# Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography

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.

## 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.
Action choreographers with the most wins:
* Jackie Chan – 10
* Jackie Chan Stunt Team – 7
* Stephen Tung – 7
* Yuen Woo-ping – 6
* Donnie Yen – 5
* Sammo Hung – 4
Action choreographers with the most nominations:
* Jackie Chan – 23
* Sammo Hung – 23
* Stephen Tung – 20
* Ching Siu-tung – 19
* Jackie Chan Stunt Team – 17
* Corey Yuen – 16
* Yuen Woo-ping – 15
* Chin Ka-lok – 13
* Yuen Tak – 11
* Yuen Bun – 11
* Sammo Hung Stunt Team – 9
* 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.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Nominee | Film |
| 1983 (2nd) | Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai | The Prodigal Son |
| 1983 (2nd) | Jackie Chan, Corey Yuen, Fung Hak-On | Dragon Lord |
| 1983 (2nd) | Corey Yuen, Mang Ho | Ninja in the Dragon's Den |
| 1983 (2nd) | Lau Kar-leung, King Chue, Siu Hau | Legendary Weapons of China |
| 1983 (2nd) | Yuen Woo-ping, Brandy Yuen Chun-Yeung, Yuen Shun-yi, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Yat-Choh, Chiu Chung-Hing | The Miracle Fighters |
| 1983 (2nd) | Ma Yin-Tat, Poon Ching-Fuk, Wong Seung-Hoi, Yu Hoi | Shaolin Temple |
| 1984 (3rd) | Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Billy Chan Wui-Ngai | Winners and Sinners |
| 1984 (3rd) | Corey Yuen | Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain |
| 1984 (3rd) | Brandy Yuen Chun-Yeung, Yuen Shun-yi | The Champions |
| 1984 (3rd) | Ching Siu-tung | Duel to the Death |
| 1984 (3rd) | Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai | The Dead and the Deadly |
| 1985 (4th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Project A |
| 1985 (4th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team | The Dead and the Deadly |
| 1985 (4th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Wheels on Meals |
| 1985 (4th) | Billy Chan Wui-Ngai | Long Arm of the Law |
| 1985 (4th) | Lau Kar-leung | The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter |
| 1986 (5th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Police Story |
| 1986 (5th) | Corey Yuen, Mang Hoi | Yes, Madam |
| 1986 (5th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Mr. Vampire |
| 1986 (5th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Heart of Dragon |
| 1986 (5th) | Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying | My Lucky Stars |
| 1987 (6th) | Ching Siu-tung | Witch from Nepal |
| 1987 (6th) | Ching Siu-tung | Peking Opera Blues |
| 1987 (6th) | Corey Yuen, Yuen Biao, Mang Hoi, Tsui Ha | Righting Wrongs |
| 1987 (6th) | Mang Hoi | Royal Warriors |
| 1987 (6th) | The Liu Clan | Martial Arts of Shaolin |
| 1987 (6th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars |
| 1988 (7th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Project A Part II |
| 1988 (7th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Lau Kar-Wing, Danny Yuen Ching-Yeung | Armour of God |
| 1988 (7th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Eastern Condors |
| 1988 (7th) | Tsui Siu-Ming | Hoi Si Jan Lau |
| 1988 (7th) | Ching Siu-tung | A Better Tomorrow 2 |
| 1988 (7th) | Ching Siu-tung, Alan Chui Chung-San, Philip Kwok, Lau Chi-Ho, Wu Chi-Lung | A Chinese Ghost Story |
| 1989 (8th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Police Story 2 |
| 1989 (8th) | The Liu Clan | Tiger on Beat |
