Ang Lee Net Worth
Ang Lee Net Worth is
$32 Million
Ang Lee Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Masters Degree in Film Production at New York... | Full Name | Li Zhongchu |
| Net Worth | $32 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 23, 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | Chaozhou, Pingtung, Taiwan |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Director, Producer, Writer |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Jane Lin (m. 1983) |
| Children | Mason Lee, Haan Lee |
| Parents | Sheng Lee, Yang Si-Chuan Lee |
| Siblings | Khan Lee |
| Nicknames | An Li, An Lee |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Director |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Grand Jury Prize, César Award for Best Foreign Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Sil... |
| Movies | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Lust, Caution, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Sense and Sensibility, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman, Pushing Hands, The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil, Taking Woodstock, Siao Yu, The Hire: Chosen, Yang ± Yin: Gender i... |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often depicts characters with conflicting feelings about their sexuality or their gender roles |
| 2 | High diversity of settings in his films, which pain-stakingly depict various international cultures |
| 3 | Spectacular, CGI-ladden action scene in service of psychological, intimate drama |
| 4 | Outdoor settings |
| 5 | Some of his films - Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (aka Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) - involved repressed women trying to deal with the confines of their society. |
| 6 | Frequently cast actor Sihung Lung as his 'father figure' |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)] Our head is still in the film world. Not to put down film in the past, because it's brilliant, I love it. But if we do digital, we ought to do something different, it shouldn't be imitating something else. [2016] |
| 2 | I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the questions of where God is, why we are created. where does life go, and why we exist. That sort of thing. Call it illusion or call it faith. Whatever you call it we have attachment to the unknown. |
| 3 | Sometimes I feel illusions are more of life's essence. I can trust them more that real life that is full of deceit and covering-up. |
| 4 | [on casting Winston Chao in The Wedding Banquet (1993)]: It's hard to find a good actor who is charming, speaks English and Mandarin Chinese, and doesn't mind portraying a gay character. - (New York Magazine, August 2, 1993) |
| 5 | Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined - a thirst for life, for love, and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking. - Mourning actor Heath Ledger. |
| 6 | I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to. My cultural roots are something illusive. |
| 7 | I was never romantic in real life. That is why I have to make movies about it. |
| 8 | I think you look like a fool as a director when you talk too much about what the actors are doing. You want them to listen to you, but personally speaking, I don't want them to just follow everything I say without processing it. This is a problem for Asian actors. They are so polite, and they've been trained to smile and nod and agree with everything someone in power tells them. I'm not looking for conflict, but I'm not happy if someone is repressing their feelings either. |
| 9 | I think I find something new in each culture after being away for a bit, and that's creatively important. You can't move forward without changing, and that's why I try to stay open to new perspectives. I want to keep learning. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you can never learn enough. |
| 10 | My father's family were liquidated during the Cultural Revolution in China because they were landowners. He was the only one to escape. I was born and brought up in Taiwan. But you absorb the trauma. My parents had no sense of security. It was as if the world could turn against them at any moment. |
| 11 | Every movie I make. That's my hideout, the place I don't quite understand, but feel most at home. |
| 12 | Nothing stands still. That's important in my movies. People want to believe in something, want to hang on to something to get security and want to trust each other. But things change. Given enough time, nothing stands still. I think seeking for security and lack of security is another thing in my movies. |
| 13 | Everywhere can be home and everywhere is not really home and you have to deal with loneliness and alienation. I'm old enough to realize that eventually you have to deal with loneliness, anyway. I'm happily married, I love my children, but eventually you have to deal with yourself. I trust the elusive world created by movies more than anything else. I'm very happy when I'm making a movie. |
| 14 | I'm experienced enough to know that the hardest thing to tell is an epic short story; slices of life that add up to an epic feeling. |
| 15 | On the receiving side, I think the whole world is more ready, with the Internet, with film festivals and DVDs. It used to be a one-way street from West to East: we were receiving and the West was producing. I think we're getting closer and closer. The gap between cultures is getting erased every day. |
| 16 | American films are less American every day, because you have to please a world audience. There's less authenticity, so it's more accessible. |
| 17 | There's a private feeling to the movie, an intimate feeling. I think eventually everybody has a Brokeback Mountain (2005) in them. Someone you want to come back to. And, of course, some people don't come back. |
| 18 | It could be the hidden side of you; I think making movies is a great way to release that. I think it is important to be honest with that, and have fun with it. |
| 19 | "Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western". |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ang Lee discovered actor Winston Chao and cast him in The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994). In the film Kabali (2016), Chao plays the part of a mob boss whose mentor is named Ang Lee. |
