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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yau.
Yau Nai-Hoi (traditional Chinese: 游乃海; pinyin: You Nai Hai), born April 14, 1968 in Hong Kong, is a scriptwriter and film director.
Yau has been known as a popular writer for films directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai of Milkyway Image. He often collaborates with fellow Milkyway Image writers Wai Ka-Fai, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing. Yau's directorial debut arrived with the 2007 film Eye in the Sky which was produced by To and his production company, Milkyway Image.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Awards
| Year |
Film |
Awards and Nominations |
Occasion |
| 1999 |
The Longest Nite (1998) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Szeto Kam-Yuen |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1999 |
Expect the Unexpected |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Szeto Kam-Yuen and Chow Hin-Yan |
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards |
| 1999 |
Expect the Unexpected |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Szeto Kam-Yuen and Chow Hin-Yan |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2000 |
Running Out of Time (1999) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Laurent Courtiaud and Julien Carbon |
Golden Bauhinia Awards |
| 2000 |
Running Out of Time (1999) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Laurent Courtiaud and Julien Carbon |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2000 |
Needing You... (2000) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2003 |
PTU (2003) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee |
Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2003 |
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing |
Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2004 |
PTU (2003) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee |
Golden Bauhinia Awards |
| 2004 |
Throw Down (2004) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing |
Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2004 |
Running on Karma (2003) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2004 |
Running on Karma (2003) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing |
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards |
| 2005 |
Election (2005) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Yip Tin-Shing |
Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2006 |
Election (2005) |
Won: Best Screenplay Shared with Yip Tin-Shing |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2007 |
Election 2 (2006) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Yip Tin-Shing |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2008 |
Eye in the Sky (2007) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2008 |
Eye in the Sky (2007) |
Won: Best New Director |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2008 |
Eye in the Sky (2007) |
Nominated: Best Director |
Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2008 |
Eye in the Sky (2007) |
Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee |
Asian Film Awards |
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