The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist.
History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for her role in the film Boat People. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer.
The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, or Ian Gouw, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in After This Our Exile, and Sahal Zaman, a ten-year-old Pakistani-born Hong Kong actor who won this award for his performance in The Sunny Side of the Street. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film industry like Anita Yuen, Shu Qi or Cecilia Cheung.
Records ItemsNameAgeFilmOldest winnerAlex Tsui Ka-Kit66Cold WarYoungest winnerGouw Ian Iskandar and Sahal Zaman10Oldest nomineePatra Au67Suk SukYoungest nomineesMatthew Medvedev1Rob-B-Hood
Winners and nominees Year Actor Film 1983(2nd)Ma Si-SanBoat People Andy Lau Boat People Chow Sau-Lan Teenage Dreamers Cecilia Yip Nomad Pat Ha Nomad Irene Wan Lonely Fifteen Irene Wan Happy Sixteen 1984(3rd) Carol Cheng The Last Affair Hui So-Ying Ah Ying Tony Leung Ka-Fai Burning of the Imperial Palace Max Mok Holy Flame of the Martial World Yu Ka-Hei I Do! 1985(4th) Josephine Koo Homecoming Loletta Lee Shanghai Blues Lin Wei Long Arm of the Law Cheng Lai-Ping Pale Passion Maggie Cheung Behind the Yellow Line 1986(5th) Chan Yuen-Lai Hong Kong Graffiti Michelle Yeoh Yes, Madam Mark Cheng Cupid One Billy Lau Mr. Vampire 1987(6th) Christine Lee Just Like Weather Ng Chong-Chau Just Like Weather Waise Lee A Better Tomorrow Brandon Lee Legacy of Rage Anthony Wong Kiss Me Goodbye Ho Kai-Nam Conduct Zero 1988(7th) Law Kwok-Bun Long Arm of the Law 2 Ha Chi-Chun Eastern Condors Tommy Wong Prison on Fire Nadia Chan Porky's Meatballs Yeung Ling No Regret 1989(8th) David Wu Starry Is the Night Stephen Chow Final Justice Vivian Chow Heart to Hearts Sandra Ng The Inspector Wears Skirts Ho Pui-Tung Gangs 1990(9th) Kwong Wa Life Goes On Law Chi-Wai Beyond the Sunset Lung Fong Casino Raiders Pal Sinn The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus Wong Kwan-Yuen All About Ah-Long 1991(10th) Rain Lau Queen of Temple Street Hayley Man Farewell China Jacklyn Wu A Moment of Romance 1992(11th) Jade Leung Black Cat Song Nei Fruit Punch Jackie Lui A Boxer's Story Chan Tak-Hing A Boxer's Story 1993(12th) Anita Yuen The Days of Being Dumb Sammi Cheng Best of the Best Athena Chu Fight Back to School II Koo Ming-Wah Sex Racecourse Hung Yan-Yan Once Upon a Time in China II 1994(13th) Wu Xing-Guo Temptation of a Monk Jay Lau Days of Tomorrow Cherie Chan Three Summers Jennifer Chan Thou Shalt Not Swear John Tang Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday 1995(14th) Alice Lau Nga Lai I Have a Date with Spring Jordan Chan Twenty Something Jordan Chan He's a Woman, She's a Man Mavis Fan The Private Eye Blues Peter Yung The Final Option 1996(15th) Eric Moo Those Were the Days... Kelly Chen Whatever Will Be, Will Be Chan Man-Lai Fallen Angels Allen Ting Summer Snow Gigi Leung Full Throttle Françoise Yip Rumble in the Bronx 1997(16th) Shu Qi Viva Erotica Daniel Chan Hu Du Men Theresa Lee Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? Kristy Yang Comrades: Almost a Love Story Annie Wu Police Story 4: First Strike 1998(17th) Sam Lee Made in Hong Kong Nicola Cheung Cause We Are So Young Lam Bo-Lun My Dad is a Jerk Ken Wong Downtown Torpedoes Ruby Wong Lifeline 1999(18th) Nicholas Tse Young and Dangerous: The Prequel Tony Ho The Longest Summer Jo Koo The Longest Summer Daniel Wu City of Glass Yoyo Mung Expect the Unexpected 2000(19th) Cecilia Cheung Fly Me to Polaris Cecilia Cheung King of Comedy Richie Jen Fly Me to Polaris Fann Wong The Truth About Jane and Sam Yiu Yuet-Ming