Actor Lee Byung-hun has received the Asia Pacific Screen Award for his acting in the 2012 period movie “Masquerade.”
The award was given by the chairman of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Michael Hawkins on Tuesday at the Australian Embassy in Seoul. The Asia Pacific Screen Academy is a body of 650 respected filmmakers in the Asia Pacific region.
“Lee Byung-hun has received this award -– his first APSA win -– for his two starring roles, as a king and acrobat in Masquerade, which was the fourth-highest-grossing Korean film of all time, growing more than $80 million,” said Hawkins.
“We value the opportunity to honor Mr. Lee in his home country, which is a key player in the Asia-Pacific region and produces high-quality films that are very well presented in competition at the APSA every year.”
This year’s official Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be held on Dec. 11 in Brisbane, Australia.
