Asian Film Awards

The Asian Film Awards is one of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society flagship events, a fairly new programme launched in 2007 but is gradually gaining prominence in the film making industry.

Presenters at the 9th Asian Film Awards Ceremony

The awards recognize achievements in cinematography and is open to films produced and released in the Asian Region. The Asian Film Awards are not to be confused with the Hong Kong Film Awards which have been around for over 30 years and is open to Hong Kong films only.

Awards are presented in fifteen different categories such as Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, etc. these are the "Oscars" of Asia.

Submission for nomination opens in November, nominated films are announced in January, and the winning entries are announced at the Awards ceremony in March.

It is certainly a glittery evening with prominent local and international stars, which over the years has included Jet Li, Andy Lau, Oliver Stone and Donatella Versace.

Attendance is of course by invitation only, but us commoners can catch a peek of our favourite celebrities as they arrive at the Red Carpet prior to the Awards ceremony which takes place in Hong Kong or in next door Macau. It is expected that in the future the awards could be staged in other Asian countries.

So here's a peek at this year's nominations so you have an idea of who is likely to walk down the Red Carpet! Enjoy!

2019 Asian Film Awards Nomination List

Where? TVB City at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon, Hong Kong

When? Sunday March 17, 2019

Best Film
Film	Country
Burning	South Korea
Dying to Survive	China
Jinpa	China
Sanju	India
Shoplifters	Japan

Best Director
Director	Film	Country
LEE Chang-dong	Burning	South Korea
Pema Tseden	Jinpa	China
Rajkumar Hirani	Sanju	India
Hirokazu Kore-eda	Shoplifters	Japan
Fruit Chan	Three Husbands	Hong Kong

Best Actor
Nominee	Film	Country
Yoo Ah-in	Burning	South Korea
Xu Zheng	Dying to Survive	China
Aaron Kwok	Project Gutenberg	Hong Kong / China
Ranbir Kapoor	Sanju	India
Koji Yakusho	The Blood of Wolves	Japan

Best Actress
Nominee	Film	Country
Zhao Tao	Ash is Purest White	China
Samal Yeslyamova	Ayka	Russia / Germany / Poland / Kashakstan / China
Han Ji-Min	Miss Baek	South Korea
Sakura Ando	Shoplifters	Japan
Chloe Maayan	Three Husbands	Hong Kong