Lou Ye's Blind Massage was named Best Film at the 9th Asian Film Awards, which were announced at a star-studded ceremony at The Venetian in Macau last night. The film also won the Best Cinematographer award. Jiang Wen's glitzy period piece Gone With The Bullets was the big winner of the night, however, taking home a trio of technical awards for its Production design, Costumes and Visual Effects.
Liao Fan was named Best Actor for Black Coal, Thin Ice, which also bagged the Best Screenwriter award for director Diao Yinan, while South Korean actress Bae Doo-na won the Best Actress prize for A Girl At My Door. Ann Hui took home the Best Director for The Golden Era, which was also awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize. And, last but not least, perennial ScreenAnarchy favourite Gareth Evans scooped the Best Editor prize for The Raid 2: Beranadal.
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Film - Blind Massage
Best Director - Ann Hui (The Golden Era)
Best Actor - Liao Fan (Black Coal, Thin Ice)
Best Actress - Bae Doo-na (A Girl At My Door)
Best Supporting Actor - Wang Zhiwen (The Golden Era)
Best Supporting Actress - Ikewaki Chizuru (The Light Shines Only There)
Best Newcomer - Zhang Huiwen (Coming Home)
Best Screenwriter - Diao Yinan (Black Coal, Thin Ice)
Best Cinematographer - Zeng Jian (Blind Massage)
Best Production Designer - Liu Qing (Gone With The Bullets)
Best Composer - Mikey McCleary (Margarita With A Straw)
Best Editor - Gareth Evans (The Raid 2: Berandal)
Best Visual Effects - RickSander, Christoph Zollinger (Gone With The Bullets)
Best Costume Designer - William Chang Suk Ping (Gone With The Bullets)
Special Awards:
Excellence In Asian Cinema Award - Nakatani Miki
Lifetime Achievement Award - Im Kwon-taek