The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a supporting role.
History The award was established at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards (1985) and the first winner was Anita Mui for her role in the film Behind the Yellow Line. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Supporting Actress from which one actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. The most recent recipient of the award was Michelle Wai, who was honoured at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards (2026), for her performance in Ciao UFO.
The actress with most awards in this category is Elaine Jin with 4 awards. There are six actresses who have been awarded in both the categories for leading and supporting roles, Anita Mui, Cecilia Yip, Zhou Xun, Deanie Ip, Kara Wai and Teresa Mo.
Winners and nominees Year Actor Film 1985(4th) Anita Mui Behind the Yellow Line Loletta Lee Shanghai Blues Chiao Chiao Love in a Fallen City Monica Lam An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty Angela Yu Chien Hong Kong 1941 1986(5th) Deanie Ip My Name Ain't Suzie Elaine Jin Women Chan Yuen-Lai Hong Kong Graffiti Pauline Wong Night Caller 1987(6th) Elaine Jin Love Unto Waste Margaret Lee The Last Emperor Lee Din-Hing The Last Emperor Cher Yeung Dream Lovers Tsai Chin Love Unto Waste 1988(7th) Elaine Jin People's Hero Joyce Godenzi Eastern Condors Carrie Ng City on Fire Deanie Ip Spiritual Love 1989(8th) Sara Lee School on Fire Elaine Jin Set Me Free Prudence Liew Law or Justice Cora Miao The Other Half and the Other Half 1990(9th) Cecilia Yip Beyond the Sunset Josephine Koo A Fishy Story Meg Lam The First Time is the Last Time Seung Tin-Ngoh Sentenced to Hang Pauline Wong Web of Deception 1991(10th) Rain Lau Queen of Temple Street Carol Cheng Queen's Bench III Maggie Cheung Red Dust Hayley Man Farewell China Rebecca Pan Days of Being Wild 1992(11th) Deanie Ip Dances with Dragon Rosamund Kwan This Thing Called Love Carrie Ng Au Revoir Mon Amour Chingmy Yau Lee Rock Cecilia Yip To Be Number One 1993(12th) Fung Bo Bo 92 Legendary La Rose Noire Teresa Mo 92 Legendary La Rose Noire Teresa Mo Now You See Love, Now You Don't Wong Wan-Si 92 Legendary La Rose Noire Deanie Ip Fight Back to School II 1994(13th) Fung Bo Bo C'est la vie, mon chéri Law Lan Thou Shalt Not Swear Carrie Ng C'est la vie, mon chéri Deanie Ip Murder Veronica Yip Love Among the Triad 1995(14th) Law Koon-Lan I Have a Date with Spring Valerie Chow Chungking Express Fung Wai-Hung I Have a Date with Spring Carrie Ng The Lovers Sandra Ng The Returning 1996(15th) Karen Mok Fallen Angels Law Koon-Lan Summer Snow Law Koon-Lan The Umbrella Story Teresa Ha Full Throttle Francoise Yip Rumble in the Bronx 1997(16th) Shu Qi Viva Erotica Law Koon-Lan Bodyguards of Last Governor Law Koon-Lan July 13th Theresa Lee Big Bullet Theresa Lee Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? Anita Yuen Hu-Du-Men 1998(17th) Anita Mui Eighteen Springs Elaine Jin The Soong Sisters Michelle Yeoh The Soong Sisters Theresa Lee Downtown Torpedoes Theresa Lee Intimates 1999(18th) Shu Qi Portland Street Blues Stephanie Che Beast Cops Amanda Lee Wai Man 9413 Shu Qi The Storm Riders Kristy Yang Portland Street Blues 2000(19th) Carrie Ng The Kid Nina Paw Ordinary Heroes Josie Ho Purple Storm Elaine Jin Metade Fumaca Elaine Jin Tempting Heart 2001(20th) Cheng Pei-pei Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gigi Leung A War Named Desire Candy Lo Time and Tide Teresa Mo And I Hate You So Rebecca Pan In the Mood for Love 2002(21st) Karena Lam July Rhapsody Josie Ho Forever and Ever Kara Hui Visible Secret So Kung Lan Yu Cecilia Yip The Avenging Fist 2003(22nd) Rene Liu Double Vision Kristal Tin Golden Chicken Cecilia Yip