The 18th Asian Film Awards were held on March 16, 2025, at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong. The event celebrated the best in Asian cinema. The Indian co-production All We Imagine as Light won the Best Film award.
BEST DIRECTOR
- Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Guan Hu – Black Dog (Mainland China)
- Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Rithy Panh – Meeting With Pol Pot (Cambodia, France, Taiwan, Qatar, Türkiye)
- Yoshida Daihachi – Teki Cometh (Japan)
BEST ACTOR
- Eddie Peng – Black Dog (Mainland China)
- Choi Min-sik – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Sean Lau – Papa (Hong Kong)
- Nagatsuka Kyozo – Teki Cometh (Japan)
- Michael Hui – The Last Dance (Hong Kong)
BEST ACTRESS
- Kani Kusruti – All We Imagine as Light (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Sylvia Chang – Daughter’s Daughter (Taiwan)
- Kawai Yuumi – Desert of Namibia (Japan)
- Kim Go-eun – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Shahana Goswami – Santosh (India, United Kingdom, France, Germany)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Mitsuishi Ken – All the Long Nights (Japan)
- Ikematsu Sosuke – My Sunshine (Japan)
- Lee Kang-sheng – Stranger Eyes (Singapore, Taiwan, France, United States)
- Chu Pak Hong – The Last Dance (Hong Kong)
- Philip Ng – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Maggie Li Lin Lin – All Shall Be Well (Hong Kong)
- Divya Prabha – All We Imagine as Light (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Lim Ji-yeon – Revolver (South Korea)
- Takiuchi Kumi – Teki Cometh (Japan)
- Yang Kuei-Mei – Yen and Ai-Lee (Taiwan)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
- Yamanaka Yoko – Desert of Namibia (Japan)
- Sora Neo – Happyend (Japan, United States)
- Dong Zijian – My Friend An Delie (Mainland China)
- Sandhya Suri – Santosh (India, United Kingdom, France, Germany)
- Truong Minh Quý – Viêt and Nam (The Philippines, France, Singapore, Netherlands, Germany, Italy)
BEST NEWCOMER
- Lee Do-hyun – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Kurihara Hayato – Happyend (Japan, United States)
- Putthipong Assaratanakul – How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Thailand)
- Dylan So – Papa (Hong Kong)
- Duy Bao Dinh Dao – Viêt and Nam (The Philippines, France, Singapore, Netherlands, Germany, Italy)
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Wada Kiyoto, Miyake Sho – All the Long Nights (Japan)
- Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Jang Jae-hyun – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh – Meeting With Pol Pot (Cambodia, France, Taiwan, Qatar, Türkiye)
- Mohammad Rasoulof – The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Iran, Germany, France)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Yang Donglin – A Tapestry of a Legendary Land (Mainland China)
- Choi Yoon-sun – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Dorjee Dradhul Gurung – Shambhala (Nepal, Hong Kong, France, Norway, Qatar, Taiwan, Türkiye, United States)
- Miyamoto Mari – Teki Cometh (Japan)
- Bruce Yu, Karen Yip – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Huo Tingxiao, Li Chang – Black Dog (Mainland China)
- Pham Phong Lan – Don’t Cry, Butterfly (Vietnam, Singapore, The Philippines, Indonesia)
- Seo Sung-kyung – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Hayashida Yuji – The Box Man (Japan)
- Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST EDITING
- Clément Pinteaux – All We Imagine as Light (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Rithy Panh, Matthieu Laclau – Meeting With Pol Pot (Cambodia, France, Taiwan, Qatar, Türkiye)
- William Chang Suk Ping – My Friend An Delie (Mainland China)
- Jojo Shek – Papa (Hong Kong)
- Cheung Ka Fai – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Hong Kyeong-pyo – Harbin (South Korea)
- Lv Songye – My Friend An Delie (Mainland China)
- Aziz Zhambakiyev – Shambhala (Nepal, Hong Kong, France, Norway, Qatar, Taiwan, Türkiye, United States)
- Shinomiya Hidetoshi – Teki Cometh (Japan)
- Cheng Siu Keung – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
- Hi’Spec – All the Long Nights (Japan)
- Kim Tae-sung – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Katsumoto Michiaki – The Box Man (Japan)
- Chu Wan Pin – The Last Dance (Hong Kong)
- Kawai Kenji – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Danny Yin – Black Dog (Mainland China)
- Sato Fumiro, Kobari Yasuhiro – Black Ox (Japan, Taiwan)
- Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-Yi – Dead Talents Society (Taiwan)
- Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett K Lam, Yee Kwok Leung – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
BEST SOUND
- Zurab Kurmanbayev – Cadet (Kazakhstan)
- Kim Byung-in – Exhuma (South Korea)
- Tu Duu-Chih, Tu Tse-Kang – Stranger Eyes (Singapore, Taiwan, France, United States)
- Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
- Vincent Villa – Viêt and Nam (The Philippines, France, Singapore, Netherlands, Germany, Italy)
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