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18th Asian Film Awards 2025 Nominees Unveiled (All Nominees)
The nominees for the 18th Asian Film Awards have been officially announced, showcasing an impressive lineup of talent and creativity from across Asia. Chinese films Black Dog and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In headline the Best Film category.
Renowned director Guan Hu is nominated for Best Director for Black Dog, joining other celebrated filmmakers like Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light) and Yoshida Daihachi (Teki Cometh).
The Best Actor category features Eddie Peng, Sean Lau, and Michael Hui, while Sylvia Chang stands out in the Best Actress category for her performance in Daughter’s Daughter.
Rising talents also shine, with Dong Zijian earning a nomination for Best New Director for My Friend Andre.
Legendary Hong Kong actor Sammo Hung will chair the jury for this year’s awards, which will culminate in a grand ceremony on 16 March.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the highly anticipated event, celebrating excellence in Asian cinema.
18th Asian Film Awards: Full List of Nominees
Best Film
- All We Imagine as Light (India)
- Black Dog (China)
- Exhuma (South Korea)
- Teki Cometh (Japan)
- Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
Best Director
- Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light, India)
- Guan Hu (Black Dog, China)
- Jang Jae Hyun (Exhuma, South Korea)
- Rithy Panh (Meeting with Pol Pot, Cambodia)
- Yoshida Daihachi (Teki Cometh, Japan)
Best Actor
- Eddie Peng (China)
- Choi Min-sik (South Korea)
- Sean Lau (Hong Kong)
- Kyosuke Nagatsuka (Japan)
- Michael Hui (Hong Kong)
Best Actress
- Kani Kusruti (India)
- Sylvia Chang (Daughter’s Daughter, Taiwan)
- Yuumi Kawai (Japan)
- Kim Go-eun (South Korea)
- Sahana Goswami (India)
Best Supporting Actor
- Ken Mitsuishi (Japan)
- Sosuke Ikematsu (Japan)
- Lee Kang-sheng (South Korea)
- Chu Pak Hong (Hong Kong)
- Philip Ng (Hong Kong)
Best Supporting Actress
- Maggie Li (Hong Kong)
- Divya Prabha (India)
- Lim Ji-yeon (South Korea)
- Takuchi Kumi (Japan)
- Yang Kuei-mei (Taiwan)
Best New Director
- Yoko Yamanaka (Japan)
- Sora Neo (Japan)
- Dong Zijian (My Friend Andre, China)
- Sandhya Sari (India)
- Truong Minh Quý (Vietnam)
Best New Actor
- Lee Do-hyun (South Korea)
- Kurihara Sato (Japan)
- Billkin Putthipong (Thailand)
- Dylan So (Hong Kong)
- Duy Bao Dinh Dao (Vietnam)
Best Screenplay
- Kiyohito Wada & Sho Miyake (All the Long Nights)
- Payal Kapadia (The Light of Imagination)
- Jang Jae Hyun (Exhuma)
- Pierre Erwan & Guillaume (Meeting with Pol Pot)
- Mohammad Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig)
Best Costume Design
- Yang Donglin (A Tapestry of a Legendary Land)
- Choi Yoon-sun (Exhuma)
- Dorjee Dradhul Gurung (Shambala)
- Mari Miyamoto (Teki Cometh)
- Bruce Yu & Karen Yip (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In)
Best Production Design
- Huo Tingxiao & Li Chang (Black Dog)
- Pham Phong Lan (Don’t Cry, Butterfly)
- Seo Sung-kyung (Exhuma)
- Hayashida Yuji (The Box Man)
- Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In)
Best Editing
- Clément Pinteaux (All We Imagine as Light)
- Rithy Panh & Matthieu Laclau (Meeting with Pol Pot)
- William Chang Suk Ping (My Friend Andre)
- Jojo Shek (Papa)
- Cheung Ka Fai (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In)
Best Cinematography
- Hong Kyung-pyo (Harbin)
- Lu Songye (My Friend Andre)
- Aziz Zhambakiyev (Shambala)
- Shinomiya Hidetoshi (Teki Cometh)
- Cheng Siu Keung (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In)
Best Visual Effects
- Danny Yin (Black Dog)
- Sato Fumiro & Kobari Yashuhiro (Black Ox)
- Tomi Kui & Chiu Chun-yi (The Path of Ghosts)
- Kim Shin-chul & Daniel Son (Exhuma)
- Lin Chun Yue Juler, Ma Siufu, Garrett K Lam, Yee Kwok Leung (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In)
Best Music
- Hi’Spec (All the Long Nights)
- Kim Tae-seong (Exhuma)
- Tu Duzhi & Tu Zegang (Apocalypse)
- Yao Junxuan, Zhang Wenkai & Tu Benli (Unnamed Song)
- Vincent Villa (Vietnam)
The awards ceremony will take place on 16 March, honouring the finest in Asian cinema.