Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director explained

The Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director,[1] formerly known as the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing, is an award category of the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[2] The award has been given annually by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy since 2007.[3] [4]

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearWinner and nomineesFilmOriginal title
2007 Rakhshan Bani-E'temad and Mohsen Abdolvahab MainlineKhoon Bazi,
Caramel سكر بنات / Sekkar banat
Little Moth 血蝉;/ xuè chán
Crossing the Dust Perrînewe le xobar
Karoy
2008 Nuri Bilge CeylanThree Monkeys Üç Maymun,
Sparrow 文雀 / Man Jeuk
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈;/ Jo-eun nom nappeun nom isanghan nom
Tokyo Sonata トウキョウソナタ / Tōkyō Sonata
Tulpan Тюльпан
2009 Lu ChuanCity of Life and Death 南京!南京!, NanjingNanjing!
About Elly درباره الی / Darbâreye Eli
Dev.D
Between Two Worlds Ahasin Wetei
Love Exposure 愛のむきだし / Ai no mukidashi

2010s

YearWinner and nomineesFilmOriginal title
2010 Lee Chang-dongPoetry, Shi
Monga 艋舺;/Báng-kah
Honey Bal
Weaving Girl 纺织姑娘 / fǎng zhī gū niáng
Aftershock唐山大地震/ Tángshān Dà Dìzhèn
2011 Nuri Bilge CeylanOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da,
Elena Елена
Goodbye به امید دیدار/ Be omid e didar
A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین / odaí-e Nadér az Simín
The Yellow Film 황해; / Hwang hae
Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞; / Ràng Zǐ Dàn Fēi
2012 Brillante MendozaThy WombSinapupunan
Night of Silence
The Bear Khers
Lethal Hostage 边境风云 / Biānjìng Fēngyún
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
2013 Anthony ChenIlo Ilo 爸妈不在家,
Harmony Lessons Асланның сабақтары
Huner SaleemMy Sweet Pepperland
Like Father, Like Son そして父になる / Soshite Chichi ni Naru
Fish and Cat ماهی و گربه / Mahi Va Gorbeh
2014 Nuri Bilge CeylanWinter Sleep Kış Uykusu,
Rolf de HeerCharlie's Country
Andrey ZvyagintsevLeviathan (2014 film)Левиафан
Im Kwon-taekRevivre화장 / Hwajang
Rakhshan Bani-E'temadTalesقصه‌ها / Ghesse-ha
2015 Alexey German JRUnder Electric CloudsПод электрическими облаками / Pod electricheskimi oblakami
Apichatpong WeerasethakulCemetery of Splendourรักที่ขอนแก่น / Rak Ti Khon Kaen
Yermek TursunovStranger Жат / Zhat
The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 / Nie Yinniang
Park Jungbum산다 / Sanda
2016 Feng XiaogangI Am Not Madam Bovary [5] 我不是潘金莲 / Wo Bu Shi Pan Jinlian
Anurag KashyapRaman Raghav 2.0
Bi Gan Kaili Blues 路边野餐 / Lu Bian Ye Can
Lee Joon-IkThe Throne사도 / Sado
Zeki DemirkubuzEmber Kor
2017 Andrey Zvyagintsev LovelessNelyubov
Scary Mother Sashishi Deda
Kore-eda HirokazuThe Third MurderSandome no Satsujin
Marlina the Murderer in Four ActsMarlina si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak
Sanal Kumar SasidharanSexy Durga
2018 Nadine LabakiCapharnaüm
Bruce BeresfordLadies in Black
Emir BaigazinThe RiverÓzen
Kore-eda HirokazuShoplifters万引き家族 / Manbiki Kazoku
Ivan AyrSoni
2019 Adilkhan YerzhanovA Dark, Dark Man
Lav DiazThe HaltAng Hupa
Elia SuleimanIt Must Be Heaven
Anocha Suwichakornpong, Ben RiversKrabi, 2562
Wang XiaoshuaiSo Long, My Son地久天长

References

  1. Web site: Film Categories and Awards . Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 7 September 2017 . 15 August 2024.
  2. Web site: APSA Nominees & Winners . Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 14 August 2017 . 15 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2021-11-11 . 'Drive My Car' Named Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 2022-10-01 . Variety . en-US.
  4. Web site: Grater . Tom . 2021-11-11 . 'Drive My Car' Wins Best Feature At Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 2022-10-01 . Deadline . en-US.
  5. Web site: 'I Am Not Madame Bovary' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards. 22 March 2017. Screen Daily. 19 September 2017.