13th Asian Film Awards explained

Number:	13
Award:	Asian Film Awards
Date:	March 17, 2019
Site:	TVB City, Hong Kong
Best Film:	Shoplifters
Most Awards:	Shadow (4)
Most Nominations:	Burning (8)
Last:	12th
Next:	14th

The 13th Asian Film Awards are the 2019 edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony was held on March 17, 2019, at the TVB City in Hong Kong.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film	Best Director
Shoplifters Burning Dying to Survive Jinpa Sanju	Lee Chang-dong – Burning Pema Tseden – Jinpa Rajkumar Hirani – Sanju Hirokazu Kore-eda – Shoplifters Fruit Chan – Three Husbands
Best Actor	Best Actress
Kōji Yakusho – The Blood of Wolves Yoo Ah-in – Burning Xu Zheng – Dying to Survive Aaron Kwok – Project Gutenberg Ranbir Kapoor – Sanju	Samal Yeslyamova – Ayka Zhao Tao – Ash Is Purest White Han Ji-min – Miss Baek Sakura Ando – Shoplifters Chloe Maayan – Three Husbands
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
ZHANG Yu – Dying to Survive Kwon Hae-hyo – Hotel by the River Shinya Tsukamoto – Killing Vicky Kaushal – Sanju River Huang – Tracey	Kara Hui – Tracey Jin Seo-yeon – Believer Ding Ning – Cities of Last Things Xu Qing – Hidden Man Mayu Matsuoka – Shoplifters
Best New Director	Best Newcomer
Oliver Siu Kuen Chan – Still Human Yeo Siew Hua – A Land Imagined Rima Das – Bulbul Can Sing Phuttiphong Aroonpheng – Manta Ray Shinichirou Ueda – One Cut of the Dead Bai Xue – The Crossing	Huang Jingyu – Operation Red Sea Erika Karata – Asako I & II Jeon Jong-seo – Burning Zhang Ying Xie – Cities of Last Things HUANG Yao – The Crossing Peter Chan – Three Husbands
Best Screenplay	Best Editing
Jia Zhangke – Ash Is Purest White Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong – Burning Han Jianü, Zhong Wei, Wen Muye – Dying to Survive Felix Chong – Project Gutenberg Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi – Sanju	Shinya Tsukamoto – Killing Choi Chi Hung, Lam Chi Hang – Operation Red Sea Curran Pang – Project Gutenberg Zhou Xiaolin – Shadow Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum – The Spy Gone North
Best Cinematography	Best Original Music
Zhao Xiaoding – Shadow Hong Kyung-pyo – Burning Songye Lu – Jinpa Nawarophaat Rungphiboonsophit – Manta Ray Pankaj Kumar – Tumbbad	Haruomi Hosono – Shoplifters Dalpalan – Believer Lim Giong, Point Hsu – Jinpa A. R. Rahman, Atul Raninga, Sanjay Wandrekar – Sanju Loudboy – Shadow
Best Costume Designer	Best Production Design
Chen Minzheng – Shadow Dong Zhongmin, Uma Wang, Shuping Zhang – Hidden Man Lim Chung Man – Project Gutenberg Kazuhiro Sawataishi – Punk Samurai Slash Down Chae Kyung-hwa – The Spy Gone North	Horace Ma – Shadow Shin Jeom-hee – Burning Liu Qing – Hidden Man Keiko Mitsumatsu – Shoplifters Rakesh Yadav, Nitin Zihani Choudhary – Tumbbad
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound
Alex Lim Hung-Fung – Project Gutenberg Srinivas Mohan – 2.0 Wang Shaoshuai, Yang Yuejuan – Hidden Man Lee In-ho, Kang Tae-gyun – Operation Red Sea Katsuro Onoue – Punk Samurai Slash Down	Yang Jiang, Zhao Nan – Shadow Resul Pookutty, Amrit Pritam – 2.0 Lee Seung-chul – Burning Masaya Kitada – Killing Nopawat Likitwong, Sarunyu Nurnsai – Operation Red Sea
Lifetime Achievement Award	2018 Highest Grossing Asian Film
Lee Chang-dong	Operation Red Sea
Excellence in Asian Cinema Award	AFA Next Generation Award
Yakusho Koji	Kim Jae-joong

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asian Film Awards: South Korea's 'Burning' Tops Nominations . . Karen . Chu . 11 January 2019 . 12 January 2019 .
2. Web site: Hong Kong Film Fest: South Korean Director Lee Chang-dong to Get Lifetime Honor. The Hollywood Reporter. Hyowon. Lee. 27 February 2019 . 28 February 2019.
3. Web site: ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards. Variety. Vivienne. Chow. March 17, 2019 . March 17, 2019.