"Curse of the Golden Flower" receives 14 nominations. (File Photo)

This year's Hong Kong Film Awards released its nominations list on Thursday in Hong Kong.

High-profile director Zhang Yimou's big-budget blockbuster "Curse of the Golden Flower" topped the list, receiving 14 nominations, including those for Best Movie, Best Director and Best Actor and Actress.

The other work by a big name director, Feng Xiaogang's martial arts epic "The Banquet," got seven nominations, including those for Best Supporting Actress and Best Art Direction.

Both of Johnny To's most recent films, "Exile" and "Election 2," also entered the nominations list for Best Movie and Best Director.

The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards will be held on April 15th.

Editor: Donald