Tuesday, March 23, 2010

4th Asian Film Awards

The film Mother from South Korea copped the best picture prize at the fourth Asian Film Awards on Monday. It also grabbed the awards for best screenplay (Bong Joon-ho and Park Eun-kyo) and best actress (Kim Hye-ja).

Lu Chuan was named best director for City of Life and Death, and Wai Ying-hung was chosen best actress as well for At the End of Daybreak. Wang Xueqi clinched the best actor award and Nicholas Tse was honored best supporting actor, both for Bodyguards and Assassins.

The lifetime achievement award was given to 67-year-old Amitabh Bachchan of India, who received a standing ovation. He has made more than 180 movies in his career.

Director Zhang Yimou was cited for "outstanding contribution to Asian cinema," and John Woo was acknowledged as the top-grossing director last year for the second installment of Red Cliff. Its two parts together earned 570 million Chinese yuan ($83 million). Producer Terence Chang accepted the award for Woo.

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