| 2 | Only Asian to win a Best Director Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA. Along with Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, he is also one of three non-Caucasian directors to win all three awards for directing. |
| 3 | Was considered to direct Spider-Man (2002). |
| 4 | Was in negotiations to direct Terminator Genisys (2015) but a deal could not be reached. |
| 5 | He is the first non-white director to win the Academy Award for Best Director. |
| 6 | Two of Ang Lee's films, The Ice Storm (1997) and Ride With the Devil (1999), are in the Criterion Collection. |
| 7 | Had planned on changing to a career in Computer Science when his film career stalled, but his wife encouraged him to stick with it. |
| 8 | Was a stay at home parent for six years when his film career stalled and his wife was the sole earner in the family. |
| 9 | Was 38 years old when he directed his first feature film. |
| 10 | Because of his directorial work of Life of Pi (2012), the film became the first family film to win the Academy Award for Best Director since Carol Reed for Oliver! (1968) at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969, though others have been nominated: Norman Jewison for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), George Lucas for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), 'Steven Spielberg' for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011). |
| 11 | The first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Director who is not Caucasian, i.e. American or European. The second and third are Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. |
| 12 | When he cast Winston Chao as his lead in The Wedding Banquet (1993), Chao was an airline steward and model and had never acted in a film before. They spent three to four hours every day to teach him how to act. Lee later cast Chao again in Eat Drink Man Woman (1994). |
| 13 | Is one of 8 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning for Brokeback Mountain (2005). The other directors to achieve this are Mike Nichols for The Graduate (1967), Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986), Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List (1993), Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity (2013), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant (2015). |
| 14 | Directed 5 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams. |
| 15 | Is one of only seven living directors who have won the Directors Guild of America Award more than once. The others are Steven Spielberg (3 times) and two-time winners Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Francis Coppola, Oliver Stone and Milos Forman. However, Lee is unique in this group and being the only one not to have directed a best picture Oscar winner. |
| 16 | Father Sheng Lee died in 2004 at the age of 91. He was the head teacher at Tainan First Senior High School. |
| 17 | One of 4 children. |
| 18 | Developed a very strong relationship with Anne Hathaway while filming Brokeback Mountain (2005). It was Ang who persuaded Anne to take the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007); having directed Sense and Sensibility (1995) he knew she would be perfect for the role. |
| 19 | Never storyboards his movies, even visually complex films such has his acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon). |
| 20 | Taught Kai Wong filmmaking as Montgomery-Fellow-in-Residence at Dartmouth College, an Ivy League college which Meryl Streep once attended. |
| 21 | A dedicated fan of Calgary Flames hockey team. |
| 22 | Left Taiwan in 1978 to study in the US. |
| 23 | Father of Mason Lee. |
| 24 | His movies The Wedding Banquet (1993), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) were Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film". Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) won. |
| 25 | Two sons: Haan (b. 1984) and Mason (b. 1990), both born in Illinois. |
| 26 | Turned down an offer to direct Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). |
| 27 | Earned his Masters Degree in Fine Arts from New York University. |
| 28 | Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theater Studies from the Department of Theater. |
| 29 | Graduated from Tisch School of the Arts Graduate program. |
| 30 | While attending NYU, worked on Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), Spike Lee's well-renowned student film. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | 2016 | directed by | |
| Life of Pi | 2012 | ||
| Taking Woodstock | 2009 | ||
| Lust, Caution | 2007 | ||
| Brokeback Mountain | 2005 | ||
| Hulk | 2003 | ||
| Sense and Sensibility: Deleted Scenes | 2002 | Video short | |
| Chosen | 2001 | Short | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2000 | ||
| Ride with the Devil | 1999/I | ||
| The Ice Storm | 1997 | ||
| Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | ||
| Eat Drink Man Woman | 1994 | ||
| The Wedding Banquet | 1993 | ||
| Tui shou | 1992 | ||
| I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake | 1982 | Short | |
| Thrilla in Manila | 2018 | pre-production |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrilla in Manila | 2018 | producer pre-production | |
| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | 2016 | producer | |
| Tyrant | 2014 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Life of Pi | 2012 | producer | |
| Taking Woodstock | 2009 | producer | |
| Lust, Caution | 2007 | producer | |
| One Last Ride | 2004 | executive producer | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2000 | producer | |
| The Ice Storm | 1997 | producer | |
| Shao nu xiao yu | 1995 | producer | |
| The Wedding Banquet | 1993 | producer | |
| Tui shou | 1992 | executive producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortilla Soup | 2001 | earlier screenplay | |
| Shao nu xiao yu | 1995 | ||
| Eat Drink Man Woman | 1994 | ||
| The Wedding Banquet | 1993 | writer | |
| Tui shou | 1992 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wei ren min fu wu | 1998 | Ang Lee | |
| The Wedding Banquet | 1993 | Guest at the wedding banquet (uncredited) |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads | 1983 | first assistant director |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tui shou | 1992 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Yang | 2009 | consultant |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indignation | 2016 | special thanks | |
