Editing A Better Tomorrow (section)

=== Awards and nominations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Year
!Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| rowspan="11" |[[Hong Kong Film Award]]
| rowspan="11" |1987
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Tsui Hark]], [[John Woo]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="2" |John Woo
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Chow Yun-fat]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Ti Lung]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Waise Lee]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer|Best New Performer]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score|Best Original Film Score]]
|[[Joseph Koo]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|Wong Wing-hang
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|Kam Ma
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|Lui Chi-leung
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]]
| rowspan="8" |1986
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature|Best Narrative Feature]]
| rowspan="2" |John Woo
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Leading Actor]]
|Ti Lung
|{{won}}
|-
|Chow Yun-fat
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|Waise Lee
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Score|Best Original Film Score]]
|Joseph Koo
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|Wong Wing-hang
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
|Kam Ma
|{{nom}}
|}