12th Asian Film Awards


The 12th Asian Film Awards are the 2018 edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony was held on March 17, 2018 at the Venetian Hotel in Macau.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best FilmBest Director

  • Youth
  • *Angels Wear White
  • *Newton
  • *The Day After
  • *The Third Murder
  • Yuya IshiiThe Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
  • *Chen Kaige – Legend of the Demon Cat
  • *Sylvia Chang – Love Education
  • *Ann Hui – Our Time Will Come
  • *Hong Sang-soo – The Day After
  • *Feng Xiaogang – Youth
  • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Louis Koo – Paradox
  • *Kim Yoon-seok – '
  • *Sukollawat Kanarot – '
  • *Rajkummar Rao – Newton
  • *Duan Yihong – The Looming Storm
  • Sylvia ChangLove Education
  • *Yū Aoi – Birds Without Names
  • *Marsha Timothy – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
  • *Kim Min-hee – The Day After
  • *Zhou Dongyu – This Is Not What I Expected
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Yang Ik-june – Wilderness
  • *Yoo Hae-jin – A Taxi Driver
  • *Geng Le – Angels Wear White
  • *Tian Zhuangzhuang – Love Education
  • *Eddie Peng – Our Time Will Come
  • Kitty ZhangLegend of the Demon Cat
  • *Choi Hee-seo – Anarchist from Colony
  • *Hana Sugisaki – Blade of the Immortal
  • *Wu Yanshu – Love Education
  • *Suzu Hirose – The Third Murder
  • Best New DirectorBest Newcomer
  • Dong Yue – The Looming Storm
  • *Vivian Qu – Angels Wear White
  • *Anucha Boonyawatana – '
  • *Huang Hsin-yao – The Great Buddha +
  • *Derek Hui – This Is Not What I Expected
  • *Yoshiyuki Kishi – Wilderness
  • Chutimon ChuengcharoensukyingBad Genius
  • *Zhou Meijun – Angels Wear White
  • *Im Yoon-ah – Confidential Assignment
  • *Ling Man-lung – Tomorrow Is Another Day
  • *Akari Kinoshita – Wilderness
  • *Elane Zhong – Youth
  • Best ScreenplayBest Editing
  • Mayank Tewari, Amit V Masurkar – Newton
  • *Hwang Seong-gu – Anarchist from Colony
  • *Tanida Hantaweewatana, Vasudhorn Piyaromina, Nattawut PoonpiriyaiBad Genius
  • *Sylvia Chang, You XiaoyingLove Education
  • *Yan Geling – Youth
  • Shin Min-kyung – The King
  • *Li Nien-hsiu – Mon Mon Mon Monsters
  • *Mary Stephen, Kwong Chi-leung – Our Time Will Come
  • *Hirokazu Kore-eda – The Third Murder
  • *Zhang Qi – Youth
  • Best CinematographyBest Original Music
  • Kim Ji-yong – The Fortress
  • *Cao Yu – Legend of the Demon Cat
  • *Yunus Pasolang – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
  • *Nagao Nakashima – The Great Buddha+
  • *Takimoto Mikiya – The Third Murder
  • Joe HisaishiOur Time Will Come
  • *Jo Yeong-wook – A Taxi Driver
  • *Wen Zi – Angels Wear White
  • *Lin Sheng-xiang – The Great Buddha+
  • *Taro Iwashiro – Wilderness
  • Best Action FilmBest Costume Design
  • Paradox
  • *'
  • *Blade of the Immortal
  • *'
  • *The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
  • Chen Tongxun – Legend of the Demon Cat
  • *Shim Hyun-sup – Anarchist from Colony
  • *Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirineni – '
  • *Yuya Maeda – Blade of the Immortal
  • *Shirley Chan – The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
  • Best Production DesignBest Visual Effects
  • Tu Nan, Lu WeiLegend of the Demon Cat
  • *Lee Mok-won – '
  • *Frans Paat – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
  • *Yohei Taneda – The Third Murder
  • *Ben Luk – This Is Not What I Expected
  • Norio Ishii – Legend of the Demon Cat
  • *Jin Jong-hyun – '
  • *Ankur Sachedev – '
  • *Shingo Kobayashi – Gintama
  • *Huang Mei-cing, Pao Cheng-hsun – Mon Mon Mon Monsters
  • *Jang Seong-ho, Park Young-soo, Son Oh-young – The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
  • Best SoundAFA Next Generation Award
  • Tu Du-chih, Wu Shu-yao – The Great Buddha+
  • *Wang Gang – '
  • *Khikmawan Santosa – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
  • *Tu Du-chih, Wu Shu-yao, Tu Chun-tang – Mon Mon Mon Monsters
  • *Choi Tae-young – The Fortress
  • Im Yoona – Confidential Assignment
  • Excellence In Asian Cinema AwardLifetime Achievement Award
  • Kara Hui
  • Sylvia Chang
  • 2017 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award
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