The Best Director Films of the HKFAs
All of the winning films of Best Director from the Hong Kong Film Awards
Trivia
Ann Hui has won Best Director at the HKFAs the most, with 6 wins in 1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018.
Johnnie To has been nominated for Best Director the most, nominated 16 times between 1990 and 2012.
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![Father and Son]()
1. Father and Son
Hong Kong Movie - 1981
Allen Fong won Best Director at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards in 1982
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![Boat People]()
2. Boat People
Hong Kong Movie - 1982
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards in 1983
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![Ah Ying]()
3. Ah Ying
Hong Kong Movie - 1983
Allen Fong won Best Director at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards in 1984
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![Homecoming]()
4. Homecoming
Hong Kong Movie - 1984
Yim Ho won Best Director at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985
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![The Illegal Immigrant]()
5. The Illegal Immigrant
Hong Kong Movie - 1985
Mabel Cheung won Best Director at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1986
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![Just Like Weather]()
6. Just Like Weather
Hong Kong Movie - 1986
Allen Fong won Best Director at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1987
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![City On Fire]()
7. City On Fire
Hong Kong Movie - 1987
Ringo Lam won Best Director at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1988
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![Rouge]()
8. Rouge
Hong Kong Movie - 1988
Stanley Kwan won Best Director at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1989
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![The Killer]()
9. The Killer
Hong Kong Movie - 1989
John Woo won Best Director at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1990
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![Days of Being Wild]()
10. Days of Being Wild
Hong Kong Movie - 1990
Wong Kar Wai won Best Director at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1991
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![Once Upon a Time in China]()
11. Once Upon a Time in China
Hong Kong Movie - 1991
Tsui Hark won Best Director at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1992
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![Cageman]()
12. Cageman
Hong Kong Movie - 1992
Jacob Cheung won Best Director at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1993
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![C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri]()
13. C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
Derek Yee won Best Director at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1994
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![Chungking Express]()
14. Chungking Express
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
Wong Kar Wai won Best Director at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1995
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![Summer Snow]()
15. Summer Snow
Hong Kong Movie - 1995
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 15th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1996
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![Comrades: Almost a Love Story]()
16. Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Hong Kong Movie - 1996
Peter Chan won Best Director at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1997
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![Made in Hong Kong]()
17. Made in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
Fruit Chan won Best Director at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1998
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![Beast Cops]()
18. Beast Cops
Hong Kong Movie - 1998
Gordon Chan and Dante Lam won Best Director at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1999
Note: Both directors of Beast Cops
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![The Mission]()
19. The Mission
Hong Kong Movie - 1999
Johnnie To won Best Director at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2000
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![Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]()
20. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chinese Movie - 2000
Ang Lee won Best Director at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001
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![Shaolin Soccer]()
21. Shaolin Soccer
Hong Kong Movie - 2001
Stephen Chow won Best Director at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards in 2002
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![Infernal Affairs]()
22. Infernal Affairs
Hong Kong Movie - 2002
Andrew Lau and Alan Mak won Best Director at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2003
Note: Both directors of Infernal Affairs
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![PTU: Police Tactical Unit]()
23. PTU: Police Tactical Unit
Hong Kong Movie - 2003
Johnnie To won Best Director at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2004
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![One Nite in Mongkok]()
24. One Nite in Mongkok
Hong Kong Movie - 2004
Derek Yee won Best Director at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005
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![Election]()
25. Election
Hong Kong Movie - 2005
Johnnie To won Best Director at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2006
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![After This Our Exile]()
26. After This Our Exile
Hong Kong Movie - 2006
Patrick Tam Kar Ming won Best Director at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2007
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![The Warlords]()
27. The Warlords
Hong Kong Movie - 2007
Peter Chan won Best Director at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2008
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![The Way We Are]()
28. The Way We Are
Hong Kong Movie - 2008
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2009
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![Bodyguards and Assassins]()
29. Bodyguards and Assassins
Hong Kong Movie - 2009
Teddy Chan won Best Director at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2010
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![Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame]()
30. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Chinese Movie - 2010
Tsui Hark won Best Director at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011
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![A Simple Life]()
31. A Simple Life
Hong Kong Movie - 2011
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards in 2012
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![Cold War]()
32. Cold War
Hong Kong Movie - 2012
Longman Leung and Sunny Luk Kim Ching won Best Director at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2013
Note: Both directors of Cold War
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![The Grandmaster]()
33. The Grandmaster
Hong Kong Movie - 2013
Wong Kar Wai won Best Director at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2014
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![The Golden Era]()
34. The Golden Era
Chinese Movie - 2014
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015
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![The Taking of Tiger Mountain]()
35. The Taking of Tiger Mountain
Chinese Movie - 2014
Tsui Hark won Best Director at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2016
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![Trivisa]()
36. Trivisa
Hong Kong Movie - 2016
Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong won Best Director at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2017
Note: All directors of Trivisa
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![Our Time Will Come]()
37. Our Time Will Come
Chinese Movie - 2017
Ann Hui won Best Director at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2018
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![Project Gutenberg]()
38. Project Gutenberg
Hong Kong Movie - 2018
Felix Chong won Best Director at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2019
