On February 16, 2022, the nominees of the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards were announced: Lin Jiadong, Xie Xian, Liang Zhongheng and Wu Zhenyu were nominated for Best Actor, and Zhou Xiuna, Wang Dani, Liu Yaser, Wu Junru and Gong Li were nominated for Best Actress.
"Anger", "Mei Yanfang", "Mother's Magic Boy", "Wisdom Teeth", "Turbid Water Rafting" competed for the best movie; Wen Nianzhong, Chen Musheng, Liang Lemin, Zheng Baorui, Chen Kexin competed for the best director; "Wisdom Teeth" received a total of 14 nominations, becoming the biggest winner; "Mei Yanfang" received 12 nominations, and "Turbid Water Rafting" received 11 nominations.
Affected by the epidemic: The 2020 Hong Kong Film Awards were held online, but the winners were announced, and then the trophies and certificates were couriered to the winners. Wu Qinggong, a non-famous entertainment critic, pointed out that the 2021 Hong Kong Film Awards were not held, and the 2022 Hong Kong Film Awards need to count the excellent films of these two years, so the competition is very fierce.
Therefore, the movies released from February 2020 to February 2021 are more disadvantageous, because it has been a year, and the judges may have forgotten. Andy Lau starred in "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" can be said to be both acclaimed and popular, at that time also broke the box office record of Hong Kong films in the mainland, Andy Lau's acting skills can be said to be amazing, but did not nominate for best actor.
The box office record of "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" was broken by "Fury: A Serious Case" starring Zhen Zidan and Nicholas Tse, but Zhen Zidan and Nicholas Tse were not nominated for Best Actor. It is understandable that Zhen Zidan was not shortlisted, after all, he is a "hit star"; but Nicholas Tse's performance in "Fury: Serious Case" is very good, and he was also nominated for the Best Actor at the Macao International Film Festival with this film.
Moreover, "Fury: A Serious Case" was released last summer, and it was not too long ago, so why didn't the judges think about it? Tse's father, Xie Xian, was nominated for Best Actor for "Kill Out of a Dusk", and the Hong Kong Academy Awards could have contributed to the father and son sharing the stage. It seems that the Hong Kong Academy Awards really adhere to the principle of "only acting theory" and do not engage in gimmicks.
The organizing committee preferred to let Lin Jiadong be selected with two films, rather than Let Andy Lau, Zhen Zidan and Nicholas Tse be selected, because the judges thought that Lin Jiadong performed well in both films. Wu Jing and Yi Yi Qianxi also lost the best actor, although "Chosin Lake" is a mainland film, but because the directors are Hong Kong's Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, "Chosin Lake" is eligible for selection.
"Chosin Lake" received three nominations in the technical category, namely the Best Editing Award, the Best Sound Effects Award, and the Best Visual Effects Award. Gu Tianle was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Mei Yanfang", and after the outbreak of the epidemic, Gu Tianle has been staying in Hong Kong to make films, allowing many grassroots film staff to have jobs.
Discussion: Who do you think is a pity that they were not nominated?