| Love, Simply | 2015 | very special thanks | |
| Prince Paradise | 2015 | very special thanks | |
| Joy Burn | 2014 | the producers wish to thank | |
| Peace, Love and Cinema | 2009 | Documentary short thanks | |
| Cowboy Forever | 2006 | Short thanks | |
| Thumbsucker | 2005 | special thanks: for support | |
| Hulk | 2003 | Video Game special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| I Am Heath Ledger | 2017 | Documentary | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Time Presents: Milestones 2016 - A Tribute to the Stars We've Lost | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lu Yu You Yue | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The British Academy Britannia Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| Ang Lee on a Touch of Zen | 2016 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Family Values: Ang Lee on 'The Wedding Banquet' | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Zuo tian | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Trespassing Bergman | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| 11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| La noche de los Oscar | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director and Nominee: Best Picture |
| EE British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet Show | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1997-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Bergmans video | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (2012) |
| Ebert Presents: At the Movies | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - 'Hulk' |
| Spur der Bären | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Guión busca estrella | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Peace, Love and Cinema | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2000-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinémas | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Festival international de Cannes | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tiles of Deception, Lurid Affections: The Making of 'Lust, Caution' | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| La noche de los Oscar | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Miradas 2 | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Lights! Action! Music! | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Chinese | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| TalkAsia | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Gomorron | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - regi |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 15th Annual Gotham Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| El Magacine | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le cinéma passe à table | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| On Being a Cowboy | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| The Wedding Banquet: A Forbidden Passion | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Pacific Fusion | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'Hulk' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Evolution of the 'Hulk' | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Hulk: The Dog Fight Scene | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| The Incredible Ang Lee | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Der Filmemacher Ang Lee | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hulk: Behind the Scenes | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| IFP Gotham Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| + de cinéma | 2002 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Independent View | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director |
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film & Best Director |
| Naamsaang-neuiseung | 1998 | Documentary | |
| Continuarà... | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Kinomagazin | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| El Magacine | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) |
| 2016 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Creative | |
| 2016 | Filmmaker on the Edge Award | Provincetown International Film Festival | ||
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lumiere Award | 3D Creative Arts Awards | Best International 3D Feature - Live Action | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lumiere Award | 3D Creative Arts Awards | Best Stereography - Live Action | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Cinemanila International Film Festival | ||
| 2013 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Film - Audience Award | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Filmmaker's Award | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Life of Pi (2012) | |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Visionary Award | Visual Effects Society Awards | ||
| 2012 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Audience Award | Mill Valley Film Festival | Audience Favorite | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters | Order of Arts and Letters, France | On 27 November, 2012. | |
| 2010 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Films of the Decade - International Competition | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2009 | Guldbagge | Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | NETPAC Award | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | Iron Elephant Award | Iron Elephant Film Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | ShoWest/NATO Freedom of Expression Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | ||
| 2007 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year | |
| 2007 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Se, jie (2007) | |
| 2006 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Brokeback Mountain (2005) | |
| 2006 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema | Shanghai International Film Festival | ||
| 2006 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Brokeback Mountain (2005) | |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Gotham Awards | ||
