Eugene Domingo was nominated as Best Actress on the 6th Asian Film Awards for her role in “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank.” Fellow Filipinos who got nominated are Chris Martinez as Best Screenwriter same movie and Shamaine Buencamino as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Pinoy Indie film, Niño. Thai actor Mario Maurer gets Best Supporting Actor nod for his role as a monk in Outrage, a Thai film.
Below is the list of nominees for the 2012 Asian Film Awards:
Best Film
- Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Postcard – Japan
- The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
Best Director
- Asghar FARHADI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Teddy SOERIAATMADJA – Lovely Man – Indonesia
- SONO Sion – Guilty of Romance – Japan
- TSUI Hark - The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- WEI Te-sheng - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- ZHANG Yimou – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
Best Actor
- CHEN Kun - The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Donny DAMARA – Lovely Man – Indonesia
- Andy LAU – A Simple Life – Hong Kong
- PARK Hae Il – War of the Arrows – South Korea
- YAKUSHO Kôji – Chronicle of My Mother – Japan
Best Actress
- Vidya BALAN - The Dirty Picture – India
- Michelle CHEN – You are the Apple of My Eye – Taiwan
- Eugene DOMINGO – The Woman in the Septic Tank (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank) – Philippines
- Leila HATAMI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Deanie IP – A Simple Life – Hong Kong
Best Newcomer
- KO Chen-tung – You are the Apple of My Eye – Taiwan
- Eric LIN Hui-min – Starry Starry Night – Taiwan
- MAEDA Ohshiro – I Wish – Japan
- NI Ni – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- Gita NOVALISTA – The Mirror Never Lies – Indonesia
Best Supporting Actor
- Umin Boya - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- Lawrence KO – Jump! Ashin – Taiwan
- LEE Je-hoon – The Front Line – South Korea
- Mario Maurer – The Outrage – Thailand
Best Supporting Actress
- Sharmaine BUENCAMINO - NIÑO - Philippines
- GWEI Lun-mei – The Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Cris HORWANG – Headshot – Thailand
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari – Hara-Kiri: Death of A Samurai – Japan
- YAN Ni – 11 Flowers – Mainland China/France
Best Screenwriter
- Asghar FARHADI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- SHINDÔ Kaneto – Postcard – Japan
- LIU Heng, YAN Geling – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- Alan MAK, Felix CHONG – Overheard 2 – Hong Kong
- Chris MARTINEZ - The Woman in the Septic Tank (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank) – Philippines
Best Cinematographer
- CHIN Ting-chang - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- Vishvajith KARUNARATHNA - Flying Fish – Sri Lanka
- KIM Woo-hyung – The Front Line – South Korea
- Jake POLLOCK, LAI Yiu-fai (HKSC) – Wu Xia – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Rahmat SYAIFUL – The Mirror Never Lies – Indonesia
Best Production Designer
- Suzanne Caplan MERWANJI – You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
- RYU Seong-hee – The Front Line – South Korea
- TANEDA Yohei – Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- YEE Chung-man, Ben LAU – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong / Mainland China
- YEE Chung-man, SUN Li – Wu Xia - Hong Kong / Mainland China
Best Composer
- CHAN Kwong-wing, Peter KAM – Chatchai PONGPRAPAPHAN - Wu Xia – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- CHEN Qigang – The Flowers of War - Mainland China
- Ricky HO – Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Taiwan
- Rahat Fateh Ali KHAN, A.R. RAHMAN, Neeraj SHRIDHAR – Rockstar – India
- SAKAMOTO Ryuichi – Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai – Japan
Best Editor
- Curran PANG – Overheard 2 – Hong Kong
- Nelly QUETTIER – 11 Flowers – Mainland China/France
- Hayedeh SAFIYARI – Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Anand SUBAYA – You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
- TANG Man-to – White Vengeance – Mainland China
Best Visual Effects
- Ritesh AGGARWAL – Ra. One - India
- KAMIYA Makoto – Gantz – Japan
- Wook KIM, Josh COLE,
- Frankie CHUNG – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong/Mainland China
- XIAO Yang, CHANG Song, A Law, LI Ming-hsung, LI Jin-hui – Starry Starry Night - Taiwan
- YUNG Kwok-yin, Andy KANG – Wu Xia - Hong Kong/Mainland China
Best Costume Designer
- AMANO Kyoko, EMURA Kouichi – Milocrorze: A Love Story – Japan
- William CHANG Suk-ping – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- MOK Kwan-kit, WONG Ming-ha – White Vengeance – Mainland China
- Noppadol TECHO – The Outrage – Thailand
- YEE Chung-man – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong/Mainland China
Presented by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, the 6th Asian Film Awards will be held on March 19, 2012.
