Awards and Nominations
Boat People was nominated for 12 awards at the second Hong Kong Film Awards and won 5, including Best Film and Best Director. In 2005, it was ranked 8th of 103 best Chinese-language films in the past 100 years in a ceremony commemorating 100 years since the birth of Chinese-language cinema. The list was selected by 101 filmmakers, critics, and scholars.
| Category | Winner/Person nominated | Win |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Win | |
| Best Director | Ann Hui | |
| Best Screenplay | Dai An-Ping | |
| Best New Performer | Season Ma | |
| Best Art Direction | Tony Au | |
| Best Actor | George Lam | Nod |
| Best Actress | Cora Miao | |
| Best Actress | Season Ma | |
| Best New Performer | Andy Lau | |
| Best Cinematography | Wong Chung-kei | |
| Best Editing | Kin-kin | |
| Best Original Score | Law Wing-fai | |
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