"The Grandmaster", directed by Wong Kar-wai, sweeps the board at the Hong Kong Film Awards with 12 wins. Full Story: "The Grandmaster" swept the board with 12 wins at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday. The martial arts fantasy, inspired by the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man, won best movie and best director, along with a host of other awards, for director Wong Kar-wai. This is Wong's third win at the annual event, now in its 35th year, after his 1990s cult classics "Days of Being Wild" and "Chungking Express". "I think first of all it's a great honour to be here. And I just want to say, like, I'm very proud to be part of Hong Kong cinema. And also I'm very proud to be working with amazing cast and crew and thank you very much," he said after the three-hour ceremony. The action film also secured the top spot in most of the major categories, including best screenplay, best cinematography, best art direction, best costume design, best score as well as best supporting actor. Last month, "The Grandmaster" won seven awards at the Asian Film Awards in Macau. However, best actor award went to Nick Cheung for his role in the MMA drama "Unbeatable", beating Tony Leung who was nominated for his role as Ip in Wong's movie. This was the second Hong Kong Film Award best actor award for Cheung, after his win for Beast Stalker. "Even though I got an award in 2009, it didn't make me complacent, it made me feel I had to contribute more. Now I've got the award again it will make me work harder for my performance so I don't disappoint people and so that people continue to support Hong Kong cinema," said Cheung. But "The Grandmaster" scored again with Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi taking the award for best female for her role as the daughter of a kung fu master who falls in love with Yip. "'The Grandmaster' has brought me lots of awards. This is my ninth award. There is an old saying in Chinese that nine and nine becomes one. I think this award brings me a new beginning to keep working and try to make better movies with great characters," said Zhang. "The Grandmaster" is Wong's attempt at telling the story of Ip - the trainer of Kung Fu film icon Bruce Lee - as a man whose calling as one of China's martial arts masters was taken from him by the upheaval of World War 2. Starring long-time Wong collaborator Tony Leung as Ip, the film is divided into three parts that span the Kung Fu master's adulthood in 1930s southern China and his exile in Hong Kong following the Chinese revolution in 1949. For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

• published: 14 Apr 2014
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