The 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards will present Awards in thirteen categories:
· Best Film
· Best Animated Film
· Best Documentary Film
· Best Youth Film
· Best Screenplay
· Best Cinematography
· Best Actress
· Best Actor
· Best Director
· Cultural Diversity Award
· Young Cinema Award
· FIAPF Award
· Jury Grand Prize

Nominees in the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards are determined by the 2021 International Nominations Council, a group of screen professionals drawn from Asia Pacific and beyond. The 2021 International Nominations Council is chaired, for the 14th year, by Hong Joon Kim (Republic of Korea), joined by Gulnara Abikeyeva (Kazakhstan), Anne Démy-Geroe (Australia), Delphine Garde-Mroueh (France), Anderson Le (United States), Deepak Rauniyar (Nepal) and Lorna Tee (Malaysia). Nominations will be announced in late October.

Winners in the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be decided by the soon to be announced 14th APSA International Jury, and presented at a globally streamed live event at HOTA (Home of the Arts, Gold Coast).