# Yau Nai-hoi

Yau Nai-hoi (Chinese: 游乃海; pinyin: You Naihai) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. He is best known as a frequent screenwriter for films produced by the independent Hong Kong production company Milkyway Image, notably films directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. Yau often collaborates with fellow Milkyway Image writers Wai Ka-Fai, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing. His directorial debut arrived with the 2007 film Eye in the Sky.

## Filmography

* Mad Fate (2023) (writer)
* Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) (writer)
* Three (2016) (writer)
* Blind Detective (2013) (writer)
* Drug War (2012) (writer)
* Romancing in Thin Air (2012) (writer)
* Life Without Principle (2011) (writer)
* Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) (writer)
* Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms (2009) (writer)
* Triangle (2007) (writer)
* Eye in the Sky (2007) (director) (writer)
* Election 2 (a.k.a. Triad Election) (2006) (writer)
* Election (2005) (writer)
* Throw Down (2004) (writer)
* Running on Karma (2003) (writer)
* Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) (writer)
* PTU (2003) (writer)
* Love for All Seasons (2003) (writer)
* My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) (writer)
* Fat Choi Spirit (2002) (writer)
* Running Out of Time 2 (2001) (writer)
* Love on a Diet (2001) (writer)
* Wu yen (2001) (writer)
* Needing You... (2000) (writer)
* Help!!! (2000) (writer)
* The Mission (1999) (writer)
* Running Out of Time (1999) (writer)
* Where a Good Man Goes (1999) (writer)
* A Hero Never Dies (1998) (writer)
* Expect the Unexpected (1998) (writer)
* The Longest Nite (1998) (writer)
* Lifeline (1997) (writer)
* A Moment of Romance III (1996) (writer)
* Loving You (1995) (writer)
* The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) (writer)

## 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 |