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Stephen Chow Biography

Birth Name:Sing-Chi Chow

Birth Place:Hong Kong, China

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Won Best Actor and Best Director at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards for "Siu lam juk kau․"
Started his career as a temporary actor for TVB, the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong
Quote: "As a director, I usually start with an idea, then I start the script and then I look for actors․"
Quote: "I was fortunate enough to have directors approach me when I was coming out so I also want to give new talent a chance․ I also get a lot from working with them and I enjoy working with them, because they give me new ideas․"
Often casts relatively unknown actresses to play romantic leads opposite him, and those who have gone on to lead successful careers, such as Karen Mok, Vicki Zhao and Sharla Cheung, are known as "Sing girls․"
Created a style of movies in the 1990s known as Mo lei tau, which employ a crass form of humor
Taught himself kung fu from watching television when he was a child

Awards

1991Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1992APFF Award-Best Actor: winner
1992Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actor: nominated
1992Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1993Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1995Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1996Golden Bauhinia-Best Actor: winner
1996Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1996HKFCS Award-Best Actor: winner
2002NETPAC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2002NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
2002China Film Media Award-Best Actor - Hong Kong/Taiwan: nominated
2002Golden Bauhinia-Best Director: winner
2002Golden Bauhinia-Best Actor: nominated
2002Hong Kong Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: winner
2002Hong Kong Film Award-Best Director: winner
2003Blue Ribbon Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2005Silver Scream Award-: winner
2005Golden Bauhinia-Best Director: nominated
2005Golden Bauhinia-Best Actor: nominated
2005Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
2005Hong Kong Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2005Hong Kong Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2005Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2005HKFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2005PFCS Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2006BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
2006Hundred Flowers Award-Outstanding Film: winner
2006Hundred Flowers Award-Best Actor: nominated
2006Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: nominated
2006INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
2006MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
2008Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: nominated
2008Audience Award-: winner
2009Hong Kong Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2010Chunyan Award-Best Actor: winner
2013Golden Horse Award-Best Action Choreography: nominated
2013Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2014China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director From Hong Kong or Taiwan: nominated
2014Huading Award-Best Writing for a Motion Picture: nominated
2014Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: nominated
2014ICP Award-Best Undistributed Film: nominated
2016Golden Angel Award-Outstanding Films: winner
2017Silver Raven-International Competition: winner
2017CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
2017Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Song: nominated
2017Hong Kong Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017Hong Kong Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2017HKFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2017HKFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017WGC Award-Outstanding Screenplay: nominated
2019Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: nominated
2020HKFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2020HKFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020HKSWG Award-Best Role-play: nominated