2009 (3rd) Asian Film Awards Contents 1 Profile 2 Nominees and Winners 2.1 Best Film 2.2 Best Director 2.3 Best Actor 2.4 Best Actress 2.5 Best Newcomer 2.6 Best Supporting Actor 2.7 Best Supporting Actress 2.8 Best Screenwriter 2.9 Best Cinematographer 2.10 Best Production Designer 2.11 Best Composer 2.12 Best Editor 2.13 Best Visual Effects 2.14 Special Awards Profile Award Show: Asian Film Awards Edition: 3rd Period: March 23, 2009 Location: Hong Kong Jury President: Michelle Yeoh Nominees and Winners Best Film Award Winner: "Tokyo Sonata" "Forever Enthralled" - Kaige Chen (China) "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" - Ji-woon Kim (South Korea) "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" - Hayao Miyazaki (Japan) "The Rainbow Troops" - Riri Riza (Indonesia) "Red Cliff" - John Woo (China) "Tokyo Sonata" - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan) Best Director Award Winner: Hirokazu Koreeda Feng Xiaogang - "If You Are the One" (China) Ji-woon Kim - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" (South Korea) Hirokazu Koreeda - "Still Walking" (Japan) Brillante Mendoza - "Service" (Philippines) Hayao Miyazaki - "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" (Japan) John Woo "Red Cliff" (China) Best Actor Award Winner: Masahiro Motoki You Ge - "If You Are the One" China Jung-woo Ha - "The Chaser" South Korea Akshay Kumar (Singh is Kinng) India Ken'ichi Matsuyama - (Detroit Metal City) Japan Masahiro Motoki - "Departures" Japan Kang-ho Song - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Best Actress Award Winner: Zhou Xun Eri Fukatsu - "The Magic Hour" Japan Wenli Jiang - "And the Spring Comes" China Deepika Padukone (Chandni Chowk To China) India Sayuri Yoshinaga (Kabei: Our Mother" Japan Zhao Wei - "Painted Skin" China Zhou Xun - "The Equation of Love & Death" China Best Newcomer Award Winner: Shaoqun Yu Shota Matsuda - "Boys Over Flowers: Final" Japan Yung-yung Chang - "Miao Miao" Taiwan / Hong Kong Ji-seob So - "Rough Cut" South Korea Jiao Xu - "CJ7" Hong Kong Yanin Vismitananda - "Chocolate" Thailand Shaoqun Yu - "Forever Enthralled" China Best Supporting Actor Award Winner: Woo-sung Jung Nick Cheung - "The Beast Stalker" Hong Kong Woo-sung Jung - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Byung-hun Lee - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Shinichi Tsutsumi - "Suspect X" Japan Xueqi Wang - "Forever Enthralled" China Best Supporting Actress Award Winner: Gina Pareno Yu Aoi - "Don't Laugh at My Romance" Japan Jacklyn Jose - "Service" Philippines Kirin Kiki - "Still Walking" Japan Ji-yeong Kim - "Forever the Moment" South Korea Gina Pareno - "Service" Philippines Best Screenwriter Award Winner: Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Max Mannix / Sachiko Tanaka Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Max Mannix / Sachiko Tanaka - "Tokyo Sonata" Japan Qiang Li - "And the Spring Comes" China Tom Lin / Tsung-han Tsai - "Winds of September" Taiwan / Hong Kong Koki Mitani - "The Magic Hour" Japan Hong-jin Na - "The Chaser" South Korea Best Cinematographer Award Winner: Jola Dylewska Shoichi Ato - "Paco and the Magical Picture Book" Japan Siu-keung Cheng - "Sparrow" Hong Kong Mo-gae Lee - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Yu Wang, Nelson Yu Lik-wai - "24 City" China Jola Dylewska - "Tulpan" Germany / Kazakhstan / Poland / Russia / Switzerland Best Production Designer Award Winner: Daniel Lee Yan-kong Nitin Chandrakant Desai - "Jodhaa Akbar" India Towako Kuwajima - "Paco and the Magical Picture Book" Japan Daniel Lee Yan-kong - "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" China Bill Lui - "Painted Skin" China Yohei Taneda - "The Magic Hour" Japan Best Composer Award Winner: Joe Hisaishi Dalpalan / Young-gyu Jang - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Yoshihiro Hanno / Giong Lim - "24 City" China Joe Hisaishi - "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" Japan Henry Wan-man Lai - "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" China Allah Rakha Rahman "Jodhaa Akbar" India Best Editor Award Winner: Sun-min Kim Ki-hop Chan - "The Beast Stalker" Hong Kong William Suk-ping Chang - "Miao Miao" Taiwan / Hong Kong Darya Danilova "Native Dancer" Kazakhstan / Russia / France / Germany Waluyo Ichwandiardono - "The Rainbow Troops" Indonesia Sun-min Kim - "The Chaser" South Korea Best Visual Effects Award Winner: Craig Hayes Craig Hayes - "Red Cliff" China Wook Kim - "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" South Korea Masahide Yanagawase - "Paco and the Magical Picture Book" Japan Special Awards "The Edward Yang New Talent Award" Te-Sheng Wei - "Cape No. 7" "The Nielsen Box Office Award presented by the Hollywood Reporter:" Priyanka Chopra (India) Page Discussion View View source History