| 1989 (8th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Dragons Forever |
| 1990 (9th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Miracles |
| 1990 (9th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team, Yuen Wah, Yuen Tak | The Iceman Cometh |
| 1990 (9th) | Sammo Hung Stunt Team, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Mang Hoi | Pedicab Driver |
| 1991 (10th) | Ching Siu-tung | The Swordsman |
| 1991 (10th) | Ching Siu-tung | The Terracotta Warrior |
| 1991 (10th) | Ching Siu-tung, Lau Chi-Ho, Wu Chi-Lung | A Chinese Ghost Story II |
| 1991 (10th) | Yuen Tak | The Dragon from Russia |
| 1992 (11th) | Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Shun-yi, Lau Kar-wing | Once Upon a Time in China |
| 1992 (11th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Armour of God II: Operation Condor |
| 1992 (11th) | Yuen Tak | Savior of Soul |
| 1992 (11th) | Lee Moon-Wah | Prison on Fire 2 |
| 1992 (11th) | Ching Siu-tung, Ma Yuk-Sing, Cheung Yiu-Sing | A Chinese Ghost Story III |
| 1993 (12th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Once Upon a Time in China II |
| 1993 (12th) | Ching Siu-tung | Royal Tramp 2 |
| 1993 (12th) | Ching Siu-tung, Yuen Tak | New Dragon Gate Inn |
| 1993 (12th) | Ching Siu-tung, Yuen Tak, Ma Yuk-Sing, Cheung Yiu-Sing | Swordsman II |
| 1993 (12th) | Stanley Tong, Tang Tak-Wing, Alien Sit Chun-Wai, Chan Man-Ching, Wong Ming-Sing | Police Story 3 |
| 1994 (13th) | Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak | Fong Sai-yuk |
| 1994 (13th) | Ching Siu-tung | The Heroic Trio |
| 1994 (13th) | Jackie Chan | Crime Story |
| 1994 (13th) | Yuen Tak | Once Upon a Time in China III |
| 1994 (13th) | Yuen Woo-ping, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Shun-yi, Kuk Hin-Chiu | Iron Monkey |
| 1995 (14th) | Lau Kar-leung & Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Drunken Master II |
| 1995 (14th) | Sammo Hung | Ashes of Time |
| 1995 (14th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Fist of Legend |
| 1995 (14th) | Corey Yuen | The New Legend of Shaolin |
| 1995 (14th) | Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak | The Bodyguard from Beijing |
| 1996 (15th) | Stanley Tong, Jackie Chan | Rumble in the Bronx |
| 1996 (15th) | Yuen Biu, Mang Hoi, Stephen Tung | The Blade |
| 1996 (15th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Sammo Hung Stunt Team | Thunderbolt |
| 1996 (15th) | Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak | My Father Is a Hero |
| 1996 (15th) | Bruce Law Lai-Yin | Full Throttle |
| 1997 (16th) | Stanley Tong | Police Story 4: First Strike |
| 1997 (16th) | Ching Siu-tung, Ma Yuk-Sing | Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" |
| 1997 (16th) | Stephen Tung | Shanghai Grand |
| 1997 (16th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Black Mask |
| 1997 (16th) | Ma Yuk-Sing | Big Bullet |
| 1998 (17th) | Stephen Tung | Downtown Torpedoes |
| 1998 (17th) | Sammo Hung | Once Upon a Time in China and America |
| 1998 (17th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Cho Wing | Mr. Nice Guy |
| 1998 (17th) | Yuen Bun | Island of Greed |
| 1998 (17th) | Yuen Bun | Lifeline |
| 1999 (18th) | Jackie Chan | Who Am I? |
| 1999 (18th) | Dion Lam | The Storm Riders |
| 1999 (18th) | Bruce Law Lai-Yin | Extreme Crisis |
| 1999 (18th) | Stephen Tung | Hitman |
| 1999 (18th) | Stephen Tung | Hot War |
| 2000 (19th) | Stephen Tung | Purple Storm |
| 2000 (19th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Gorgeous |
