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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography

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The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to a choreographer or a group of choreographers for the best achievement in action choreography. Since action scenes have an essential role in Hong Kong action cinema, this award is regarded as an important category.

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History

The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was the group of choreographers Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai for their contribution in staging the action scenes of The Prodigal Son.

Lead action choreographers with the most wins:

  1. Jackie Chan – 10 (7 with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team)
  2. Stephen Tung – 7
  3. Yuen Woo-ping – 6
  4. Donnie Yen – 5
  5. Sammo Hung – 4

Lead action choreographers with the most nominations:

  1. Jackie Chan – 23 (17 with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team)
  2. Sammo Hung – 23 (9 with the Sammo Hung Stunt Team)
  3. Stephen Tung – 20
  4. Ching Siu-tung – 19
  5. Corey Yuen – 16
  6. Yuen Woo-ping – 15
  7. Chin Ka-lok – 13
  8. Yuen Tak – 11
  9. Yuen Bun – 11
  10. Donnie Yen – 9

Note that not every co-choreographer is credited by a film, and even credited co-choreographers can be excluded from a nomination.

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Winners and nominees

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