| Year
|
Director
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Film
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Other nominees
|
| 1962
|
Doe Ching
|
Les Belles
|
|
| 1963
|
Li Han-hsiang
|
The Love Eterne
|
|
| 1965
|
Li Hsing
|
Beautiful Duckling
|
|
| 1966
|
Li Han-hsiang
|
Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties
|
|
| 1967
|
Lee Chia
|
Orchids and My Love
|
|
| 1968
|
Pai Ching-jui
|
Lonely Seventeen
|
|
| 1969
|
Pai Ching-jui
|
The Bride and I
|
|
| 1970
|
Chang Tseng-chai
|
From the Highway
|
|
| 1971
|
Ting Shan-hsi
|
The Ammunition Hunter
|
|
| 1972
|
Li Hsing
|
Execution in Autumn
|
|
| 1973
|
Cheng Kang
|
The 14 Amazons
|
|
| 1975
|
Liu Yi
|
Long Way from Home
|
|
| 1976
|
Chang Pei-cheng
|
The Venturer
|
|
| 1977
|
Chang Tseng-chai
|
Heroes in the Eastern Sky
|
|
| 1978
|
Li Hsing
|
He Never Gives Up
|
Chen Yao-chi - The Diary of Di Di
Michael Hui - The Contract
|
| 1979
|
King Hu
|
Legend of the Mountain
|
Li Hsing - The Story of a Small Town
Tu Chung-hsun - A Special Smile
|
| 1980
|
Wang Chu-chin
|
The Legend of the Six Dynasty
|
Ann Hui - The Secret
Ting Shan-hsi - Magnificent 72
|
| 1981
|
Tsui Hark
|
All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution
|
Lin Jing-jie [zh] - Tong Ban Tong Xue
Patrick Tam - Love Massacre
|
| 1982
|
Alex Cheung
|
Man on the Brink
|
Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Green, Green Grass of Home
Peter Yung - Life After Life
|
| 1983
|
Chen Kun-hou
|
Growing Up
|
Choi Kai-kwong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Edward Yang - That Day, on the Beach
|
| 1984
|
Johnny Mak
|
Long Arm of the Law
|
Chang Yi - Jade Love
Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Boys from Fengkuei
|
| 1985
|
Chang Yi
|
Kuei-Mei, a Woman
|
Chen Kun-hou - His Matrimony
Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Time to Live and the Time to Die
|
| 1986
|
John Woo
|
A Better Tomorrow
|
Sylvia Chang - Passion
Li Hsing - The Heroic Pioneers
|
| 1987
|
Wang Toon
|
Strawman
|
Jackie Chan - Project A II
Mabel Cheung - An Autumn's Tale
|
| 1988
|
Alex Law
|
Painted Faces
|
Ann Hui - Starry is the Night
Wong Kar-wai - As Tears Go By
|
| 1989
|
Hou Hsiao-hsien
|
City of Sadness
|
Stanley Kwan - Full Moon in New York
Yang Li-kuo - The Dull-Ice Flower
|
| 1990
|
Yim Ho
|
Red Dust
|
Clara Law - Farewell, China
Yeh Hung-wei - The Story of a Gangster
|
| 1991
|
Wong Kar-wai
|
Days of Being Wild
|
Stanley Kwan - Centre Stage
Ang Lee - Pushing Hands
Edward Yang - A Brighter Summer Day
|
| 1992
|
Wang Toon
|
Hill of No Return
|
Evans Chan - To Liv(e)
Chou Tan - The Noblest Way to Die
Tsai Ming-liang - Rebels of the Neon God
|
| 1993
|
Ang Lee
|
The Wedding Banquet
|
Jacob Cheung - Cageman
Clara Law - Autumn Moon
Derek Yee - C'est la vie, mon chéri
|
| 1994
|
Tsai Ming-liang
|
Vive L'Amour
|
Stanley Kwan - Red Rose, White Rose
Wong Kar-wai - Chungking Express
Edward Yang - A Confucian Confusion
|
| 1995
|
Hou Hsiao-hsien
|
Good Men, Good Women
|
Chen Yu-hsun - Tropical Fish
Ann Hui - Summer Snow
Wan Jen - Super Citizen Ko
|
| 1996
|
Jiang Wen
|
In the Heat of the Sun
|
Clara Law - Floating Life
Wang Toon - Red Persimmon
Derek Yee and Lo Chi-leung - Viva Erotica
|
| 1997
|
Fruit Chan
|
Made in Hong Kong
|
Ho Ping - Wolves Cry Under the Moon
Clifton Ko - The Mad Phoenix
Wong Kar-wai - Happy Together
|
| 1998
|
Joan Chen
|
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
|
Chen Kuo-fu - The Personals
Mabel Cheung - City of Glass
Hou Hsiao-hsien - Flowers of Shanghai
|
| 1999
|
Ann Hui
|
Ordinary Heroes
|
Chang Tso-chi - Darkness and Light
Teddy Chan - Purple Storm
Ringo Lam - Victim
|
| 2000
|
Johnnie To
|
The Mission
|
Ann Hu - Shadow Magic
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Wong Kar-wai - In the Mood for Love
|
| 2001
|
Stanley Kwan
|
Lan Yu
|
Fruit Chan - Durian Durian
Tsai Ming-liang - What Time Is It There?