Little Cheung 2001(20th) Qin Hailu Durian, Durian Edison Chen Gen-Y Cops Candy Lo Time and Tide Candy Lo Twelve Nights Siu Ping-Lam In the Mood for Love Leehom Wang China Strike Force 2002(21st) Karena Lam July Rhapsody Charlene Choi Funeral March Lawrence Chou Merry Go Round Niki Chow Dummy Mommy Without a Baby Zeny Kwok Glass Tears 2003(22nd) Eugenia Yuan Three: Going Home Wong Chun-chun The Runaway Pistol Wong Yau-Nam Just One Look Wong Yau-Nam Hollywood Hong Kong Kate Yeung Demi-Haunted 2004(23rd) Andy On Star Runner Kenneth Cheung PTU Po Luk-Tung Hidden Track Edwin Siu Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Vanness Wu Star Runner 2005(24th) Tian Yuan Butterfly Teresa Chiang Colour Blossoms Jaycee Chan The Twins Effect II Eva Huang Kung Fu Hustle Race Wong Ab-normal Beauty 2006(25th) Jay Chou Initial D Fiona Sit 2 Young Annie Liu Ah Sou Isabella Leong Bug Me Not! Michelle Ye Moonlight in Tokyo 2007(26th) Ian Gouw After This Our Exile Pei Pei Dog Bite Dog Sun Li Fearless Huo Siyan My Name Is Fame Matthew Medvedev Rob-B-Hood 2008(27th)Kate TsuiEye in the Sky Wong Hau-Yan Besieged City Linda Chung Love Is Not All Around Wen Jun-Hui The Pye-Dog Tsei Tsz-Tung Protégé 2009(28th) Xu Jiao CJ7 Juno Leung The Way We Are Lin Chi-ling Red Cliff Monica Mok Ocean Flame Zhang Yuqi All About Women 2010(29th)Aarif RahmanEchoes of the RainbowLi YuchunBodyguards and AssassinsBuzz Chung Shiu-ToEchoes of the RainbowOcéane ZhuPrince of TearsFala ChenTurning Point 2011(30th)Hanjin TanBruce Lee, My BrotherByron PangAmphetamineJing BoranHot Summer DaysDennis ToIp Man 2Dennis ToThe Legend is Born - Ip Man 2012(31st)Jam HsiaoThe Killer Who Never KillsSheng Chien Flying Swords of Dragon GateShiga Lin Lan Kwai FongKarena NgMagic to WinZheng ShuangMural 2013(32nd)Alex Tsui Ka-KitCold WarZhang LanxinCZ12Sammy SumLan Kwai Fong 2Feng WenjuanThe Last TycoonJayden YuanTai Chi 0 2014(33rd)Babyjohn ChoiThe Way We DanceDu JuanAmerican Dreams in ChinaFish LiewDoomsday PartyAngel ChiangA Secret Between UsKenny LinYoung Detective Dee: Rise Of The Sea Dragon 2015(34th)Ivana WongGolden ChickensssJacky CaiAberdeenIvana WongBreak Up 100Ivana WongDelete My LoveCandy CheungDot 2 Dot 2016(35th)Michael Ning Port of CallJ. ArieGet Outta HereSisley ChoiKeeper of DarknessJessie LiPort of CallCecilia SoShe Remembers, He Forgets2017(36th)Tony WuWeeds on FireJames NgHappinessJelly LinThe MermaidJennifer YuSisterhoodHedwig TamWeeds On Fire2018(37th)Ling Man-lungTomorrow Is Another DayNomination and Awardees list of The 37th Hong Kong Film Awards from the original on 15 Apr 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018]Larine TangThe Yuppie Fantasia 3Stephanie Au Love Off the CuffHanna ChanParadoxRachel LeungSomewhere Beyond The Mist2019(38th)Crisel ConsunjiStill HumanThe 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Lam Sen G Affairs Peter Chan Three Husbands Nancy Wu Men On The Dragon Adam Pak L Storm2020(39th)Jackson YeeBetter Days E Jingwen The New King of Comedy Vanda Margraf Ip Man 4: The Finale Patra Au Suk Suk Terrance Lau Beyond The Dream2022(40th)Louise WongAnita Chung Suet Ying Time Leung Chung-hang Zero to Hero Mason Fung Zero to Hero Will Or Drifting2023(41st)Sahal ZamanThe Sunny Side of the Street Jer Lau Mama's AffairEdan Lui Hong Kong Family Chilli Laugh Story Henick Chou A Light Never Goes Out2024(42nd)Yoyo TseFly Me to the Moon Sabrina Ng Say I Do To Me Rondi Chan Band Four Hui Yuet-sheung In Broad Daylight Curtis Ho Time Still Turns the Pages
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 Supporting Actress 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
References
External links Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site