We present the nominees for the Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2022 which will take place on July 16, 2022 (8:00 pm) in Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Best Film
Drowning in Holy Water by Navid Mahmaudi (Iran, Afghanistan | 2020)
Full time by Eric Gravel (France | 2021)
Hail, Driver! by Muzzamer Rahman (Malaysia | 2020)
Memoryland by Bui Kim Quy (Vietnam, Germany | 2021)
No Ground Beneath the Feet by Mohammad Rabby Mridha (Bangladesh | 2021)
Rehana by Abdullah Mohammad Saad (Bangladesh, Singapore | 2021)
Two Friends (Dostojee) by Prasun Chatterjee (India | 2021)
The Silent Forest by Chen-Nien Ko (Taiwan | 2020)
Whether the Weather is Fine by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines, Singapore | 2021)
White Building by Neang Kavich (Cambodia, France | 2021)

Best Director Award
Eric Gravel for Full time (France | 2021)
Kim Quy Bui for Memoryland (Vietnam, Germany | 2021)
Mohammad Rabby Mridha for No Ground Beneath the Feet (Bangladesh | 2021)
Prasun Chatterjee for Two Friends – (India | 2021)
Kavich Neang for White Building (Cambodia, France | 2021)

Best Actress
Neda Jebraeili for her role in Drowning in Holy Water (dir. Navid Mahmaudi – Iran, Afghanistan | 2020)
Laure Calamy for her role in Full time (dir. Eric Gravel – France | 2021)
Azmeri Haqui Badhon  for her role in Rehana (dir. Abdullah Mohammad Saad – Bangladesh, Singapore | 2021)
Deepanwita Martin for her role in No Ground Beneath the Feet (dir. Mohammad Rabby Mridha – Bangladesh | 2021)
Chen Yan-Fei for her role in The Silent Forest (Taiwan)

Best Actor
Amerul Affendi for his role in Hail, Driver! (dir. Muzzamer Rahman – Malaysia | 2020)
Mostafa Monwar for his role in No Ground Beneath the Feet (dir. Mohammad Rabby Mridha – Bangladesh | 2021)
Arif Shaikh for his role in Two Friends (dir. Prasun Chatterjee – India | 2021)
Asik Shaikh for his role in Two Friends (dir. Prasun Chatterjee – India | 2021)
Sithan Hout for his role in White Building (dir. Neang Kavich – Cambodia, France | 2021)

Supporting Actress
Afia Jahin Jaima for her role Rehana (dir. Abdullah Mohammad Saad  – Bangladesh, Singapore | 2021)
Priyam Archi  for her role in No Ground Beneath the Feet (dir. Mohammad Rabby Mridha  – Bangladesh | 2021)
Jayati Chakraborty for her role in Two Friends (dir. Prasun Chatterjee – India | 2021)
Yang Kuei-Mei for her role in The Silent Forest (dir. Chen-Nien Ko – Taiwan | 2021)
Rans Rifol for her role in Whether the Weather is Fine (dir. Carlo Francisco Manatad – Philippines, Singapore | 2021)

Supporting Actor
Matin Heydarnia for his role in Drowning in Holy Water (dir. Navid Mahmaudi – Iran, Afghanistan | 2020)
Nolan Arizmendi for his role in Full time (dir. Eric Gravel – France | 2021)
Kazi Sami Hassan for his role in Rehana (dir. Abdullah Mohammad Saad – Bangladesh, Singapore | 2021)
Kim Hyun-bin for his role in The Silent Forest (dir. Neang Kavich – Taiwan | 2021)
Chinnaro Soem for his role in White Building (dir. Neang Kavich – Cambodia, France | 2021)

Best Screenplay
Muzzamer Rahman for Hail, Driver! (Malaysia | 2020)
Kim Quy Bui for Memoryland (Vietnam, Germany | 2021)
Prasun Chatterjee for Two Friends (India | 2021)
Ko Chen-nien, Lin Pin-Jun for The Silent Forest (Taiwan | 2020)
Abdullah Mohammad Saad for Rehana (Bangladesh, Singapore | 2021)

Best Cinematography
Hafiz Rashid, Fairuz Ismail for Hail, Driver! (Malaysia | 2020)
Xuan Truong Dang for Memoryland (Vietnam, Germany | 2021)
Tuhin Biswas for Two Friends (India | 2021)
Lim Teck Siang for Whether the Weather is Fine (Philippines, Singapore | 2021)
Douglas Seok for White Building (Cambodia, France | 2021)

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Hou Hsiao-Hsien & Kim Dong-Ho

About the MGGA:
Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) is an awards ceremony that exists to acknowledge and honor the efforts and sacrifices made by filmmakers and actors in improving their craft, in delivering stunning performances, and in providing superb films. It also exists to appreciate and thank those who has contributed to the film world.