Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Director (Tragedy/Drama)

The Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Director (Tragedy/Drama) is presented by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies at the Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony, recognizing the most outstanding direction in a tragedy or drama production of the year.

Past winners

Year	Name [1] [2]	Title	Theatre company/production	Ref.
1992 (1st)	Chung King-fai	M. Butterfly [a]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Lee Ming-sum	Uncle Doggie's Nirvana [b]
	Ko Tin-lung	One of the Lucky Ones [c]
1993 (2nd)		I Have a Date with Spring [d]
	May Fu Yuet-mai	The night rider [e]
	John Chung	Endgame [f]	Seal Players
1994 (3rd)	Fredric Mao	The Legend of a Storyteller [g]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	瘋癲皇帝 lit. 'The Insane Emperor '	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Ko Tin-lung	The Mad Phoenix [h]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
1995 (4th)	Fredric Mao	Children of the Wind [i]	The Musical Company
	Dominic Cheung Ho-kin	Johnny Got His Guns [j]	旭日坊劇團 lit. 'Rising Sun Theatre Company'
	Tang Shu-wing	Deathtrap [k]	Exploration Theatre
1996 (5th)	Chung King-fai and Sammy Lam Lap-sam	The End of the Long River [l]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	James Mark	Death of a Salesman [m]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Ho Ying-fung	Entering Miss Julie [n]	Theatre Resolu
1997 (6th)	Chung King-fai	The Shadow Box [o]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	May Fu Yuet-mai, Lo Wai-luk and Pak Yiu-charn	And the Boat Sailed On [p]	Amity Drama Club
	Ho Ying-fung	Miss Julie Doesn't Live Here Anymore [q]	Theatre Fanatical
1998 (7th)	Fredric Mao	The girl who turned the world upside down [r]	毛俊輝實驗創作 lit. 'Mao Chun Fai's Experimental Works'
	Jacob Yu	The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial [s]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Chung King-fai	瘋雨狂居 lit. 'Mad Rain, Wild Home'	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
1999 (8th)	Daniel Yang	De Ling & Empress Dowager Ci Xi [t]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Victor Pang	Up he climbs, Down she crawls [u]	Actors' Family
	Chung King-fai and Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	The Dresser [v]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Lee Ming-sum and Desmond Tang	The Wilderness [w]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
2000 (9th)	Weigo Lee Kwok-wai	Cricket in My Life [x]	Prospects Theatre
	Fredric Mao	Forever and Ever [y]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Chung King-fai	A Sentimental Journey [z]	The Spring-Time Group
2001 (10th)	Lee Ming-sum	The Top Restaurant [aa]	Spring-Time Experimental Theatre
	Fredric Mao	Red Boat [ab]	Emperor Entertainment Group
	Poon Wai-sum	Hu Xueyan, My Dear [ac]	TNT Theatre
2002 (11st)	Lee Ming-sum	What a Blissful Encounter, Mr. Ts'ai! [ad]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Dominic Cheung	Ng Wong the Swordsman [ae]	Theatre Space
	Victor Pang	The Border Town [af]	Actors' Family
2003 (12nd)	Fedric Mao	Secret of Resurrection [ag]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Ko Tin-lung	Alive in the Mortuary [ah]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Tang Shu-wing	Between Life and Death [ai]	No Man's Land [aj]
2004 (13rd)	Dominic Cheung	Twelve Angry Men [ak]	Theatre Space
	Weigo Lee Kwok-wai	Dragon Head [al]	Prospects Theatre
	Victor Pang	The Good Person of Szechwan [am]	Actors' Family
2005 (14th)	Cheung Tat-ming	Rotate 270° [an]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	May Fu Yuet-mai and Ko Tin-lung	Inherit the Wind [ao]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Dominic Cheung	DA [ap]	Theatre Space
2006 (15th)	Tang Shu-wing	Phaedra [aq]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Fedric Mao	Proof [ar]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Sammy Lam Lap-sam	Trojan women [as]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
2007 (16th)	Tang Shu-wing	Hamlet [at]
	Dominic Cheung Ho-kin	Taiji [au]	Theatre Space
	Desmond Tang Wai-kit	The Unexpected Man [av]	We Draman Group
2008 (17th)	Ko Tin-lung	Tuesdays with Morrie [aw]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Tang Shu-wing	Di Nu Hwa [ax]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	Dominic Cheung Ho-kin	Sunday in the Park with George [ay]	Theatre Space
