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Ceremony for the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 29 April 2001 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Gigi Leung and Eric Ng. Eighteen winners in eighteen categories were unveiled. The year's biggest winner was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which bagged eight awards, one award short of the record set by Comrades: Almost a Love Story in 1997. Besides the sixteen regular categories, the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards also presented two special awards, Lifetime Achievement Award and Professional Achievement Award, to veteran actress Pak Suet Sin and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping respectively.
The nominees were announced on 7 March 2001. Over eighty nominees were in a contest for sixteen award categories. The front runners were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and In the Mood for Love, with sixteen and twelve nominations respectively.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Best Film
[edit] Best Director
[edit] Best Screenplay
[edit] Best Actor
[edit] Best Actress
[edit] Best Supporting Actor
[edit] Best Supporting Actress
[edit] Best New Performer
[edit] Best Cinematography
[edit] Best Film Editing
[edit] Best Art Direction
[edit] Best Costume Make Up Design
[edit] Best Action Choreography
[edit] Best Original Film Score
[edit] Best Original Film Song
[edit] Best Sound Design
[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award
[edit] Professional Achievement Award
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