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Ang Lee

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Ang Lee

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Also known as Lee Ang

Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)

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Ang Lee is a male film director, screenwriter, writer, and film producer from Taiwan. Born on October 23, 1954, in Chaojhou Township, he began his professional work period in 1992. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, the Directors Guild of America Award, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

Lee has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. His notable works include *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*, *Brokeback Mountain*, *Pushing Hands*, and *The Wedding Banquet*. He resides in White Plains and New York City and speaks English.

He was educated at the National Taiwan University of Arts, the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Lee is a Buddhist and has a child named Mason Lee.

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Works
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  • After Woodstock
  • Life of Pi Story : (Best Edition Of 2012)
  • The Hulk
  • The Butcher's Wife
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

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…

Known for

  • Lisa Lu Plays Herself — Self2025
  • Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion — Self2021
  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound — Self2019
  • I Am Heath Ledger — Self2017
  • The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse — Self2016
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective2016
  • A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu — Himself2016
  • 鲁豫有约一日行2016
  • Thirteen Talks2016
  • Grade One2014

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Instance of
human
Family name
Lee
Gender
male
Citizenship
Taiwan
Place of birth
Chaojhou Township
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Buddhism
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Notable work
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Image
2016 NAB Show's The Future of Cinema Conference, produced in partnership with SMPTE (26717112630) (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
New York City
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Ang Lee
date of birth
1954-10-23
member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
topic's main category
Category:Ang Lee
nominated for
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
start of work period
1992-00-00
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
name in native language
李安
related category
Category:Films directed by Ang Lee
permanent resident of
United States
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described at URL
www.tatlerasia.com/people/ang-lee-eng
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Encyclopedic overview

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 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.

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, Eastern and Western. 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), and Gemini Man (2019).

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