Late director Benny Chan feted as Hong Kong Film Awards return to full glory
- Chan wins two biggest awards of night, receiving both best director and best film for his final feature Raging Fire
- Actor Andy Lau helps pay tribute to late director, reads acceptance speech prepared by Chan’s wife
Movie stars and other celebrities brought glitz and glamour on Sunday to the first Hong Kong Film Awards held before a live audience since the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago.
Late director Benny Chan Muk-sing received the two biggest honours of the night, winning the awards for both best director and best film for his final feature Raging Fire.
The police thriller, which stars Donnie Yen Ji-dan as a righteous detective battling a former colleague turned criminal, also won the best action choreography and best film editing.
Veteran performer Patrick Tse Yin took home the award for best actor for his performance in the black comedy Time, while Cya Liu Ya-se won best actress for her role in Limbo as an ex-convict who finds herself on the trail of a serial killer.
Tse, 85, accepted his award to a standing ovation from the event’s audience.
