The 17th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1997 and took place on 26 April 1998 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Carol Cheng and Cheung Tat Ming, during the ceremony awards are presented in 17 categories.
Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Made in Hong Kong The Soong Sisters Lifeline Full Alert Happy TogetherFruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong Johnnie To — Lifeline Mabel Cheung — The Soong Sisters Ringo Lam — Full Alert Wong Kar-wai — Happy TogetherRaymond To — The Mad Phoenix Alex Law — The Soong Sisters Johnny Mak — Island of Greed Wai Ka-Fai, Matt Chow and Szeto Kam-Yuen — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Fruit Chan — Made in Hong KongTony Leung — Happy Together Leslie Cheung — Happy Together Sean Lau — Full Alert Tony Leung — Island of Greed Tse Kwan Ho — The Mad PhoenixMaggie Cheung — The Soong Sisters Pauline Suen — Island of Greed Shu Qi — Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke Jacklyn Wu — Eighteen Springs Carina Lau — The IntimatesJiang Wen — The Soong Sisters Chang Chen — Happy Together Eric Tsang — Task Force Poon Chan-Leung — The Mad Phoenix Law Kar-ying — KitchenAnita Mui — Eighteen Springs Elaine Kam — The Soong Sisters Theresa Lee — The Intimates Theresa Lee — Downtown Torpedoes Michelle Yeoh — The Soong SistersSam Lee — Made in Hong Kong Ruby Wong — Lifeline Nicola Cheung — Cause We Are So Young Ken Wong — Downtown Torpedoes Lam Bo-Lun — My Dad Is a JerkArthur Wong — The Soong Sisters Horace Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Cheung Man-Biu — Downtown Torpedoes Mark Lee — Eighteen Springs Christopher Doyle — Happy TogetherWong Wing-Ming — Lifeline Marco Mak and Angie Lam — Full Alert Fruit Chan — Made in Hong Kong Eric Kwong and Cheung Ka-Fai — Downtown Torpedoes William Chang and Wong Ming-Lam — Happy TogetherEddie Ma — The Soong Sisters Raymond Lee — Island of Greed Eddie Ma and Ken Mak — Downtown Torpedoes Bruce Yu and Yank Wong — Eighteen Springs William Chang — Happy TogetherEmi Wada — The Soong Sisters Silver Cheung — The Odd One Dies Dora Ng — Downtown Torpedoes William Chang — Happy Together Eddie Mok — Eighteen SpringsTung Wai — Downtown Torpedoes Yuen Bun — Island of Greed Yuen Bun — Lifeline Sammo Hung — Once Upon a Time in China and America Jackie Chan Stunt Team and Cho Wing — Mr. Nice GuyKitarō and Randy Miller — The Soong Sisters Cacine Wong — Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Carl Wong — First Love: The Litter on the Breeze Ye Xiaogang — Eighteen Springs Peter Kam — Downtown Torpedoes歡樂今宵 —Cause We Are So Young Composer: Dennie Wong Lyricist: Wyman Wong Singer: Leo Ku 半生緣 — Eighteen Springs Composer: Wong Kwok-Lun Lyricist: Albert Leung Singer: Leon Lai 孤星淚 — Island of Greed Composer: Wu Bai Lyricist: Wu Bai Singer: Andy Lau 一於奉陪 — Young and Dangerous 4 Composer: Duck Lau Lyricist: Richard Lam Singer: Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan 我愛廚房 — Kitchen Composer: Otomo Yoshihide Lyricist: Cheng Kwok-Kong Singer: Cass PhangLifeline Downtown Torpedoes Full Alert Island of Greed The Soong SistersChor Yuen
References
Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards