The 19th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony was held at night on 16th Apr., 2000. Ann Hui's Ordiary Heroes won the Best Picture Award, the only award it got. Johnnie To was awarded as the best director for his gangster film The Mission. Andy Lau, who has been very popular but never got any official local film award, won his first Best Actor Award for his role in Running Out of Time. Veteran actress Helena Lo won over her younger rivals to get the Best Actress Award. Sci-fi action film Purple Storm won five technical awards.
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| Award | Winners | | Best Film | Ordinary Heroes
| | Best Director | Johnnie To Kei-Fung (The Mission)
| | Best Actor | Andy Lau (Running Out of Time)
| | Best Actress | Helena Lo (Bullets Over Summer)
| | Best Supporting Actor | Ti Lung (The Kid)
| | Best Supporting Actress | Carrie Ng (The Kid)
| | Best Screenplay | Sylvia Chang & Cat Kwan (Tempting Heart)
| | Best New Performer | Cecilia Cheung (Fly Me to Polaris)
| | Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong (Purple Storm)
| | Best Action Choreography | Tung Wai (Purple Storm)
| | Best Film Editing | Kwong Chi Leung (Purple Storm)
| | Best Art Direction | Mak Kwok Keung (Purple Storm)
| | Best Costum & Make-Up Design | Dora Ng (Purple Storm)
| | Best Original Film Score | Peter Kam (Fly Me to Polaris)
| | Best Original Film Song | Candle Light ("Fly Me to Polaris")
Composed by: Poon Hip Hing
Lyrics by: Poon Hip Hing
Performed by: Rickie Yam | | Best Sound Design | Purple Storm
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