8th Asian Film Awards

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8th Asian Film Awards
Date27 March 2014
Site Macau
Highlights
Best Film The Grandmaster
Most awards The Grandmaster (7)
Most nominations The Grandmaster (11)

The 8th Asian Film Awards are the 2014 edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony was held in Macau. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. [2]

Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Newcomer Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress Best Screenwriter
Best CinematographerBest Production Designer
Best ComposerBest Editor
Best Visual EffectsBest Costume Designer

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References

  1. Liz Shackleton (11 February 2014). "Grandmaster, Snowpiercer lead AFA noms". Screen Daily . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "8th AFA Nominees and Winners". Asian Film Awards . Archived from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2014-02-14.