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The 3rd Asian Film Awards was given in a ceremony on 23 March 2009 as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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Nominees and Winners
Best Film
- Winner: Tokyo Sonata (Japan)
- Forever Enthralled (China)
- The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Japan)
- The Rainbow Troops (Indonesia)
- Red Cliff (China)
Best Director
- Winner: Koreeda Hirokazu, Still Walking (Japan)
- Feng Xiaogang, If You Are the One (China)
- Kim Jee-woon, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Brillante Mendoza, Service (Philippines)
- Miyazaki Hayao, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Japan)
- John Woo, Red Cliff (China)
Best Actor
- Winner: Masahiro Motoki, Departures (Japan)
- Ge You, If You Are the One (China)
- Ha Jung-woo, The Chaser (South Korea)
- Akshay Kumar, Singh is Kinng (India)
- Kenichi Matsuyama, Detroit Metal City (Japan)
- Song Kang-ho, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
Best Actress
- Winner: Zhou Xun, The Equation of Love and Death (China)
- Fukatsu Eri, The Magic Hour (Japan)
- Jiang Wenli, And the Spring Comes (China)
- Deepika Padukone, Chandni Chowk To China (India)
- Yoshinaga Sayuri, Kabei - Our Mother (Japan)
- Zhao Wei, Painted Skin (China/Hong Kong)
Best Newcomer
- Winner: Yu Shaoqun, Forever Enthralled (China)
- Matsuda Shota, Boys Over Flowers: the Movie (Japan)
- Sandrine Pinna, Miao Miao (Taiwan/Hong Kong)
- So Ji-sub, Rough Cut (South Korea)
- Xu Jiao, CJ7 (Hong Kong)
- Yanin Vismistananda, Chocolate (Thailand)
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner: Jung Woo-sung, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Nick Cheung, Beast Stalker (Hong Kong)
- Lee Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Tsutsumi Shinichi, Suspect X (Japan)
- Wang Xueqi, Forever Enthralled (China)
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner: Gina Pareno, Service (Philippines)
- Y? Aoi, Sex Is No Laughing Matter (Japan)
- Jaclyn Jose, Service (Philippines)
- Kiki Kirin, Still Walking (Japan)
- Kim Ji-young, Forever the Moment (South Korea)
Best Screenwriter
- Winner: Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Max Mannix and Sachiko Tanaka, Tokyo Sonata (Japan/Hong Kong/the Netherlands)
- Na Hong-jin, The Chaser (South Korea)
- Li Qiang, And the Spring Comes (China)
- Tom Lin and Henry Tsai, Winds of September (Taiwan/ Hong Kong)
- Mitani Koki, The Magic Hour (Japan)
Best Cinematographer
- Winner: Jola Dylewska, Tulpan (Germany/Kazakhstan/Poland/Russia/Switzerland)
- Ato Shoichi, Paco and the Magical Book (Japan)
- Cheng Siu-Keung, Sparrow (Hong Kong)
- Lee Mo-gae, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Wang Yu and Nelson Lik-wai Yu, 24 City (China)
Best Production Designer
- Winner: Daniel Yan-kong Lee, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (China/Hong Kong/South Korea)
- Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Jodhaa Akbar (India)
- Kuwajima Towako, Paco and the Magical Book (Japan)
- Bill Lui, Painted Skin (China/Hong Kong)
- Taneda Yohei, The Magic Hour (Japan)
Best Composer
- Winner: Joe Hisaishi, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Japan)
- Dalpalan and Jang Young-gyu, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Hanno Yoshihiro and Lim Giong, 24 City (China)
- Henry Wan-man Lai, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (China/Hong Kong/South Korea)
- A.R. Rahman, Jodhaa Akbar (India)
Best Editor
- Winner: Kim Sun-min, The Chaser (South Korea)
- Chan Ki-hop, Beast Stalker (Hong Kong)
- William Suk-ping Chang, Miao Miao (Taiwan/Hong Kong)
- Darya Danilova, Native Dancer (Kazakhstan/Russia/France/Cinema of Germany)
- Waluyo Ichwandiardono, The Rainbow Troops (Indonesia)
Best Visual Effects
- Winner: Craig Hayes, Red Cliff (China)
- Kim Wook, The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea)
- Yanagawase Masahide, Paco and the Magical Book (Japan)
Special Awards
- The Edward Yang New Talent Award:Wei Te-sheng (Taiwan) for Cape No. 7
- The Nielsen Box Office Award presented by The Hollywood Reporter: Priyanka Chopra (India)
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External links
- Official website
- 2009 Asian Film Awards
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