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Sean Lau wins Best Actor at Asian Film Awards, with Hong Kong receiving the most awards overall

Hong Kong’s favourite film of 2024 got two wins

Catharina Cheung
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The 18th edition of the Asian Film Awards took place at Hong Kong’s own Xiqu Centre on March 16 to celebrate outstanding films and talents on the silver screen. Hong Kong has produced a pretty stellar lineup of films last year, including Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, The Prosecutor, The Last Dance, All Shall Be Well, Blossoms Under Somewhere, and more, so it’s great to see our film industry getting the recognition it deserves last night.

Veteran actor Sean Lau Ching-wan won the Best Actor award for his work in Papa, playing the role of a father who navigates life after his wife and daughter are killed by his son. Lau was up against Taiwan’s Eddie Peng, South Korean legend Choi Min-sik, award-winning Japanese actor Nagatsuka Kyozo, and Hong Kong’s own Michael Hui for the honour. The movie was also nominated for two other categories: Best Newcomer and Best Editing.

Out of the 16 award categories, Hong Kong’s box office hit Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In received nominations in nine categories, ultimately winning Best Production Design and Best Editing. Another Hong Kong win came in for The Last Dance, which was awarded for Best Original Music.

The other top awards include Payal Kapadia’s As We Imagine as Light for Best Film, Yoshida Daihachi as Best Director for Teki Cometh, and Shahana Goswami for Best Actress in Santosh. See below for the full list of winners.

Winners of the Asian Film Awards 2025:

Best Film: All We Imagine as Light

Best Director: Yoshida Daihachi – Teki Cometh

Best Actor: Sean Lau – Papa

Best Actress: Shahana Goswami – Santosh

Best Supporting Actor: Lee Kang-Sheng – Stranger Eyes

Best Supporting Actress: Yang Kuei-mei – Yen and Ai-Lee

Best New Director: Sandhya Suri – Santosh

Best Newcomer: Kurihara Hayato – Happyend

Best Screenplay: Mohammad Rasoulof – The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Costume Design: Choi Yoon-sun – Exhuma

Best Production Design: Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Editing: Cheung Ka Fai – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Cinematography: Hong Kyeong-pyo – Harbin

Best Original Music: Chu Wan Pin – The Last Dance

Best Visual Effects: Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son – Exhuma

Best Sound: Tu Duu-Chih, Tu Tse-Kang – Stranger Eyes

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