6th Asian Film Awards

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Network aTV World, aTV Asia Date 19 March 2012 Hosts Angela Chow, Janet Hsieh		Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes Other ceremonies 2011, 2013

Hosted by Angela ChowJanet Hsieh Best Film Nader and Simin, A Separation Most awards Nader and Simin, A Separation (4) Most nominations The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (8) Location Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Site Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

The 6th Asian Film Awards is an intra-continental annually-presented award ceremony hosted during the Hong Kong International Film Festival to honour the best Asian films of 2011.

Awards were presented in 14 general categories. People's Choice Awards were also presented for Favorite Actor and Favorite Actress. In addition, three special awards were also given, the Lifetime Achievement Award, The Edward Yang New Talent Award and The Asian Film Award for 2011’s Top Grossing Asian Film. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2012 and the ceremony took place on March 19, 2012.

The awards were held at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center as part of the Entertainment Expo's Opening Gala. It was broadcast in aTV World in March 20 and in aTV Asia in March 22.

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Jury

The jury for the awards consisted of 12 members from various countries; filmmakers, producers, critics and delegates from other international film festivals were a part of the jury.

LegendBold - Jury President; Italics - delegate from film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Berlinale and Tokyo International Film Festival

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ann Hui

The Edward Yang New Talent Award

Edwin

The Asian Film Award for 2011’s Top Grossing Asian Film

Let the Bullets Fly /

Films with multiple awards and nominations

Multiple awards

These films won more than one award at the ceremony :

Four : Nader and Simin, A Separation

Three : Wu Xia

Two : A Simple Life, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Multiple nominations

These films received more than one nomination at the awards :

Eight : The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Six : Nader and Simin, A Separation, The Flowers of War, Seediq Bale

Four : A Simple Life, Wu Xia

Three : Lovely Man, The Front Line, The Woman in the Septic Tank, You Are the Apple of My Eye, You Don't Get Life a Second Time,

Two : 11 Flowers, Chronicle of My Mother, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Overheard 2, Postcard, Starry Starry Night, The Dirty Picture, The Mirror Never Lies, The Outrage, War of the Arrows, White Vengeance

Nations who received awards and nominations

Awards

The awards tally includes People's Choice Awards and special awards.

Nominations

The nominations tally includes People's Choice Awards nominations.

Notes

a^ : The term "Mainland China" was used to refer to the People's Republic of China.b^ : The term "Taiwan" was used to refer to the Republic of China.c^ : 6 awards are shared between Hong Kong and Mainland China.d^ : 18 nominations are shared with Hong Kong, France and Taiwan.e^ : 16 nominations are shared with China and Taiwan.f^ : 2 nominations are shared with China and Hong Kong.g^ : France was included because of the co-production with China for the film, 11 Flowers, thus sharing 2 nominations with China.