Asian Film Awards 2009 

The nominees are ... 


Best Film 
Forever Enthralled, China 
The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan 
The Rainbow Troops, Indonesia 
Red Cliff, China 
Tokyo Sonata, The Netherlands / Japan / Hong Kong

Best Director 
FENG Xiao-gang, If You Are the One, China 
KIM Jee-woon, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
KOREEDA Hirokazu, Still Walking, Japan 
Brillante MENDOZA, Service, The Philippines 
MIYAZAKI Hayao / Frank MARSHALL, Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan 
John WOO, Red Cliff, China

Best Actor 
GE You, If You Are the One, China 
HA Jung-woo, The Chaser, South Korea 
Akshay KUMAR, Singh is Kinng, India 
MATSUYAMA Kenichi, Detroit Metal City, Japan 
MOTOKI Masahiro, Departures, Japan 
SONG Kang-ho, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea

Best Actress 
FUKATSU Eri, The Magic Hour, Japan 
JIANG Wenli, And the Spring Comes, China 
Deepika PADUKONE, Chandni Chowk To China, India 
YOSHINAGA Sayuri, Kabei - Our Mother, Japan 
ZHAO Wei, Painted Skin, China / Hong Kong 
ZHOU Xun, The Equation of Love and Death, China

Best Supporting Actor 
Nick CHEUNG, Beast Stalker, Hong Kong 
JUNG Woo-sung, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
LEE Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
TSUTSUMI Shinichi, Suspect X, Japan 
WANG Xueqi, Forever Enthralled, China

Best Supporting Actress 
AOI Yu, Sex Is No Laughing Matter, Japan 
Jaclyn JOSE, Service, The Philippines 
KIKI Kirin, Still Walking, Japan 
KIM Ji-yeong, Forever the Moment, South Korea 
Gina PARENO, Service, The Philippines

Best Newcomer 
MATSUDA Shota, Boys Over Flowers: the Movie, Japan 
Sandrine PINNA, Miao Miao, Taiwan / Hong Kong 
SO Ji-sub, Rough Cut, South Korea 
XU Jiao, CJ7, Hong Kong 
JeeJa YANIN, Chocolate, Thailand 
YU Shaoqun, Forever Enthralled, China

Best Screenwriter 
NA Hong-jin, The Chaser, South Korea 
LI Qiang, And the Spring Comes, China 
Tom LIN / Henry TSAI, Winds of September, Taiwan / Hong Kong 
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi / Max MANNIX / TANAKA Sachiko, Tokyo Sonata, The Netherlands / Japan / Hong Kong 
MITANI Koki, The Magic Hour, Japan

Best Cinematographer 
ATO Shoichi, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan 
CHENG Siu-keung (HKSC), Sparrow, Hong Kong 
LEE Mo-gae, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
Jola DYLEWSKA, Tulpan, Germany / Kazakhstan / Poland / Russia / Switzerland 
WANG Yu / Nelson Lik-wai YU, 24 City, China

Best Editor 
CHAN Ki-hop, Beast Stalker, Hong Kong 
William Suk-ping CHANG, Miao Miao, Taiwan / Hong Kong 
Darya DANILOVA, Native Dancer, Kazakhstan / Russia / France / Germany 
Waluyo ICHWANDIARDONO, The Rainbow Troops, Indonesia 
KIM Sun-min, The Chaser, South Korea

Best Composer 
Dalpalan / JANG Young-gyu, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
HANNO Yoshihiro / LIM Giong, 24 City, China 
HISAISHI Joe, Ponyo on the Cliff, Japan 
Henry Wan-man LAI, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, China / Hong Kong / South Korea 
Allah Rakha RAHMAN, Jodhaa Akbar, India

Best Production Designer 
Nitin Chandrakant DESAI, Jodhaa Akbar, India 
KUWAJIMA Towako, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan 
Daniel Yan-kong LEE, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, China / Hong Kong / South Korea 
Bill LUI, Painted Skin, China / Hong Kong 
TANEDA Yohei, The Magic Hour, Japan

Best Visual Effects 
Craig HAYES, Red Cliff, China 
KIM Wook, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea 
YANAGAWASE Masahide, Paco and the Magical Book, Japan

Asian Film Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema: Tsui Hark, Nansun Shi, Film Workshop Co. Ltd.

The Nielsen Box Office Award: Priyanka Chopra

Edward Yang New Talent Award: Wei Te-sheng