Asian Film Award for Best Actor

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 Song Kang-ho The Host 괴물, Goemul [1]
[2]
Chang Chen The Go Master 吴清源 Wú Qīngyuán
Shah Rukh Khan Don
Andy Lau A Battle of Wits
Rain I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha
Ken Watanabe Memories of Tomorrow 明日の記憶 Ashita no Kioku
2008 Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Lust, Caution [3]
[4]
Jack Kao Good Man Dog
Ryō Kase I Just Didn't Do It それでもボクはやってない
Jet Li The Warlords
Joe Odagiri Tokyo Tower 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜
Song Kang-ho Secret Sunshine 밀양 Milyang
2009 Masahiro Motoki Departures おくりびと, Okuribito [5]
[6]
Ge You If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 Fēichéng Wùrǎo
Ha Jung-woo The Chaser 추격자 Chugyeogja
Akshay Kumar Singh Is Kinng सिंह इज़ किंग
Kenichi Matsuyama Detroit Metal City デトロイト・メタル・シティ
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 Wang Xueqi Bodyguards and Assassins [7]
[8]
Tadanobu Asano Villon's Wife ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜
Huang Bo Cow 斗牛
Song Kang-ho Thirst 박쥐 Bakjwi
Hitoshi Matsumoto Symbol しんぼる
2011 Ha Jung-woo The Yellow Sea 황해, Hwang hae [9]
[10]
Chow Yun-fat Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞, Ràng Zǐ Dàn Fēi
Ge You Sacrifice 赵氏孤儿 Zhào Shì Gū Ér
Ethan Juan Monga 艋舺 Báng-kah
Kōji Yakusho 13 Assassins 十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku
2012 Donny Damara Lovely Man [11]
[12]
Chen Kun Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲
Andy Lau A Simple Life 桃姐 Táo Jiě
Park Hae-il War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 Choechongp'yŏngki Hwal
Kōji Yakusho Chronicle of My Mother わが母の記 Waga Haha no Ki
2013 Eddie Garcia Bwakaw [13]
Joseph Chang Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友
Choi Min-sik Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 범죄와의 전쟁 Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng
Tony Leung Ka-fai Cold War 寒戰
Liu Ye The Last Supper 王的盛宴
2014 Irrfan Khan The Lunchbox [14]
Masaharu Fukuyama Like Father, Like Son そして父になる Soshite Chichi ni Naru
Lee Kang-sheng Stray Dogs
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai The Grandmaster 一代宗師
Song Kang-ho The Attorney 변호인 Byeonhoin
2015 Liao Fan Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 [15]
Choi Min-sik The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량
Ryo Kase Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕
Sean Lau Ching-wan Overheard 3 竊聽風雲3
Ethan Ruan Paradise in Service 軍中樂園
Takeru Satoh Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends るろうに剣心 伝説の最期編
2016 Lee Byung-hun Inside Men 내부자들 [16]
[17]
John Arcilla Heneral Luna
Masatoshi Nagase Sweet Bean あん
Feng Xiaogang Mr. Six 老炮兒
Donnie Yen Ip Man 3 葉問3
2017 Tadanobu Asano Harmonium 淵に立つ [18]
[19]
Michael Hui Godspeed 一路顺风
Gong Yoo Train to Busan 부산행
Fan Wei Mr. No Problem 不成问题的问题
Richie Jen Trivisa 树大招风
2018 Louis Koo Paradox 杀破狼・贪狼 [20]
[21]
Kim Yoon-seok 1987: When the Day Comes 1987
Sukollawat Kanarot Malila: The Farewell Flower
Rajkummar Rao Newton
Duan Yihong The Looming Storm 暴雪将至
2019 Kōji Yakusho The Blood of Wolves 孤狼の血 [22]
[23]
Yoo Ah-in Burning 버닝
Xu Zheng Dying to Survive 我不是藥神
Aaron Kwok Project Gutenberg 無雙
Ranbir Kapoor Sanju

2020s

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

See also

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