Saturday, April 21

Asian Horror Movies that have Won Internationally

Since the release of Ringu and its Hollywood remakes, Asian horror films have become popular in other countries outside the continent. Although Asian horror movies have produced good numbers worldwide, the splash in international film awards has been smaller than expected. A nomination for any Asian horror flick in the Oscars, the Academy Awards should not be expected anytime soon. Horror flicks in general have done poorly in such prestigious events. Those that pass rarely win any major awards. Here are a few of the more popular Asian horror films and their accolades on the international stage.

   
A Bittersweet Life (South Korea) - 2005
  • 2005 Sitges International Film Festival
    • Best Original Soundtrack
  • 2006 Deauville Asian Film Festival
    • Grand Prix Action Asia
    • Action Asia Prize
  • 2006 Fantasia Film Festival10th Fantasia Film Festival
    • Silver Prize: Best Asian Film -
    • Best Cinematography: Kim Ji-yong

Bedevilled (South Korea) - 2010
  • 2010 Fantastic Fest
    • Audience Award
    • Best Actress: Seo Young-Hee
  • 2010 AFI FEST
    • New Auteurs
  • 2011 Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer
    • Best of Gerardmer
  • 2011 Fantasporto International Film Festival
    • Best Actress: Seo Young-Hee
  • 2011 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
    • Black Tulip (Grand Jury Prize)

I Saw the Devil (South Korea) - 2010 
  • 2011 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 
    • Golden Raven 
  • 2011 Asian Film Awards 
    • Best Editing 
  • 2011 Fantasporto Film Festival 
    • Best Director: Kim Ji-woon 
    • Best Film 
  • 2011 Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer 
    • International Critic Choice Award 
    • Young Jury Award 
    • Public Choice Award 
  • 2011 Houston Film Critics Awards 
    • Best Foreign Film 
  • 2011 Austin Film Critics Association
    • Best Foreign Language Film 
    • Top 10 Films

Mother (South Korea) – 2009
  • 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
    • Best Performance by an Actress: Hye-ja Kim
  • 2009 Dubai International Film Festival
    • Best Screenplay: Joon-ho Bong, Eun-kyo Park
  • 2009 Mar del Plata Film Festival
    • SIGNIS Award: Joon-ho Bong
  • 2009 Nikkan Sports Film Awards
    • Best Foreign Film
  • 2010 Asian Film Awards
    • Best Film
    • Best Actress: Kim Hye-ja
    • Best Screenwriter: Parl Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho
  • 2010 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • 2010 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
    • 3rd place - Best Foreign-Language Film
  • 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
    • Best Actress: Hye-ja Kim
    • 2nd place  for Best Foreign Film: Joon-ho Bong
  • 2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • 2011 Chlotrudis Awards
    • Best Actress: Hye-ja Kim
    • Best Original Screenplay: Joon-ho Bong
  • 2011 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • 2011 Online Film Critics Society Awards
  • Best Film Not in the English Language
  • 2010 San Francisco Film Critics Circle
    • Best Foreign-Language Film
  • 2010 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  
Ringu (Japan) - 1998
  • 1999 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
    • Golden Raven Award: Hideo Nakata
  • 1999 Fant-Asia Film Festival
    • Best Asian Film
  • 2001 NatFilm Festival
    • Audience Award
  • 1999 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
    • Best Film     
    • Best Visual Effects

The Chaser (South Korea) – 2008
  • 2009 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
    • Yubari Fantaland grand-prix:
  • 2009 Asian Film Awards
    • Best Editor
  • 2009 Deauville Asian Film Festival
    • Best Action Film in Asia

The Eye (Hong Kong and Singapore) - 2002
  • 2002 Golden Horse Film Festival
    • Best Actress: Angelica Lee
    • Best Visual Effects
  • 2003 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
    • Best Feature Film
    • Best Special Effects             
  • 2002 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
    • Best Cinematography: Decha Srimantra

The Man from Nowhere (South Korea) - 2010
  • 2010 Philadelphia Film Festival
    • "Graveyard Shift Special Mention"
  • 2011  Beaune International Thriller Film Festival
    • Grand Prize
  • 2011 Golden Cinematography Awards
    • Gold Medal in Cinematography: Lee Tae-yoon

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