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 2001 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | NETPAC Award | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 2001 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | China Film Media Award | Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Bauhinia | Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | International Filmmaker Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | ||
| 2001 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | International Filmmaker of the Year | |
| 2000 | Audience Award | Bergen International Film Festival | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 2000 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | Silver Medallion Award | Telluride Film Festival, US | ||
| 2000 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 1999 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1999 | Director's Choice Award | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Xi yan (1993) | |
| 1997 | Best Foreign Film | German Film Awards | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | |
| 1997 | Vision in Film Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | ||
| 1996 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | |
| 1996 | Guild Film Award - Silver | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | Best Screenplay | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Shao nu xiao yu (1995) | |
| 1995 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1994 | Best Film | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Yin shi nan nu (1994) | |
| 1993 | Asian Media Award | Asian American International Film Festival | ||
| 1993 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) | |
| 1993 | Critics Award | Deauville Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) | |
| 1993 | Coup de Coeur LTC | Deauville Film Festival | Xi yan (1993) | |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Space Needle Award | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Director | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1992 | Best First Film | Amiens International Film Festival | Tui shou (1992) | |
| 1992 | Best Film | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Tui shou (1992) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | AACTA International Awards | Best Direction | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | AACTA International Awards | Best Film | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2013 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2012 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Life of Pi (2012) |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director of the Decade | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2009 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Taking Woodstock (2009) | |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film Not in the English Language | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | Asian Film Award | Asian Film Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | China Film Media Award | Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2008 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2007 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Foreign Language Film | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2007 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Se, jie (2007) |
| 2006 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Brokeback Mountain (2005) | |
| 2005 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2005 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2002 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Video Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Internet Video Premiere | Chosen (2001) |
| 2001 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Casting | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 2000 | Grand Prix | Ghent International Film Festival | Wo hu cang long (2000) | |
| 2000 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 1999 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1998 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | The Ice Storm (1997) | |
| 1998 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1998 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1998 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Ice Storm (1997) |
| 1997 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | The Ice Storm (1997) | |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | |
| 1996 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1995 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Yin shi nan nu (1994) |
| 1995 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Adapted Screenplay | Shao nu xiao yu (1995) |
| 1995 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Yin shi nan nu (1994) |
| 1995 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Yin shi nan nu (1994) |
| 1994 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Yin shi nan nu (1994) |
| 1994 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1994 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1994 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1993 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Film Editing | Xi yan (1993) |
| 1991 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Director | Tui shou (1992) |
| 1991 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Tui shou (1992) |
| 1991 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Film Editing | Tui shou (1992) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2006 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2001 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2000 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 1996 | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Berlin International Film Festival | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | |
| 1995 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | DFCC | Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
| 2001 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
Known for movies
Life of Pi (2012)
as Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
as Director
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
as Director
Hulk (2003)
as Director