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Ang Lee

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Born: 1954-10-23
From: Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 2.1

Also Known As

آنگ لی

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.

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Awards & Nominations21 won · 8 nominated

🏆 Won

Asia's Most Influential Taiwan

2021
🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

2021
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

Life of Pi

2013
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Life of Pi

2013
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Life of Pi

2013
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

2012
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

Life of Pi

2012
🏆 Won

Golden Lion

Lust, Caution

2007
🏆 Won

Golden Horse Award for Best Director

Lust, Caution

2007
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Brokeback Mountain

2006
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

Brokeback Mountain

2006
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Brokeback Mountain

2006
🏆 Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

Brokeback Mountain

2005
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Brokeback Mountain

2005
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Brokeback Mountain

2005
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000
🏆 Won

Golden Bear

Sense and Sensibility

1996
🏆 Won

Golden Horse Award for Best Director

The Wedding Banquet

1993
🏆 Won

Golden Bear

The Wedding Banquet

1993
🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award

🏆 Won

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director

🏆 Won

Order of Brilliant Star

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

Acting28 titles

Golden Horse Awards
9.0
Series

Golden Horse Awards

1962 - ...Documentary
Thirteen Talks
8.8
Series

Thirteen Talks

2016 - ...Documentary
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
8.3
Movie

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009Documentary
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
I Am Heath Ledger
7.4
Movie

I Am Heath Ledger

2017Documentary
The Wedding Banquet
7.2
Movie

The Wedding Banquet

1993Comedy
Lights, Action, Music
7.0
Movie

Lights, Action, Music

2007Documentary
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Grade One
7.0
Cartoon

Grade One

2014-2018Documentary
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.9
Movie

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019Documentary
The Colbert Report
6.9
Series

The Colbert Report

2005-2014Documentary
Trespassing Bergman
6.6
Movie

Trespassing Bergman

2013Documentary
Past Present
6.3
Movie

Past Present

2013Documentary
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
5.9
Movie

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002Documentary
Hulk
5.6
Movie

Hulk

2003Sci-Fi
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
5.4
Movie

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

2006Documentary
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-2013Documentary
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
5.3
Movie

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003Documentary
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.2
Movie

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998Documentary
鲁豫有约一日行
4.0
Series

鲁豫有约一日行

2016 - ...Documentary
Of East and West
0
Movie

Of East and West

1989Drama
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey
0
Movie

Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey

2013Documentary
Hollywood Chinese
0
Movie

Hollywood Chinese

2007Documentary
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
0
Movie

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

2016Documentary
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
0
Movie

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective

2016Documentary
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
0
Movie

A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu

2016Documentary
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
0
Movie

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

2000Documentary
Be My Guest
0
Series

Be My Guest

2006-2010Documentary

Directing18 titles

Brokeback Mountain
7.8
Movie

Brokeback Mountain

2005Drama
Eat Drink Man Woman
7.6
Movie

Eat Drink Man Woman

1994Comedy
The Hire
7.6
Series

The Hire

2001-2016Action
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.4
Movie

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000Action
Sense and Sensibility
7.4
Movie

Sense and Sensibility

1995Drama
Life of Pi
7.4
Movie

Life of Pi

2012Action
Lust, Caution
7.3
Movie

Lust, Caution

2007Action
Pushing Hands
7.3
Movie

Pushing Hands

1991Drama
The Wedding Banquet
7.2
Movie

The Wedding Banquet

1993Comedy
The Ice Storm
6.9
Movie

The Ice Storm

1997Drama
Chosen
6.3
Movie

Chosen

2001Action
Ride with the Devil
6.3
Movie

Ride with the Devil

1999Drama
Gemini Man
6.3
Movie

Gemini Man

2019Sci-Fi
Taking Woodstock
6.2
Movie

Taking Woodstock

2009Drama
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
6.0
Movie

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016Drama
Hulk
5.6
Movie

Hulk

2003Sci-Fi
Fine Line
0
Movie

Fine Line

1984Thriller
I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake
0
Movie

I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake

1982Drama

Writing7 titles

Eat Drink Man Woman
7.6
Movie

Eat Drink Man Woman

1994Comedy
Pushing Hands
7.3
Movie

Pushing Hands

1991Drama
Siao Yu
7.3
Movie

Siao Yu

1995Drama
The Wedding Banquet
7.2
Movie

The Wedding Banquet

1993Comedy
The Wedding Banquet
6.8
Movie

The Wedding Banquet

2025Comedy
Tortilla Soup
6.4
Movie

Tortilla Soup

2001Comedy
Fine Line
0
Movie

Fine Line

1984Thriller

Production10 titles

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.4
Movie

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000Action
Life of Pi
7.4
Movie

Life of Pi

2012Action
Lust, Caution
7.3
Movie

Lust, Caution

2007Action
Siao Yu
7.3
Movie

Siao Yu

1995Drama
Pushing Hands
7.3
Movie

Pushing Hands

1991Drama
The Wedding Banquet
7.2
Movie

The Wedding Banquet

1993Comedy
The Ice Storm
6.9
Movie

The Ice Storm

1997Drama
Taking Woodstock
6.2
Movie

Taking Woodstock

2009Drama
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
6.0
Movie

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016Drama
76 Days Adrift
0
Movie

76 Days Adrift

2025Documentary

Camera1 title

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
6.3
Movie

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

1983Drama

Editing2 titles

Pushing Hands
7.3
Movie

Pushing Hands

1991Drama
Fine Line
0
Movie

Fine Line

1984Thriller