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Asian Film Awards 2015: Nominations: THE GOLDEN ERA, BLACK COAL THIN ICE

The Golden Era

The Golden Era, Black Coal Thin Ice, and the other nominations for the 2015 Asian Film Awards have been announced. The 9th Annual Asian Film Awards “are presented annually by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society to recognize the excellence of the film professionals in the film industries of Asian cinema…The awards will be chosen by a 14 person jury headed by Hong Kong film director Mabel Cheung and also including Cannes selector Christian Jeune and Venice festival chief Alberto Barbera. They will be presented in Macau on Wed, March 25[, 2015].”

The full listing of the 2015 Annual Asian Film Awards nominations:

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Best film

Black Coal, Thin Ice (China)

Blind Massage (China)

Haider (India)

Hill Of Freedom (South Korea)

Ode To My Father (South Korea)

The Light Shines Only There (Japan)

Best director

Lou Ye, Blind Massage (China)

Tsukamoto Shinya, Fires On The Plain (Japan)

Lav Diaz, From What Is Before (The Philippines)

Vishal Bhardwaj, Haider (India)

Hong Sang-soo, Hill Of Freedom (South Korea)

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Ann Hui, The Golden Era (Hong Kong, China)

Best actor

Liao Fan, Black Coal, Thin Ice (China)

Kase Ryo, Hill Of Freedom (South Korea)

Sean Lau Ching-wan, Overheard 3 (Hong Kong, China)

Ethan Ruan, Paradise In Service (Taiwan)

Choi Min-sik, Roaring Currents (South Korea)

Satoh Takeru, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Japan)

Best actress

Bae Doo-na, A Girl At My Door (South Korea)

Gong Li, Coming Home (China)

Zhao Wei, Dearest (Hong Kong, China)

Kaiki Koechlin, Margarita, With A Straw (India)

Miyazawa Rie, Pale Moon (Japan)

Tang Wei, The Golden Era (Hong Kong, China)

Best Newcomer

DOH Kyung-soo
CART
South Korea

ZHANG Huiwen
COMING HOME
Mainland China

Ivana WONG
GOLDEN CHICKENSSS
Hong Kong

TOSAKA Hiroomi
HOT ROAD
Japan

ZHAN Huaiyun
MEETING DR. SUN
Taiwan

Best Supporting Actor

CHO Jin-woong
A HARD DAY
South Korea

QIN Hao
BLIND MASSAGE
Mainland China

CHEN Jianbin
PARADISE IN SERVICE
Taiwan

WANG Zhiwen
THE GOLDEN ERA
Hong Kong / Mainland China

ITO Hideaki
WOOD JOB!
Japan

Best Supporting Actress

HAN Ye-ri
HAEMOO
South Korea

Tabassum HASHMI
HAIDER
India

WAN Qian
PARADISE IN SERVICE
Taiwan

IKEWAKI Chizuru
THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE
Japan

KUROKI Haru
THE LITTLE HOUSE
Japan

Best Screenwriter

KIM Seong-hun
A HARD DAY
South Korea

DIAO Yinan
BLACK COAL, THIN ICE
Mainland China

Chaitanya TAMHANE
COURT
India

LI Qiang
THE GOLDEN ERA
Hong Kong / Mainland China

TAKADA Ryo
THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE
Japan

Best Cinematographer

DONG Jinsong
BLACK COAL, THIN ICE
Mainland China

ZENG Jian
BLIND MASSAGE
Mainland China

CHOI Chan-min
KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT
South Korea

KONDO Ryuto
MY MAN
Japan

Matt FLANNERY, Dimas Imam SUBHONO
THE RAID 2: BERANDAL
Indonesia

Best Production Designer

LIU Qing
GONE WITH THE BULLETS
Mainland China

Subrata CHAKRABORTY, Amit RAY
HAIDER
India

PARK Il-hyun
KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT
South Korea

HAYASHIDA Yuji, SAKUSHIMA Eri
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY
Japan

YI Zhenzhou
THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN
Mainland China

Best Composer

CUI Jian, LIU Yuan
BLUE SKY BONES
Mainland China

ZHANG Yilin, HISAISHI Joe, DOU Peng,
George ACOGNY, SHU Nan
GONE WITH THE BULLETS
Mainland China

Mikey MCCLEARY
MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW
India

MOWG
THE FATAL ENCOUNTER
South Korea

BCDMG
TOKYO TRIBE
Japan

Best Editor

KIM Chang-ju
A HARD DAY
South Korea

SUNAGA Hiroshi
ONE THIRD
Japan

Patrick TAM, Curran PANG
THAT DEMON WITHIN
Hong Kong

KWONG Chi-leung, Manda WAI
THE GOLDEN ERA
Hong Kong / Mainland China

Gareth EVANS
THE RAID 2: BERANDAL
Indonesia

Best Visual Effects

Rick SANDER, Christoph ZOLLINGER
GONE WITH THE BULLETS
Mainland China

YAMAZAKI Takashi
PARASYTE
Japan

TONG Ka-wai, Ken LAW, Randy TSE,
Lucky Tracy Hannah
THE MIDNIGHT AFTER
Hong Kong

KANG Jong-ik
THE PIRATES
South Korea

KIM Wook
THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN
Mainland China

Best Costume Designer

LIANG Tingting
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES
Mainland China

William CHANG Suk Ping
GONE WITH THE BULLETS
Mainland China

TSUGE Isao
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY
Japan

CHONG Kyong-hee
THE FATAL ENCOUNTER
South Korea

KWON Yoo-jin
THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN
Mainland China

Special Awards

TBA

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Source: Asianfilmawards, Variety

 

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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