Wang Xiaoshuai - Beijing Bicycle
|
| 2002
|
Fruit Chan
|
Hollywood Hong Kong
|
Peter Chan - Three: Going Home
Chang Tso-chi - The Best of Times
Lam Wah-tsuen - The Runaway Pistol
|
| 2003
|
Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
|
Infernal Affairs
|
Pang Ho-cheung - Men Suddenly in Black
Johnnie To - PTU
Tsai Ming-liang - Goodbye, Dragon Inn
|
| 2004
|
Johnnie To
|
Breaking News
|
Fruit Chan - Three...Extremes: Dumplings
Lu Chuan - Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Derek Yee - One Nite in Mongkok
|
| 2005
|
Stephen Chow
|
Kung Fu Hustle
|
Hou Hsiao-hsien - Three Times
Johnnie To - Election
Tsai Ming-liang - The Wayward Cloud
|
| 2006
|
Peter Chan
|
Perhaps Love
|
Ning Hao - Crazy Stone
Su Chao-pin - Silk
Johnnie To - Exiled
|
| 2007
|
Ang Lee
|
Lust, Caution
|
Jiang Wen - The Sun Also Rises
Yau Nai-hoi - Eye in the Sky
Derek Yee - Protégé
|
| 2008
|
Peter Chan
|
The Warlords
|
Sylvia Chang - Run Papa Run
Pang Ho-cheung - Trivial Matters
Wei Te-sheng - Cape No. 7
|
| 2009
|
Leon Dai
|
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
|
Guan Hu - Cow
Clara Law - Like a Dream
Tsai Ming-liang - Face
|
| 2010
|
Chung Mong-hong
|
The Fourth Portrait
|
Teddy Chan - Bodyguards and Assassins
Chang Tso-chi - When Love Comes
Liu Jie - Judge
|
| 2011
|
Ann Hui
|
A Simple Life
|
Jiang Wen - Let the Bullets Fly
Wei Te-sheng - Seediq Bale
Zhang Meng - The Piano in a Factory
|
| 2012
|
Johnnie To
|
Life Without Principle
|
Gao Qunshu - Beijing Blues
Lou Ye - Mystery
Doze Niu - Love
Yang Ya-che - Girlfriend, Boyfriend
|
| 2013
|
Tsai Ming-liang
|
Stray Dogs
|
Chung Mong-hong - Soul
Jia Zhangke - A Touch of Sin
Johnnie To - Drug War
Wong Kar-wai - The Grandmaster
|
| 2014
|
Ann Hui
|
The Golden Era
|
Diao Yinan - Black Coal, Thin Ice
Lou Ye - Blind Massage
Wang Xiaoshuai - Red Amnesia
Midi Z - Ice Poison
|
| 2015
|
Hou Hsiao-hsien
|
The Assassin
|
Chang Tso-chi - Thanatos, Drunk
Jia Zhangke - Mountains May Depart
Pema Tseden - Tharlo
Tsui Hark - The Taking of Tiger Mountain
|
| 2016
|
Feng Xiaogang
|
I Am Not Madame Bovary
|
Chung Mong-hong - Godspeed
Johnnie To - Three
Derek Tsang - Soul Mate
Midi Z - The Road to Mandalay
|
| 2017
|
Vivian Qu
|
Angels Wear White
|
Geng Jun — Free and Easy
Sylvia Chang — Love Education
Ann Hui — Our Time Will Come
Yang Ya-che — The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful
|
| 2018
|
Zhang Yimou
|
Shadow
|
Jiang Wen — Hidden Man
Lou Ye — A Rain Cloud in the Sky
Bi Gan — Long Day's Journey into Night
Pema Tseden — Jinpa
|
| 2019
|
Chung Mong-hong
|
A Sun
|
|
| 2020
|
Chen Yu-Hsun
|
My Missing Valentine
|
|
| 2021
|
Clara Law
|
Drifting Petals
|
|
| 2022
|
Laha Mebow
|
Gaga
|
|
| 2023
|
Hsiao Ya-chuan
|
Old Fox
|
|
| 2024
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