10th Asian Film Awards – Nominees 2016

We present the list of nominees for the 10th Asian Film Awards.


In an online free live stream conference the Asian Film Award Academy announced the list of nominees for the 10th Asian Film Awards. The Assassin (Taiwan) by Hsiao-Hsien Hou lead the list with 9 nominations (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Sound), Then comes Bajirao Mastani (India) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Best Film, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects) and Port of Call (Hong Kong) by Philip Yung (Best Supporting Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Cinematography) with five nominations each. Mountains May Depart (China) by Jia Zhang Ke, Mr. Six (China) by Guan Hu and Veteran (South Korea) by Ryoo Seung-wan have 4 nominations each.

Best Film

The Assassin (Nie yin niang) by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan | 2015

Bajirao Mastani by Sanjay Leela Bhansali – India | 2015

Three Stories of Love by Koibito Tachi - Japan | 2015

Mr. Six by Hu Guan - China | 2015

Veteran by Ryoo Seung-wan - South Korea | 2015

Best Director:

Jia Zhangke for the film Mountains May Depart
China, France, Japan | 2015

Hou Hsiao Hsien for the film The AssassinHong Kong, China, Taiwan | 2015

Koreeda Hirokazu for the film Our Little Sister – Japan | 2015

Guan Hu for the film Mr. Six – China | 2015

Ryoo Seung Wan for the film Veteran – South Korea | 2015

Best Actor

Donnie Yen for the film Ip Man 3 - Hong Kong

Nagase Masatoshi for the film An – Japan

Feng Xiaogang for the film Mr Six – China

Lee Byung-Hun for the film Inside Man - South Korea

John Arcilla for the film Heneral Luna - The Philippines

Best Actress

Zhao Tao for the film Mountains May Depart - France, Japan, China

Shu Qi for the film The Assassin - Hong Kong, China, Taiwan

Ayase Haruka for the film Our Little Sister - Japan

Kim Hye-soo for the film Coin Locker Girl - South Korea

Karena Lam for the film Zinnia Flower – Taiwan

Best Supporting Actor
Max Zhang - Ip Man 3 - Hong Kong
Michael Ning - Port of Call - Hong Kong
Asano Tadanobu - Journey to the shore - Japan
Oh Dal-soo - Assassination - South Korea
Cheng Jen Shuo - Thanatos, Drunk – Taiwan

Best Supporting Actress
Zhou Yun - The Assassin for the film Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Tshuchiya Anna - Gonin Saga - Japan
Cherry Ngan - Mojin: The Lost Legend - China
Ueno Juri - The Beauty Inside - South Korea
Park So-dam - The Priests - South Korea

Best Newcomer
Vicky Kaushal - Masaan - France, India
Jessie Li - Port of Call - Hong Kong
Fujino Ryoko - Solomon's Perjury 1 & 2 - Japan
Kim Seol-hyun - Gangnam Blues - South Korea
Lee Hong-Chi - Thanatos, Drunk - Taiwan
Waruntorn Paonil - Snap – Thailand

Best Screenplay
Jia Zhang-ke – Mountains May Depart – France, Japan, China
Philip Yung – Port of Call – Hong Kong
Vishal Bhardwaj – Talvar- India
Ujita Takashi, Kurosawa Kiyoshi – Journey to the shore – Japan
Ryoo Seung-wan – Veteran – South Korea

Best Editing
William C.Suk Ping, Chu Ka Yat, L.Ching-sung, W.Hoi, P.Yung – Port of Call – Hong Kong
Rajesh Pandey – Bajirao Mastani – India
Ozeki Yasuyuki – Bakuman – Japan
Tu Yiran – Jian Bing Man – China
Kim Jae-bum, Kim Sang-beom – Veteran – South Korea

Best Cinematography
Christopher Doyle – Port of Call – Hong Kong
Mark Lee Ping-Bing – The Assassin – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Sasakibara Yasushi, Yamamoto Yoshiaki – Gonin Saga – Japan
Luo Pan – Mr. Six – China
Kim Woo-hyung – Assassination – South Korea

Best Original Music
Lim Giong - The Assassin – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Nihar Ranjan Samal – Bajirao Mastani – India
Amit Trivedi – Bombay Velvet – India
Otomo Yoshihide – Journey To the Shore – Japan
Bang Joo-seok – The Throne – South Korea

Best Costume Design
Hwarng Wern Ying – The Assassin – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Maxima Basu, Anju Modi – Bajirao Mastani – India
Miyamoto Masae – Kakekomi – Japan
Lee Ji-yeon, Shim Hyun-seob – The Throne – South Korea
Carlo Tabije – Heneral Luna – The Philippines

Best Production Design
Ken Mak – Ip Man 3 – Hong Kong
Hwarng Wern-Ying – The Assassin – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Harada Tetsuo – Kakekomi – Japan
Lee Min-su – Inside Men – South Korea
Benjamin Padero, Carlo Tabije – Heneral Luna – The Philippines

Best Visual Effects
Ellen Poon, Jason H. Snell, Tang Bingbing – Monster Hunt – Hong Kong, China
Srinivas Mohan – Baahubali: The beginning – India
Prasad Sutar – Bajirao Mastani- India
Onoue Katsuro - Attack on titan – Japan
Cho Yong Seok, Choi Jae Cheon, Lee Jeon Hyoung – The Tiger – South Korea

Best Sound
Lee Yiu Keung, Kinson Tsang, George Yiu Chun Hin – Monster Hunt – Hong Kong, China
Chu Shih-Yi, Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-yao – The Assassin – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Watanabe Shinji – Bukaman - Japan
Nishiyama Toru - The Inerasable - Japan
Kim Suk-won, Park Joo-gang – Assassination – South Korea