The 8th Asian Film Awards (AFA) was held last month in Macau, and Mr Wong Kar Wai’s martial arts film, THE GRANDMASTER, which topped the AFA nominees’ list with 11 nominations out of 14 categories, scooped up the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Designer, Best Composer and Best Costume Designer, while Zhang Zi yi was also crowned the Best Actress for her performance in the movie.
Indian actor Irrfan Khan with THE LUNCHBOX won Best Actor, and the film also claimed the Best Screenwriter. The incredible acting skills of HUANG Bo and YEO Yann Yann earned them Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards for their roles in NO MAN’S LAND and ILO ILO, while JIANG Shuying from SO YOUNG won for Best Newcomer. The 8th Asian Film Awards Academy conferred the Life-Time Achievement Award on Taiwanese celebrated director Hou Hsiao-hsien for his contribution to the film industry.
The full list of nominees and winners of 8th Asian Film Awards (AFA):
Best Film
No Man’s Land (Mainland China)
THE GRANDMASTER
THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
The Great Passage (Japan)
The Lunchbox (India)
Snowpiercer (South Korea/U.S./France)
Stray Dogs (Taiwan)
Best Director
Bong Joon-ho, Snowpiercer (South Korea/U.S./France)
Anthony Chen, Ilo Ilo (Singapore)
Hirokazu Koreeda, Like Father, Like Son (Japan)
Tsai Ming-liang, Stray Dogs (Taiwan)
Wong Kar-wai, THE GRANDMASTER
Wong Kar-wai, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Best Actor
Masaharu Fukuyama, Like Father, Like Son (Japan)
Irrfan Khan, THE LUNCHBOX
Irrfan Khan, THE LUNCHBOX (India) – WINNER
Lee Kang-sheng, Stray Dogs (Taiwan)
Tony Leung, The Grandmaster (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Song Kang-ho, The Attorney (South Korea)
Best Actress
Eugene Domingo, Barber’s Tales (The Philippines)
Han Hyo-joo, Cold Eyes (South Korea)
Paw Hee-ching, Rigor Mortis (Hong Kong)
Maki Yoko, The Ravine of Goodbye (Japan)
Zhang Ziyi, THE GRANDMASTER
Zhang Ziyi, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Best Newcomer
Choi Hon-yick, The Way We Dance (Hong Kong)
Im Si-wan, The Attorney (South Korea)
Jiang Shuying, SO YOUNG
Jiang Shuying, SO YOUNG (Mainland China) – WINNER
Misaki Kinoshita, The Backwater (Japan)
Keita Ninomiya, Like Father, Like Son (Japan)
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Chao, So Young (Mainland China)
Huang Bo, NO MAN’S LAND
Huang Bo, NO MAN’S LAND (Mainland China) – WINNER
Jung Woo-sung, Cold Eyes (South Korea)
Joe Odagiri, The Great Passage (Japan)
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tokyo Family (Japan)
Best Supporting Actress
Yu Aoi, Tokyo Family (Japan)
Mavis Fan, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (Taiwan)
Kim Young-ae, The Attorney (South Korea)
Fumi Nikaido, Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (Japan)
Yeo Yann Yann, ILO ILO
Yeo Yann Yann, ILO ILO (Singapore) – WINNER
Best Screenwriter
Ritesh Batra, THE LUNCHBOX (India) – WINNER
Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer (South Korea/U.S./France)
Li Qiang, So Young (Mainland China)
Kensaku Watanabe, The Great Passage (Japan)
Wong Kar-wai, Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng, The Grandmaster (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Best Cinematographer
Kim Byung-seo, Yeo Kyung-bo, Cold Eyes (South Korea)
Liao Pen-jung, Shong Woon-chong, Lu Qing-xin, Stray Dogs (Taiwan)
Philippe Le Sourd, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Man-ching Ng, Rigor Mortis (Hong Kong)
Aziz Zhambakiyev, Harmony Lessons (Kazakhstan/Germany/France)
Best Production Designer
William Chang, Alfred Yau Wai-ming, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Hao Yi, No Man’s Land (Mainland China)
Hisao Inagaki, Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (Japan)
Ken Mak, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Ondrej Nekvasil, Snowpiercer (South Korea/U.S./France)
Best Composer
Zeke Khaseli, Yudhi Arfan, What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love (Indonesia)
Ehsaan Noorani, Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Run Milkha Run (India)
Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Mechaly, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Best Editor
William Chang, Benjamin Courtines, Poon Hung-yiu, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Du Yuan, No Man’s Land (Mainland China)
Junichi Ito, Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (Japan)
David M. Richardson, Rigor Mortis (Hong Kong)
Shin Min-kyung, Cold Eyes (South Korea) – WINNER
Best Visual Effects
Shuji Asano, Real (Japan)
Pierre Buffin, The Grandmaster (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Enoch Chan, Rigor Mortis (Hong Kong)
MR. GO
Jung Sung-jin, MR. GO (South Korea/Mainland China) – WINNER
Kim Wook, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Best Costume Designer
William Chang, THE GRANDMASTER (Hong Kong/Mainland China) – WINNER
Catherine George, Snowpiercer (South Korea/U.S./France)
Lee Pik-kwan, Bruce Yu, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Shim Hyun-sub, The Face Reader (South Korea)
main image via 8th Asian Film Awards