Published: 8:20pm, 27 Apr 2025Updated: 10:29pm, 27 Apr 2025
Chu Pak-hong has been named best supporting actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards while Jo Koo Cho-lam took the prize in the women’s category.
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The actor, 42, starred in the box office record-breaking film The Last Dance as Ben, the son of a Taoist priest who follows in his father’s footsteps.
Chu brought to life Ben’s struggles with his father’s traditional expectations and the realisation that his own desires lay outside the family’s funeral business, as he grappled with feelings of inadequacy and envy over his sister’s freedom.
Choking back tears during his acceptance speech at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday, Chu thanked God, his family and his late father.
“I was writing this speech until 5am this morning … Add oil to Hong Kong films,” he said.
Koo, 47, earned the award for best supporting actress for her role as a slain wife and mother in Papa. It was Koo’s first win, after being nominated twice before in the best newcomer and original film song categories.