Asian Film Award for Best Actor
Asian Film Awards

Asian Film Award for Best Actor
The 2025 recipient: Sean Lau
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Asian Cinema
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award2007
Most recent winnerSean Lau
Papa (2025)
Websiteafa-academy.com

The Asian Film Award for Best Actor is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema.

History

It was first presented in 2007 during the first edition of the awards. South Korean actor Song Kang-ho was the first recipient of the award for his role as Park Gang-du in the monster film The Host. The most recent winner is Sean Lau for his work in the Honk Kong family drama Papa.


Winners and nominees

2000s

Year Recipient(s) English title Original title Ref.
2007 South Korea Song Kang-ho The Host 괴물, Goemul [1]
[2]
Taiwan Chang Chen The Go Master 吴清源 Wú Qīngyuán
India Shah Rukh Khan Don
Hong Kong Andy Lau A Battle of Wits
South Korea Rain I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha
Japan Ken Watanabe Memories of Tomorrow 明日の記憶 Ashita no Kioku
2008 Hong Kong Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Lust, Caution [3]
[4]
Taiwan Jack Kao Good Man Dog
Japan Ryō Kase I Just Didn't Do It それでもボクはやってない
China Jet Li The Warlords
Japan Joe Odagiri Tokyo Tower 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜
South Korea Song Kang-ho Secret Sunshine 밀양 Milyang
2009 Japan Masahiro Motoki Departures おくりびと, Okuribito [5]
[6]
China Ge You If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 Fēichéng Wùrǎo
South Korea Ha Jung-woo The Chaser 추격자 Chugyeogja
India Akshay Kumar Singh Is Kinng सिंह इज़ किंग
Japan Kenichi Matsuyama Detroit Metal City デトロイト・メタル・シティ
South Korea Song Kang-ho The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈, Joheun nom nabbeun nom isanghan nom

2010s

Year Recipient(s) English title Original title Ref.
2010 China Wang Xueqi Bodyguards and Assassins [7]
[8]
Japan Tadanobu Asano Villon's Wife ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜
China Huang Bo Cow 斗牛
South Korea Song Kang-ho Thirst 박쥐 Bakjwi
Japan Hitoshi Matsumoto Symbol しんぼる
2011 South Korea Ha Jung-woo The Yellow Sea 황해, Hwang hae [9]
[10]
Hong Kong Chow Yun-fat Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞, Ràng Zǐ Dàn Fēi
China Ge You Sacrifice 赵氏孤儿 Zhào Shì Gū Ér
Taiwan Ethan Juan Monga 艋舺 Báng-kah
Japan Kōji Yakusho 13 Assassins 十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku
2012 Indonesia Donny Damara Lovely Man [11]
[12]
China Chen Kun Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲
Hong Kong Andy Lau A Simple Life 桃姐 Táo Jiě
South Korea Park Hae-il War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 Choechongp'yŏngki Hwal
Japan Kōji Yakusho Chronicle of My Mother わが母の記 Waga Haha no Ki
2013 Philippines Eddie Garcia Bwakaw [13]
Taiwan Joseph Chang Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友
South Korea Choi Min-sik Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 범죄와의 전쟁 Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng
Hong Kong Tony Leung Ka-fai Cold War 寒戰
China Liu Ye The Last Supper 王的盛宴
2014 India Irrfan Khan The Lunchbox [14]
Japan Masaharu Fukuyama Like Father, Like Son そして父になる Soshite Chichi ni Naru
Taiwan Lee Kang-sheng Stray Dogs
Hong Kong Tony Leung Chiu-Wai The Grandmaster 一代宗師
South Korea Song Kang-ho The Attorney 변호인 Byeonhoin
2015 China Liao Fan Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 [15]
South Korea Choi Min-sik The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량
Japan Ryo Kase Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕
Hong Kong Sean Lau Ching-wan Overheard 3 竊聽風雲3
Taiwan Ethan Ruan Paradise in Service 軍中樂園
Japan Takeru Satoh Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends るろうに剣心 伝説の最期編
2016 South Korea Lee Byung-hun Inside Men 내부자들 [16]
[17]
Philippines John Arcilla Heneral Luna
Japan Masatoshi Nagase Sweet Bean あん
China Feng Xiaogang Mr. Six 老炮兒
Hong Kong Donnie Yen Ip Man 3 葉問3
2017 Japan Tadanobu Asano Harmonium 淵に立つ [18]
[19]
Hong Kong Michael Hui Godspeed 一路顺风
South Korea Gong Yoo Train to Busan 부산행
China Fan Wei Mr. No Problem 不成问题的问题
Taiwan Richie Jen Trivisa 树大招风
2018 Hong Kong Louis Koo Paradox 杀破狼・贪狼 [20]
[21]
South Korea Kim Yoon-seok 1987: When the Day Comes 1987
Thailand Sukollawat Kanarot Malila: The Farewell Flower
India Rajkummar Rao Newton
China Duan Yihong The Looming Storm 暴雪将至
2019 Japan Kōji Yakusho The Blood of Wolves 孤狼の血 [22]
[23]
South Korea Yoo Ah-in Burning 버닝
China Xu Zheng Dying to Survive 我不是藥神
Hong KongChina Aaron Kwok Project Gutenberg 無雙
India Ranbir Kapoor Sanju

2020s

Year Recipient(s) English title Original title Ref.
2020 South Korea Lee Byung-hun The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들 [24]
[25]
Iran Hamed Behdad Castle of Dreams قصر شیرین
Taiwan Chen Yi-wen A Sun 陽光普照
Japan Masataka Kubota First Love 初恋
Hong KongTaiwan Tai Bo [zh] Twilight's Kiss 叔．叔
China Wang Jingchun So Long, My Son 地久天长
2021 South Korea Yoo Ah-in Voice of Silence 소리도 없이 [26]
[27]
Japan Kōji Yakusho Under the Open Sky すばらしき世界
Taiwan Mo Tzu-yi Dear Tenant 親愛的房客
China Zhang Yi One Second 一秒钟
Hong Kong Lam Ka Tung Limbo 智齒
2023 Hong Kong Tony Leung Chiu-wai Where the Wind Blows 風再起時 [28]
[29]
China Zhang Yi Home Coming 萬里歸途
South Korea Park Hae-il Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심
Japan Hidetoshi Nishijima Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー
Iran Mohsen Tanabandeh World War III جنگ جهانی سوم
Japan Ryohei Suzuki Egoists エゴイスト
2024 Japan Koji Yakusho Perfect Days [30]
South Korea Hwang Jung-min 12.12: The Day 서울의 봄
Taiwan Wu Kang-ren Abang Adik
Hong Kong Tony Leung Chiu-wai The Goldfinger 金手指
China Shen Teng Full River Red 满江红
2025 Hong Kong Sean Lau Papa 爸爸 [31]
China Eddie Peng Black Dog 狗阵
South Korea Choi Min-sik Exhuma 파묘
Japan Kyōzō Nagatsuka Teki Cometh 敵
Hong Kong Michael Hui The Last Dance 破·地獄

See also

References

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