| 2000 (19th) | Cheng Ka-Sun | The Mission |
| 2000 (19th) | Dion Lam | A Man Called Hero |
| 2000 (19th) | Li Chung-Chi | Gen-X Cops |
| 2001 (20th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 2001 (20th) | Li Chung-Chi | Gen-Y Cops |
| 2001 (20th) | Alien Sit Chun-Wai | Tokyo Raiders |
| 2001 (20th) | Stanley Tong, Alien Sit Chun-Wai | China Strike Force |
| 2001 (20th) | Xiong Xin-Xin | Time and Tide |
| 2002 (21st) | Stephen Tung, Jackie Chan Stunt Team | The Accidental Spy |
| 2002 (21st) | Ching Siu-tung | Shaolin Soccer |
| 2002 (21st) | Ching Siu-tung | My Schoolmate, the Barbarian |
| 2002 (21st) | Corey Yuen | The Avenging Fist |
| 2002 (21st) | Yuen Woo-ping, Yuen Bun, Kuk Hin-Siu, Yuen Shun-Yi | The Legend of Zu |
| 2003 (22nd) | Ching Siu-tung | Hero |
| 2003 (22nd) | Philip Kwok | The Touch |
| 2003 (22nd) | Dion Lam | Infernal Affairs |
| 2003 (22nd) | Corey Yuen, Guo Jianyong | So Close |
| 2003 (22nd) | Stephen Tung | Princess D |
| 2004 (23rd) | Donnie Yen | The Twins Effect |
| 2004 (23rd) | Yuen Bun | Running on Karma |
| 2004 (23rd) | Stephen Tung | Heroic Duo |
| 2004 (23rd) | Chin Ka-lok | Star Runner |
| 2004 (23rd) | Sammo Hung | The Medallion |
| 2005 (24th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Kung Fu Hustle |
| 2005 (24th) | Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Li Chung-Chi | New Police Story |
| 2005 (24th) | Chin Ka-lok | One Nite in Mongkok |
| 2005 (24th) | Yuen Bun | Throwdown |
| 2005 (24th) | Corey Yuen | The Twins Effect II |
| 2006 (25th) | Donnie Yen | SPL: Sha Po Lang |
| 2006 (25th) | Li Chung-Chi | Divergence |
| 2006 (25th) | Yuen Woo-ping, Yuen Shun-Yi, Ku Huen-Chiu | House of Fury |
| 2006 (25th) | Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Richard Hung | The Myth |
| 2006 (25th) | Lau Kar-leung, Stephen Tung, Xiong Xin-Xin | Seven Swords |
| 2007 (26th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Fearless |
| 2007 (26th) | Stephen Tung | Battle of Wits |
| 2007 (26th) | Donnie Yen | Dragon Tiger Gate |
| 2007 (26th) | Jackie Chan, Li Chung-Chi, Jackie Chan Stunt Team | Rob-B-Hood |
| 2007 (26th) | Ching Siu-tung | Curse of the Golden Flower |
| 2008 (27th) | Donnie Yen | Flash Point |
| 2008 (27th) | Li Chung-Chi | Invisible Target |
| 2008 (27th) | Ching Siu-tung | The Warlords |
| 2008 (27th) | Benz Kong | Twins Mission |
| 2008 (27th) | Chin Ka-lok | Protégé |
| 2009 (28th) | Sammo Hung & Tony Leung Siu-Hung | Ip Man |
| 2009 (28th) | Li Chung-Chi | Connected |
| 2009 (28th) | Corey Yuen | Red Cliff |
| 2009 (28th) | Sammo Hung | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon |
| 2009 (28th) | Stephen Tung | Painted Skin |
| 2010 (29th) | Stephen Tung & Lee Tat Chiu | Bodyguards and Assassins |
| 2010 (29th) | Corey Yuen | Red Cliff II |
| 2010 (29th) | Ma Yuk Sing | The Storm Warriors |
| 2010 (29th) | Chin Ka-lok | Shinjuku Incident |
| 2010 (29th) | Ku Huen Chiu | 14 Blades |
| 2011 (30th) | Sammo Hung | Ip Man 2 |
| 2011 (30th) | Yuen Tak | Gallants |
| 2011 (30th) | Sammo Hung | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame |
| 2011 (30th) | Donnie Yen | Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen |
| 2011 (30th) | Stephen Tung | Reign of Assassins |
| 2012 (31st) | Yuen Bun, Lan Hai Han, Sun Jiankui | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate |
| 2012 (31st) | Tony Ching | The Sorcerer and the White Snake |
| 2012 (31st) | Donnie Yen | Wu Xia |
| 2012 (31st) | Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak, Li Chung Chi | Shaolin |
