12th Asian Film Awards

2018 edition of award ceremony

12th Asian Film Awards

Date| March 17, 2018
Site| The Venetian Macao, Macau
Highlights
Best Film| Youth[1]
Most awards| Legend of the Demon Cat (4)[2]
Most nominations| Legend of the Demon Cat (6)[3]

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* Asian Film Awards
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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.[4][5]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film | Best Director

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* Youth
* Angels Wear White
* Newton
* The Day After
* The Third Murder

* Yuya Ishii – The 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 Actor | Best Actress

* Louis Koo – Paradox
* Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes
* Sukollawat Kanarot – Malila: The Farewell Flower
* Rajkummar Rao – Newton
* Duan Yihong – The Looming Storm

* Sylvia Chang – Love 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 Actor | Best 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 Zhang – Legend 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 Director | Best Newcomer

* Dong Yue – The Looming Storm
* Vivian Qu – Angels Wear White
* Anucha Boonyawatana – Malila: The Farewell Flower
* Huang Hsin-yao – The Great Buddha +
* Derek Hui – This Is Not What I Expected
* Yoshiyuki Kishi – Wilderness

* Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying – Bad 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 Screenplay  | Best Editing

* Mayank Tewari, Amit V Masurkar – Newton
* Hwang Seong-gu – Anarchist from Colony
* Tanida Hantaweewatana, Vasudhorn Piyaromina, Nattawut Poonpiriyai – Bad Genius
* Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying – Love 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 Cinematography  | Best 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 Hisaishi – Our 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 Film  | Best Costume Design

* Paradox
* Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds
* Blade of the Immortal
* Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
* The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

* Chen Tongxun – Legend of the Demon Cat
* Shim Hyun-sup – Anarchist from Colony
* Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
* Yuya Maeda – Blade of the Immortal
* Shirley Chan – The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

Best Production Design  | Best Visual Effects

* Tu Nan, Lu Wei – Legend of the Demon Cat
* Lee Mok-won – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
* 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 – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
* Ankur Sachedev – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
* 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 Sound  | AFA Next Generation Award

* Tu Du-chih, Wu Shu-yao – The Great Buddha+
* Wang Gang – Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
* 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 [6]

Excellence In Asian Cinema Award  | Lifetime Achievement Award

* Kara Hui

* Sylvia Chang

2017 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award  |

* Wolf Warrior 2

## References

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1. ^ Frater, Patrick (17 March 2018). "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety.
2. ^ "Asian Film Awards: Louis Koo Wins First Award, Feng Xiaogang's 'Youth' Takes Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.
3. ^ "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily.
4. ^ "Louis Koo receives best actor nomination at the Asian Film Awards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
5. ^ Frater, Patrick (11 January 2018). "'Demon Cat' Leads Chinese-Dominated Asian Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
6. ^ ""Youth" wins best film at 12th Asian Film Awards - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018.

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