The 15th Asian Film Awards was held on October 8, 2021, in Busan at Haeundae.

Like 2020 edition it was staged with the 26th Busan International Film Festival in hybrid format that combines online and face-to-face participation.

[1] The award show was hosted by actress Kim Gyu-ri and broadcaster Lee Seung-guk.

[3] Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy (2020) won the best picture award[4] at the ceremony streamed live on YouTube and Naver.

[5] Complete list of nominees:[7][8][9][10] Source Awardees:[11][12][13] The following films received multiple nominations: