Nyunt Win


Nyunt Win was a Burmese film actor. He won seven Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his distinguished career, the most of any recipient in Burmese history.

Early life and education

Nyunt Win was born on 8 March 1941 in the village of Zwekala in Thaton, British Burma to Thein Nyunt and Shwe Man Tin Maung, a Burmese dancer-actor, as the eldest of seven siblings. His father Tin Maung founded an influential theatrical troupe, theater troupe, Shwe Man Thabin, in 1933.
In his early childhood, Nyunt Win attended Mandalay Boy's School and St. Francis Boys' School in Rangoon. Between the ages of 10 to 20, he attended Darjeeling College in India. He briefly attended the University of Cambridge to pursue a diploma in radio electronics, and Oregon State University to pursue a diploma in stagecraft.

Career

Nyunt Win debuted as an actor in the film Do Thami Alo Shi Thi, directed by Thein Zaw. Throughout his career, he received 7 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards.
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.

Death

He died on 1 July 2021 and was survived by his wife and three children.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1968Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest ActorBando Lu-Lay Nae ThuzarWon
1971Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest ActorChit-Thu Waing Waing LalWon
1983Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest ActorTa-Ti-Ya A-Ywal Ei Duh-Ti-Ya Way-Da-Nar Won
1993Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorThidar Khunnit-TanWon
1997Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorThu Kyun Ma-Khan-Bi Won
2002Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorHsan Yay' Won
2004Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorHlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin Won