Asian Film awards announced; Indian Ocean bags music award for Peepli Live

MUMBAI: The awards for the 5th Asian Film Awards have been announced.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives won the best film award, while Lee Chang-dong won the best director award for his film Poetry.

Indian Ocean won the best music score award for Peepli Live. 

The other winners are as follows: Best actor: Ha Jung-woo, The Yellow Sea, Best actress: Xu Fan, Aftershock, Best newcomer: Mark Chao, Monga, Best supporting actor: Sammo Hung, Ip Man 2, Best supporting actress: Yoon Yeo-jeong, The Housemaid, Best screenplay: Lee Chang-dong, Poetry, Best cinematographer: Mark Lee, Norwegian Wood, Best production designer: Yuji Hayashida, 13 Assassins, Best music score: Indian Ocean, Peepli Live, Best editing: Nam Na-young, I Saw the Devil, Best visual effects: Phil Jones, Aftershock, Best costume designer: William Chang, Let the Bullets Fly, Outstanding contribution to Asian cinema: Kim Dong-ho and Lifetime achievement award: Raymond Chow.

Bad luck prevailed for Peepli Live that was also nominated in the best film category while Omkar Das Manikpuri who played the lead in the film was nominated in best newcomer.