Mystery, Rhino Season, Outrage Beyond, and the other winners of the 2013 Asian Film Awards have been announced. The 7th 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…Up to 5 nominees are selected in each of the 14 categories, with the nomination list for the 7th AFA released in January 2013. The winners of the 7th AFA will be announced during the AFA Presentation Ceremony on March 18, 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.”
The full listing of the 2013 Annual Asian Film Awards winners:
Best Film
MYSTERY(Mainland China)
Best Director
KITANO Takeshi – OUTRAGE BEYOND(Japan)
Best Actor
Eddie GARCIA – BWAKAW (The Philippines)
Best Actress
Nora AUNOR – THY WOMB(The Philippines)
Best Newcomer
QI Xi – MYSTERY(Mainland China)
Best Supporting Actor
Nawazuddin SIDDIQUI – TALAASH: THE ANSWER LIES WITHIN(India)
Best Supporting Actress
WATANABE Makiko – CAPTURING DAD(Japan)
Best Screenwriter
MEI Feng / YU Fan / LOU Ye – MYSTERY(Mainland China)
Best Cinematographer
Touraj ASLANI – RHINO SEASON(Iraqi Kurdistan / Turkey)
Best Production Designer
Bahman GHOBADI / Daryoosh PEIRO – RHINO SEASON(Iraqi Kurdistan / Turkey)
Best Composer
Pritam CHAKRABORTY – BARFI!(India)
Best Editor
KUSAKABE Mototaka – THE KIRISHIMA THING(Japan)
Best Visual Effects
Farbod KHOSHTINAT – RHINO SEASON(Iraqi Kurdistan / Turkey)
Best Costume Designer
MAN Lim-chung – THE SILENT WAR(Mainland China / Hong Kong)
The winners of the special awards of the 7th AFA are:
The Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
Michelle YEOH
2012’s Top-Grossing Asian Film Award
Lost in Thailand
People’s Choice Awards for “My Favourite Actor”
Eddie GARCIA – BWAKAW(The Philippines)
People’s Choice Awards for “My Favourite Actress”
CHO Min-soo – PIETA(South Korea)
Source: Asianfilmawards