15th Asian Film Awards

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15th Asian Film Awards
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Official title card
Awarded forExcellence in Asian cinema
Awarded by
Presented byThe Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA)
Announced onNominations: September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)
Presented onOctober 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
Site Busan, South Korea
Hosted by
Official website Asian Film Awards
Highlights
Best Picture Wife of a Spy
Asian Film Excellence Award Lee Byung-hun (South Korea)
Best Direction Zhang Yimou
One Second
Best Actor Yoo Ah-in
Voice of Silence
Best Actress Yū Aoi
Wife of a Spy
Best Supporting ActorKim Hyun-bin
The Silent Forest
Best Supporting Actress Aju Makita
True Mothers
Most awards3 - Wife of a Spy
Most nominations6 - Cliff Walkers

The 15th Asian Film Awards was held on October 8, 2021, in Busan at Haeundae. Like 2020 edition it was staged with the 26th Busan International Film Festival in hybrid format that combines online and face-to-face participation. [1] The award show was hosted by actress Kim Gyu-ri and broadcaster Lee Seung-guk. [2]

Contents

In 15th edition of Asian Film Awards, 36 films from 8 Asian regions competed for 16 awards. [3] Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy (2020) won the best picture award [4] at the ceremony streamed live on YouTube and Naver. [5]

Nomination committee

Jury

Awards and nominations

Complete list of nominees: [7] [8] [9] [10]

Source Awardees: [11] [12] [13]

Best Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Music
Best Production Design
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound
Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
2020 Highest Grossing Asian Film

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilms
6 Cliff Walkers
5 One Second
Wife of a Spy
4 The Book of Fish
Limbo
Deliver Us from Evil
3 My Missing Valentine
Sister
Space Sweepers
Voice of Silence
Yellow Cat

References

  1. ↑ Ham Nayan (September 9, 2021). "유아인·전종서, 제15회 아시안필름어워즈 주연상 후보 [공식]" [Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo, 15th Asian Film Awards Nominees for Best Actor [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Song Il-seop (October 8, 2021). "[MD포토] 김규리-이승국, '저희가 사회 맡았어요'" [[MD Photo] Gyu-ri Kim and Seung-guk Lee, 'We hosted the show']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ Kim No-eul (September 9, 2021). "유아인-전종서, 亞필름어워즈 주연상 후보‥이창동 심사위원장[공식]" [Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo, two Film Awards nominees for Best Actor…Lee Chang-dong, Jury Chairman [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Sabastian Nadilo (October 8, 2021). "15th Asian Film Awards – Winners 2021". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Ji-eun Kim (October 8, 2021). "[26th BIFF]日 '스파이의 아내' AFA 작품상…유아인 주연상(종합)" [[26th BIFF] 'The Spy's Wife' AFA Best Picture Award... Yoo Ah-in Best Leading Actor (Overall)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ Frater, Patrick (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards Nominations Favor Titles From China, Japan and Korea". Variety . Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Sabastian Nadilo (September 9, 2021). "15th Asian Film Awards – Nominations 2021". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Asian Film Awards Academy (Academy) today announced the finalists for the 15th Asian Film Awards". Asian Film Awards Academy. AFA. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kang Min-kyung (September 9, 2021). "유아인·전종서, 제15회 亞필름어워즈 남녀주연상 노미 [공식]" [Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo, 15th Film Awards Nomi [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "15th Asian Film Awards – Nominations 2021". Asian Film Festivals. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "[제15회 아시아필름어워즈]유아인·아오이 유우 주연상..이병헌 아시아영화엑설런스상(종합)" [[15th Asian Film Awards] Yoo Ah-in, Aoi Yuu Best Actor Award..Lee Byung-hun Asian Film Excellence Award (Comprehensive)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. October 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ Kim Bo-ra (October 8, 2021). "유아인·아오이 유우 '주연상'→이병헌 '아시아영화엑설런스상'…韓 4관왕(AFA)[종합]" [Yoo Ah-in and Aoi Yu 'Best Actor' → Lee Byung-hun's 'Asian Film Excellence Award'… Korea 4 Crowns (AFA) [Overall]]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  13. ↑ Souw, Rebecca; Frater, Patrick (October 8, 2021). "'Wife of a Spy' Wins Top Prize at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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