South Korea's "Mother" wins 3 Asian Film Awards

The South Korean movie "Mother" has won Best Film in the 4th Asian Film Awards (AFA) held last night at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

It also won Best Actress trophy for Kim Hye-ja and Best Screenwriter for Park Eun-kyo and Bong Joon-ho.

South Korea actually won a total of 6 awards for its 3 entries this year.

The Philippines' entry "Lola" unfortunately lost its 3 nominations.

Here's the complete list of winners in the 2010 AFA:

Best Film: Mother, South Korea
Best Director: Lu Chuan, City of Life and Death, China
Best Actor: Wang Xueqi, Bodyguards and Assassins, Hong Kong/China
Best Actress: Kim Hye-ja, Mother, South Korea
Best Supporting Actor: Nicolas Tse, Bodyguards and Assassins, Hong Kong/China
Best Supporting Actress: Wai Ying-hung, At the End of Daybreak,
Malaysia/Hong Kong/South Korea
Best Newcomer: Ng Meng Hui, At the End of Daybreak, Malaysia/Hong
Kong/South Korea
Best Screenwriter: Park Eun-kyo and Bong Joon-ho, Mother, South Korea
Best Cinematographer: Cao Yu, City of Life and Death, China
Best Production Designer: Alain - Pascal Housiaux, Lee Tian - Jue and
Patrick Dechesne, Face, Taiwan
Best Editor: Lee Chatametikool, Karaoke, Malaysia
Best Visual Effects: Yi Zeon-hyoung, Thirst, South Korea
Best Composer: Lo Ta-Yu, Vengeance, Hong Kong
Best Costume Designer: Christian Lacroix, Anne Dunsford and Wang
Chia-Hui, Face, Taiwan

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema - Zhang Yimou
Lifetime Achievement - Amitabh Bachahan
2009 Top-Grossing Film Director - John Woo
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