Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
"Infernal Affairs" starred the four top actors of its year—Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Eric Tsang and Anthony Wong—along with the year's two top actresses—Kelly Chen and Sammi Cheng. "Infernal Affairs" was the number one box-office hit in Hong Kong that year, breaking several box office records alone. Furthermore, the film won many Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Directors (Lau and Mak), Best Screenplay (Mak and co-writer Chong), and Best Supporting Actor (Wong). "Infernal Affairs" also went on win awards at the 40th Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Bauhinia Awards.