Nominations for the 6th annual Asian Film Awards were announced in Hong Kong today — Update, 3/19: The winners are in bold.
Best Film
- A Separation (Iran)
- Postcard (Japan)
- The Flowers of War (Mainland China)
- Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan)
- You Don’t Get Life a Second Time (India)
Best Director
- Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
- Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Lovely Man
- Sono Sion, Guilty of Romance
- Tsui Hark, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- Wei Te-sheng, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
- Zhang Yimou, The Flowers of War
Best Actor
- Chen Kun, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- Donny Damara, Lovely Man
- Andy Lau, A Simple Life
- Park Hae Il, War of the Arrows
- Yakusho Koji, Chronicle of My Mother
Best Actress
- Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture
- Michelle Chen, You Are the Apple of My Eye
- Eugene Domingo, The Woman in the Septic Tank
- Leila Hatami, A Separation
- Deanie Ip, A Simple Life
Best Newcomer
- Ko Chen-tung, You Are the Apple of My Eye
- Eric Lin Hui-min, Starry Starry Night
- Maeda Ohshiro, I Wish
- Ni Ni, The Flowers of War
- Gita Novalista, The Mirror Never Lies
Best Supporting Actor
- Umin Boya, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
- Lawrence Ko, Jump! Ashin
- Lee Je-hoon, The Front Line
- Mario Maurer, The Outrage
Best Supporting Actress
- Shamaine Buencamino, Niño
- Gwei Lun-mei, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- Cris Horwang, Headshot
- Mitsushima Hikari, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
- Yan Ni, 11 Flowers
Best Screenwriter
- Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
- Shindô Kaneto, Postcard
- Liu Heng, Yan Geling, The Flowers of War
- Alan Mak, Felix Chong, Overheard 2
- Chris Martinez, The Woman in the Septic Tank
Best Cinematographer
- Chin Ting-chang, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
- Vishvajith Karunarathna, Flying Fish
- Kim Woo-hyung, The Front Line
- Jake Pollock, Lai Yiu-fai, Wu Xia
- Rahmat Syaiful, The Mirror Never Lies
Best Production Designer
- Suzanne Caplan Merwanji, You Don’t Get Life a Second Time
- Ryu Seong-hee, The Front Line
- Taneda Yohei, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
- Yee Chung-man, Ben Lau, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- Yee Chung-man, Sun Li, Wu Xia
Best Composer
- Chan Kwong-wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan, Wu Xia
- Chen Qigang, The Flowers of War
- Ricky Ho, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
- AR Rahman, Rockstar
- Sakamoto Ryuichi, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Best Editor
- Curran Pang, Overheard 2
- Nelly Quettier, 11 Flowers
- Hayedeh Safiyari, A Separation
- Anand Subaya, You Don’t Get Life a Second Time
- Tang Man-to, White Vengeance
Best Visual Effects
- Ritesh Aggarwal, Ra. One
- Kamiya Makoto, Gantz
- Wook Kim, Josh Cole, Frankie Chung, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- Xiao Yang, Chang Song, A Law, Li Ming-hsung, Li Jin-hui, Starry Starry Night
- Yung Kwok-yin, Andy Kang, Wu Xia
Best Costume Designer
- Amano Kyoko, Emura Kouichi, Milocrorze: A Love Story
- William Chang Suk-ping, The Flowers of War
- Mok Kwan-kit, Wong Ming-ha, White Vengeance
- Noppadol Techo, The Outrage
- Yee Chung-man, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
The Edward Yang New Talent Award: Edwin (Indonesia)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ann Hui (Hong Kong)
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