Best Picture:
None: There were many impressive Thai films last year, though I wouldn’t want to name any as Best Picture, for we can surely always hope for more and better.

Best Actress:
Paowalee in Pumpuang: In a year of strong female performances, from Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher to Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi, Paowalee channels that mix of impersonation technique and novice spontaneity to great result.

Best Actor:
Nopachai Jayanama in Headshot: He's deep and intense and sad, embodying the eventual density of a film noir fall guy.

Best Script:
Laddaland: It's Death of a Salesman with a Siamese twist and plenty of ghosts. What more could you ask?

Best Director:
Siwaroj Kongsakul for Eternity: Siwaroj directed the year's most poignant movie in which time is folded up and stretched out, until the love story seems timeless after all.

Best Supporting Actor:
Piak Poster in Top Secret: Respected filmmaker Piak Poster, playing a sidekick to the billionaire-in-the-making, gives the movie its heart, though it looks as if the film doesn't recognize this fact itself.

Best Supporting Actress:
Ratklao Amaradit in The Outrage: Appearing in just one scene, Ratklao makes you shiver with her shamanic wailing.