Biography
Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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