Manoj Bajpayee wins best actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee has won thebest performance award by an actor atthe 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards beatingNawazuddin Siddiqui,who was awarded a special mention in the same category.
Winners in the 10thAsia Pacific Screen Awards, said to bethe region's highest accolade in film, were announced at a glittering ceremony in Brisbane last night.
Hosted by Australian actor David Wenham and presenter Anjali Rao, the 2016 Awards marked the 10thyear of APSArecognising and promoting cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the world's fastest growing film region.
In addition to the main awards, a jury grand prize special mention was given to eight-year-old Sunny Pawar from India for his portrayal of young Saroo Brierley in Garth Davis'"Lion".

Bajpayeewon the award for his performance as Professor Siras in"Aligarh" directed by Hansal Mehta. This was his second APSA nomination, following a nomination for Anurag Kashyap's"Gangs of Wasseypur"in 2012.
APSA International Jury member Jan Chapman said "It was superb, such a moving performance, I was really affected by the humanity and the depth"

Shyam Benegal, who was also part of the jury, said "He gave such an extraordinarily fine performance, extremely well delineated with lots of little detail that he put into the performance, an extremely well crafted role."
Nawazuddin won the award for his role in Kashyap's"Raman Raghav 2.0".

President of the APSA International Jury David Puttnam said "Over the last two weeks the APSA International Jury has viewed 24 films that between them have lasted almost 50 hours and it's been a remarkable privilege to find yourself looking into customs, societies, attitudes and practices that you are not necessarily familiar with, and all of us on the Jury found that incredibly rewarding."
The2016 APSA International Jurycomprised five eminent former APSA Jury Presidents hailing from three continents, headed by acclaimed Academy Award-winner Puttnam, joined byAPSA co-founder and current Chairman of the Busan International Film FestivalKim Dong-Ho, multi-award winning producer from Hong Kong Nansun Shi, Academy Award-winning Australian producerJan Chapman, and celebrated Indian filmmakerShyam Benegal.