23rd Hong Kong Film Awards

23rd Hong Kong Film Awards
Date	4 April 2004
Site	Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Host	Dayo Wong Bowie Tsang Athena Chu Candice Yu Cherrie Ying Terri Kwan Ada Choi Josie Ho Kristy Yang Jo Koo

Ceremony for the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 4 April 2004 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Hosts for the ceremony consisted of Dayo Wong and a line-up of nine female celebrities, namely Bowie Tsang, Athena Chu, Candice Yu, Cherrie Ying, Terri Kwan, Ada Choi, Josie Ho, Kristy Yang and Jo Koo. Twenty-three winners in nineteen categories were unveiled. Running on Karma clinched the award for Best Film, while its leading man Andy Lau received his second Best Actor title in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Awards

Best Film

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
N/A	Running On Karma	PTU Infernal Affairs II Infernal Affairs III Lost In Time

Best Director

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Johnnie To	PTU	Benny Chan — Heroic Duo Derek Yee — Lost In Time Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai — Running On Karma Andrew Lau, Alan Mak — Infernal Affairs II

Best Screenplay

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee, Yip Tin-Shing	Running On Karma	Alan Mak, Felix Chong — Infernal Affairs II Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee — PTU Alan Mak, Felix Chong — Infernal Affairs III James Yuen, Jessica Fong — Lost In Time

Best Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Andy Lau	Running On Karma	Lau Ching-Wan — Lost In Time Jacky Cheung — Golden Chicken 2 Francis Ng — Infernal Affairs II Simon Yam — PTU

Best Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Cecilia Cheung	Lost In Time	Karena Lam — The Floating Landscape Carina Lau — Infernal Affairs II Sandra Ng — Golden Chicken 2 Cecilia Cheung — Running On Karma

Best Supporting Actor

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Tony Leung Ka-Fai	Men Suddenly In Black	Chapman To — Infernal Affairs II Liu Kai Chi — Infernal Affairs II Cheung Siu-Fai — Running On Karma Ronald Cheng — My Lucky Star

Best Supporting Actress

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Josie Ho	Naked Ambition	Candy Lo — Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Paw Hee-Ching — Lost In Time Josie Ho — The Twins Effect Maggie Siu — PTU

Best New Performer

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Andy On	Star Runner	Vanness Wu — Star Runner Po Po — Hidden Track Edwin Siu — Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Kenneth Cheung — PTU

Best Cinematography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Arthur Wong	The Floating Landscape	Cheng Siu-Keung — PTU Anthony Poon — Heroic Duo Andrew Lau, Ng Man-Ching — Infernal Affairs II Andrew Lau, Ng Man-Ching — Infernal Affairs III

Best Film Editing

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Chan Ki Hop	The Twins Effect	Danny Pang, Pang Ching-Hei — Infernal Affairs II Danny Pang, Pang Ching-Hei — Infernal Affairs III Law Wing-Cheong — Running On Karma Law Wing-Cheong — PTU

Best Art Direction

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Bill Lui	The Twins Effect	Yee Chung-Man, Ken Mak — Golden Chicken 2 Bruce Yu — Turn Left Turn Right Bruce Yu — Running On Karma Ben Luk — The Floating Landscape

Best Costume Make Up Design

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Yee Chung-Man	The Twins Effect	Bruce Yu, Stephanie Wong — Running on Karma Bruce Yu, Stephanie Wong — Turn Left, Turn Right William Chang — The Floating Landscape Yee Chung-Man, Stanley Cheung — Golden Chicken 2

Best Action Choreography

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Donnie Yen	The Twins Effect	Sammo Hung — The Medallion Stephen Tung — Heroic Duo Chin Kar-lok — Star Runner Yuen Bun — Running On Karma

Best Original Film Score

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Peter Kam	Lost In Time	Chung Chi-Wing, Ben Cheung — Turn Left, Turn Right Chan Kwong-Wing — Infernal Affairs III Chung Chi-Wing — PTU Chan Kwong-Wing — Infernal Affairs II

Best Original Film Song

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
長空 Composer: Wong Ka Keung Lyricist: Wong Ka Keung, Yip Sai Wing Singer: Beyond	Infernal Affairs II	身外情 — Running on Karma Composer: Gaybird Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Anthony Wong 兩個人的幸運 — Turn Left, Turn Right Composer: Peter Kam Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Gigi Leung 下一站天后 — Diva: Ah Hey Composer: Ronald Ng Lyricist: Wyman Wong Singer: Charlene Choi Forget the Unforgettable — Lost In Time Composer: Peter Kam Lyricist: Chan Fai Young Singer: Cecilia Cheung

Best Sound Design

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Steven Ticknor, Kinson Tsang	The Twins Effect	Kinson Tsang — Infernal Affairs II Kinson Tsang — Infernal Affairs III Martin Chappell — PTU Martin Chappell, May Mok, Charlie Lo — Running on Karma

Best Visual Effects

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Eddy Wong, Yee Kwok-Leung	The Twins Effect	Stephen Ma — PTU Eddy Wong, Victor Wong — Infernal Affairs III Paddy Eason, Merrin Jensen, Lars Johansson, Matthew Gidney — The Medallion Stephen Ma — Running on Karma

Best Asian Film

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
N/A	The Twilight Samurai (Japan)	Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (China) Blue Gate Crossing (Taiwan) Together (China) The Classic (South Korea)

Best New Director

Winner	Winning film	Nominees
Pang Ho-Cheung	Men Suddenly In Black	Barbara Wong Chun-chun — Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Carol Lai — The Floating Landscape

External links

• Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards

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