| Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Presented by | Hong Kong Film Awards Association |
| First award | 1982 (for performances in films released in 1981/1982) |
| Currently held by | Fish Liew for Someone Like Me (2026) |
| Website | hkfaa |
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It is given to honour an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a Hong Kong film.[Note 1] The 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held in 1982, with no formal nomination procedure established; the award was given to Kara Wai for her role in My Young Auntie.[1] After the first award ceremony, a nomination system was put in place whereby no more than five nominations are made for each category and each entry is selected through two rounds of voting. Firstly, prospective nominees are marked with a weight of 50% each from HKFA voters and a hundred professional adjudicators, contributing towards a final score with which the top five nominees advance to the second round of voting. The winner is then selected via a scoring process where 55% of the vote comes from 55 professional adjudicators, 25% from representatives of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild and 20% from all other HKFA Executive Committee Members.[2]
Maggie Cheung holds the title of the most awards received having been honoured on 5 separate occasions. Sylvia Chang holds the record for the most nominated actress with 12 nominations.
Winners and nominees
In the following table award nominees are listed by year corresponding to the Hong Kong Film Awards' annual presentation ceremony. At the first incarnation of the ceremony in 1982 awards were presented to winners with no nominees selected. Thereafter, the winner is chosen from a list of nominees from the chosen category.























| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
|---|
1982–2019
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
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The following individuals received five or more Best Actress nominations:
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Age superlatives
| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Law Lan | Bullets Over Summer | 66 | [47] |
| Oldest nominee | Sylvia Chang | A Light Never Goes Out | 69 | [48] |
| Youngest winner | Becky Lam | Lonely Fifteen | 17 | [47] |
| Youngest nominee | Becky Lam | Lonely Fifteen | 17 |
Notes
- The film's director is a Hong Kong resident that holds a Hong Kong Identity Card
- At least one of the film's production companies are legally registered in Hong Kong SAR.
- At least one person involved in the film's production from any six separate award categories who are Hong Kong resident holding a Hong Kong Identity Card.
See also
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