Penek's 'Headshot' sweeps the Bangkok Critics Awards
"Headshot" swept the Bangkok Critics Awards last night picking up five awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Penek Ratanaruang and Best Actor for Peter Jayamana while horror hit "Laddaland" and the remake of "Rashomon."
“Umong Pha Muang” (“The Outrage”) each went home with two prizes.
“Headshot”, which tells the story of a hitman who sees the world upside down, is adapted from a novelette by SEAWrite winner Win Liawarin and directed by the very versatile Penek.
It’s the first independent film for the director who had worked with the studio Five Star Entertainment since making his debut with “Fun Bar Karaoke” more than a decade ago.
“Laddaland” picked up Best Actress for Piyatida Worramusik and Best Screenplay for Sophon Sakdamphisit, who also directed, and film writer/critic turned screenplay writer Sophana Chaowiwatkul.
ML Panthevanop Thevakula’s remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon won Best Supporting Actress for Radklao Amaradith and Best Art Direction for Pattarik Meesaiyat and Niti Smittasingha.
The surprise winner was the veteran director Somboonsook ‘Piak Poster’ Niyomsiri who took home Best Supporting Actor for his acting debut at his age of 80 for the film “Top Secret”.
This year the Critics Assembly adds two new award categories: the Young Filmmakers Award went to the team behind “Rak Jud Nak” while the prize for Best Original Song was won by singer/songwriter Apiwat ‘Stamp’ Eurthavornsuk for “Man Khong Pen Khwam Rak” from the film “30 Kamlang Jaew”.
This year the Lifetime Achievement Awards went to the veteran singer/actor/director Charin Nantanakorn.
Organised by the Bangkok Critics Assembly, the awards extremely well regarded.
No information about the Subhanahongsa Awards, considered Thailand’s equivalent of the Oscars, has yet been revealed.
