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Asian Film Award for Best Actress
Asian Film Awards
Summary
Asian Film Awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Asian Film Award for Best Actress |
| image | Shahana Goswami at the launch of ‘Tu Hai Mera Sunday’.jpg |
| caption | The 2025 recipient: Shahana Goswami |
| awarded_for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Asian Cinema |
| presenter | Asian Film Awards Academy |
| year | 2007 |
| holder_label | Most recent winner |
| holder | Shahana Goswami for Santosh (2025) |
| website |
The Asian Film Award for Best Actress is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.
Winners and nominees
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2000s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Miki Nakatani | *Memories of Matsuko* | 嫌われ松子の一生, *Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō* | ||||
| China Gong Li | Curse of the Golden Flower | |||||
| South Korea Kim Hye-soo | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 Tajja | ||||
| South Korea Im Soo-jung | I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 | ||||
| Japan Rie Miyazawa | Hana | 花よりもなほ Hana yori mo Naho | ||||
| China Zhang Ziyi | The Banquet | 夜宴 Yè Yàn | ||||
| South Korea Jeon Do-yeon | *Secret Sunshine* | 밀양, *Miryang* | ||||
| China Joan Chen | The Home Song Stories | |||||
| Japan Kirin Kiki | Tokyo Tower | 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜 | ||||
| South Korea Yunjin Kim | Seven Days | 세븐 데이즈 | ||||
| India Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om | |||||
| China Tang Wei | Lust, Caution | |||||
| China Zhou Xun | *The Equation of Love and Death* | 李米的猜想, *Lǐ mǐ de cāi xiǎng* | ||||
| Japan Eri Fukatsu | The Magic Hour | ザ・マジックアワー | ||||
| China Jiang Wenli | And the Spring Comes | 立春 Lì chūn | ||||
| India Deepika Padukone | Chandni Chowk to China | |||||
| Japan Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kabei: Our Mother | 母べえ | ||||
| China Zhao Wei | Painted Skin |
2010s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea Kim Hye-ja | *Mother* | 마더 | |||||||||||
| China Li Bingbing | The Message | 风声 Fēngshēng | |||||||||||
| South Korea Bae Doona | Air Doll | 空気人形 Kūki Ningyō | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Sandrine Pinna | Yang Yang | 陽陽 | |||||||||||
| Japan Takako Matsu | Villon's Wife | ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜 | |||||||||||
| China Xu Fan | *Aftershock* | 唐山大地震 | |||||||||||
| South Korea Jeon Do-yeon | The Housemaid | 하녀 Hanyeo | |||||||||||
| Japan Rinko Kikuchi | Norwegian Wood | ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no mori | |||||||||||
| Japan Takako Matsu | Confessions | 告白 Kokuhaku | |||||||||||
| Malaysia Michelle Yeoh | Reign of Assassins | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Deanie Ip | *A Simple Life* | 桃姐 | |||||||||||
| India Vidya Balan | The Dirty Picture | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan Michelle Chen | You Are the Apple of My Eye | 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 | |||||||||||
| Philippines Eugene Domingo | The Woman in the Septic Tank | Ang Babae sa Septic Tank | |||||||||||
| Iran Leila Hatami | A Separation | جدایی نادر از سیمین Jodái-e Náder az Simin | |||||||||||
| Philippines Nora Aunor | *Thy Womb* | *Sinapupunan* | |||||||||||
| South Korea Cho Min-soo | Pietà | 피에타 | |||||||||||
| Iran Golshifteh Farahani | The Patience Stone | سنگ صبور | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Gwei Lun-mei | Girlfriend, Boyfriend | 女朋友。男朋友 | |||||||||||
| China Hao Lei | Mystery | ||||||||||||
| China Zhang Ziyi | *The Grandmaster* | 一代宗師 | |||||||||||
| Philippines Eugene Domingo | Barber's Tales | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | |||||||||||
| South Korea Han Hyo-joo | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Paw Hee-ching | Rigor Mortis | 殭屍 | |||||||||||
| Japan Yoko Maki | The Ravine of Goodbye | さよなら渓谷 Sayonara keikoku | |||||||||||
| South Korea Bae Doona | *A Girl at My Door* | 도희야 | |||||||||||
| China Gong Li | Coming Home | 歸來 | |||||||||||
| India Kalki Koechlin | Margarita With A Straw | Choone Chali Aasman | |||||||||||
| Japan Rie Miyazawa | Pale Moon | 紙の月 | |||||||||||
| China Tang Wei | The Golden Era | 黃金時代 | |||||||||||
| China Zhao Wei | Dearest | 親愛的 | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Shu Qi | *The Assassin* | 刺客聶隱娘 | |||||||||||
| Japan Haruka Ayase | Our Little Sister | 海街diary | |||||||||||
| South Korea Kim Hye-soo | Coin Locker Girl | 차이나타운 | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Karena Lam | Zinnia Flower | 百日告別 | |||||||||||
| China Zhao Tao | Mountains May Depart | 山河故人 | |||||||||||
| China Fan Bingbing | *I Am Not Madame Bovary* | 我不是潘金莲 | |||||||||||
| South Korea Son Ye-jin | The Last Princess | 덕혜옹주 | |||||||||||
| Japan Haru Kuroki | A Bride for Rip Van Winkle | 皆川 七海 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Kara Hui | Happiness | 幸運是我 | |||||||||||
