The 18th Asian Film Awards will be held on March 16, 2025 at Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong.

The nominations were announced on January 10, 2025.

[1][2] The 18th edition feature a selection of 30 outstanding films from 25 countries and regions, competing across 16 awards.

The South Korean film Exhuma with 11 nominations is the most-nominated film this year.

[3] Actors Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada were appointed, with Fujioka serving as the ambassador and the others as youth ambassadors.