Nyunt Win
Nyunt Win | |
|---|---|
| ညွန့်ဝင်း | |
| Born | 8 March 1941 |
| Died | 1 July 2021 (aged 80)[1] Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Oregon State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Khin Aye Mu |
| Parent | Shwe Man Tin Maung (father) Thein Nyunt (mother) |
| Awards | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Leading Actor for 1968, 1971, 1983), (Best Supporting Actor for 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004) |
Nyunt Win (Burmese: ညွန့်ဝင်း; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021)[2][3] was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career,[4] the most of any recipient in Burmese history.
Nyunt Win's father Shwe Man Tin Maung founded a theater troupe, Shwe Man Thabin, in 1933.[5][6]
Nyunt Win helped pioneer the revival of cricket in Myanmar, a sport he had played as a child. In 2005 he became the inaugural president of the Myanmar Cricket Federation.[7][8][9]
Filmography
[edit]- Hsaung (1966)
- Ko Yal Toe Yal Soe Soe Yal (1967)
- Banto Lu Lay Nae Thuzar (1968)
- Apeyadana (1968)
- Chit Thu Waing Waing Lal (1971)
- Aww Main Ma Main Ma (1972)
- Tatiya A Ywal Ei Dutiya Waydanar (1983)
- Thida Khun Hna Tan (1993)
- Never Shall We Be Enslaved (1997)
- Hsan Yay (2002)
- Mystery of Snow (2004)
- Kyan Sit Min (2005)
- Zaw Ka Ka Nay The (2009)
- Htarwara A Linn Tan Myar (2011)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards | Best Actor | Bando Lu-Lay Nae Thuzar | Won |
| 1971 | Chit-Thu Waing Waing Lal | Won | ||
| 1983 | Ta-Ti-Ya A-Ywal Ei Duh-Ti-Ya Way-Da-Nar (The Second Heartbreak of the Third Age) | Won | ||
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actor | Thidar Khunnit-Tan | Won | |
| 1997 | Thu Kyun Ma-Khan-Bi (Never Shall We Be Enslaved) | Won | ||
| 2002 | Hsan Yay' (Upstream) | Won | ||
| 2004 | Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin (Mystery of Snow) | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "အကယ်ဒမီများရှင် မင်းသားကြီး ညွှန့်ဝင်းရဲ့ ဘဝအကြောင်း".
- ^ အကယ်ဒမီများရှင် မင်းသားကြီး ညွှန့်ဝင်းရဲ့ ဘဝအကြောင်း (in Burmese)
- ^ "အနုပညာလုပ်ရင်း ဘဝရဲ့အချိန်တွေ ကုန်ဆုံးသွားချင်သူ ဦးညွန့်ဝင်း". Myanmar Celebrity (in Burmese). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "A brief history of the Myanmar Academy Awards". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Shwe Man Thabin: Interview with Nyunt Win". Asia Society. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (12 April 2015). "Review: Shwe Man Thabin at Asia Society". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Cricket bats clatter as dawn comes up in Yangon". Hindustan Times. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Myanmar Cricket Federation". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "ACC 2006: When Nepal chased Myanmar's total in 2 balls". Cricket Country. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2023.