The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at The Star Hall at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on 17 July 2022.

Earlier it was scheduled for April 17 but it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19.

[1] Nominations announced on 16 February 2022, include films released theatrically both in 2020 and 2021, as the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[2] Raging Fire won the best film award, whereas its director Benny Chan, who died in 2020 and won the best director award at the ceremony.

[3][4] Sources: Nominations[5][6][7] Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ‡.