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| 1st Asian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Asian cinema |
| Awarded by | |
| Presented on | 20 March 2007 |
| Site | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Official website | Asian Film Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Host |
| Best Direction | Jia Zhangke Still Life |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho The Host |
| Best Actress | Miki Nakatani Memories of Matsuko |
| Most awards | 4 - The Host |
| Most nominations | 5 - The Host |
The 1st Asian Film Awards were given on 20 March 2007 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, on the opening night of the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Given to films released in 2006 by film industries from across Asia, awards were given in 10 categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenwriter, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Designer, Best Composer, Best Editor and Best Visual Effects. Up to six nominees are honored in each category.
The most awards went to The Host, directed by Bong Joon-ho. It had been nominated in five categories and won four: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects and Best Cinematographer.[1][2]
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- ^ "First Asian film awards shine HK film festival". Guangdong News. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.