The 10th Asian Film Awards (AFA), was held on Thursday at the Venetian Theatre in Macau, China, honored talents across Asian cinema. The prestigious awards ceremony gathered by many celebrities and industry professionals from different film industries of Asia.
Indian films Tavar, Bombay Velvet, Maasan and Baahubali –The Beginning were nominated in one category each. While “Bajirao Mastani” was nominated in five categories, Best Film, Best Original Music, Best Editing, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects categories.
The stunning moment in the Awards function was that Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s “Bajirao Mastani” won the best visual effects award beating “Baahubali – The Beginning,” which was one of the nominees in the category.
The award for the Best Film went to Chinese movie “The Assassin.” The Best Director Award was given to Hou Hsiao-Hsien for “The Assassin”. The movie ‘Assassin’ bagged six big awards. Best Actor Award was given to Lee Byung-Hun for “Inside Men”. Shu Qi was named Best Actress while Zhou Yun took Best Supporting Actress award.
Vicky Kaushal, who was nominated in the Best Newcomer category for his performance in “Masaan,” lost the award to “Port of Call” actress Jessie Li.
List of the winners of “10th Asian Film Awards”:
Best Film – “The Assassin”
Best Director – Hou Hsiao-Hsien for “The Assassin”
Best Actor – Lee Byung-Hun for “Inside Men”
Best Actress – Shu Qi for “The Assassin”
Best Newcomer – Jessie Li for “Port of Call”
Best Supporting Actor – Asano Tadanobu for “Journey to the Shore”
Best Supporting Actress – Zhou Yun for “The Assassin”
Best Screenplay – Jia Zhangke for “Mountains May Depart”
Best Visual Effects – Prasad Sutar for “Bajirao Mastani”
Best Cinematography – Mark Lee Ping-bing for “The Assassin”
Best Original Music – Lim Giong for “The Assassin”