Nyunt Win | |
Native Name: | Burmese: ညွန့်ဝင်း |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1941 |
Death Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Thaton, British Burma |
Death Place: | Yangon, Myanmar |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Actor |
Awards: | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Leading Actor for 1968, 1971, 1983), (Best Supporting Actor for 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004) |
Alma Mater: | University of Cambridge Oregon State University |
Parents: | Shwe Man Tin Maung (father)Thein Nyunt (mother) |
Spouse: | Khin Aye Mu |
Nyunt Win (my|ညွန့်ဝင်း; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021)[2] [3] was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career,[4] the most of any recipient in Burmese history.
Nyunt Win's father Shwe Man Tin Maung founded a theater troupe, Shwe Man Thabin, in 1933.[5] [6]
Nyunt Win helped pioneer the revival of cricket in Myanmar, a sport he had played as a child. In 2005 he became the inaugural president of the Myanmar Cricket Federation.[7] [8] [9]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1968 | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards | Best Actor | Bando Lu-Lay Nae Thuzar | |
1971 | Chit-Thu Waing Waing Lal | |||
1983 | Ta-Ti-Ya A-Ywal Ei Duh-Ti-Ya Way-Da-Nar (The Second Heartbreak of the Third Age) | |||
1993 | Best Supporting Actor | Thidar Khunnit-Tan | ||
1997 | Thu Kyun Ma-Khan-Bi (Never Shall We Be Enslaved) | |||
2002 | Hsan Yay' (Upstream) | |||
2004 | Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin (Mystery of Snow) |