Awards and Nominations
Mad Detective was nominated for seven Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (To and Wai), and Best Actor (Lau). However, the film only won an award for Best Screenplay (Wai and Au Kin-Yee), making this one of two Milkyway Image films to win HKFA awards in 2008, the other being Eye in the Sky, another film produced by Johnnie To, in which co-screenwriter Au Kin-Yee was also nominated. It also won Best Screenplay awards at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, the 8th Chinese Film Media Awards, and the 2nd Asian Film Awards.
| Award | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee | Won |
| Best Actor | Lau Ching-Wan | Nominated | |
| Best Directors | Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Tina Baz | Nominated | |
| Best Costume and Makeup Design | Stanley Cheung | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Raymond Man | Nominated | |
| 2nd Asian Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee | Won |
| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee | Won |
| 8th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Screenplay | Wai Ka-Fai, Au Kin-Yee | Won |
| 64th Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai | Nominated |
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