18th Asian Film Awards
2025 edition of award ceremony
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The 18th Asian Film Awards was held on March 16, 2025 at Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2025.[1][2] The 18th edition featured a selection of 30 outstanding films from 25 countries and regions, competing across 16 awards. The South Korean film Exhuma with 11 nominations is the most-nominated film this year.[3] Actors Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada were appointed, with Fujioka serving as the ambassador and the others as youth ambassadors.[4]
Awarded forExcellence in Asian cinema
Awarded by
Presented byThe Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA)
Announced onNominations: January 10, 2025
| 18th Asian Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in Asian cinema |
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| Presented by | The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) |
| Announced on | Nominations: January 10, 2025 |
| Presented on | March 16, 2025 |
| Site | Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong |
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| Official website | Asian Film Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | All We Imagine as Light |
| Best Actor | Sean Lau Papa |
| Best Actress | Shahana Goswami Santosh |
| Most awards | Exhuma Santosh Stranger Eyes Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2) |
| Most nominations | Exhuma (11) |
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The awards ceremony took place on March 16, 2025, at the Grand Theatre, with Jason Chan and Sarah Song as hosts. The event was broadcast live at 17:00 HKT on the YouTube channel of the Asian Film Awards Academy and TVB Plus (Channel 82).[5] All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia won the best film award.[6]
Events
The following events were held on 14 and 15 March leading to award ceremony:[7]
- Stealing the Scene: The Best Supporting Actors Conversation
- Breaking Boundaries: The Next Wave of Asian Directors
- Tu Duu-chihâs Masterclass: Echoes of Light and Sound
- Bringing Stories to Life: The Art of Production Design
- Scoring the Screen: The Power of Film Music
- Pre-Awards gathering of ambassador Dean Fujioka and four youth ambassadors: Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada. Win Metawin, a Thai star, also attended as they met fans at a special event in apm mall.
- Special screenings of three films nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the Awards:
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Sammo Hung as Jury President â Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director.[8]
Sabrina Baracetti
Roger Garcia
Ishizaka Kenji
Jennifer Jao
Nam Dong-chul
Janet Wu Yanyan
Winners and nominees
Complete list of nominees:[9][10]
Winners are listed first and denoted in bold:[11][12][13][14][15]
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Best Editing
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Best Cinematography
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Best Original Music
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Best Production Design
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Best Visual Effects
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Best Sound
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
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Next Generation Award
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Rising Star of Asia Award
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Films with multiple nominations
| Nominations | Film |
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| 11 | Exhuma |
| 9 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In |
| 6 | All We Imagine as Light |
| Teki Cometh | |
| 5 | Black Dog |
| 3 | All the Long Nights |
| The Last Dance | |
| Meeting with Pol Pot | |
| My Friend An Delie | |
| Papa | |
| Viet and Nam | |
| 2 | The Box Man |
| Desert of Namibia | |
| Santosh | |
| Shambhala | |
| Stranger Eyes | |