5th Hong Kong Film Awards

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[1][2][3][4]

Best Film Police Story‡ Women Illegal Immigrant Mr. Vampire	Best Director Mabel Cheung — The Illegal Immigrant‡ Stanley Kwan — Women Sammo Hung — Heart of Dragon Ricky Lau — Mr. Vampire Jackie Chan — Police Story
Best Actor Kent Cheng — Why Me?‡ Chow Yun-fat — Women Michael Hui — Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom Jackie Chan — Heart of Dragon Jackie Chan — Police Story	Best Actress Pauline Wong — Love With a Perfect Stranger‡ Cora Miao — Women Deannie Yip — The Unwritten Law Pat Ha — My Name Ain't Suzie Brigitte Lin — Police Story
Best Supporting Actor Mang Hoi — Yes Madam‡ Clarence Fok — Let's Make Laugh II Lam Ching Ying — Mr. Vampire Billy Lau — Mr. Vampire	Best Supporting Actress Deanie Ip — My Name Ain't Suzie‡ Elaine Kam — Women Polly Chan — Hong Kong Graffiti Pauline Wong — Night Caller
Best New Performer Polly Chan — Hong Kong Graffiti‡ Michelle Yeoh — Yes, Madam Mark Cheng — Cupid One Billy Lau — Mr. Vampire	Best Screenplay Jamie Luk• Tang Wing Hung — Love with a Perfect Stranger‡ Yau-tai On-ping & Lai Kit— Women Ng See-yuen — The Unwritten Law Alex Law — The Illegal Immigrant Wong Ying • Barry Wong • Szeto Chuk Hon — Mr Vampire
Best Cinematography Poon Hang Sang — Life and Death‡ Bill Wong — Women Abdul Rumjohnn — Infatuation Peter Ngor — Mr. Vampire Cheung Yiu Tsou — Police Story	Best Film Editing Chow Cheung Kan — Hong Kong Graffiti‡ Chiang Kwok Keun • Ng Fung Lam — Infatuation Cheung Yiu Chung — Mr. Vampire Cheung Yiu Chung — Police Story
Best Art Direction Luk Suk Yuen — Night Caller‡ Tony Au — Women William Chang Suk Ping — Infatuation Lee King Man — My Name Ain't Suzi Lam Sai Kan — Mr. Vampire	Best Action Direction Jackie Chan Stunt Team — Police Story‡ Corey Yuen • Mang Hoi — Yes, Madam Yuen Biao • Lam Ching Ying — Mr. Vampire Sammo Hung Stunt Team — My Lucky Stars Sammo Hung Stunt Team — Heart of Dragon
Best Original Film Score Melody Bank — Mr. Vampire‡ Law Wing Fai — Women Lowell Lo — Infatuation Waiorrend Lam — Heart of Dragon	Best Original Film Song Composer: Lam Man-Yi • Lyrics: Poon Yuen Leung • Singer: Su Rui — Heart of Dragon‡ Composer: Sam Hui • Lyrics: Richard Lam • Singer: Sam Hui — Working Class Composer: Lowell Lo • Lyrics: Susan Tang • Singer: Lowell Lo — Infatuation Composer: George Lam • Lyrics: Cheng Kwok Kong • Singer: George Lam — The Owl and Dumbo Composer: Anders Nelsson • Lyrics: Cheng Kwok Kong • Singer: 傑兒合唱團 — Mr. Vampire
Jury Award Kent Cheng — Why Me?‡ Terry Tong — Hong Kong Graffit Jamie Luk — Love With a Perfect Stranger

The People's Choice Award was a short-lived award presented at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards.^[5] The first and only recipient was Kent Cheng for his role in the 1985 drama Why Me.^[6]