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Tsai Ming-liang Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Actor, Production designer, Art director

Awards

  • 1992Golden Horse Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 1992Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1993Gilberto Martínez Solares Award-Best First Film: winner
  • 1993Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 1993Bronze Award-: winner
  • 1993Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 1994Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1994Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 1994Award of the City of Nantes-: winner
  • 1994Special Jury Prize-Asian Feature Film: winner
  • 1994FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1994Golden Lion-: winner
  • 1995Silver Screen Award-Best Asian Feature Film: winner
  • 1997Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 1997Silver Berlin Bear-Special Jury Prize: winner
  • 1997Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1997Gold Hugo-Best Film: nominated
  • 1997Silver Hugo-Jury Special Prize: winner
  • 1997Channel 4 Director's Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1997Silver Screen Award-Best Asian Feature Film: nominated
  • 1997Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1997Critics Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
  • 1998Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1998FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 1998Gold Hugo-Best Feature: winner
  • 1998Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold-: nominated
  • 1998Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver-: winner
  • 1998Best Film-: nominated
  • 1999Golden Crow Pheasant-: nominated
  • 1999Silver Screen Award-Best Asian Feature Film: winner
  • 1999Silver Screen Award-Best Director - Asian Feature Film: winner
  • 2000Best Film of the 1990s-Best Film: nominated
  • 2001APFF Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2001APFF Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Netpac Award-: winner
  • 2001Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2001Silver Hugo-Grand Jury Prize: winner
  • 2001Silver Hugo-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2001Golden Horse Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2001Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2002Kodak Vision Award-: winner
  • 2002Lino Brocka Award-: winner
  • 2003Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2003Gold Plaque-Best Feature: winner
  • 2003Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2003Golden Maile Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2003Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2003Golden Montgolfiere-Best Film: nominated
  • 2003Young Audience Award-: winner
  • 2003Award of the City of Nantes-: winner
  • 2003FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 2003Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
  • 2004Golden Tulip-: winner
  • 2004Festival Prize-Best Narrative Film: winner
  • 2004Media Choice Award-: winner
  • 2005Alfred Bauer Award-: winner
  • 2005Silver Berlin Bear-Outstanding Artistic Achievement: winner
  • 2005Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2005FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 2005Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2005Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2005Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2005Award of the City of Nantes-: winner
  • 2005Golden Montgolfiere-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2005José Luis Guarner Critic's Award-: winner
  • 2005Best Film-: nominated
  • 2005Festival Prize-Best Narrative Film: winner
  • 2006Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2006Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2006'CinemAvvenire' Award-Cinema for Peace Award: winner
  • 2006Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Film: winner
  • 2007Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2007Taipei Grand Award-Grand Prize: winner
  • 2008Asian Film Award-Best Production Designer: nominated
  • 2008Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2009New Vision Award-: nominated
  • 2009Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2009Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2009Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2010Grand Jury Prize-World Competition: nominated
  • 2010Festival Prize-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2012Young Adults Jury Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2013APFF Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013APFF Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2013Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Director - Feature: winner
  • 2013Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Best Director-: winner
  • 2013Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2013Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2013Golden Mouse - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2013Grand Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2013Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2014Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2014New Vision Award-: nominated
  • 2014NSFC Award-Best Film Still Awaiting American Distribution: winner
  • 2014Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Competition Winner: nominated
  • 2014Festival Prize-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2014Youth Film Manual Award-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2014Youth Film Manual Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015China Film Media Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Queer Lion Award-: nominated
  • 2020Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020Teddy - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2020Gold Q-Hugo-: nominated
  • 2020Silver Q-Hugo-: winner
  • 2020Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Silvestre Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-: nominated
  • 2020Sebastiane Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Festival Prize-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Mermaid Award-: winner
  • 2021Chinese Film Competition-Best Director: nominated
  • 2021ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2023Golden Horse Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated