The 18th Asian Film Awards will be 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 feature 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]
The awards ceremony is scheduled for 16 March 2025 at the Grand Theatre and will be hosted by Jason Chan and Sarah Song. The event will be broadcast live at 17:00 HKT on the YouTube channel of the Asian Film Awards Academy and TVB Plus (Channel 82).[5]
Events
The following events will be held on 14 and 15 March leading to award ceremony:[6]
- Stealing the Scene: The Best Supporting Actors Conversation
- Breaking Boundaries: The Next Wave of Asian Directors
- Tu Duu-chih’s Masterclass: Echoes of Light and Sound
- Bringing Stories to Life: The Art of Production Design
- Scoring the Screen: The Power of Film Music
Jury
- Sammo Hung
as Jury President – Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director.[7]
- Sabrina Baracetti
- Roger Garcia
- Ishizaka Kenji
- Jennifer JAO
- Nam Dong-chul
- Janet Wu Yanyan
Awards and nominations
Complete list of nominees:[8][9]
Winners are listed first and denoted in bold:[10]
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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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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 |
References
- ^ Lo, Zabrina (January 10, 2025). "Asian Film Awards 2025 nominations: Sean Lau gunning for Best Actor, South Korea's 'Exhuma' selected in 9 categories, and more". Tatler Asia. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Patrick Brzeski (January 10, 2025). "Asian Film Awards: South Korea's 'Exhuma' Leads Nominations, Sammo Hung Named Jury President". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran (January 9, 2025). "Sammo Hung to Head Asian Film Awards Jury as 'Exhuma,' 'Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In' Lead Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (January 6, 2025). "Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun Yip, Okada Masaki Named Asian Film Awards Ambassadors – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sarah Song and Jason Chan to Host 18th Asian Film Awards". Asian Film Awards Academy. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ "Exciting Dropping: AFA18 Featured Programmes Unveiled！". Asian Film Awards Academy. February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Merican, Sara (January 10, 2025). "Oscars: Korea's 'Exhuma' & Hong Kong's 'Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In' Lead Asian Film Awards Nominations; Sammo Hung Appointed As Jury President". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Choi, Jimin (January 11, 2025). "'Exhuma', 'Twilight Of The Warriors' lead Asian Film Awards nominations 2025". ScreenDaily. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "18th Asian Film Awards: Winners And Nominees". Asian Film Awards Academy. January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Jesse Whittock, Andreas Wiseman (February 20, 2025). "Kōki Named AFA Rising Star; Quiver Boards 'Culprit'; 'Real Men' Format Spin-Off; 'Grace' Renewed; Amol Rajan Doc; Amir Locke Film Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2025.