18th Asian Film Awards

2025 edition of award ceremony May 2026 18 Asian Film Awards 18th Asian Film Awards poster.jpg Teaser poster Excellence in Asian cinema Nominations: 2025 1 10 2025 3 16 Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong Hong Kong International Film Festival Busan International Film Festival Tokyo International Film Festival The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) Jason Chan Sarah Song All We Imagine as Light Sean Lau Papa Shahana Goswami Santosh ExhumaSantoshStranger EyesTwilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2) Exhuma (11) YouTube TVB Plus (Channel 82) Asian Film Awards 17th 19th The 18th Asian Film Awards was held on March 16, 2025, at Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2025.https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/asian-film-awards-2025-nominations Lo Zabrina January 10, 2025 Asian Film Awards 2025 nominations: Sean Lau gunning for Best Actor, South Korea's 'Exhuma' selected in 9 categories, and more January 11, 2025 Tatler Asia enhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/asian-film-awards-2025-nominations-full-list-1236106077/ Asian Film Awards: South Korea's 'Exhuma' Leads Nominations, Sammo Hung Named Jury President Patrick Brzeski The Hollywood Reporter January 10, 2025 January 11, 2025 en The 18th edition featured a selection of 30 outstanding films from 25 countries and regions, competing across 16 awards. The South Korean film Exhuma with 11 nominations is the most-nominated film this year.https://variety.com/2025/global/asia/sammo-hung-asian-film-awards-nominations-2025-1236271487/ Sammo Hung to Head Asian Film Awards Jury as 'Exhuma,' 'Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In' Lead Nominations Naman Ramachandran Variety January 9, 2025 January 11, 2025 en Actors Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada were appointed, with Fujioka serving as the ambassador and the others as youth ambassadors.https://variety.com/2025/film/news/dean-fujioka-aokbab-chutimon-austin-lin-lo-chun-yip-okada-masaki-asian-film-awards-ambassadors-1236266767/ Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun Yip, Okada Masaki Named Asian Film Awards Ambassadors – Global Bulletin January 6, 2025 Variety Ramachandran Naman January 11, 2025 The awards ceremony took place on March 16, 2025, at the Grand Theatre, with Jason Chan and Sarah Song as hosts. The event was broadcast live at 17:00 HKT on the YouTube channel of the Asian Film Awards Academy and TVB Plus (Channel 82).https://www.afa-academy.com/20250222_en/ Sarah Song and Jason Chan to Host 18th Asian Film Awards Asian Film Awards Academy February 22, 2025 February 25, 2025 All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia won the best film award.https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/all-we-imagine-as-light-asian-film-awards-2025-winners-1236338748/ ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Wins Top Prize as Honors Spread Evenly at Asian Film Awards Naman Ramachandran Variety March 16, 2025 March 17, 2025 en Events The following events were held on March 14 and 15 leading to award ceremony:https://www.afa-academy.com/20250225_en/ Exciting Dropping: AFA18 Featured Programmes Unveiled！ Asian Film Awards Academy February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025 Stealing the Scene: The Best Supporting Actors Conversation Breaking Boundaries: The Next Wave of Asian Directors Tu Duu-chih’s Masterclass: Echoes of Light and Sound Bringing Stories to Life: The Art of Production Design Scoring the Screen: The Power of Film Music Pre-Awards gathering of ambassador Dean Fujioka and four youth ambassadors: Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada. Win Metawin, a Thai star, also attended as they met fans at a special event in apm mall. Special screenings of three films nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the Awards: All We Imagine as Light Black Dog Exhuma Jury thumb|right|150px|Sammo Hung, President of jury Hong Kong Sammo Hung as Jury President – Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director.https://deadline.com/2025/01/sammo-hung-asian-film-awards-korea-exhuma-hong-kong-twilight-of-the-warriors-nominations-1236253424/ Oscars: Korea's 'Exhuma' & Hong Kong's 'Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In' Lead Asian Film Awards Nominations; Sammo Hung Appointed As Jury President Sara Merican January 10, 2025 January 11, 2025 Deadline en Italy Sabrina Baracetti United States Roger Garcia Japan Ishizaka Kenji Taiwan Jennifer Jao South Korea Nam Dong-chul China Janet Wu Yanyan Winners and nominees Complete list of nominees:https://www.screendaily.com/news/exhuma-twilight-of-the-warriors-lead-asian-film-awards-nominations-2025/5200645.article 'Exhuma', 'Twilight Of The Warriors' lead Asian Film Awards nominations 2025 Jimin Choi January 11, 2025 January 11, 2025 ScreenDaily enhttps://www.afa-academy.com/awards-en/ 18th Asian Film Awards: Winners And Nominees Asian Film Awards Academy January 11, 2025 January 11, 2025 March 29, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230329064610/https://www.afa-academy.com/awards-en/ dead Winners are listed first and denoted in bold:https://deadline.com/2025/02/koki-named-afa-rising-star-global-briefs-1236295716/ Kōki Named AFA Rising Star; Quiver Boards ‘Culprit’; ‘Real Men’ Format Spin-Off; ‘Grace’ Renewed; Amol Rajan Doc; Amir Locke Film Deal Jesse Whittock, Andreas Wiseman February 20, 2025 February 21, 2025 Deadline HollywoodRamachandran Naman March 5, 2025 ‘Decision to Leave,’ ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Stars Tang Wei and Jang Dong-gun to