On February 16, 1905, the nomination list of the 40th China Hong Kong Film Awards was officially released. The film "Wisdom Teeth" directed by Zheng Baorui led the way with 14 nominations and became the biggest winner; "Mei Yanfang" and "Turbid Water Drifting" were followed by 12 awards; and Chen Musheng's posthumous work "Anger and Serious Case" won 8 nominations for best film and best director.
"Changjin Lake", which is the first box office in the history of Chinese films, was nominated for three technical awards, including best editing, best visual effects and best sound effects.
Among them, "Fury Serious Case", "Mei Yanfang", "Mother's Magic Boy", "Wisdom Teeth", "Turbid Water Drifting" will compete for the best movie. The best director will be selected from Wen Nianzhong, Chen Musheng, Liang Lemin, Zheng Baorui and Chen Kexin.
In terms of best actor, Lin Jiadong, who has a wonderful performance in "Hand Cigarette" and "Wisdom Teeth", has become one of the popular candidates with these two works; the 86-year-old Xie Xian was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the first time with "Kill Out of a Dusk"; in addition, the competition of the award also includes Liang Zhongheng ("Mother's Magic Boy") and Wu Zhenyu (Turbid Water Rafting).
The best actress will compete in Gong Li, Zhou Xiuna, Wang Dani, Liu Yaser and Wu Junru. Gong Li played lang ping, the former head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, in "Win the Championship"; Liu Yaser's performance in "Wisdom Teeth" can also be remarkable; newcomer Wang Dani's performance strength in "Mei Yanfang" cannot be underestimated; Zhou Xiuna's breakthrough performance in "Mada Lena" was highly praised; Wu Junru's tear-jerking performance in "Mother's Magical Boy" was even more impeccable and the competition was very fierce.
In terms of other awards, Gu Tianle was nominated for Best Supporting Actor with "Mei Yanfang"; Lang Ping's daughter Bailang was nominated for Best Supporting Actress with "Win the Championship"; and "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" won a total of 3 nominations, including Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects.
Affected by the epidemic, the 2021 Hong Kong Film Awards has decided to postpone the "40th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony" to 2022, and the films eligible for the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2020 and 2021 will be combined for voting and award ceremony in the first quarter of 2022. It is reported that the award ceremony is scheduled to be held on April 17.