Biography
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed and hidden emotions. During his career, Lee has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. He is also the only filmmaker to win the Golden Bear twice and one of only four filmmakers to win the Golden Lion twice, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2020.
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Awards & recognition
- Asia's Most Influential Taiwan · 2021
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2021
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2013
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2012
- Golden Horse Award — Best Director · 2007
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- Golden Lion · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2006
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2006
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2005
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2005
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2001
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2001
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 2001
- Golden Bear · 1996
- Golden Bear · 1993
- Golden Horse Award — Best Director · 1993
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Director
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Order of Brilliant Star
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2013 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2006 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2001 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2000 · nominated
Filmography21 titles
Brokeback Mountain
Eat Drink Man Woman
Hollywood Chinese
I Am Heath Ledger
Life of Pi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Sense and Sensibility
Lust, Caution
Pushing Hands
The Wedding Banquet
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The Colbert Report
The Ice Storm
The Wedding Banquet
Trespassing Bergman
Tortilla Soup
Gemini Man
Ride with the Devil
Taking Woodstock
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Hulk