Honk Kong launches new Asian Oscar

January 30, 2007 | 8:22 am

"Finally, an award Helen Mirren can't win!" cheers our forums poster Stevie upon learning the news that a new Asian version of the Academy Awards has just been launched. The Asian Film Awards will take place on March 20 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Thirty three films have received nominations from 700 eligible:

BEST FILM
Curse Of The Golden Flower (Hong Kong / China)
Exiled (Hong Kong)
The Host (South Korea)
Love And Honor (Japan)
Opera Jawa (Indonesia / Austria)
Still Life (China)

BEST DIRECTOR
Hong Sang-Soo Woman On The Beach (South Korea)
Jia Zhangke Still Life (China)
Jafar Panahi Offside (Iran)
Johnnie To Exiled (Hong Kong)
Tsai Ming-Liang I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (Taiwan / France / Austria)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Syndromes And A Century (Thailand / Austria / France)

BEST ACTOR
Chang Chen The Go Master (China)
Rain I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK (South Korea)
Shahrukh Khan Don (India)
Andy Lau A Battle Of Wits (Hong Kong /China)
Song Kang-Ho The Host (South Korea)
Watanabe Ken Memories Of Tomorrow (Japan)

BEST ACTRESS
Gong Li Curse Of The Golden Flower (Hong Kong / China)
Kim Hye-Soo Tazza: The High Rollers (South Korea)
Lim Soo-Jung I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK (South Korea)
Miyazawa Rie Hana (Japan)
Nakatani Miki Memories Of Matsuko (Japan)
Zhang Ziyi The Banquet (Hong Kong / China)

BEST SCREENWRITER
Mani Haghighi Men At Work(Iran)
Hong Sang-Soo Woman On The Beach (South Korea)
Oishi Tetsuya and Kaneko Shusuke Death Note: The Last Name (Japan)
Sohn Jae-Gon My Scary Girl (South Korea)
Prabda Yoon Invisible Waves (Thailand)
Zhang Cheng, Yue Xiaojun and Ning Hao Crazy Stone (Hong Kong / China)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Kim Hyung-Goo The Host (South Korea)
Andrew Lau and Lai Yiu-Fai Confession Of Pain (Hong Kong)
Liao Pen-Jung I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (Taiwan / France / Austria)
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Syndromes And A Century (Thailand / Austria / France)
Wang Yu The Go Master (China)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Forbidden Quest (South Korea)
Memories Of Matsuko (Japan)
After This Our Exile (Hong Kong)
The Go Master (China)
The Banquet (Hong Kong / China)

BEST COMPOSER
Woman On The Beach (South Korea)
Isabella (Hong Kong)
Still Life (China)
Opera Jawa (Indonesia / Austria)
Tales From Earthsea (Japan)

BEST EDITOR
Syndromes And A Century (Thailand / Austria / France)
The Host (South Korea)
Dog Bite Dog (Hong Kong)
A Dirty Carnival (South Korea)
After This Our Exile (Hong Kong)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Curse Of The Golden Flower (Hong Kong/China)
The Restless (South Korea)
The Sinking Of Japan (Japan)
The Host (South Korea)
Memories Of Matsuko (Japan)

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Honk Kong launches new Asian Oscar