Nyunt Win

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
ညွန့်ဝင်း
Born8 March 1941
Died1 July 2021(2021-07-01) (aged 80)[1]
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Oregon State University
OccupationActor
SpouseKhin Aye Mu
ParentShwe Man Tin Maung (father) Thein Nyunt (mother)
AwardsMyanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Leading Actor for 1968, 1971, 1983), (Best Supporting Actor for 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004)

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

Awards and nominations

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

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