Asian Film Awards full list of winners: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ and ‘Santosh’ dominate the awards

Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ took home the Best Film award, while UK production ‘Santosh’ bagged two prizes – Best Actress and Best New Director

afa-awards - 1 Left: 'All We Imagine as Light' wins Best Film; Right: Shahana Goswami wins Best Actress for 'Santosh' | Instagram/@asianfilmawardsacademy

Indian cinema stole the show at the 18th edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony, held on Monday at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, saw Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light take home the big prize – Best Film.

Santosh director was honoured with the Best New Director award, while the lead actor of her film, Shahana Goswami, won Best Actress. It was a disappointing night for South Korean film Exhuma, who, though they managed to sweep a whopping eleven nominations, only managed to clinch one award – Best Visual Effects.

Here’s the full list of winners from the 18th Asian Film Awards:

Best FilmAll We Imagine as Light

Best Director – Yoshida Daihachi, Teki Cometh

Best Actor – Sean Lau, Papa

Best Actress Shahana Goswami, Santosh

Best Supporting Actor – Lee Kang-Sheng, Stranger Eyes

Best Supporting Actress – Yang Kuei-Mei, Yen and Ai-Lee

Best New Director – Sandhya Suri, Santosh

Best Newcomer – Kurihara Hayato, Happyend

Best Screenplay – Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Editing – Cheung Ka Fai, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Cinematography – Hong Kyeong-pyo

Best Original Music – Wan Pin Chu

Best Costume Design – Choi Yoon-sun

Best Production Design – Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Visual Effects – Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son, Exhuma

Best Sound – Tu Duu-Chih, Tu Tse-Kang, Stranger Eyes

Lifetime Achievement Award – Koji Yakusho

Excellence in Asian Cinema Award – Tang Wei, and Jang Dong-gun

Next Generation Award – Wu Kang-ren

Rising Star of Asia Award – Kōki 

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