‘A Guilty Conscience’ Wins Best Film; ‘The Goldfinger’ Scoops Six Prizes At Hong Kong Film Awards

Legal drama A Guilty Conscience took the top award for best film at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards, while crime thriller The Goldfinger was the biggest winner overall with six prizes, including best actor for Tony Leung Chiu-wai. 

A Guilty Conscience, produced by Edko Films, holds the record for the highest-grossing Hong Kong film ever with a gross of around $15M. It tells the story of a lawyer trying to free a client convicted due to his own negligence, who has to go up against one of Hong Kong’s most powerful business families. 

Emperor Motion Pictures’ The Goldfinger, about one of Hong Kong’s biggest financial scandals, also picked up awards for best cinematography, best art direction, best costume and make-up design, best sound design and best visual effects. 

In Broad Daylight, about a reporter exposing cases of abuse in a care home, scooped three acting awards for actress Jennifer Yu, best supporting actress Rachel Leung and best supporting actor David Chiang. 

Mystery thriller Mad Fate, which premiered at Berlin film festival in 2023, was also a multiple winner, taking best director for Soi Cheang and best screenplay for Yau Nai Hoi and Melvin Li. 

Yoyo Tse won best new performer for her role as a young immigrant in Fly Me To The Moon, while Nick Cheuk repeated his Golden Horse and Asian Film Awards wins by taking best new director for Time Still Turns The Pages (see full list of winners below). 

Taiwanese crime drama The Pig, The Snake, And The Pigeon, which was recently a huge sleeper hit in China, was awarded best Asian Chinese-language film. 

Hong Kong Film Awards 2024: Full List Of Winners

Best Film: A Guilty Conscience

 

Best Director: Soi Cheang – Mad Fate

 

Best Screenplay: Yau Nai Hoi, Melvin Li – Mad Fate

 

Best Actor: Tony Leung – The Goldfinger

 

Best Actress: Jennifer Yu – In Broad Daylight

 

Best Supporting Actor: David Chiang – In Broad Daylight

 

Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Leung – In Broad Daylight

 

Best New Performer: Yoyo Tse – Fly Me To The Moon

 

Best New Director: Nick Cheuk – Time Still Turns The Pages

 

Best Cinematography: Anthony Pun – The Goldfinger

 

Best Film Editing: Allen Leung, David Richardson – Mad Fate

 

Best Art Direction: Eric Lam – The Goldfinger

 

Best Costume and Makeup Design: Man Lim Chung – The Goldfinger

 

Best Action Choreography: Tung Wai – Bursting Point

 

Best Original Film Score: Teddy Robin, Day Tai – Band Four

 

Best Original Film Song: A Lyricist Wannabe – The Lyricist Wannabe

Composer and vocal artist: Tse Nga Yi

Lyricist: Wong Yee Lam

 

Best Sound Design: Nopawat Likitwong – The Goldfinger

 

Best Visual Effects: Lik Wong, Benson Poon – The Goldfinger

 

Best Asian Chinese Language Film: The Pig, The Snake, And The Pigeon

 

Lifetime Achievement Award: Sammo Hung

 

Professional Achievement Award: Tong Ping