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Ang Lee Biography

Birth Name:Ang Lee

Birth Place:Chaochou, Pingtung, Taiwan

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director

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
Was classmate of filmmaker Spike Lee at New York University
In 2006, he became the first non-Caucasian person to win the Academy Award for Best Director

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 Film-: winner
1992APFF Award-Best Film: winner
1992Gold Remi Award-Feature Film: winner
1993Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
1993Critics Award-: winner
1993Coup de Coeur LTC-: winner
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 Direction-: nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
1996Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: nominated
1996Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
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'Or-: nominated
1997Best Foreign Film-: winner
1998Best Foreign Film Award-: nominated
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 Award-: winner
2000ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2000ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2000Audience Award-: winner
2000Screen International Award-: nominated
2000Grand Prix-: nominated
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 Award-: winner
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 Award-: winner
2001BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2001David Lean Award for Direction-: winner
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 Award-: nominated
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 Direction-: winner
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'Or-: nominated
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 Award-: winner
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