First awarded 1983 | Country Hong Kong Instituted 1983 Category of Hong Kong Film Award | |
Awarded for Performance by a new actor or actress Winners & Nominees Lin YunThe Mermaid, Lin Yun, Nominee, James NgHappiness, James Ng, Nominee, Tony Wu Tsz TungWeeds on Fire, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Nominee, Hedwig TamWeeds on Fire, Hedwig Tam, Nominee, Jennifer YuSisterhood, Jennifer Yu, Nominee, Michael NingPort of Call, Michael Ning, Winner, Jessie LiPort of Call, Jessie Li, Nominee, Cecilia SoShe Remembers - He Forgets, Cecilia So, Nominee, Sisley ChoiKeeper of Darkness, Sisley Choi, Nominee, J ArieGet Outta Here, J Arie, Nominee, Ivana WongGolden Chicken 3, Ivana Wong, Winner, Candy CheungDot 2 Dot, Candy Cheung, Nominee, Jacky CaiAberdeen, Jacky Cai, Nominee, Babyjohn ChoiThe Way We Dance, Babyjohn Choi, Winner, Lin GengxinYoung Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, Lin Gengxin, Nominee, Du JuanAmerican Dreams in China, Du Juan, Nominee, Fish LiewDoomsday Party, Fish Liew, Nominee, Angel ChiangA Secret Between Us, Angel Chiang, Nominee, Alex TsuiCold War, Alex Tsui, Winner, Sammy SumLan Kwai Fong 2, Sammy Sum, Nominee, Wenjuan FengThe Last Tycoon, Wenjuan Feng, Nominee, Zhang LanxinCZ12, Zhang Lanxin, Nominee, Jayden YuanTai Chi 0, Jayden Yuan, Nominee | ||
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist.
History
The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for his role in the film Boat People. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. The most recent recipient of the award was Xu Jiao, who was honoured at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards (2009), for her performance in CJ7.
The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only 9 years old at the time of the award, or Goum Ian Iskandar, a 9-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in After This Our Exile. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film industry like Anita Yuen, Shu Qi or Cecilia Cheung.