Here is the list of nominees for the 2012 Asian Film Awards:
Best Film
- Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Postcard – Japan
- The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
Best Director
- Asghar FARHADI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Teddy SOERIAATMADJA – Lovely Man – Indonesia
- SONO Sion – Guilty of Romance – Japan
- TSUI Hark - The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- WEI Te-sheng - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- ZHANG Yimou – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
Best Actor
- CHEN Kun - The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Donny DAMARA – Lovely Man – Indonesia
- Andy LAU – A Simple Life – Hong Kong
- PARK Hae Il – War of the Arrows – South Korea
- YAKUSHO Kôji – Chronicle of My Mother – Japan
Best Actress
- Vidya BALAN - The Dirty Picture – India
- Michelle CHEN – You are the Apple of My Eye – Taiwan
- Eugene DOMINGO – The Woman in the Septic Tank (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank) – Philippines
- Leila HATAMI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Deanie IP – A Simple Life – Hong Kong
Best Newcomer
- KO Chen-tung – You are the Apple of My Eye – Taiwan
- Eric LIN Hui-min – Starry Starry Night – Taiwan
- MAEDA Ohshiro – I Wish – Japan
- NI Ni – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- Gita NOVALISTA – The Mirror Never Lies – Indonesia
Best Supporting Actor
- Umin Boya - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- Lawrence KO – Jump! Ashin – Taiwan
- LEE Je-hoon – The Front Line – South Korea
- Mario Maurer – The Outrage – Thailand
Best Supporting Actress
- Sharmaine BUENCAMINO - NIÑO - Philippines
- GWEI Lun-mei – The Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Cris HORWANG – Headshot – Thailand
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari – Hara-Kiri: Death of A Samurai – Japan
- YAN Ni – 11 Flowers – Mainland China/France
Best Screenwriter
- Asghar FARHADI - Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- SHINDÔ Kaneto – Postcard – Japan
- LIU Heng, YAN Geling – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- Alan MAK, Felix CHONG – Overheard 2 – Hong Kong
- Chris MARTINEZ - The Woman in the Septic Tank (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank) – Philippines
Best Cinematographer
- CHIN Ting-chang - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- Vishvajith KARUNARATHNA - Flying Fish – Sri Lanka
- KIM Woo-hyung – The Front Line – South Korea
- Jake POLLOCK, LAI Yiu-fai (HKSC) – Wu Xia – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- Rahmat SYAIFUL – The Mirror Never Lies – Indonesia
Best Production Designer
- Suzanne Caplan MERWANJI – You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
- RYU Seong-hee – The Front Line – South Korea
- TANEDA Yohei – Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan
- YEE Chung-man, Ben LAU – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong / Mainland China
- YEE Chung-man, SUN Li – Wu Xia - Hong Kong / Mainland China
Best Composer
- CHAN Kwong-wing, Peter KAM – Chatchai PONGPRAPAPHAN - Wu Xia – Hong Kong/Mainland China
- CHEN Qigang – The Flowers of War - Mainland China
- Ricky HO – Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Taiwan
- Rahat Fateh Ali KHAN, A.R. RAHMAN, Neeraj SHRIDHAR – Rockstar – India
- SAKAMOTO Ryuichi – Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai – Japan
Best Editor
- Curran PANG – Overheard 2 – Hong Kong
- Nelly QUETTIER – 11 Flowers – Mainland China/France
- Hayedeh SAFIYARI – Nader and Simin, a Separation – Iran
- Anand SUBAYA – You Don’t Get Life a Second Time – India
- TANG Man-to – White Vengeance – Mainland China
Best Visual Effects
- Ritesh AGGARWAL – Ra. One - India
- KAMIYA Makoto – Gantz – Japan
- Wook KIM, Josh COLE,
- Frankie CHUNG – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong/Mainland China
- XIAO Yang, CHANG Song, A Law, LI Ming-hsung, LI Jin-hui – Starry Starry Night - Taiwan
- YUNG Kwok-yin, Andy KANG – Wu Xia - Hong Kong/Mainland China
Best Costume Designer
- AMANO Kyoko, EMURA Kouichi – Milocrorze: A Love Story – Japan
- William CHANG Suk-ping – The Flowers of War – Mainland China
- MOK Kwan-kit, WONG Ming-ha – White Vengeance – Mainland China
- Noppadol TECHO – The Outrage – Thailand
- YEE Chung-man – The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - Hong Kong/Mainland China
