The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. According to Asianet, the awards ceremony has been instituted to honour artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam film industry. The most recent award was the 22nd Asianet Film Awards held on 6 February 2020 at Angamaly.
The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson in 1998. Later, Lux took up the sponsorship in the next 5 years. Then there was Jiva soap in 2004 and then Ujala for many years. Since 2016, the function has been sponsored by Nirapara. Bhima Jewellers took the title sponsor in the 2018 event. The function is normally held in the Kerala cities of Kochi, Angamaly and Thiruvananthapuram. It was also held twice in Dubai.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Film has been awarded since 2012.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Actress has been awarded since 1998.Manju warrier won 5 awards.
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Actor has been awarded since 2007. Priviraj Sukumaran mostly won the award (3times).
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Actress has been awarded since 2009.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Character Actor has been awarded since 2010.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Character Actress has been awarded since 2010.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Villain Role has been awarded since 2006.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Comic Role has been awarded since 2006.
The Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year - Male has been awarded since 2005.
The Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year - Female has been awarded since 2001.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair has been awarded since 2001.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Youth Icon of the year has been awarded since 2009. Nivin Pauly and Kunchacko Boban holds the record of most reigns with two.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist (Male/Female) has been awarded since 2001. Baby Nivedita, Baby Anikha and Kalidas Jayaram holds the record of most reigns with two.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Script Writer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Cinematographer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Editing has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Award for Lifetime Achievement has been awarded since 1998.
The Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award has been awarded since 2005.
A special award has been given by Asianet since 2009.
A special award has been given by Asianet since 2009.
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Duet was only awarded in the year 2016.
The Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Singer was awarded in the year 2012 only.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was awarded in the years 2006 and 2010.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Sound Recordist was awarded in the years 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
The Asianet Film Award for Best Makeup Artist was awarded in the years 2001 to 2003.