The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held at 7:30pm on 16 April 2023 at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
In this year's Academy Awards, only 16 films were nominated for various awards at the conference.
Although the hit "The Corridor of Justice" has achieved success in almost every nomination, the biggest attraction of this year's Academy Awards is "To Nineteen-Year-Old Me", which is the first in history to withdraw from the "Best Film" selection.
The film also caused controversy due to the filming method, which led to the Academy Awards being unable to obtain the screening rights of the film.
The Corridor of Justice
This "suspenseful court" film directed by He Juetian won all 16 nominations at the Academy Awards and became the main frontrunner of this year's Academy Awards.
"Murder" movies rarely have a chance to become mainstream in Hong Kong films, but "The Corridor of Justice" is different.
He is based on a real and horrific double murder case, which occurred in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong in 2013, which can be said to have caused a sensation in Hong Kong and made headlines at the time.
Due to the realism and cruelty of "The Corridor of Justice", this highly stylized film has become a "tertiary film" that can only be viewed by people aged 18 or above.
At the same time, "The Corridor of Justice" has also continuously broken the record of Hong Kong "tertiary films", and won the championship of Hong Kong "tertiary films" with a box office record of more than 40 million.
Although "The Corridor of Justice" is also well received, it remains to be seen whether this highly stylized film can successfully turn its dominance in the nomination into an honor.
Therefore, if "The Corridor of Justice" successfully wins most of the Academy Awards on the 16th, I hope everyone will not be too surprised.
After all, compared with "Tomorrow's War", the story and attraction of "The Corridor of Justice" may be stronger.
And the newcomer starring Mai Peidong in "The Corridor of Justice", if he successfully surpasses Liu Qingyun and other predecessors, he will successfully win the crown of best actor.
It is also reasonable, and it will not be too surprising.
"Tomorrow's War"
This "Tomorrow's War", starring "movie tycoon" Koo Tianle and Liu Qingyun, is not only the highest-grossing Hong Kong film in 2022, but also the second-highest-grossing Hong Kong film ever.
At the same time, "Tomorrow's War" also won a total of 11 award nominations including Best Picture in the 41st Academy Awards.
Although few people would have imagined that this popular commercial film "Tomorrow's War" would be nominated for Best Film.
However, in this edition of the Academy Awards, which has limited shortlisted films, "Tomorrow's War" is likely to win awards such as "Best Action Design" and "Best Visual Effects".
Of course, even these two awards, "When the Wind Rises Again" directed by Weng Ziguang are strong contenders for "Tomorrow's War".
"Detective Wars"
As a film that won the Best Director Award at the 29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards as early as January this year.
Although "Detective Wars" received 11 nominations at the convention, it is likely that Wei Jiahui and his "Detective Wars" will return empty-handed at the Academy Awards.
Just like the performance of the actor Liu Qingyun in other movies, it is more profound than the performance in "Detective Wars".
And "Detective Wars" portrays the role of "police" as too "evil", which also greatly increases the possibility that he will miss various awards.
"Still think you're the best"
As a New Year comedy, "Still Think You Are the Best" can only be postponed to the Mid-Autumn Festival due to the epidemic.
But with its high-quality production, it won a better score than expected at the box office and received 11 nominations at the Academy Awards.
Although "Still Think You're the Best" was not nominated for "Best Film", he was a strong contender for "Best Screenplay".
After all, this is a good work that can resonate with Hong Kong audiences, although he is likely to lose to "The Corridor of Justice".
"Narrow Road Dust"
As a film that is also likely to be "suppressed" by "The Corridor of Justice", the storyline of "Narrow Road Dust" is mainly about the working class.
Among the 10 nominations in total, "Best Original Film Music" is the key award that "Narrow Road Dust" is likely to win.
At the same time, the actor Zhang Jicong is likely to become an upset candidate for "Best Actor".
And director Lin Sen, who is a competitor for "Best Director" and "New Director", is likely to be reduced to a dispensable foil.
"To Nineteen-Year-Old Me"
This is the movie that I like to pay attention to in Hong Kong in 2022.
"To Nineteen-Year-Old Me", directed by Zhang Wanting, after winning a series of honors and awards, was criticized by society and fans for "secret filming" and "moral scandal".
As a result, the documentary was taken down by major cinema lines and public screenings of him were stopped.
Although "To Nineteen-Year-Old Me" won "Best Film" at the 29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, it also won "Best Film" in the "Hong Kong Film Directors Association Annual Awards 2022".
But because of the existence of the "candid scandal", this documentary, which should have shined, cast a haze over the competition for the Academy Awards.
After all, this is a work that took ten years from preparation to filming, and it is somewhat embarrassing to end up like this.
Predictions for winners in all categories
Best Film: "The Corridor of Justice"
Best Director: He Juetian, "The Corridor of Justice"
Best Screenplay: "The Corridor of Justice"
Best Actor: Mak Peidong "The Corridor of Justice"
Best Actress: Zheng Xiuwen "Flowing Water and Falling Flowers"
Best Supporting Actor: Xu Guanwen "When the Wind Rises Again"
Best Supporting Actress: Yang Shimin "The Corridor of Justice"
Best New Actor: Liu Yingting "Superstar Cultivation"
Best Cinematography: Qin Dingchang, Meng Qing, Xu Shaojiang, "When the Wind Rises Again"
Best Editing: Guo Weilun, Chen Xuqing "To Nineteen-Year-Old Me"
Best Art Direction: Lei Chuxiong, Huang Minxuan "When the Wind Rises Again"
Best Costume Design: Zhang Zhaokang's "Tomorrow's War"
Best Action Design: Huang Weiliang's "Tomorrow's War"
Best Original Film Music: Huang Yanren "Narrow Road Dust"
Best Original Film Song: Wind and Rain Don't Change "Superstar Cultivation"
Best Acoustics: Nopawat Likitwong, You Guoliang, Sarunyu Nurnsai, Dhanarat Dhitirojana, "Tomorrow's War"
Best Visual Effects: Zou Zhisheng, Leung Wai Kit, Guo Tai, Luo Huimei "Tomorrow's War"
New director: He Juetian "The Corridor of Justice"
Best Asian Chinese Film: "The End of the Sea is a Grassland"
(After reading it, remember to pay attention to "Hua Yuhan" Oh, the picture comes from the Internet)