2009 (18th)	Andrew Chan	Seven Boxes Possessed of Kafka [az]	Alice Theatre Laboratory
	Dominic Cheung Ho-kin	Judgment at Nuremberg [ba]	Theatre Space
	Tang Shu-wing	Titus [bb]	Hong Kong Arts Festival and No Man's Land [bc]
2010 (19th)	Lee Chun-chow	Murder in San José [bd]	Hong Kong Arts Festival
	Victor Pang	The Passage Beyond [be]	Actors' Family
	Tang Shu-wing	Titus Andronicus 2.0 [bf]	Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio
2011 (20th)		Rubik's Cube and its aftermath [bg]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	Dr. Faustus [bh]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Edmond Lo Chi-sun	Frankenstein [bi]	Chung Ying Theatre Company and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	Hardy Tsoi Sik-cheong	Copenhagen [bj]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and TNT Theatre
2012 (21st)	Weigo Lee Kwok-wai	Death and the Maiden [bk]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Kenson Chan Wing-chuen	Eight Hundred Years of Hatred, Eight Hundred Years of Healing [bl]	POP Theatre
	Chan Chu-hei	The French Kiss [bm]	Theatre Horizon
2013 (22nd)	Rocelia Fung Wai-hang	Red [bn]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Yu Hon-ting	Nitehawk [bo]	Drama Gallery
	Tang Shu-wing	Another Last Lesson [bp]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
2014 (23rd)	Roy Szeto	The Emperor, his Mom, a Eunuch and a Man [bq]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Lee Chun-chow	Smear [br]	Hong Kong Arts Festival
	Chan Chu-hei	Blast [bs]
2015 (24th)	Rocelia Fung Wai-hang	Attempts on Her Life [bt]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Brenda Chan	The Third Wave [bu]	Arts' Options
	Carmen Lo Ching-man	Informer [bv]	Cinematic Theatre
2016 (25th)	Chan Chu-hei	Lazy People are Always Busy [bw]	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Fong Chun-kit	Marriage [bx]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Luther Fung	All My Sons [by]	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
2017 (26th)	' Lee Chun-chow	Three Brothers [bz]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Roy Szeto	Hu Xueyan, My Dear [ca]
	Tang Shu-wing	Macbeth [cb]	Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio
2018 (27th)	Rocelia Fung Wai-hang	Le Père [cc]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Andrew Chan	The Hong Kong Three Sisters [cd]	Alice Theatre Laboratory
	Chan Chu-hei	The Massage King [ce]	Windmill Grass Theatre
2019 (28th)	Tony Wong	Rashomon [cf]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Fong Chun-kit	Auspicious Day [cg]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Chan Chu-hei	No News is True News [ch]	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Edmond Lo Chi-sun	The Miracles of the Namiya General Store [ci]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
2020 (29th)	Lee Chun-chow	May 35th [cj]	Stage 64	[6]
	Alex Taylor	The Normal Heart [ck]	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Rocelia Fung Wai-hang	A Dream Like a Dream [cl]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2022 (30th)	Chan Chu-hei	No News is True News 2 [cm]	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Roy Szeto	The Woman in Kenzo [cn]	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Chu Pak-him and Yang Yun-tao	A Tale of the Southern Sky [co]	Hong Kong Dance Company and Actors' Family
2023 (31st)	Fong Chun-kit	The Impossible Trial [cp]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and West Kowloon Cultural District	[7]
	Octavian Chan	One Last Gift [cq]	Emperor Entertainment Group
	Tony Wong	We are gay [cr]	Hong Kong Arts Festival
2024 (32nd)	Birdy Wong Ching-yan	I am Tree [cs]	Artocrite Theatre	[8]
	Tony Wong	Romeo and Juliet [ct]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	Kingston Lo	Leave Him in The Dust [cu]	Theatre Formula
2025 (33rd)	Roy Szeto and Ata Wong Chun-tat	A Journey of Sanshiro [cv]	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts School of Drama	[9]
	Ivor Houlker and Michelle Li Yuen-jing	Songs of Innocence and Experience [cw]	West Kowloon Cultural District and Rooftop Productions
	Octavian Chan and Rocelia Fung Wai-hang	The Doctor [cx]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

