San Diego Asian Film Festival Award Winners
2011
| Grand Jury | Surrogate Valentine, directed by Dave Boyle |
| Narrative Feature | In the Family, directed by Patrick Wang |
| Feature Documentary | Tales of the Waria, directed by Kathy Huang |
| Narrative Short | Andy, directed by Andrew Ahn |
| Short Documentary | Making Noise in Silence, directed by Mina T. Son |
| Animation | Enrique Wrecks the World, directed by David Chai |
| Special Jury Mention | The Lulu Sessions, directed by S. Casper Wong |
| George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award | Patrick Wang, In the Family |
| Lifetime Achievement | Nancy Kwan |
| Audience Award | The Power of Two, directed by Marc Smolowitz |
2010
| Grand Jury | The House of Suh, directed by Iris Shim |
| Narrative Feature | Littlerock, directed by Mike Ott |
| Feature Documentary | Finding Face, directed by Skye Fitzgerald and Patti Duncan |
| Narrative Short | Works of Art, directed by Andrew Pang |
| Short Documentary | Top Spin, directed by Sara Newens and Mina T. Son |
| Animation | The Wonder Hospital, directed by Beomsik Shimbe Shim |
| George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award | Nadine Truong |
| Influential Asian American Artist Award | Daniel Dae Kim |
2009
| Grand Jury | Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chung |
| Narrative Feature | Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chun |
| Feature Documentary | Whatever It Takes, directed by Christopher Wong |
| Narrative Short | A Green Mountain In a Drawer, directed by Hwa-Jun Lee |
| Short Documentary | Rough Cut, directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani |
| Animation | Kudan, directed by Taku Kimura |
| Special Jury Honor | A Song For Ourselves, directed by Tadashi Nakamura |
| George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award | Mark Tran, All About Dad |
| Audience Award | White on Rice, directed by David Boyle |
2008
| Grand Jury | Dirty Hands: the Art & Cries of David Choe, directed by Harry Kim |
| Narrative Feature | Santa Mesa, directed by Ron Morales |
| Feature Documentary | Shame, directed by Mohammed Naqvi |
| Narrative Short | Lady, directed by Wendy Cheng |
| Animation | Meat Days, directed by Joe Hsieh |
| Special Jury Honor | Damn the Past!, directed by Julie Kang |
| Lifetime Achievement | Soon-Tek Oh |
2007
| Grand Jury | Cats of Mirikitani, directed by Linda Hattendorf |
| Narrative Feature | Owl and the Sparrow, directed by Stephane Gauger |
| Feature Documentary | Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula, directed by Lisette Flanary |
| Narrative Short | Monsoon, directed by Shyam Balse |
| Short Documentary | Mookey's Story, directed by Carolyn Goossen & Daffodil Altan |
| Animation | City Paradise, directed by Gaelle Denis |
| Music video | Champion by Native Guns, directed by Patricio Ginelsa |
| Lifetime Achievement | George Takei |
2006
| Grand Jury | Journey From the Fall, directed by Ham Tran |
| Narrative Feature | Eve & the Firehorse, directed by Julia Kwan |
| Feature Documentary | Last Atomic Bomb, directed by Robert Richter |
| Narrative Short | Hiro, directed by Matthew Swanson |
| Animation | Mirage, directed by Youngwoon Jang |
| Experimental | Latent Sorrow, directed by Shon Kim |
| Music Video | Steal the Blueprints, directed by Chris Deaner |
| Special Jury Prize | Colma: The Musical, directed by Richard Wong |
| Lifetime Achievement | Kieu Chin |
2005
| Grand Jury | Seibutsu: (Still Life), directed by Joe Turner Lin |
| Narrative Feature | The Motel, directed by Michael Kang |
| Feature Documentary | And Thereafter, directed by Hosup Lee |
| Narrative Short | Summer of the Serpent, directed by Kimi Takesue |
| Short Documentary | Daastar: Defending Sikh Identity, directed by Kevin Lee |
| Animation | Public Bath, directed by Tak Hoon Kim |
| Experimental | 5 x 90: The Wake, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee |
| Music Video | Psychokinetics: The Vault, directed by Gene Celso |
| Visionary Award | Saving Face, directed by Alice Wu |
| Lifetime Achievement | Joan Chen |
2004
| Grand Jury | Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Anne Marie Flemming |
| Narrative Feature | First Morning, directed by Victor Vu |
| Feature Documentary | Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Anne Marie Flemming |
| Narrative Short | Sangam, directed by Prashant Bhargava |
| Short Documentary | Yellow Brotherhood, directed by Tadashi Nakamura |
| Animation | Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park |
| Experimental | Balikbayan, directed by Larilyn Sanchez & Riza Manalo |
| Music Video | Skyflakes: Bad Thoughts, directed by Dino Ignacio |
2003
| Grand Jury | Refugee, directed by Spencer Nakasako |
| Narrative Feature | Book of Rules, directed by Sung H. Kim |
| Feature Documentary | Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story, directed by Jeri Osborne |
| Narrative Short | Anniversary, directed by Ham Tran |
| Short Documentary | How to Make Kimchee, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee |
| Animation | Henry’s Garden, directed by Moon Seun |
| Experimental | Nothing But Love, directed by Wen-Yao Chuang |
2002
| Grand Jury | Sophie, directed by Helen Lee |
| Narrative Feature | Charlotte Sometimes, directed by Eric Byler |
| Feature Documentary | Journey for Lotus, directed by Eunhee Cha |
| Narrative Short | Barrier Device, directed by Grace Lee |
| Short Documentary | BLT Genesis, directed by Evan Leong |
| Animation | Vessel Wrestling, directed by Lisa Yu |
| Experimental | Still I Rise, directed by Umesh Shukla |
2001
| Grand Jury | Roads and Bridges, directed by Abraham Lim |
| Narrative Feature | Dog Food (Azucena), directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna |
| Feature Documentary | Made in China, directed by Karin Lee |
| Narrative Short | Talk to Taka, directed by Richard Kim |
| Short Documentary | Bitter and Sweet, directed by Johanna Lee |
| Animation | Lint People, directed by Helder Sun |
| Experimental | Staccato Fugue, directed by Teo Carlo Pulgar |
2000
| Grand Jury | Karma Local, directed by Darshan Bhagat |
| Narrative Feature | The Debut, directed by Gene Cajayon |
| Feature Documentary | When You're Smiling, directed by Janice Tanaka |
| Narrative Short | Mouse, directed by Greg Pak |
| Short Documentary | Shit, the Movie, directed by Julie Gaw |
| Experimental | By this Parting, directed by Mieko Ouchi |