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Awards season 2026–27

The race, from Asia

63rd · TaiwanNominations out

Golden Horse Awards

Arrested Memory leads with 11 nominations

Sabu (Hiroyuki Tanaka) directed the film; Ethan Juan is nominated for best actor. Shu Qi’s directorial debut Girl is second with 10.

Most nominations
  • Arrested Memory11
  • Girl10
  • Double Happiness9
  • We Are Born Good9

40 days to the ceremony at the Taipei Music Center

Source: Taipei Times · 2 Oct; Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

On our wire

99th Academy AwardsSubmissions

Oscars · International Feature

Indiaofficial entry

Gondhal

A Marathi film written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, set in rural Maharashtra over one night of a traditional ritual. Chosen by the Film Federation of India.

Source: The Hindu · 18 Sep; Onmanorama · 19 Sep

Other Asian picks appear here as each is reported and checked.

Source: The Hindu · 18 Sep

On our wire

The season, dated

  1. 1 OctGolden Horse nominations announcedTaipei Times
  2. 6–22 NovGolden Horse festival, TaipeiTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival
  3. 22 NovGolden Horse Awards ceremony, TaipeiTaipei Times
  4. 25 NovBlue Dragon Film Awards, SeoulSoompi