Bong Joon-ho's 'Mother' wins big at Asian Film Awards

Bong Joon-ho's thriller Mother was the big winner at the fourth Asian Film Awards on Monday evening in Hong Kong taking home six AFAs including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Screenwriter. The City of Life and Death [China], At the End of Daybreak [Malaysia/Hong Kong/South Korea]  Face [Taiwain] and Bodyguards and Assassins [Honk Kong/China] also took home more than one award tonight/today. Japan was shut out this year. 

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 Actor

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

Best Screenwriter

Parl 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)

Special Awards:

Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema -- Zhang Yimou

The Asian Film Award for Lifetime Achievement -- Amitabh Bachchan

The Asian Film Award for 2009's Top-Grossing Film Director -- John Woo