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 Film – All 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