| 2012 (31st) | Sit Chun Wai, Li Chung Chi | Let the Bullets Fly |
| 2013 (32nd) | Jackie Chan & He Jun | CZ12 |
| 2013 (32nd) | Sammo Hung | Tai Chi 0 |
| 2013 (32nd) | Chin Ka-lok, Wong Wai Fai, Ng Hoi Tong | Motorway |
| 2013 (32nd) | Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, Chin Ka-lok, Wong Wai Fai, Ng Hoi Tong | The Viral Factor |
| 2013 (32nd) | Chin Ka-lok & Wong Wai Fai | Cold War |
| 2014 (33rd) | Yuen Woo-ping | The Grandmaster |
| 2014 (33rd) | Yuen Bun, Lin Feng | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon |
| 2014 (33rd) | Chin Ka-lok | Firestorm |
| 2014 (33rd) | Donnie Yen | Special ID |
| 2014 (33rd) | Ling Chi Wah | Unbeatable |
| 2015 (34th) | Donnie Yen, Stephen Tung, Yuen Bun, Yan Hua | Kung Fu Jungle |
| 2015 (34th) | Ku Huen Chiu | The Four III |
| 2015 (34th) | Stephen Tung | The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom |
| 2015 (34th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai |
| 2015 (34th) | Corey Yuen | Rise of the Legend |
| 2016 (35th) | Li Chung Chi (Nicky Li) | SPL II: A Time for Consequences (aka Kill Zone 2) |
| 2016 (35th) | Jackie Chan and JC Stunt Team | Dragon Blade |
| 2016 (35th) | Chin Ka-lok | Helios |
| 2016 (35th) | Yuen Bun | The Taking of Tiger Mountain |
| 2016 (35th) | Yuen Woo Ping | Ip Man 3 |
| 2017 (36th) | Stephen Tung | Operation Mekong |
| 2017 (36th) | Yuen Bun, Dion Lam | Sword Master |
| 2017 (36th) | Sammo Hung | Call of Heroes |
| 2017 (36th) | Chin Ka-lok | Cold War 2 |
| 2017 (36th) | Sammo Hung | The Monkey King 2 |
| 2018 (37th) | Sammo Hung | Paradox |
| 2018 (37th) | Li Chung-chi | The Brink |
| 2018 (37th) | Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Shun-yi | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia |
| 2018 (37th) | Ku Huen-chiu | Wu Kong |
| 2018 (37th) | Yu Kang, Yuen Bun, Yan Hua | Chasing the Dragon |
| 2019 (38th) | Dante Lam | Operation Red Sea |
| 2019 (38th) | Lin Feng | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings |
| 2019 (38th) | Chin Ka-lok, Alan Ng, Tang Sui Wa | Golden Job |
| 2019 (38th) | Li Chung Chi | Project Gutenberg |
| 2019 (38th) | Yuen Shun-yi | Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy |
| 2020 (39th) | Yuen Woo-ping | Ip Man 4 |
| 2020 (39th) | Jack Wong | A Witness Out of the Blue |
| 2020 (39th) | Chin Ka-lok, Ka-lok Stunt Team, Wong Wai Fai, Tang Sui Wa, Thomson Ng | Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy |
| 2020 (39th) | Stephen Tung | Double World |
| 2020 (39th) | Hon Ping, Gobi Ng | The White Storm 2: Drug Lords |
| 2022 (40th) | Donnie Yen, Ku Huen Chiu, Tanigaki Kenji, Li Chung Chi | Raging Fire |
| 2022 (40th) | Leung Pok Yan | One Second Champion |
| 2022 (40th) | Tang Sui Wa | Hand Rolled Cigarette |
| 2022 (40th) | Li Chung Chi | Shock Wave 2 |
| 2022 (40th) | Jack Wong Wai Leung | Limbo |
| 2023 (41st) | Jack Wong Wai Leung | Warriors of Future |
| 2023 (41st) | Sammo Hung, Jimmy Hung, Yuen Woo-ping | Septet: The Story of Hong Kong |
| 2023 (41st) | Lin Feng, Stephen Tung | The Battle at Lake Changjin II |
| 2023 (41st) | Wong Chi Man | Where the Wind Blows |
| 2023 (41st) | Jack Wong Wai Leung | Detective vs Sleuths |
| 2024 (42nd) | Stephen Tung | Bursting Point |
| 2024 (42nd) | Kenji Tanigaki, Yan Hwa | Sakra |
| 2024 (42nd) | Jack Wong | Mad Fate |
| 2024 (42nd) | Nicky Li | The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell |
| 2024 (42nd) | Chin Ka-lok | I Did It My Way |