| Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Performance by a new actor or actress |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Presented by | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| First award | 1983 |
| Currently held by | Yoyo Tse —Fly Me to the Moon (2024) |
TheHong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annualHong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist.
The award was established at the2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category wasMa Si-San for her role in the filmBoat People. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer.
The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, orIan Gouw, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in bothsupporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance inAfter This Our Exile, and Sahal Zaman, a ten-year-old Pakistani-born Hong Kong actor who won this award for his performance inThe Sunny Side of the Street. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film industry likeAnita Yuen,Shu Qi orCecilia Cheung.
| Items | Name | Age | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Alex Tsui Ka-Kit | 66 | Cold War |
| Youngest winner | Gouw Ian Iskandar andSahal Zaman | 10 | |
| Oldest nominee | Patra Au | 67 | Suk Suk |
| Youngest nominees | Matthew Medvedev | 1 | Rob-B-Hood |