(XINHUA)

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai's hit The Grandmaster became the biggest winner at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, taking home 12 prizes, including best film, best director, best actress and best supporting actor.

Wong, 58, was the first Chinese director to win the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his work Happy Together in 1997. Wong was the president of the jury at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, which makes him the only Chinese filmmaker to preside over the jury at the festival.