The South Korean horror film Exhuma leads the nominations for the 18th Asian Film Awards in 11 categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound.
Hong Kong’s action blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, followed up closely with nominations in nine categories, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor. Teki Cometh directed by Yoshida Daihachi and All We Imagine As Light, both received nominations in six categories.
Hong Kong actor and director Sammo Hung has been appointed as the Jury President responsible for selecting the winners of this year’s Asian Film Awards. Hung expressed his excitement, stating, “It is my pleasure to serve as the Jury President for the Asian Film Awards. It is a significant responsibility, and I hope to continue working with my peers to support the development of the Asian film industry.”
The 18th Asian Film Awards awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 16, at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.
18th Asian Film Awards Nominations
BEST FILM
All We Imagine as Light
India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Black Dog
Mainland China
Exhuma
South Korea
Teki Cometh
Japan
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Hong Kong
BEST DIRECTOR
Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine as Light
Guan Hu
Black Dog
Jang Jae-hyun
Exhuma
Rithy Panh
Meeting with Pol Pot
Yoshida Daihachi
Teki Cometh
BEST ACTOR
Eddie Peng
Black Dog
Choi Min-sik
Exhuma
Sean Lau
Papa
Nagatsuka Kyozo
Teki Cometh
Michael Hui
The Last Dance
BEST ACTRESS
Kani Kusruti
All We Imagine as Light
Sylvia Chang
Daughter’s Daughter
Kawai Yuumi
Desert of Namibia
Kim Go-eun
Exhuma
Shahana Goswami
Santosh
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mitsuishi Ken
All the Long Nights
Ikematsu Sosuke
My Sunshine
Lee Kang-Sheng
Stranger Eyes
Chu Pak Hong
The Last Dance
Philip Ng
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maggie Li Lin Lin
All Shall Be Well
Divya Prabha
All We Imagine as Light
Lim Ji-yeon
Revolver
Takiuchi Kumi
Teki Cometh
Yang Kuei-Mei
Yen and Ai-Lee
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Yamanaka Yoko
Desert of Namibia
Sora Neo
Happyend
Dong Zijian
My Friend an Delie
Sandhya Suri
Santosh
Truong Minh Quý
Viêt and Nam
BEST NEWCOMER
Lee Do-hyun
Exhuma
Kurihara Hayato
Happyend
Putthipong Assaratanakul
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Die
Dylan So
Papa
Duy Bao Dinh Dao
Viêt and Nam
BEST SCREENPLAY
Wada Kiyoto, Miyake Sho
All the Long Nights
Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine as Light
Jang Jae-hyun
Exhuma
Pierre Erwan, Guillaume, Rithy Panh
Meeting With Pol Pot
Mohammad Rasoulof
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Yang Donglin
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
Choi Yoon-sun
Exhuma
Dorjee Dradhul Gurung
Shambhala
Iyamoto Mari
Teki Cometh
Bruce Yu, Karen Yip
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Huo Tingxiao, Li Chang
Black Dog
Pham Phong Lan
Don’t Cry, Butterfly
Seo Sung-kyung
Exhuma
Hayashida Yuji
The Box Man
Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST EDITING
Clément Pinteaux
All We Imagine as Light
Rithy Panh, Matthieu Laclau
Meeting With Pol Pot
William Chang Suk Ping
My Friend an Delie
Jojo Shek
Papa
Cheung Ka Fai
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hong Kyeong-pyo
Harbin
Lv Songye
My Friend an Delie
Aziz Zhambakiyev
Shambhala
Shinomiya Hidetoshi
Teki Cometh
Cheng Siu Keung
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Hi’Spec
All the Long Nights
Kim Tae-sung
Exhuma
Katsumoto Michiaki
The Box Man
Chu Wan Pin
The Last Dance
Kawai Kenji
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Danny Yin
Black Dog
Sato Fumiro, Kobari Yasuhiro
Black Ox
Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-yi
Dead Talents Society
Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son
Exhuma
Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett K Lam, Yee Kwok Leung
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
BEST SOUND
Zurab Kurmanbayev
Cadet
Kim Byung-in
Exhuma
Tu Duu-Chih, Tu Tse- Kang
Stranger Eyes
Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in
Vincent Villa
Viêt and Nam