{"id":391,"date":"2008-03-19T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=391"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T18:32:38","slug":"secret-sunshine-nabs-3-top-asian-film-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/19\/secret-sunshine-nabs-3-top-asian-film-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SECRET SUNSHINE Nabs 3 Top Asian Film Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stunning South Korean drama Secret Sunshine<\/strong> picked up three of the top awards at the 2nd annual Asian Film Awards show on Monday.<\/p>\n

Earning critical raves since it premiered last May at the Cannes Film Festival, the film won Best Asian film, Best Director for Lee Chang-dong and Best Actress for Jeon Do-yeon.
Picking up awards for Best Production Design and Best Supporting Actress for Joan Chen, The Sun Also Rises<\/strong> proved to be the only other film to win multiple awards. Tony Leung won Best Actor for his role in Ang Lee\u2019s controversial Lust, Caution<\/strong>, while Sun Honglei won Best Supporting Actor for Mongol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although Mongol<\/strong> has a release scheduled in the United States for June, The Sun Also Rises<\/strong> and Secret Sunshine<\/strong> have yet to find US distributors. You can read our review of Secret Sunshine<\/strong> from its New York Film Festival screening here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The remainder of the awards were picked up by mainland China films with the exception of India\u2019s Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, who won Best Composers for their work on Om Shanti Om<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Best Film- Secret Sunshine<\/strong>
Best Director- Lee Chang-dong, Secret Sunshine<\/strong>
Best Actor- Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Lust, Caution<\/strong>
Best Actress- Jeon Do-yeon, Secret Sunshine<\/strong>
Best Supporting Actor- Sun Honglei, Mongol<\/strong>
Best Supporting Actress- Joan Chen, The Sun Also Rises<\/strong>
Best Screenwriter- Au Kin-yee and Wai Ka-fai, Mad Detective<\/strong>
Best Cinematographer- Liao Pen-jung, Help Me Eros<\/strong>
Best Production Designer- Cao Jiu-ping and Zhang Jian-qun, The Sun Also Rises<\/strong>
Best Composer- Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, Om Shanti Om<\/strong>
Best Editor- David Richardson, Eye In The Sky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Variety Asia<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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