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Ang Lee

Birth Name:
Ang Lee
Birth Place:
Chaochou, Pingtung, Taiwan
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director
Ang Lee

Fast Facts

  • In 1984, he received NYU's Wasserman Award for Outstanding Direction for his film "Fine Line․"
  • Earned a Master's of Fine Arts degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
  • Entered the National Arts School after disappointing his father by failing his university entrance exam twice
  • Frequently depicts characters who experience trouble dealing with their gender roles
  • Often collaborates on film projects with producer James Schamus and editor Tim Squyres
  • In 2006, he became the first non-Caucasian person to win the Academy Award for Best Director
  • Was classmate of filmmaker Spike Lee at New York University

Awards

  • 1991Golden Horse Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1991Golden Horse Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1991Golden Horse Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
  • 1991Golden Kite - Best New Director:Winner
  • 1992Best First FilmWinner
  • 1992APFF Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1992Gold Remi Award - Feature Film:Winner
  • 1993Golden Berlin BearWinner
  • 1993Critics AwardWinner
  • 1993Coup de Coeur LTCWinner
  • 1993Golden Horse Award - Best Film Editing:Nominated
  • 1993Golden Horse Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 1993Golden Horse Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
  • 1993Golden Horse Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1993Golden Space Needle Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1994APFF Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1994SACD Prize - Directors' Fortnight:Nominated
  • 1994Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1994Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 1994Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1994Golden Horse Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1994Golden Kite - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1995APFF Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1995BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 1995BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1995Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1995Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1995Golden Horse Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1995LAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1995NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1995NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1996David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1996Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"Nominated
  • 1996Golden Berlin BearWinner
  • 1996DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1996Guild Film Award - Silver - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1997Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1997Best Foreign FilmWinner
  • 1998Best Foreign Film AwardNominated
  • 1998CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1999Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
  • 1999ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 1999Director's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2000ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2000Audience AwardWinner
  • 2000Screen International AwardNominated
  • 2000Grand PrixNominated
  • 2000Golden Horse Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
  • 2000Golden Horse Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000LAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2001Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2001Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2001NETPAC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Best Foreign Film AwardWinner
  • 2001BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2001David Lean Award for DirectionWinner
  • 2001BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Winner
  • 2001Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film):Winner
  • 2001CFCA Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2001CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001China Film Media Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Video Premiere Award - Best Internet Video Premiere:Nominated
  • 2001DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Winner
  • 2001DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 2001Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2001Golden Bauhinia - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2001Hong Kong Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Winner
  • 2001ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2001NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Casting:Nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2001OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2001Golden Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2002Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2003Rondo Statuette - Best Genre Film:Nominated
  • 2005ACCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005Screen International AwardNominated
  • 2005FFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2005Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2005Sierra Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005SFFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Director:Winner
  • 2005SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005SLFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005UFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2005Golden Lion - Best Film:Winner
  • 2005WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
  • 2006Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm):Nominated
  • 2006David Lean Award for DirectionWinner
  • 2006Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2006COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2006DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 2006DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Winner
  • 2006Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2006ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006INOCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006IFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Winner
  • 2006ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2006NTFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006VFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2007EDA Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 2007César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2007Golden Horse Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2007Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2007Golden Lion - Best Film:Winner
  • 2008Asian Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2008NETPAC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2008Golden Reel - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2008BAFTA Film Award - Best Film Not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 2008China Film Media Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2008INOCA - Best Non-English Language Film:Nominated
  • 2008Iron Elephant Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2008Silver Ribbon - Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo):Nominated
  • 2009Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2009Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Winner
  • 2009Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 2010CinEuphoria - Top Films of the Decade - International Competition:Winner
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2012ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2012Sierra Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2012Audience Award - Audience Favorite:Winner
  • 2012PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013Lumiere Award - Best Stereography - Live Action:Winner
  • 2013Lumiere Award - Best International 3D Feature - Live Action:Winner
  • 2013AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2013AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 2013Movies for Grownups Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
  • 2013Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2013David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013CinEuphoria - Best Film - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2013CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2013Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2013Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2013DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2013INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2013Filmmaker's AwardWinner
  • 2013NCFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2013VFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Movies for Grownups Award - Breakthrough Achievement:Nominated
  • 2017Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
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