7th Asian Film Awards


The 7th Asian Film Awards took place on 18 March 2013. In the 14 award categories, 30 films with 70 nominees from across Asia were recognized for their excellence in cinema. The nominees were announced by actor Andy Lau who also served as president of the judging panel. The ceremony was held at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Michelle Yeoh received the honour of the Lifetime Achievement award.

Jury

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

  • Takeshi KitanoOutrage Beyond
  • *Anurag Kashyap – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 & 2
  • *Abbas Kiarostami – Like Someone in Love //
  • *Kim Ki-duk – Pietà
  • *Lou Ye – Mystery
  • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Eddie Garcia – Bwakaw
  • *Joseph Chang – Girlfriend, Boyfriend
  • *Choi Min-sik – '
  • *Tony Leung Ka-fai – Cold War
  • *Liu Ye – The Last Supper
  • Nora AunorThy Womb
  • *Cho Min-soo – Pietà
  • *Golshifteh Farahani – The Patience Stone
  • *Gwei Lun-mei – Girlfriend, Boyfriend
  • *Hao Lei – Mystery
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
  • *Ha Jung-woo – '
  • *Ryo Kase – Like Someone in Love
  • *Chapman To – Diva
  • *Rhydian Vaughan – Girlfriend, Boyfriend
  • Makiko WatanabeCapturing Dad
  • *Jun Ji-hyun – The Thieves
  • *Kim Hye-soo – The Thieves
  • *Lee Lieh – Together
  • *Qin Lan – The Last Supper
  • Best NewcomerBest Screenwriter
  • Qi Xi – Mystery
  • *Jian Man-shu – When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
  • *Higashide Masahiro – The Kirishima Thing
  • *Huang Yu-siang – Touch of the Light
  • *Kim Sung-kyun – '
  • Mei Feng, Yu Fan & Lou YeMystery
  • *Anand Gandhi – Ship of Theseus
  • *Kōhei Kiyasu & Yoshida Daihachi – The Kirishima Thing
  • *Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Ryker Chan & Yu XiDrug War /
  • *Yoon Jong-bin – '
  • Best CinematographerBest Production Designer
  • Touraj Aslani – Rhino Season /
  • *Choi Young-hwan – The Thieves
  • *Rajeev Ravi – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 & 2
  • *Yanagijima Katsumi – Like Someone in Love
  • *Zhang Li & Ma ChengThe Last Supper
  • Bahman Ghobadi & Ali Daryai – Rhino Season /
  • *Cho Hwa-sung – '
  • *Wasiq Khan – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 & 2
  • *Man Lim-Chung – The Silent War/
  • *Yee Chung-man & Eric Lam Chi-ki – The Last Tycoon /
  • Best ComposerBest Editor
  • Pritam Chakraborty – Barfi!
  • *Jo Yeong-wook – '
  • *Peyman Yazdanian & Jóhann JóhannssonMystery
  • *Keiichi Suzuki – Outrage Beyond
  • *Ueno Koji – The Floating Castle
  • Kusakabe Mototaka – The Kirishima Thing
  • *Takeshi Kitano & Ohta Yoshinori – Outrage Beyond
  • *Valerie Loiseleux – Rhino Season /
  • *David Richardson & Allen Leung – Drug War /
  • *Shin Min-kyung – The Thieves
  • Best Visual EffectsBest Costume Designer
  • Farbod Khoshtinat – Rhino Season /
  • *Chas Chau, Lewis Chan, Benson Poon & Johnny LinWhen a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
  • *Kwak Tae-yong, Hwang Hyo-kyun, Lim Jung-hoon – Doomsday Book
  • *Lee In-ho, Je Young-ho – Soar into the Sun
  • *Onoue Katsuro, Oya Tetsuo, Sato Atsuki & Tsujino Minami – The Floating Castle
  • Man Lim-chung – The Silent War /
  • *Chen Xue-bing & Zhong Jia-ni – The Last Supper
  • *Jessie Dai Mei-ling & Chan Chi-man – The Last Tycoon /
  • *Kwak Jung-ae – A Werewolf Boy
  • *Otsuka Mitsuru, Matsunaga Kazuta & Inamura Akihiko – The Floating Castle
  • People's Choice Awards

    Special awards

    ; Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
    ; The Asian Film Award for 2012’s Top Grossing Asian Film