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Hsiao-Hsien Hou Biography

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Assistant director, Script department

Awards

  • 1982Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1983Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 1984APFF Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1984Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1984Golden Montgolfiere-: winner
  • 1985Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 1985Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actor: nominated
  • 1985Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1985Golden Horse Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
  • 1985Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1985Golden Montgolfiere-: winner
  • 1986FIPRESCI Prize-Forum of New Cinema: winner
  • 1986Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 1986Jury Special Prize-: winner
  • 1986Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 1987Rotterdam Award-Best Non-American/Non-European Film: winner
  • 1987Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 1987Best Score-: winner
  • 1987Best Cinematography-: winner
  • 1987Jury Special Prize-Feature Film: winner
  • 1987Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 1989Golden Horse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 1989Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1989Special Golden Ciak-: winner
  • 1989UNESCO Award-: winner
  • 1989Golden Lion-: winner
  • 1990Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film Director: winner
  • 1991Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1991Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 1991Mainichi Film Concours-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 1993Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1993Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1994Distribution Help Award-: winner
  • 1994FIPRESCI Prize-International Competition: winner
  • 1995Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1995Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1995Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1995Golden Maile Award-Narrative Feature: winner
  • 1996APFF Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1996Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1996Golden Deer-Best Director: winner
  • 1996Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 1996FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award-: winner
  • 1996Special Achievement Award-: winner
  • 1997Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1998APFF Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1998Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1998Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1998Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1999Golden Crow Pheasant-: winner
  • 2000Best Film of the 1990s-Best Film: winner
  • 2001Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2001Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2001Silver Hugo-: winner
  • 2001Screen International Award-: nominated
  • 2001Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2001Best Director-: winner
  • 2001Golden Maile Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2004Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2004Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2005Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2005Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2005Golden Horse Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2005Golden Tulip-: winner
  • 2005Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2006NETPAC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2006Grand Prix - Golden Apricot-Best Film: winner
  • 2007Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2007Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2007FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 2007Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2008ICP Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2008Best Director-: winner
  • 2009ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2009ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2015Asia Pacific Screen Award-Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 2015ACCA-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2015Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2015Best Director-: winner
  • 2015Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: winner
  • 2015Art Cinema Award-: nominated
  • 2015ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015ICS Cannes Award-Palme d'Or: winner
  • 2015FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: nominated
  • 2015VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016Asian Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2016China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director From Hong Kong or Taiwan: winner
  • 2016CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
  • 2016China Film Media Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2016Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016Gold Aries Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2016Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2016ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2016INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2016INOCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016NSFC Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2016FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Foreign-Language Film: nominated
  • 2016Youth Film Manual Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016Youth Film Manual Award-Best Screenplay: nominated