Crime drama “The Goldfinger” was the numerical winner on the Hong Kong Movie Awards, the place it gained six prizes on Sunday. But it surely missed out on the very best movie prize, which went to field workplace document breaker “A Responsible Conscience.”
“The Goldfinger,” a retro monetary thriller starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah, earned a slew of technical award (cinematography, artwork path, costume and make up, sound design and visible results) in addition to the lead actor prize for Leung.
Two movies took three prizes every: “In Broad Daylight,” an investigation into abuse at a care residence, and “Mad Destiny,” Soi Cheang’s grungy examination of superstition within the metropolis. “In Broad Daylight,” which opened anonymously this weekend in mainland Chinese language cinemas, picked up three efficiency awards — finest actress award for Jennifer Yu, finest supporting actor for David Chiang and finest supporting actress for Rachel Leung. “Mad Destiny,” which premiered in Berlin in February 2023, picked up the very best director award, finest screenplay and finest movie enhancing prizes. Cheang will symbolize Hong Kong at subsequent month’s Cannes competition, along with his newest effort “Twilight of the Warrior Walled In.”
Directed by Jack Ng, “A Responsible Conscience” had been nominated in ten classes, however ultimately took solely a solo prize – the highest one. Telling the story of a lawyer making an attempt to undo his personal negligence and free a consumer who was wrongly convicted of homicide the movie final 12 months earned HK$114 million ($14.6 million), to interrupt the town’s field workplace document for an area movie.
Veteran performer, martial artist and director Sammo Hung was given a lifetime achievement award. The occasion was held Sunday night on the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
