The inaugural Asian Film Awards ceremony took place in 2002.

South Korea has won the most Asian Film Awards for Best Film, with a total of 11 wins.

Zhang Yimou is the only director to have won the Asian Film Award for Best Director three times, for his films "Hero" (2002), "House of Flying Daggers" (2004), and "Curse of the Golden Flower" (2006).

Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Shoplifters" won the Asian Film Award for Best Film in 2019.

Maggie Cheung has won the Asian Film Award for Best Actress four times, for her performances in "In the Mood for Love" (2000), "Hero" (2002), "Clean" (2004), and "2046" (2004).

Tony Leung Chiu-wai has won the Asian Film Award for Best Actor three times, for his performances in "In the Mood for Love" (2000), "Hero" (2002), and "2046" (2004).

Hirokazu Kore-eda's "The Third Murder" won the Asian Film Award for Best New Director in 2018.

Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary" won the Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2017.

Hou Hsiao-hsien's "The Assassin" won the Asian Film Award for Best Cinematography in 2016.

Diao Yinan's "Black Coal, Thin Ice" won the Asian Film Award for Best Editing in 2015.

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Art Direction in 2014.

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design in 2013.

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Original Music in 2012.

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Sound in 2011.

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Visual Effects in 2010.