Receive Excellence Honor at Asian Film Awards https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/tang-wei-jang-dong-gun-asian-film-awards-1236327935/ March 5, 2025 Variety en-USIp Stephanie March 5, 2025 Tang Wei, Jang Dong-gun, Kōki and Wu Kang-ren to be Honoured at the 18th Asian Film Awards https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/lifestyle/culture-plus-entertainment/tang-wei-jang-dong-gun-koki-wu-kang-ren-honoured-18th-asian-film-awards/ March 7, 2025 Prestige Hong Kong en-HKSchley Matt March 7, 2025 ‘Perfect Days’ star Koji Yakusho to receive Asian Film Awards honour https://www.screendaily.com/news/perfect-days-star-koji-yakusho-to-receive-asian-film-awards-honour/5202758.article March 7, 2025 Screen Daily enBrzeski Patrick March 16, 2025 Asian Film Awards: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for ‘Teki Cometh’ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/asian-film-awards-2025-winners-list-1236162661/ March 16, 2025 The Hollywood Reporter en-US #F4CA16 Best Film All We Imagine as Light (India / France / Netherlands / Luxembourg) Black Dog (China) Exhuma (South Korea) Teki Cometh (Japan) Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"|#F4CA16 Best Director Japan Daihachi Yoshida – Teki Cometh India Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light China Guan Hu – Black Dog South Korea Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma Cambodia Rithy Panh – Meeting with Pol Pot#F4CA16 Best Actor Hong Kong Sean Lau – Papa Taiwan Eddie Peng – Black Dog South Korea Choi Min-sik – Exhuma Japan Kyōzō Nagatsuka – Teki Cometh Hong Kong Michael Hui – The Last Dance#F4CA16 Best Actress India Shahana Goswami – Santosh India Kani Kusruti – All We Imagine as Light Taiwan Sylvia Chang – Daughter's Daughter Japan Yuumi Kawai – Desert of Namibia South Korea Kim Go-eun – Exhuma#F4CA16 Best Supporting Actor Taiwan Lee Kang-sheng – Stranger Eyes Japan Ken Mitsuishi – All the Long Nights Japan Sosuke Ikematsu – My Sunshine Hong Kong Chu Pak Hong – The Last Dance Hong Kong/USA Philip Ng – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In#F4CA16 Best Supporting Actress Taiwan Yang Kuei-mei – Yen and Ai-Lee Hong Kong Maggie Li Lin Lin – All Shall Be Well India Divya Prabha – All We Imagine as Light South Korea Lim Ji-yeon – Revolver Japan Kumi Takiuchi – Teki Cometh#F4CA16 Best New Director India/UK Sandhya Suri – Santosh Japan Yoko Yamanaka – Desert of Namibia Japan/United States Neo Sora – Happyend China Dong Zijian – My Friend An Delie Vietnam Minh Quý Trương – Viet and Nam#F4CA16 Best Newcomer Japan Hayato Kurihara – Happyend South Korea Lee Do-hyun – Exhuma Thailand Putthipong Assaratanakul – How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Hong Kong Dylan So – Papa Vietnam Đào Duy Bảo Định – Viet and Nam#F4CA16 Best Screenplay The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof All the Long Nights – Kiyoto Wada and Sho Miyake All We Imagine as Light – Payal Kapadia Exhuma – Jang Jae-hyun Meeting with Pol Pot – Rithy Panh and Pierre-Erwan Guillaume#F4CA16 Best Editing Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Cheung Ka-fai All We Imagine as Light – Clément Pinteaux Meeting with Pol Pot – Rithy Panh and Matthieu Laclau My Friend An Delie – William Chang Suk-ping Papa – Jojo Shek |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Cinematography Harbin – Hong Kyung-pyo My Friend An Delie – Lu Songye Shambhala – Aziz Zhambakiyiv Teki Cometh – Hidetoshi Shinomiya Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Cheng Siu-keung | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Original Music The Last Dance – Chu Wan Pin All the Long Nights – Hi'Spec The Box Man – Michiaki Katsumoto Exhuma – Kim Tae-seong Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Kenji Kawai |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Costume Design Exhuma – Choi Yoon-sun A Tapestry of a Legendary Land – Yang Donglin Shambhala – Dorjee Dradhul Gurung Teki Cometh – Miyamoto Mari Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Bruce Yu, Karen Yip | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Production Design Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose Black Dog – Huo Tingxiao, Li Chang Don't Cry, Butterfly – Pham Phong Lan Exhuma – Seo Seong-gyeong The Box Man – Hayashida Yuji |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Visual Effects Exhuma – Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son Black Dog – Danny Yin Black Ox – Sato Fumiro, Kobari Yasuhiro Dead Talents Society – Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-Yi Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett K Lam, Yee Kwok Leung | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |#F4CA16 Best Sound Stranger Eyes'' – Tu Duu-chih, Tu Tse-Kang Cadet – Zurab Kurmanbayev Exhuma – Kim Byung-in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy Viet and Nam'' – Vincent Villa#F4CA16 Lifetime Achievement Award Koji Yakusho#F4CA16 Excellence in Asian Cinema Award Tang Wei Jang Dong-gun#F4CA16 Next Generation Award Wu Kang-ren#F4CA16 Rising Star of Asia Award Kōki Films with multiple nominations + Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film 11 Exhuma 9 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In6 All We Imagine as Light Teki Cometh 5 Black Dog3 All the Long Nights The Last Dance Meeting with Pol Pot My Friend An Delie Papa Viet and Nam2 The Box Man Desert of Namibia Santosh Shambhala Stranger Eyes References External links http://www.asianfilmawards.asia Category:Asian Film Awards ceremonies Category:2025 film awards Film Category:Annual events in Hong Kong Category:2025 in South Korean cinema