| Philippines Charo Santos-Concio | The Woman Who Left | Ang Babaeng Humayo | |||||||||||
| Taiwan Sylvia Chang | *Love Education* | 相爱相亲 | |||||||||||
| Japan Yū Aoi | Birds Without Names | 彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち | |||||||||||
| Indonesia Marsha Timothy | Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina Si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak | |||||||||||
| South Korea Kim Min-hee | The Day After | 그 | |||||||||||
| China Zhou Dongyu | This Is Not What I Expected | 喜欢你 | |||||||||||
| Kazakhstan Samal Yeslyamova | *Ayka* | Айка | |||||||||||
| China Zhao Tao | Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 | |||||||||||
| South Korea Han Ji-min | Miss Baek | 미쓰백 | |||||||||||
| Japan Ando Sakura | Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong Chloe Maayan | Three Husbands | 三夫 |
2020s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Zhou Dongyu | *Better Days* | 少年的你 | ||||||
| Thailand Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Happy Old Year | ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ | ||||||
| South Korea Jung Yu-mi | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | 82년생 김지영 | ||||||
| Japan Mariko Tsutsui | A Girl Missing | よこがお | ||||||
| Malaysia Yeo Yann Yann | Wet Season | 熱帶雨 | ||||||
| China Yong Mei | So Long, My Son | 地久天长 | ||||||
| Japan Yū Aoi | *Wife of a Spy* | スパイの妻 | ||||||
| South Korea Jeon Jong-seo | The Call | 콜 | ||||||
| China Zhang Zifeng | Sister | 我的姐姐 | ||||||
| Taiwan Chen Shu-fang | Little Big Women | 孤味 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan Assel Sadvakassova | Ulbolsyn | Ұлболсын | ||||||
| South Korea Tang Wei | *Decision to Leave* | 헤어질 결심 | ||||||
| Taiwan Sylvia Chang | A Light Never Goes Out | 燈火闌珊 | ||||||
| Taiwan Karena Lam | American Girl | 美國女孩 | ||||||
| Indonesia Happy Salma | Before, Now & Then | Nana | ||||||
| Japan Chieko Baisho | Plan 75 | Mishi Kakutani | ||||||
| China Jiang Qinqin | *Dwelling by the West Lake* | 草木人间 | ||||||
| South Korea Jung Yu-mi | Sleep | 잠 | ||||||
| Taiwan Audrey Lin | Trouble Girl | 小曉 | ||||||
| Singapore/China Zhou Dongyu | The Breaking Ice | 燃冬 | ||||||
| Japan Rinko Kikuchi | 658km, Yoko no Tabi | 陽子の旅 | ||||||
| India Shahana Goswami | *Santosh* | |||||||
| India Kani Kusruti | All We Imagine as Light | |||||||
| Taiwan Sylvia Chang | Daughter's Daughter | 女兒的女兒 | ||||||
| South Korea Kim Go-eun | Exhuma | 파묘 | ||||||
| Japan Yuumi Kawai | Desert of Namibia | ナミビアの砂漠 |
References
References
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- Lim, Marcus. (January 21, 2009). "‘The Good’ leads Asian awards race".
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- Shackleton, Liz. (20 January 2011). "Bullets, Confessions lead nominations for Asian Film Awards".
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- Shackleton, Liz. (17 January 2012). "Flying Swords leads nominations for Asian Film Awards".
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- Napolitano, Dean. (March 18, 2013). "Full List: Winners of the Seventh Asian Film Awards 2013". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
- Seno, Alexandra A.. (March 28, 2014). "'The Grandmaster' Leads Asian Film Awards 2014 Winners". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
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- Shackleton, Liz. (3 February 2016). "'The Assassin' leads nods for Asian Film Awards".
- Grater, Tom. (18 March 2016). "'The Assassin' sweeps Asian Film Awards".
- Frater, Patrick. (2017-01-11). "‘Handmaiden,’ ‘Bovary,’ ‘Train’ Lead Asian Film Awards Nominations".
- Liu, Marian. (March 22, 2017). "Iranian movie ‘The Salesman’ among big winners at Asian Film Awards".
- Shackleton, Liz. (11 January 2018). "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations".
- Shackleton, Liz. (17 March 2018). "Feng Xiaogang's 'Youth' wins best film at Asian Film Awards".
- Lee, Edmund. (2019-01-11). "Asian Film Awards 2019 nominations: Burning, Shoplifters vie for top prizes".
- Lee, Edmund. (2019-03-18). "Asian Film Awards 2019 winners: Shoplifters named best picture; China, Japan and South Korea dominate".
- Noh, Jean. (9 September 2020). "'Parasite' heads nominations for first Asian Film Awards hosted by Busan".
- Noh, Jean. (28 October 2020). "'Parasite' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards".
- Soriano, Jianne. (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards 2021: Full List of Nominees".
- Soriano, Jianne. (October 8, 2021). "All the Winners From the Asian Film Awards 2021".
- Rosser, Michael. (6 January 2023). "'Decision To Leave' leads Asian Film Awards nominations".
- Rosser, Michael. (12 March 2023). "'Drive My Car' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards, Tony Leung takes two trophies".
- (March 10, 2024). "'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards".
- Brzeski, Patrick. (March 16, 2025). "Asian Film Awards: 'All We Imagine as Light' Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for 'Teki Cometh'".
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