Notes

1. Chinese 蝴蝶君
2. Chinese 狗兒爺涅槃; alternative title: Nirvana of Mr. dog ^[3]
3. Chinese 伴我同行 lit. 'Walk with Me '
4. Chinese 和春天有個約會
5. Chinese 黑夜衝激
6. Chinese 殘局; alternative Chinese title 終局 ^[4]
7. Chinese 說書人柳敬亭 lit. 'Storyteller Liu Jingting '
8. Chinese 南海十三郎
9. Chinese 風中細路
10. Chinese 情危生命線
11. Chinese 月黑風高殺人夜
12. Chinese 長河之末
13. Chinese 推銷員之死
14. 元洲街茱莉小姐的最後一夜 lit. 'Miss Julie's Last Night on Yuen Chau Street '
15. Chinese 明月明年何處看 lit. 'Where will I see the bright moon next year? '
16. Chinese 起航!討海號
17. Chinese 元洲街茱莉小姐不再在這裡
18. Chinese 跟住個𡃁妹氹氹轉
19. Chinese 叛艦記WWII
20. Chinese 德齡與慈禧
21. Chinese 狷窿狷罅擒高擒低
22. Chinese 風雨守衣箱 lit. 'Guarding the Dresser Through Wind and Rain'
23. Chinese 原野
24. Chinese 三姊妹與哥哥和一隻蟋蟀 lit. 'Three Sisters, a Brother, and a Cricket '
25. Chinese 地久天長
26. Chinese 劍雪浮生
27. Chinese 天下第一樓 lit. 'World's Best Lou '
28. Chinese 煙雨紅船 lit. 'Red Boat in the Mist and Rain '
29. Chinese 親愛的‧胡雪巖
30. Chinese 幸遇先生蔡
31. Chinese 大刀王五
32. Chinese 邊城
33. Chinese 還魂香
34. Chinese 留守太平間
35. Chinese 生死界
36. now Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio ^[5]
37. Chinese 十二怒漢
38. Chinese 龍頭
39. Chinese 四川好人
40. Chinese 旋轉270°
41. Chinese 承受清風
42. Chinese 老竇 lit. 'Dad '
43. Chinese 菲爾德
44. Chinese 求證
45. Chinese 木馬屠城後傳 lit. 'The Trojan Horse Afterstory '
46. Chinese 哈姆雷特
47. Chinese 哲拳太極
48. Chinese 不期而遇的男人
49. Chinese 相約星期二
50. Chinese 帝女花; alternative title Princess Changping
51. Chinese 點點隔世情 lit. 'Fragments of Love Beyond Time'
52. Chinese 卡夫卡的七個箱子
53. Chinese 紐倫堡大審判
54. Chinese 泰特斯
55. now Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio ^[5]
56. Chinese 聖荷西謀殺案
57. Chinese 一屋寶貝
58. Chinese 泰特斯2.0
59. Chinese 魔方變奏
60. Chinese 魔鬼契約
61. Chinese 科學怪人
62. Chinese 哥本哈根
63. Chinese 不道德的審判 lit. 'The Immoral Judgment '
64. Chinese 火之鳥劇場版﹣八百比丘尼
65. Chinese 法吻
66. Chinese 紅
67. Chinese 夜鷹姊魅
68. Chinese 完不了的最後一課
69. Chinese 都是龍袍惹的禍
70. Chinese 屠龍記
71. Chinese 爆．蛹
72. Chinese 安‧非她命
73. Chinese 第三波
74. Chinese 報案人
75. Chinese 忙與盲的奮鬥時代
76. Chinese 結婚
77. Chinese 都是我的孩子
78. Chinese 三子
79. Chinese 親愛的，胡雪巖
80. Chinese 馬克白
81. Chinese 父親 lit. 'The father '
82. Chinese 香港三姊妹
83. Chinese 大汗推拿
84. Chinese 羅生門
85. Chinese 好日子
86. Chinese 新聞小花的告白
87. Chinese 解憂雜貨店
88. Chinese 5月35日
89. Chinese 尋常心
90. Chinese 如夢之夢
91. Chinese 新聞小花的告白2
92. Chinese 穿Kenzo的女人
93. Chinese 一水南天
94. Chinese 大狀王
95. Chinese 最後禮物
96. Chinese 我們最快樂
97. Chinese 植物人
98. Chinese 茱麗葉與羅密歐
99. Chinese 塵落無聲
100. Chinese 三四郎
101. Chinese 天真與世故之歌
102. Chinese 醫‧道

References

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