By | Published February 12, 2010

Nominations for the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards have been announced and director Teddy Chen’s kung fu thriller BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS is dominating with a whopping 18 nominations in all but three categories. The closest competitor is John Woo’s RED CLIFF II which has 12 nominations. Derek Yee and his drama SHINJUKU INCIDENT are both up for Best Picture and Director.

Contenders for Best Action Choreography include Stephen Tung & Lee Tat-chiu for BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS, Corey Yuen for RED CLIFF II, Ma Yuk-sing for THE STORM WARRIORS, Chin Kar-lok for SHINJUKU INCIDENT, and Ku Huen-chiu for 14 BLADES.

The award ceremony where winners are announced will be held on April 18, 2010.

Check out the complete list of nominations below.

Best Film
• BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS
• RED CLIFF II
• KJ
• SHINJUKU INCIDENT
• OVERHEARD

Best Director
• Teddy Chen (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Ann Hui (NIGHT & FOG)
• John Woo (RED CLIFF II)
• Derek Yee (SHINJUKU INCIDENT)
• Alan Mak & Felix Chong (OVERHEARD)

Best Screenplay
• Guo Junli, Qin Tiannan, Joyce Chan & Chan Tong Man (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Wai Ka Fai & Au Kin Yee (WRITTEN BY)
• Szeto Kam Yuen, Nicholl Tang & Milkyway Creative Team (ACCIDENT)
• Alex Law (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW)
• Alan Mak & Felix Chong (OVERHEARD)

Best Actor
• Wang Xueqi (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Simon Yam (NIGHT & FOG)
• Aaron Kwok (MURDERER)
• Simon Yam (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW)
• Lau Ching-wan (OVERHEARD)

Best Actress
• Zhang Jing-chu (NIGHT & FOG)
• Wai Yin-hung (AT THE END OF DAYBREAK)
• Vicki Zhao (MULAN)
• Shu Qi (LOOK FOR A STAR)
• Sandra Ng (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW)

Best Supporting Actor
• Tony Leung Ka-fai (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Nicholas Tse (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Chang Cheh (RED CLIFF II)
• Feng Tsui-fan (ACCIDENT)
• Alex Fong (OVERHEARD)

Best Supporting Actress
• Li Yuchun (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Fan Bing-bing (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Vicki Zhao (RED CLIFF II)
• Denise Ho (LOOK FOR A STAR)
• Michelle Ye (ACCIDENT)

Best New Performer
• Fala Chen (TURNING POINT)
• Li Yuchun (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Zhu XUan (PRINCE OF TEARS)
• Aarif Lee (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW)
• Chung SHiu-to (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW)

Best Cinematography
• Arthur Wong (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Anthony Pun (EMPIRE OF SILVER)
• Lu Yue & Zhang Li (RED CLIFF)
• Chin Ting-chang (PRINCE OF TEARS)
• Nobuyasu Kita (SHINJUKU INCIDENT)

Best Film Editing
• Derek Hui & Wong Hoi (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• David Wu, Angie Lam & Yang Hong-yu (RED CLIFF II)
• David Richardson (ACCIDENT)
• Kong Chi-leung & Chan Chi-wai (OVERHEARD)

Best Art Direction
• Ken Mak (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Yee Chung-man, Chan Chi-ping & Christina Yao (EMPIRE OF SILVER)
• Tim Yip (RED CLIFF)
• Yee Chung-man & Lau Man-hung (THE STORM WARRIORS)
• Yonfan & Andrew Wong (PRINCE OF TEARS)

Best Costume & Make Up Design
• Dora Ng (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Yee Chung-man, Jessie Dai, Popeye Tam & Man Yung-ling (EMPIRE OF SILVER)
• Tim Yip (RED CLIFF II)
• Yee Chung-man & Dora Ng (THE STORM WARRIORS)
• Yonfan & Eason Fung (PRINCE OF TEARS)

Best Action Choreography
• Stephen Tung & Lee Tat-chiu (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Corey Yuen (RED CLIFF II)
• Ma Yuk-sing (THE STORM WARRIORS)
• Chin Kar-lok (SHINJUKU INCIDENT)
• Ku Huan-chiu (14 BLADES)

Best Original Score
• Chan Kwong-wing & Peter Kam (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Taro Iwashiro (RED CLIFF)
• Yu Yat-yiu (PRINCE OF TEARS)
• Lo Tayu (VENGEANCE)
• Keiichi Tomita (DANCE, SUBARU!)

Best Original Film Song
• “粉末” (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS). Composer: Chan Kwong-wing, Lyrics: Chris Shum, Performer: Li Yuchun.
• “River of No Return” (RED CLIFF II). Composer: Taro Iwashiro, Lyrics: Francis Lee, Performer: Alan.
• “木蘭情” (MULAN). Composer: Li Shih-song, Lyrics: Yee Kar-yeung, Performer: Stefanie Sun.
• “麥兜响噹噹” (MCDULL, KUNG FU DING DING DONG). Composer: The Pancakes, Lyrics: Brian Tse & The Pancakes, Performer: The Pancakes.
• “歲月輕狂” (ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW). Composer: Lowell Lo, Lyrics: Alex Law, Performer: Aarif Lee.

Best Sound Design
• Kinson Tsang & George Lee (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Steve Burgess & Wu Jiang (RED CLIFF II)
• Cheung King-wai & Hidemi Gojo (KJ)
• Ken Wong, Phyllis Cheng & Lam Siu-yu (THE STORM WARRIORS)
• Ken Wong, Phyllis Cheng (14 BLADES)

Best Visual Effects
• Ng Yuen-fai, Chas Chau, Joe Tam & Yung Kwok-yin (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)
• Teddy Mak, Ken Law & Mary Ng (WRITTEN BY)
• Craig Hayes (RED CLIFF II)
• Ng Yuen-fai, Chas Chau & Tam Kai-kwan (THE STORM WARRIORS)
• Don Ma (KUNG FU CYBORG: METALLIC ATTRACTION)

Best New Director
• Philip Yung (GLAMOROUS YOUTH)
• Cheung King-wai (KJ)
• Roy Chow (MURDERER)

Best Asian Film
• CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH
• THE FOUNDING OF A REPUBLIC
• THE MESSAGE
• PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA
• DEPARTURES

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  • BruisedLo

    isn't that lung fei on the picture?

  • reefer

    No category for Best Foreign film?

  • Barry

    i hope your joking right!!

    go watch the oscars for best foreign film.

  • reefer

    I am. I just think its funny that America celebrates other cultures but other countries don't. Guess it's a testament to the dominance of American culture.

  • plant

    i heard bruce lee won the role for best foreign actor at the oscars. but then i woke up

  • LoBo

    I hope this film doesn`t win any award. I was very disappointed with this film.

  • DiP

    This deserves any of the award nominations it got. It's a great movie.

  • LoBo

    I don`t share that opinion. We can agree to disagree. This was really not my type of movie. Majority of the film was just drama with a few action scenes throwed in to get people to watch.

  • dip

    The action was there but it wasn't the main attraction. It was about the story and characters. Albeit, it was marketed the wrong way (Donnie Yen, Cung Le, 1 hour non-stop action) if you ask me so I can understand why you were disappointed. But the movie is far from a bad production, otherwise it wouldn't have got the award nominations in the first place.