Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Awarded forPerformance by an actress in a supporting role
Country Hong Kong
Presented by Hong Kong Film Awards
First awarded1985
Currently held by Rachel Leung (2024)

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.

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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 Rachel Leung, who was honoured at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards (2024), for her performance in In Broad Daylight .

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

YearActorFilmNote
1985
(4th) 		Anita Mui Behind the Yellow Line [1]
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 [2]
Elaine Jin Women
Chan Yuen-Lai Hong Kong Graffiti
Pauline Wong Night Caller
1987
(6th) 		Elaine Jin Love Unto Waste [3]
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 [4]
Joyce Godenzi Eastern Condors
Carrie Ng City on Fire
Deanie Ip Spiritual Love
1989
(8th) 		Sara Lee School on Fire [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
Elaine Jin The Soong Sisters
Michelle Yeoh The Soong Sisters
Theresa Lee Downtown Torpedoes
Theresa Lee Intimates
1999
(18th) 		Shu Qi Portland Street Blues [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
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 [18]
Josie Ho Forever and Ever
Kara Hui Visible Secret
So Kung Lan Yu
Cecilia Yip The Avenging Fist
2003
(22nd) 		Rene Liu Double Vision [19]
Kristal Tin Golden Chicken
Cecilia Yip May and August
Eugenia Yuan Three: Going Home
Zhang Ziyi Hero
2004
(23rd) 		Josie Ho Naked Ambition [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]
Karena Lam Ah Sou
Maggie Shiu Election
Su Yan Everlasting Regret
Zhang Jingchu Seven Swords
2007
(26th) 		Zhou Xun The Banquet [23]
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 [24]
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 [25]
Nora Miao Run Papa Run
Sun Li Painted Skin
Race Wong True Women for Sale
Zhao Wei Red Cliff
2010
(29th) 		Michelle Ye Accident [26]
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 [27]
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 [28]
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 [29]
Susan Shaw Vulgaria
Jiang Yiyan The Bullet Vanishes
Elaine Jin The Viral Factor
Mavis Fan The Silent War
2014
(33rd) 		Kara Wai Rigor Mortis [30]
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 [31]
Kara Wai The Midnight After
Hao Lei The Golden Era
Fiona Sit Girls
Nina Paw Insanity
2016
(35th) 		Elaine Jin Port of Call [32]
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 [33]
Charmaine Fong Mad World
Zhang Yuqi Mermaid
Fish Liew Sisterhood
Janice Man Cold War 2
2018
(37th) 		Deanie Ip Our Time Will Come [34]
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 [35]
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 [36]
Megan Lai Fagara
Nina Paw My Prince Edward
Cya Liu I'm Livin' It
Charlene Choi Fatal Visit
2022
(40th) 		Fish Liew Anita [37]
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 [38]
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 [39]
Elaine Jin Ready O/R Rot
Rosa Maria Velasco Time Still Turns the Pages
Renci Yeung A Guilty Conscience
Fish Liew A Guilty Conscience

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  2. ↑ "5th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  3. ↑ "6th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
  4. ↑ "7th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
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