A total of 35 films from 24 countries and regions have been shortlisted to compete for 16 awards at this year's Asian Film Awards.
Renowned Japanese director Kurosawa Kiyoshi will serve as the Jury President for this year's Awards. As the first Japanese director to hold this position, Kurosawa Kiyoshi is deeply honored. He will lead the Jury and over 200 Voting Members in selecting the winners for this year's Asian Film Awards.
The winners of other AFA awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, AFA Next Generation Award, and Rising Star Award, will be announced later.
The 17th Asian Film Awards Nomination List
Best Film
12.12: The Day (South Korea)
Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
Paradise (Sri Lanka, India)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Snow Leopard (Mainland China)
Best Director
KIM Sung-soo | 12.12: The Day (South Korea)
GU Xiaogang | Dwelling by the West Lake (Mainland China)
HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke | Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
KORE-EDA Hirokazu | Monster (Japan)
Prasanna VITHANAGE | Paradise (Sri Lanka, India)
Best Actor
HWANG Jung-min | 12.12: The Day (South Korea)
WU Kang-Ren | Abang Adik (Malaysia)
SHEN Teng | Full River Red (Mainland China)
YAKUSHO Koji | Perfect Days (Japan)
Tony LEUNG Chiu Wai | The Goldfinger (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
Best Actress
JIANG Qinqin | Dwelling by the West Lake (Mainland China)
JUNG Yu-mi | Sleep (South Korea)
ZHOU Dongyu | The Breaking Ice (Mainland China, Singapore)
Audrey LIN | Trouble Girl (Taiwan)
KIKUCHI Rinko | YOKO (Japan)
Best Supporting Actor
PARK Hoon | 12.12: The Day (South Korea)
Jack TAN | Abang Adik (Malaysia)
NAKAMURA Shido | KUBI (Japan)
PARK Jung-min | Smugglers (South Korea)
Sean WONG | Time Still Turns the Pages (Hong Kong)
Best Supporting Actress
HAMABE Minami | Godzilla Minus One (Japan)
Rachel LEUNG | In Broad Daylight (Hong Kong)
TSUTSUI Mariko | Last Shadow at First Light (Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, The Philippines, Indonesia)
GO Min-si | Smugglers (South Korea)
WAN Fang | Snow in Midsummer (Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore)
Best New Director
Lkhagvadulam PUREV-OCHIR | City of Wind (France, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Qatar, Germany)
PHAM THIEN An | Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain)
Dominic SANGMA | Rapture (India, Mainland China, Switzerland, Qatar, Netherlands)
Amanda Nell EU | Tiger Stripes (Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar)
Nick CHEUK | Time Still Turns the Pages (Hong Kong)
Best Newcomer
Tergel Bold-Erdene | City of Wind (France, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Qatar, Germany
Awat RATANAPINTHA | Doi Boy (Thailand, Cambodia)
Yoyo TSE | Fly Me to the Moon (Hong Kong)
WANG Yibo | Hidden Blade (Mainland China)
SHIRATA Mihaya | Last Shadow at First Light (Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, The Philippines, Indonesia)
Best Screenplay
HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke | Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
SAKAMOTO Yuji | Monster (Japan
Prasanna VITHANAGE, Anushka SENANAYAKE | Paradise (Sri Lanka, India)
Jason YU | Sleep (South Korea)
Pema Tseden | Snow Leopard (Mainland China)
Best Editing
KIM Sang-bum | 12.12: The Day (South Korea)
HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, YAMAZAKI Azusa | Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
Matthieu LACLAU | Only the River Flows (Mainland China)
Nick CHEUK, Keith CHAN Hiu Chun | Time Still Turns the Pages (Hong Kong)
Best Cinematography
LEE Mo-gae | 12.12: The Day (South Korea)
KITAGAWA Yoshio | Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
CHENGMA Zhiyuan | Only the River Flows (Mainland China)
Azamat DULATOV | Qas (Kazakhstan)
Matthias DELVAUX | Snow Leopard (Mainland China)
Best Original Music
UMEBAYASHI Shigeru | Dwelling by the West Lake (Mainland China)
ISHIBASHI Eiko | Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
Akmaral MERGEN | Qas (Kazakhstan)
Anon Ch Momin | Rapture (India, Mainland China, Switzerland, Qatar, Netherlands)
LEE Dong-june | Road to Boston (South Korea)
Best Costume Design
Tim YIP | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Mainland China)
KUROSAWA Kazuko | KUBI (Japan)
YOON Jung-hee | Smugglers (South Korea)
Elaine NG | Snow in Midsummer (Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore)
MAN Lim Chung | The Goldfinger (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
Best Production Design
CHO Hwa-sung | Concrete Utopia (South Korea)
MITSUMATSU Keiko | Monster (Japan)
ZHANG Menglun | Only the River Flows (Mainland China)
Daktse Drundrup | Snow Leopard (Mainland China
Eric LAM | The Goldfinger (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
Best Visual Effects
EUN Jae-hyun | Concrete Utopia (South Korea)
Douglas Hans SMITH | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Mainland China)
YAMAZAKI Takashi, SHIBUYA Kiyoko, TAKAHASHI Masaki, NOJIMA Tatsuji | Godzilla Minus One (Japan)
JIN Jong-hyun | The Moon (South Korea)
Allen WEI, Ahdee CHIU, DING Yanlai, Eric XU | The Wandering Earth II (Mainland China)
Best Sound
KIM Hyun-sang | Concrete Utopia (South Korea)
YANG Jiang, ZHAO Nan | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Mainland China)
INOUE Natsuko | Godzilla Minus One (Japan)
Vuong Gia Bao, Xander TOH | Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain) TU Duu-Chih, WU Shu-Yao | Snow in
Midsummer (Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore
