Hong Kong Film Award for Best Art Direction

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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Art Direction
Country Hong Kong
Presented by Hong Kong Film Awards
Currently held byKenneth Mak
Renee Wong (2022)

The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Art Direction is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the best art direction in a Hong Kong film. As of 2016, the current winners are William Chang and Alfred Yau for Office . [1]

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Winners and nominees

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YearNomineeFilmNote
2022
(40th)
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Pater Wong Anita
Zhao Hai' Love After Love
Albert Poon Yick Sum Drifting

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