Asian Film Awards 2009
2009 Asian Film Awards
2009 Asian Film Award nominations: Jan. 21, 2009
2009 Asian Film Award winners: March 23, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
In Kyoshi Kurosawa’s best Asian Film Award winner Tokyo Sonata, a middle-class worker (Teruyuki Kagawa) loses his job (it’s outsourced to China), but can’t get himself to tell his family about his predicament. Slowly, however, both his ruse and the family itself begin to disintegrate.
Best Film
Forever Enthralled, China
The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan
The Rainbow Troops, Indonesia
Red Cliff, China
* Tokyo Sonata, The Netherlands / Japan / Hong Kong
Best Director
FENG Xiao-gang, If You Are the One, China
KIM Jee-woon, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
* KOREEDA Hirokazu, Still Walking, Japan
Brillante MENDOZA, Service, The Philippines
MIYAZAKI Hayao / Frank MARSHALL, Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan
John WOO, Red Cliff, China
Best Actor
GE You, If You Are the One, China
HA Jung-woo, The Chaser, South Korea
Akshay KUMAR, Singh is Kinng, India
MATSUYAMA Kenichi, Detroit Metal City, Japan
* MOTOKI Masahiro, Departures, Japan
SONG Kang-ho, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
Best Actress
FUKATSU Eri, The Magic Hour, Japan
JIANG Wenli, And the Spring Comes, China
Deepika PADUKONE, Chandni Chowk To China, India
YOSHINAGA Sayuri, Kabei – Our Mother, Japan
ZHAO Wei, Painted Skin, China / Hong Kong
* ZHOU Xun, The Equation of Love and Death, China
Best Supporting Actor
Nick CHEUNG, Beast Stalker, Hong Kong
* JUNG Woo-sung, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
LEE Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
TSUTSUMI Shinichi, Suspect X, Japan
WANG Xueqi, Forever Enthralled, China
Best Supporting Actress
AOI Yu, Sex Is No Laughing Matter, Japan
Jaclyn JOSE, Service, The Philippines
KIKI Kirin, Still Walking, Japan
KIM Ji-yeong, Forever the Moment, South Korea
* Gina PARENO, Service, The Philippines
Best Newcomer
MATSUDA Shota, Boys Over Flowers: the Movie, Japan
Sandrine PINNA, Miao Miao, Taiwan / Hong Kong
SO Ji-sub, Rough Cut, South Korea
XU Jiao, CJ7, Hong Kong
JeeJa YANIN, Chocolate, Thailand
* YU Shaoqun, Forever Enthralled, China
Best Screenwriter
NA Hong-jin, The Chaser, South Korea
LI Qiang, And the Spring Comes, China
Tom LIN / Henry TSAI, Winds of September, Taiwan / Hong Kong
* KUROSAWA Kiyoshi / Max MANNIX / TANAKA Sachiko, Tokyo Sonata, The Netherlands / Japan / Hong Kong
MITANI Koki, The Magic Hour, Japan
Best Cinematographer
ATO Shoichi, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan
CHENG Siu-keung (HKSC), Sparrow, Hong Kong
LEE Mo-gae, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
* Jola DYLEWSKA, Tulpan, Germany / Kazakhstan / Poland / Russia / Switzerland
WANG Yu / Nelson Lik-wai YU, 24 City, China
Best Editor
CHAN Ki-hop, Beast Stalker, Hong Kong
William Suk-ping CHANG, Miao Miao, Taiwan / Hong Kong
Darya DANILOVA, Native Dancer, Kazakhstan / Russia / France / Germany
Waluyo ICHWANDIARDONO, The Rainbow Troops, Indonesia
* KIM Sun-min, The Chaser, South Korea
Best Composer
Dalpalan / JANG Young-gyu, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
HANNO Yoshihiro / LIM Giong, 24 City, China
* HISAISHI Joe, Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan
Henry Wan-man LAI, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, China / Hong Kong / South Korea
Allah Rakha RAHMAN, Jodhaa Akbar, India
Best Production Designer
Nitin Chandrakant DESAI, Jodhaa Akbar, India
KUWAJIMA Towako, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan
* Daniel Yan-kong LEE, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, China / Hong Kong / South Korea
Bill LUI, Painted Skin, China / Hong Kong
TANEDA Yohei, The Magic Hour, Japan
Best Visual Effects
* Craig HAYES, Red Cliff, China
KIM Wook, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea
YANAGAWASE Masahide, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan
Asian Film Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema: Tsui Hark, Nansun Shi, Film Workshop Co. Ltd.
The Nielsen Box Office Award: Priyanka Chopra
Edward Yang New Talent Award: Wei Te-sheng
Asian Film Awards: 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Berlin Film Festival Awards 2009
Palm Springs Film Festival Awards 2009
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tokyo sonata is the best
yeah,,matsuda shota d’best !!
cOngrats,,n’ güd Luck !!