The much-adorned Japanese drama “Drive My Car” was named the very best movie Sunday at the Asian Film Awards, defeating sizzling favourite “Decision to Go away.”
Other notable awards went to Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda whose “Broker” debuted at Cannes, but which was mostly shunned in his household state.
“Decision to Leave,” which commenced the night with 10 nominations, was yet rewarded with three awards, ideal screenplay, finest production design and style and best actress for China’s Tang Wei.
Though nominations were being geographically various, the awards on Sunday skewed greatly toward North East Asia –Japan, Korea and Better China – to the overall exclusion of movies from India, Indonesia and The Philippines. Snubs included the exclusion of Indonesia’s “Autobiography” and Delighted Salma (“Before, Now & Then”), each of which have been widely lauded on the competition circuit.
The awards ceremony returned to Hong Kong just after detours to Macau and Busan and a COVID hiatus in past years. The ceremony was held at the glowing new Palace Museum in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.
As a result, proceedings took on a really Hong Kong taste in terms of presenters and special prize winners. Reclusive star Carina Lau even obtained to existing the best actor award to her authentic-existence partner superstar Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
Mabel Cheung, director of the lately controversial documentary “To My Nineteen 12 months-Old Self,” gained a rousing cheer as she took the phase as presenter with veteran martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo Ping. They handed the lifetime accomplishment award to a different Hong Konger, veteran martial artist Sammo Hung. He thanked Hong Kong audiences for continuing to help nearby movies.
The evening’s 1st prize-winner was particularly preferred, heading to regional Hong Kong breakthrough performer Mak Pui-tun in “The Sparring Lover.” In an emotional and scarcely-controlled speech, he thanked the producer and director for not acquiring viewed his previous films prior to casting him.
The presentations avoided nearly all mentions of politics and glossed around prospective controversies. As an alternative, it targeted on content reunions, Asian filmmaking solidarity and reminiscences about tough periods earlier.
Outside the house, crowds have been unusually substantial, numbering in their hundreds in the humid evening air, with fandom swelled by the attendance of four associates of Hong Kong boy band feeling Mirror.
Filmmaker and market attendance was also sturdy. These spotted on the crimson carpet and pre-occasion cocktails included:
Carina Lau, actor Lee Yong-Kwan, chairman of the Busan International Film Festival Ando Hiroyasu, chairman of the HKIFF Davy Chou, director of “Return to Seoul” Wilfred Wong, head of the Hong Kong Global Film festival Society Sabrina Baracetti and Thomas Bertacche, co-heads of the Pageant of Much Japanese Film in Udine Keiko Dan, producer and festival programmer from Japan Kiki Fung, competition programmer Shan Dongbing, Chinese producer Feng-I Fiona Roan, Taiwanese director of “American Girl” Janet Wu, director of the Wu Tianming Film Foundation Roger Garcia, previous director of the Hong Kong IFF Yasushi Shiina, former head of TIFFCOM and Ivy Ho, producer director and producer Anthony Chen (“Wet Season”), director Lav Diaz, Makbul Mubarak and Mohsen Tanabandeh, and “Joyland” producer Apoorva Guru Charan.
There was a sizeable contingent from India’s “Ponniyin Selvan: 1,” including producers Siva Ananth and G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, editor A. Sreekar Prasad, cinematographer Ravi Varman and costume designer Eka Lakhani. Indian special results guru Srinivas Mohan was present, representing “RRR.”
Asian Movie Awards 2022 Winners
Best Movie “Drive My Car” by Hamaguchi Ryusuke (Japan)
Finest Director Kore-eda Hirokazu for “Broker” (Korea)
Best Actress Tang Wei for “Decision to Leave” (Korea)
Finest Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai for “Where the Wind Blows” (Hong Kong)
Very best Supporting Actress Kim So-jin for “Emergency Declaration” (Korea)
Finest Supporting Actor Miyazawa Hio for “Egoist” (Japan)
Most effective New Director Jigme Trinley for “One and Four” (China)
Finest Newcomer Mak Pui Tung for “The Sparring Partner” (Hong Kong)
Finest Screenplay Chung Search engine optimisation-kyung, Park Chan-wook for “Decision to Leave” (Korea)
Ideal Modifying Yamazaki Azusa for “Drive My Car” (Japan)
Very best Cinematography Lu Songye for “One and Four” (China)
Greatest Initial New music Ishibashi Eiko for “Drive My Car” (Japan)
Ideal Costume Design Karen Yip, Dora Ng for “Anita” (Hong Kong)
Greatest Manufacturing Style and design Ryu Seong-hie for “Decision to Leave” (Korea)
Ideal Visual Effects Chas Chau, Leung Wai Kit, Kwok Tai for “Warriors of Future” (Hong Kong)
Very best Seem Tu Duu-Chih for “Anita” (Hong Kong)
Next Era award Ji Chang-wook (Korea)
AFA X STI Most effective Dressed Award Abe Hiroshi
Asian Film Contribution Award Tony Leung
Lifetime Achievement Award Sammo Hung
