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IU, 'Decision to Leave,' PH's 'Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon' nominated at 16th Asian Film Awards

Published Jan 7, 2023 01:23 pm

K-pop star IU, Korean film “Decision to Leave” and the Filipino movie “When The Waves Are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)” bagged nominations at the 16th Asian Film Awards, which will be held on March 12 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium in Hong Kong.

A total of 30 films from 22 countries and regions got nominated this year in 16 categories.

The nominees for best film at the 16th Asian Film Awards and IU (Asian Film Awards, Instagram)

Korean director Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave” emerged as the most nominated film with 10 followed by the Japanese film “Drive My Car” with eight and India’s “Ponniyin Selvan: I” with six.

Filipino director Lav Diaz’s “When The Waves Are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)” is nominated for Best Film along with “Decision To Leave,” “Drive My Car,” “Poet” and “Ponniyin Selvan: Part I.” It stars John Lloyd Cruz, Ronnie Lazaro and Shamaine Buencamino.

IU, also known as Lee Ji-eun, is nominated for Best Newcomer for the film “Broker” along with Louise Wong for “Anita,” Yang En You for “Lighting Up the Stars,” Park Ji-min for “Return to Seoul” and Mak Pui Tung for “The Sparring Partner.”

Here are the nominees at the 16th Asian Film Awards:

Best Film

Decision To Leave (South Korea)

Drive My Car (Japan)

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (India)

When the Waves Are Gone (Philippines, France, Portugal, Denmark)

Poet (Kazakhstan)

Best Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda – Broker (South Korea)

Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave (South Korea)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car (Japan)

Darezhan Omirbaev – Poet (Kazakhstan)

Davy Chou – Return to Seoul (France, Germany, Belgium, Cambodia)

Best Actor

Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave (South Korea)

Hidetoshi Nishijima – Drive My Car (Japan)

Ryohei Suzuki – Egoists (Japan)

Zhang Yi – Home Coming (China)

Mohsen Tanabandeh – World War III (Iran)

Tony Leung Chiu-wai – Where the Wind Blows (Hong Kong)

Best Actress

Sylvia Chang - A Light Never Goes Out (Hong Kong)

Karena Lam - American Girl (Taiwan)

Happy Salma - Before, Now & Then (Indonesia)

Tang Wei - Decision to Leave (South Korea)

Baisho Chieko - Plan 75 (Japan)


Best Supporting Actor

Masaki Okada - Drive My Car (Japan)

Hio Miyazawa - Egoist (Japan)

Im Si-wan - Emergency Declaration (South Korea)

Oh Kwang-rok - Return To Seoul (France, Germany, Belgium, Cambodia)

Hui Koon Man - Where The Wind Blows (Hong Kong)

Best Supporting Actress

Sakura Ando - A Man (Japan)

Kim So-jin 0- Emergency Declaration (South Korea)

Laura Basuki - Before, Now & Then (Indonesia)

Yin Tao - Home Coming (China)

Kawai Yumi - Plan 75 (Japan)

Best Newcomer

Lee Ji-eun (IU) - Broker (South Korea)

Louise Wong - Anita (Hong Kong)

Yang Enyou - Lighting Up the Stars (China)

Park Ji-min - Return To Seoul (France, Germany, Belgium, Cambodia)

Mak Pui Tung - The Sparring Partner (Hong Kong)


Best New Director

Makbul Mubarak - Autobiography

Saim Sadiz - Joyland

Jigme Trinley - One And Four

Hayakawa Chie - Plan 75

Kim Se-in - The Apartment With Two Women

Best Screenplay

Lav Diaz - When the Waves Are Gone

Makbul Mubarak - Autobiography

Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook - Decision To Leave

Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Oe Takamasa - Drive My Car

Liu Jiangjiang, Yu Min - Lighting Up the Stars

Best Editing

Kim Sang-beom - Decision To Leave

Yamazaki Azusa - Drive My Car

Zhu Lin, Yong Wei, Gao Qiongjiali - Lighting Up the Stars

Sreekar Prasad - Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Dounia Sichov - Return To Seoul

Best Cinematography

Batara Goempar - Before, Now & Then

Kim Ji-yong - Decision To Leave

Lu Songye - One And Four

Urata Hideho - Plan 75

Ravi Varman - Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Best Original Music

Cho Young Wuk - Decision To Leave

Ishibashi Eiko - Drive My Car

A.R. Rahman - Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Jérémie Arcache, Christophe Musset - Return To Seoul

Bahman Ghobadi, Vedat Yildirim - The Four Walls

Best Costume Design

Ryu Hyun-min, Oh Jung-geun - Alienoid

Karen Yip, Dora Ng - Anita

Retno Ratih Damayanti - Before, Now & Then

Shinozuka Nami - Egoist

Eka Lakhani - Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Best Production Design

Ryu Seong-hie - Decision To Leave

Vida Sylvia Theresia - Before, Now & Then

LI Miao - Home Coming

Thota Tharani - Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Bill Lui, Andrew Wong - Where The Wind Blows

Best Visual Effects

Jung Seung-oh - Alienoid

Zhang Fan - Moon Man

Srinivas Mohan - RRR

Sato Atsuki - Shin Ultraman

Chas Chau, Leung Wai Kit, Kwok Tai - Warriors of Future

Best Sound

Tu Duu-Chih - Anita

Kim Suk-won - Decision To Leave

Nomura Miki, Obo Tatsuya - Drive My Car

Vincent Villa - Return To Seoul

Ashwin Rajashekar - RRR

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