14th Asian Film Awards

2020 edition of award ceremony

14th Asian Film Awards

Date| October 28, 2020
Site| Online
Highlights
Best Film| Parasite
Most awards| Parasite (4)
Most nominations| Parasite (10)
Television coverage
Network| YouTube

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The 14th Asian Film Awards was the 2020 edition of the Asian Film Awards. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was held online.[1][2]

## Winners and Nominees

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Winners: [3]

Best Film | Best Director

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* Parasite
* Listen to the Universe
* So Long, My Son
* A Sun
* Thappad
* There Is No Evil

* Wang Xiaoshuai – So Long, My Son
* Pema Tseden – Balloon
* Tsai Ming-liang – Days
* Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
* Chung Mong-hong – A Sun
* Nobuhiro Suwa – Voices in the Wind

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Lee Byung-hun – The Man Standing Next
* Hamed Behdad – Castle of Dreams
* Chen Yi-wen – A Sun
* Masataka Kubota – First Love
* Tai Bo – Suk Suk
* Wang Jingchun – So Long, My Son

* Zhou Dongyu – Better Days /
* Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying – Happy Old Year
* Jung Yu-mi – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
* Mariko Tsutsui – A Girl Missing
* Yeo Yann Yann – Wet Season
* Yong Mei – So Long, My Son

Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

* Ryo Kase – To the Ends of the Earth //
* Choi Woo-shik – Parasite
* Jinpa – Balloon
* Liu Kuan-ting – A Sun
* Ben Yuen – Suk Suk

* Ko Shu-chin – A Sun
* Patra Au – Suk Suk
* Lee Jung-eun – Parasite
* Yūko Tanaka – One Night
* Zhou Ye – Better Days /

Best New Director | Best Newcomer

* Hikari – 37 Seconds
* John Hsu – Detention
* Lee Sang-geun – Exit
* Sharipa Urazbayeva – Mariam /
* Norris Wong – My Prince Edward
* Liang Ming – Wisdom Tooth

* Jackson Yee – Better Days /
* Fandy Fan – We Are Champions
* Anong Houngheuangsy – Days
* Kim Hye-jun – Another Child
* Sakurako Konishi – First Love

Best Screenplay  | Best Editing

* Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won – Parasite
* Pema Tseden – Balloon
* Mohammad Davoudi, Mohsen Gharaie – Castle of Dreams
* Wang Xiaoshuai, A Mei – So Long, My Son
* Chung Mong-hong, Chang Yao-sheng – A Sun

* Yang Jin-mo – Parasite
* Zhang Yibo – Better Days /
* Lee Chatametikool – So Long, My Son
* Lai Hsiu-hsiung – A Sun
* Yasha Ramchandani – Thappad

Best Cinematography  | Best Original Music

* Dong Jinsong – The Wild Goose Lake /
* Lǚ Songye – Balloon
* Girish Gangadharan – Jallikattu
* Lim Won-geun – Time to Hunt
* Akiko Ashizawa – To the Ends of the Earth //

* Karsh Kale, The Salvage Audio Collective – Gully Boy
* Prashant Pillai – Jallikattu
* Tomohiko Banse, Grandfunk, Wataru Sawabe – On-Gaku: Our Sound
* Jung Jae-il – Parasite
* Kim Tae-seong– Svaha: The Sixth Finger

Best Costume Designer | Best Production Design

* Pacharin Surawatanapongs– Happy Old Year
* Dora Ng – Better Days /
* Sang-gyeong Jo – Forbidden Dream
* Arjun Bhasin, Poornamrita Singh – Gully Boy
* Masae Miyamoto – Kingdom

* Ha-jun Lee – Parasite
* Suzanne Caplan Merwanji – Gully Boy
* Wenceslaus de Rozari – Gundala
* Dong Lv – So Long, My Son
* Ang Gao – The Wandering Earth

Best Visual Effects  | Best Sound

* Tomi Kijo, Renovatio Pictures – Detention
* Jong-hyun Jin – Ashfall
* Kaori Ootagaki – First Love
* Jeong-ho Hong – Parasite
* Yanlai Ding – The Wandering Earth

* Yoshifumi Kureishi – Listen to the Universe
* Tae-young Choi – Ashfall
* Tae-young Choi – Parasite
* Danrong Wang – The Wandering Earth
* Yang Zhang – The Wild Goose Lake /

## Presenters

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* Anthony Chen – presented Best New Director and Best Cinematography
* Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit – presented Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects
* Johnny Huang Jingyu – presented Best Costume Design and Best Newcomer
* Yang Ik-june – presented Best Original Music and Best Supporting Actor
* Samal Yeslyamova – presented Best Sound and Best Actress
* Koreeda Hirokazu – presented Best Editing and Best Film
* Lee Chang-dong – presented Best Screenplay and Best Director
* Kara Wai – presented Best Supporting Actress
* Yakusho Koji – presented Best Actor

## References

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1. ^ "The 14th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced". afa-academy.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
2. ^ Lee, Edmund (October 28, 2020). "Asian Film Awards 2020 winners: Parasite wins best picture but fails to dominate at online edition". South China Morning Post.
3. ^ Sabastian Nadilo (October 28, 2020). "14th Asian Film Awards – Winners 2020". Asian Film Festivals. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Awards|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best New Director
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Newcomer
* Best Costume Design

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