South Korean "Mother" won Best Film at the Asian Film Awards

By Siewaun
Reference: asianfilmawards

South Korean thriller by BONG Joon-ho, "Mother," won the Best Picture award at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong yesterday. "Mother" took home the most awards - Best Film, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenwriter, and Best Visual Effects.

But Hong Kong/China's "Bodyguards and Assassins" which has a total of 19 nominations took home only two awards - Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.

Let's take a look at the full winners list:

BEST FILM:

Mother (South Korea)

BEST DIRECTOR:

LU Chuan / City of Life and Death (China)

BEST ACTOR:

WANG Xueqi / Bodyguards and Assassins (Hong Kong / China)

BEST ACTRESS:

KIM Hye-ja / Mother (South Korea)

BEST NEWCOMER:

NG Meng Hui / At the End of Daybreak (Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Nicholas TSE / Bodyguards and Assassins (Hong Kong / China)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

WAI Ying-hung / At the End of Daybreak (Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea)

BEST SCREENWRITER:

PARK Eun-kyo / BONG Joon-ho / Mother (South Korea)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER:

CAO Yu / City of Life and Death (China)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER:

Alain-Pascal HOUSIAUX / Patrick DECHESNE/ LEE Tian-Jue / Face (Taiwan)

BEST COMPOSER:

LO Ta-Yu / Vengeance (Hong Kong)

BEST EDITOR:

Lee CHATAMETIKOOL / Karaoke (Malaysia)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

YI Zeon-hyoung / Thirst (South Korea)

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER:

Christian LACROIX / Anne DUNSFORD/ WANG Chia-Hui / Face (Taiwan)

The recipients of the special awards of the 4th AFA are:

The Asian Film Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema:

ZHANG Yimou

The Asian Film Award for Lifetime Achievement Award:

Amitabh BACHCHAN

The Asian Film Award for 2009’s Top-Grossing Film Director:

John WOO