May and August Eugenia Yuan Three: Going Home Zhang Ziyi Hero 2004(23rd) Josie Ho Naked Ambition Nina Paw Lost in Time Josie Ho The Twins Effect Candy Lo Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Maggie Shiu PTU 2005(24th) Bai Ling Dumplings: Three...Extremes Jenny Hu Yesterday Once More Candy Lo Six Strong Guys Maggie Shiu Breaking News Kate Yeung 20 30 40 2006(25th) Teresa Mo 2 Young Karena Lam Ah Sou Maggie Shiu Election Su Yan Everlasting Regret Zhang Jingchu Seven Swords 2007(26th) Zhou Xun The Banquet Kelly Lin After This Our Exile Isabella Leong Diary Kristal Tin My Mother is a Belly Dancer Candice Yu My Name Is Fame 2008(27th) Susan Shaw The Pye-Dog Anita Yuen Protégé Karen Mok Mr. Cinema Maggie Shiu Eye in the Sky Zhao Wei The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2009(28th) Chan Lai-Wun The Way We Are Nora Miao Run Papa Run Sun Li Painted Skin Race Wong True Women for Sale Zhao Wei Red Cliff 2010(29th) Michelle Ye Accident Denise Ho Look for a Star Fan Bingbing Bodyguards And Assassins Li Yuchun Bodyguards And Assassins Zhao Wei Red Cliff II 2011(30th) Susan Shaw Gallants Candice Yu Once A Gangster Mimi Chu Crossing Hennessy Nina Paw Crossing Hennessy Zhang Jingchu City Under Siege 2012(31st) Soh Hang-suen Life Without Principle Kara Wai Dragon Qin Hailu A Simple Life Gwei Lun-Mei Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Carina Lau Let the Bullets Fly 2013(32nd) Dada Chan Vulgaria Susan Shaw Vulgaria Jiang Yiyan The Bullet Vanishes Elaine Jin The Viral Factor Mavis Fan The Silent War 2014(33rd) Kara Wai Rigor Mortis Du Juan American Dreams in China Carina Lau Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon Law Lan The White Storm Crystal Lee Unbeatable 2015(34th) Ivana Wong Golden Chickensss Kara Wai The Midnight After Hao Lei The Golden Era Fiona Sit Girls Nina Paw Insanity 2016(35th) Elaine Jin Port of Call Qin Hailu A Tale of Three Cities Anna Ng Little Big Master Janice Man Helios Angelica Lee Murmur of the Hearts 2017(36th) Elaine Jin Mad World Charmaine Fong Mad World Zhang Yuqi Mermaid Fish Liew Sisterhood Janice Man Cold War 2 2018(37th) Deanie Ip Our Time Will Come Joyce Cheng 29+1 Estelle Wu Love Education Susan Shaw Vampire Cleanup Department Pui-Yee Bo Somewhere Beyond The Mist 2019(38th) Kara Wai Tracey Huang Lu G Affairs Jiang Luxia Operation Red Sea Jennifer Yu Men On The Dragon Catherine Chau Project Gutenberg 2020(39th) Patra Au Suk Suk Megan Lai Fagara Nina Paw My Prince Edward Cya Liu I'm Livin' It Charlene Choi Fatal Visit 2022(40th) Fish Liew Anita Nina Paw Caught in Time Chung Suet Ying Time Fish Liew Limbo Bai Lang Leap Loletta Lee Drifting 2023(41st) Ivana Wong Table for Six Harriet Yeung The Sparring Partner Patra Au The Narrow Road Lin Min Chen Table for Six Jennifer Yu Far Far Away 2024(42nd) Rachel Leung In Broad Daylight Elaine Jin Ready O/R Rot Rosa Maria Velasco Time Still Turns the Pages Renci Yeung A Guilty Conscience Fish Liew A Guilty Conscience 2025(43rd) Jo Koo Papa Stephy Tang Love Lies Rachel Leung The Last Dance Rosa Maria Velasco The Last Dance Maggie Li Lin Lin All Shall Be Well 2026(44th) Michelle Wai Ciao UFO Elizabeth Tang Girlfriends Kara Wai The Dumpling Queen Nina Paw Sons of the Neon Night Joyce Tang Back to the Past
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins Wins Actress 4Elaine Jin 3Deanie Ip 2Anita MuiFung Bo BoShu QiSusan ShawKara WaiIvana Wong
Multiple nominations Nominations Actress 11Elaine Jin 7Nina Paw 6Deanie Ip 5Carrie NgLaw Koon-LanKara Wai 4Cecilia YipTeresa MoTheresa LeeJosie HoMaggie ShiuSusan ShawFish Liew 3Shu QiCandy LoZhao Wei
See also Hong Kong Film Award Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
References
External links Hong Kong Film Awards