 6Paul ChunEric TsangAnthony Wong 5Ng Man-tat 4Jacky CheungJordan ChanAlex FongSimon YamTony Leung Ka-faiPhilip Keung 3Wu MaTony Leung Chiu-waiAlex ManLaw Kar-yingChang ChenNick CheungLam SuetChapman ToRonald ChengZhang Jin
Records '''Items''''''Name''''''Statistics''''''Notes'''Most winsTony Leung Chiu-wai, Paul Chun, Anthony Wong, Liu Kai-chi, and Eric Tsang2 winsMost nominationsLiu Kai-chi8 nominations2 winsOldest winnerMichael HuiAge 80 years, 225 daysFor ''Where the Wind Blows''Oldest nomineeAge 80 years, 159 daysYoungest winnerIan GouwAge 10 years, 6 daysFor ''After This Our Exile''Youngest nomineeAge 9 years, 298 daysMost nominations without a winSimon Yam and Alex Fong4 nominations
See also * Hong Kong Film Award* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director* Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film* Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
References
External links *  Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site