Japan reigned supreme at the 17th Asian Film Awards, with six awards. 

Outstanding talents from the Land of the Rising Sun took home three major awards, including Best Actor for Yakusho Koji in 'Perfect Days', Best Director for Kore-Eda Hirokazu in 'Monster' and Best Film for 'Evil Does Not Exist'. 

China received nods including Best Screenplay for Pema Tseden for the movie 'Snow Leopard', which also got the Best Cinematography award for Matthias Delvaux. Chinese Actress Jiang Qinqin got the best actress award for her performance in the movie 'Dwelling by the West Lake'. 

Hong Kong also took home a number of awards like Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. They also bagged major awards including Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Leung in the movie 'In Broad Daylight' and Best New Director for Nick Cheuk for his excellent direction in 'Time Still Turns the Pages'. 

Special awards were also given including the Rising Star Award for Thai actor Win Metawin, the very first recipient from Thailand. 

Here's the complete list of winners at the 17th Asian Film Awards:

• Best Visual Effects - Yamazaki Takashi, Shibuya Kiyoko, Takahashi Masaki, Nonima Tatsuji for 'Godzilla Minus One' (JAPAN)
• Best Costume Design - Man Lim Chung for 'The Goldfinger' (HONG KONG) 
• Best Newcomer - Tergel Bold-Erdene for 'City of Wind' (MONGOLIA)
• Best Production Design - Eric Lam for 'The Goldfinger' (HONG KONG) 
• Best Screenplay - Pema Tseden for 'Snow Leopard' (CHINA) 
• Best Cinematography - Matthias Delvaux for 'Snow Leopard' (CHINA) 
• Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum for '12.12: The Day' (SOUTH KOREA) 
• Best Sound - Inoue Natsuko for 'Godzilla Minus One' (JAPAN) 
• Best Supporting Actor - Park Hoon for '12.12: The Day' (SOUTH KOREA) 
• Best Original Music - Ishibashi Eiko for 'Evil Does Not Exist' (JAPAN) 
• Best Supporting Actress - Rachel Leung for 'In Broad Daylight' (HONG KONG) 
• Best New Director - Nick Cheuk for 'Time Still Turns the Pages' (HONG KONG) 
• Best Actress - Jiang Qinqin for 'Dwelling by the West Lake' (CHINA) 
• Best Actor - Yakushi Koji for 'Perfect Days' (JAPAN) 
• Best Director - Kore-Eda Hirokazu for 'Monster' (JAPAN) 
• Best Film - 'Evil Does Not Exist' (JAPAN)

Special Awards were also given to the following talents and projects:

• AFA Next Generation Awardee - Zhao Liying (CHINA) 
• AFA Excellence in Asian Cinema Award - Lee Young-ae (SOUTH KOREA) and Suzuki Ryohei (JAPAN) 
• 2023 Highest-Grossing Asian Film - 'Full River Red' (CHINA) 
• AFA Rising Star Award - Win Metawin (THAILAND) 
• AFA Lifetime Achievement Awardee - Zhang Yimou (CHINA)