Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee won the Best Performance by an Actor award, narrowly beating Nawazuddin Siddiqui, at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on Thursday. Nawazuddin was awarded a Special Mention in the same category. The winners in the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards -- the region’s highest accolade in film -- were announced at a glittering ceremony in Brisbane, a release said. Manoj won the Best Performance award for his role as Professor Siras in Aligarh -- a powerful and personal drama based on true events. The 2016 edition of the awards marked the 10th year of APSA recognising and promoting cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the world’s fastest growing film region -- comprising of 70 countries.

Source: Hindustan Times November 25, 2016 05:19 UTC