# 12th Asian Film Awards

The 12th Asian Film Awards are the 2018 edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony was held on March 17, 2018, at the Venetian Hotel in Macau.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Youth Angels Wear White Newton The Day After The Third Murder | Yuya Ishii – The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue Chen Kaige – Legend of the Demon Cat Sylvia Chang – Love Education Ann Hui – Our Time Will Come Hong Sang-soo – The Day After Feng Xiaogang – Youth |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Louis Koo – Paradox Kim Yoon-seok – 1987: When the Day Comes Sukollawat Kanarot – Malila: The Farewell Flower Rajkummar Rao – Newton Duan Yihong – The Looming Storm | Sylvia Chang – Love Education Yū Aoi – Birds Without Names Marsha Timothy – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Kim Min-hee – The Day After Zhou Dongyu – This Is Not What I Expected |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Yang Ik-june – Wilderness Yoo Hae-jin – A Taxi Driver Geng Le – Angels Wear White Tian Zhuangzhuang – Love Education Eddie Peng – Our Time Will Come | Kitty Zhang – Legend of the Demon Cat Choi Hee-seo – Anarchist from Colony Hana Sugisaki – Blade of the Immortal Wu Yanshu – Love Education Suzu Hirose – The Third Murder |
| Best New Director | Best Newcomer |
| Dong Yue – The Looming Storm Vivian Qu – Angels Wear White Anucha Boonyawatana – Malila: The Farewell Flower Huang Hsin-yao – The Great Buddha + Derek Hui – This Is Not What I Expected Yoshiyuki Kishi – Wilderness | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying – Bad Genius Zhou Meijun – Angels Wear White Im Yoon-ah – Confidential Assignment Ling Man-lung – Tomorrow Is Another Day Akari Kinoshita – Wilderness Elane Zhong – Youth |
| Best Screenplay | Best Editing |
| Mayank Tewari, Amit V Masurkar – Newton Hwang Seong-gu – Anarchist from Colony Tanida Hantaweewatana, Vasudhorn Piyaromina, Nattawut Poonpiriyai – Bad Genius Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying – Love Education Yan Geling – Youth | Shin Min-kyung – The King Li Nien-hsiu – Mon Mon Mon Monsters Mary Stephen, Kwong Chi-leung – Our Time Will Come Hirokazu Kore-eda – The Third Murder Zhang Qi – Youth |
| Best Cinematography | Best Original Music |
| Kim Ji-yong – The Fortress Cao Yu – Legend of the Demon Cat Yunus Pasolang – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Nagao Nakashima – The Great Buddha+ Takimoto Mikiya – The Third Murder | Joe Hisaishi – Our Time Will Come Jo Yeong-wook – A Taxi Driver Wen Zi – Angels Wear White Lin Sheng Xiang – The Great Buddha+ Taro Iwashiro – Wilderness |
| Best Action Film | Best Costume Design |
| Paradox Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds Blade of the Immortal Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Chen Tongxun – Legend of the Demon Cat Shim Hyun-sup – Anarchist from Colony Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Yuya Maeda – Blade of the Immortal Shirley Chan – The Thousand Faces of Dunjia |
| Best Production Design | Best Visual Effects |
| Tu Nan, Lu Wei – Legend of the Demon Cat Lee Mok-won – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Frans Paat – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Yohei Taneda – The Third Murder Ben Luk – This Is Not What I Expected | Norio Ishii – Legend of the Demon Cat Jin Jong-hyun – Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Ankur Sachedev – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Shingo Kobayashi – Gintama Huang Mei-cing, Pao Cheng-hsun – Mon Mon Mon Monsters Jang Seong-ho, Park Young-soo, Son Oh-young – The Thousand Faces of Dunjia |
| Best Sound | AFA Next Generation Award |
| Tu Du-chih, Wu Shu-yao – The Great Buddha+ Wang Gang – Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield Khikmawan Santosa – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Tu Du-chih, Wu Shu-yao, Tu Chun-tang – Mon Mon Mon Monsters Choi Tae-young – The Fortress | Im Yoona – Confidential Assignment |
| Excellence In Asian Cinema Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Kara Hui | Sylvia Chang |
| 2017 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award | |
| Wolf Warrior 2 |