Chinese American and S. Korean filmmakers receive 2023 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women

Filmmakers Erica Eng and July Jung have been named as recipients of the 2023 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. About the fellowship: The fe...

Chow Yun-fat named Asian Filmmaker of the Year by Busan International Film Festival

Hong Kong movie icon Chow Yun-fat was named Asian Filmmaker of the Year ahead of this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)....

Tony Leung wins lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

Hong Kong actor Tony Leung received the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the 80th Venice Film Festival on Sunday. W...

Filipino peace negotiator who helped end insurgency among winners of ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’

Filipino peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer was among the recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, which are considered Asia’s equ...

Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s ‘Four Treasures of the Sky’ wins Idaho Book of the Year Award

Chinese American author Jenny Tinghui Zhang has won the 2022 Idaho Book of the Year Award by the Idaho Library Association for her debut nov...

Michelle Li, Very Asian Foundation receive AAJA community impact award

Missouri journalist Michelle Li and her nonprofit, the Very Asian Foundation, were awarded the Asian American Journalists Association’s (AAJ...

Hayao Miyazaki’s 40-year-old manga wins Eisner award

The classic manga won the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia accolade at the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ...

Asian Americans win 8 out of 12 best chef 2023 James Beard Awards

The 2023 James Beard Awards, which have been dubbed the Oscars of the culinary world, recognized many Asian American chefs, restaurants and ...

Cookbook author Grace Young named ‘Women of the Year’ honoree for Chinatown advocacy

Self-proclaimed “stir-fry guru” Grace Young was named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year, an award given to women by the outlet for their ...

Singapore’s Changi Airport reclaims ‘World’s Best Airport’ title

Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named the “World’s Best Airport” for 2023. On Wednesday, U.K.-based air transport research firm Skytrax ...

K-pop boy group’s first major award ends up for sale at Philippine flea market for $3

A Filipino TikTok user upset several social media users after posting about a special K-pop trophy that their mother allegedly found at a fl...

Olympic diver Tom Daley receives inaugural George Takei Advocate Award

British Olympic diver Tom Daley will be the recipient of the inaugural George Takei Advocate Award.  Takei, who has been a vocal advocate fo...

James Hong gets standing ovation during cast acceptance speech at SAG Awards

James Hong earned a standing ovation with his hilarious and moving acceptance speech after “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won Outstandi...

Oldest Chinese restaurant in US, oldest restaurant in Hawaii win James Beard America’s Classics awards

The James Beard Foundation announced two Asian-owned eateries as recipients of its 2023 America’s Classics Award on Thursday.  This di...

The Daniels bag top Directors Guild award for ‘Everything, Everywhere All at Once’

A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” can now add another achievement to its long list of honors as its directors, Daniel Kwan and Danie...

Performance artist Kristina Wong wins $550,000 as Doris Duke Artist awardee

Performance artist extraordinaire Kristina Wong is one of six recipients of the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the largest national prize dedicat...

Nathan Chen named Most Valuable Skater for 2023

Nathan Chen was named Most Valuable Skater at the 2023 International Skating Union (ISU) Awards on Sunday. The recognition came a year afte...

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Pachinko’ win at Critics Choice Awards

A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAO”) won big at the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night.  “EEAO” notably receive...

‘Naatu Naatu’ beats out songs from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga to win India’s first-ever Golden Globe

The unprecedented success of the action-packed Indian blockbuster “RRR” is something that N. T. Rama Rao Jr. “never” anticipated.  When Next...

‘I can beat you up’: Michelle Yeoh tells Golden Globes to ‘shut up’ for interrupting her speech

During her Golden Globe Awards acceptance speech, Michelle Yeoh hushed a pianist attempting to encourage her exit. On Tuesday, the Malaysian...

‘Squid Game’ lead Lee Jung-jae, director Hwang Dong-hyuk bestowed S. Korea’s highest cultural medal

On Tuesday, “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk and lead actor Lee Jung-jae received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, South Korea’s ...

Bretman Rock wants to redeem himself after viral pole dancing mishap

In an interview with NextShark on the red carpet of the 20th Unforgettable Gala in Beverly Hills on Saturday, Bretman Rock shared which art...

Indian American student wins Inventor Award for 2nd year in a row for ‘Lungsaver’ system

Indian American middle school student Om Guin won the 2022 Lemelson Early Inventor Award for building Lungsaver, a system that measures ind...

Filipino American sommelier wins James Beard award for essay on ‘white supremacy’ in the wine industry

Filipino American sommelier Miguel de Leon won the James Beard Foundation Journalism Award for his long-form personal essay, “It’s Time to ...

Philippine-born high school teacher receives top teaching honor in New York

Philippine-born math teacher Dr. Eleuterio “Ely” Timbol Jr. was one of the 54 New York State public school teachers given the Governor’s Em...

‘The Race Epidemic’ documentary wins prestigious ‘Golden Angel’ award for shining light on AAPI hate

“The Race Epidemic,” the premier documentary on the recent rise of racism against Asian Americans during the COVID pandemic, has...

Gemma Chan to Receive the Women in Film Face of the Future Award

“Crazy Rich Asians” and “Captain Marvel” actress Gemma Chan will receive the prestigious Women in Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award. Ch...

Bowen Yang to Win the ‘Visibility Award’ From Human Rights Campaign

Comedian Bowen Yang is set to receive an award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for his contribution to the visibility of the LGBTQ comm...

BTS Will Be at the Grammys This Year Presenting an Award

It has been confirmed that K-pop supergroup BTS will be presenting an award at the upcoming 61st Annual Grammy Awards.  Citing sources, Vari...

A Pho Restaurant Just Became the First OC Restaurant Awarded with the James Beard Award

Pho 79, a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove, California best known for its oxtail soup, is the first restaurant in Orange County to be a...

Pixar’s Tear-Jerking Short ‘Bao’ Could Win an Oscar in 2019

The adorable Disney and Pixar short film “Bao” has been shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars. “Bao,” along with other Pixar and DreamWork’s...

Chinese Scientists Among 9 Winners of the Lavish ‘Oscars of Science’ Awards in Silicon Valley

Two Chinese-born scientists were among the nine scientists recognized on Oct. 17 with a “Breakthrough Prize,” a $3 million Silic...

Chloe Kim Wins ‘Best Female Athlete’ at the 2018 ESPYs

Chloe Kim, who took home the gold medal in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February, was crowne...

Filipino Journalist Wins Pulitzer Prize for Reporting on ‘Duterte’s Drug War’

A comprehensive coverage of what goes behind the brutal “drug war” in the Philippines has earned a Filipino journalist and his two colleague...

Jackie Chan, Xi Jinping, Jack Ma Among Top 10 Most Admired People of 2018

An international market research and data analytics firm has officially released its list of the top 20 most admired people for the year 201...