Hong Kong actor Lau Ching Wan raises the best actor trophy he won for his work in My Name Is Fame at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 15, 2007.

Gong Li claimed the best actress at the Awards, which is the third consecutive year that Chinese mainland actress has won the title. The previous winners for the title were Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun.

Nine-year-old Gouw Ian Iskandar, who starred in After This Our Exile, brought home two awards - best supporting actor and best new performer. He has already won the best supporting actor award at the 43rd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for the same role.

The film was also the best film and best screenplay winners of this year. Its director Patrick Tam, trumped rivals - Jonnie To, Zhang Yimou and Jacob Cheung, for the best director title.

After This Our Exile, Tam's first film in 17 years, is an art film about the relationship between a single and abusive father who turns to gamble and his son.

Thirteen nominations garner, Zhang Yimou's Curse of The Golden Flower, finally won four awards - best actress, best original song, best costume design and best art.

Zhang's another film, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, beat Korea film The Host for the best Asian film. The latter won the best Asian film at the first Asian Film Awards hosted by the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival two weeks ago.

Actress Zhou Xun holds the trophy after winning the Best Supporting Actress for the movie The Banquet.

Taiwan singer Jay Chou gives a speech after his song Ju Hua Tai (Chrysanthemum Flower Bed) for the movie Curse of the Golden Flower was named best orignial during the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony.

(Agencies via China Daily, Xinhua News Agency April 16, 2007)