Tony Ka-fai Leung won Best Actor at the 39th Golden Rooster Awards for his role in "The Shadow's Edge", an action-crime film produced by iQIYI. The award was presented at a ceremony in Xiamen on 10 November. The company said the win was Leung's first Golden Rooster in a career of more than 40 years, and came after his first nomination.
Three nominations for the film
The film took three nominations at this year's awards: Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. The jury recognized Leung's portrayal of the character's complexity through both action and quieter emotional expression, the company said. In his acceptance speech, Leung thanked director Larry Yang, Jackie Chan, the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, and the production companies iQIYI, Damai Entertainment and Hairun Pictures.
Box office and festival screenings
Released theatrically in 2025, the film earned RMB 1.265 billion (190 million US dollars) at the Chinese box office. It reached audiences in more than 30 countries and regions and ranked among Malaysia's top 10 highest-grossing Chinese-language films of all time. It was shown in the Open Cinema section of the Busan International Film Festival and in the Limelight programme of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Leung won Best Actor at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards for the same role.
Streaming run and a sequel
The film was released online on iQIYI in November 2025, where it topped multiple viewership charts. A sequel, "The Shadow's Edge 2", began filming in Huizhou, Guangdong, in October 2026.