Nyunt Win

In this Burmese name, the given name is Nyunt Win. There is no family name.

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
Born	8 March 1941 Thaton, British Burma
Died	1 July 2021(2021-07-01) (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	[Total 8 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards]] (Best Leading Actor for 1968, 1971, 1983), (Best Supporting Actor for 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004), (Lifelong Arts Award 2022)

Early life and education

Nyunt Win was born on 8 March 1941 in the village of Zwekala in Thaton, British Burma (now Myanmar) to Thein Nyunt and Shwe Man Tin Maung, a Burmese dancer-actor, as the eldest of seven siblings.^[5][6][2] His father Tin Maung founded an influential theatrical troupe, theater troupe, Shwe Man Thabin, in 1933.^[6]

In his early childhood, Nyunt Win attended Mandalay Boy's School and St. Francis Boys' School (now Basic Education High School No. 5 Tarmwe) in Rangoon.^[2] Between the ages of 10 to 20, he attended Darjeeling College in India.^[2] He briefly attended the University of Cambridge to pursue a diploma in radio electronics, and Oregon State University to pursue a diploma in stagecraft.^[2]

Career

Nyunt Win debuted as an actor in the film Do Thami Alo Shi Thi (သတို့သမီး အလိုရှိသည်), directed by Thein Zaw.^[2] Throughout his career, he received 7 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards.^[2]

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]

Death

He died on 1 July 2021 and was survived by his wife and three children.^[2]

Filmography

• 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

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