At a Glance

Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix), stunning special effects, action adventure and romance have made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the most talked about movie of the year. Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) battle against evil forces to recover their stolen sword, the legendary Green Destiny. Winner of two Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, and four Academy Awards, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon tells an epic story that is, according to the Evening Standard "a movie every man, woman and child on the face of the planet should see".

Detailed Information

Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix), stunning special effects, action adventure and romance have made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the most talked about movie of the year. Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) battle against evil forces to recover their stolen sword, the legendary Green Destiny. Winner of two Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, and four Academy Awards, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon tells an epic story that is, according to the Evening Standard "a movie every man, woman and child on the face of the planet should see".

Awards

Academy Awards, USA (2001)
Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Timmy Yip)
Oscar for Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar for Best Music, Original Score (Dun Tan) Produced or Published

BAFTA Awards (2001)
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Dun Tan)
BAFTA Film Award - Best Costume Design (Timmy Yip)
BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language
David Lean Award for Direction (Ang Lee)

Golden Globes, USA (2001)
Best Director - Motion Picture (Ang Lee)
Best Foreign Language Film

Grammy Awards (2001)
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Dun Tan)

Hong Kong Film Awards (2001)
Best Action Choreography (Woo-ping Yuen)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Director (Ang Lee)
Best Original Film Score (Dun Tan)
Best Original Film Song (CoCo Lee (performer))
Best Picture
Best Sound Design (Eugene Gearty)
Best Supporting Actress (Pei-pei Cheng)

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (2001) Special Achievement Award (Woo-ping Yuen)
HKFCS Award - Film of Merit

MTV Movie Awards (2001)
MTV Movie Award - Best Fight (Ziyi Zhang Versus entire bar.)

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (2002)
ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2001)
Saturn Award - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

Australian Film Institute (2001)
Best Foreign Film Award - Ang Lee & James Schamus

Bergen International Film Festival (2000)
Audience Award (Ang Lee)

Bodil Awards (2001)
Best Non-American Film

Bogey Awards, Germany (2001)
Bogey Award

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2000)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Foreign-Language Film

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2001)
BFCA Award Best Foreign-Language Film

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2001)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Foreign Language Film (Ang Lee)
Best Original Score (Dun Tan)

Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Foreign Film

Directors Guild of America, USA (2001)
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Ang Lee DGA Award for Helen Li (production manager) (plaque)
DGA Award for Kai Keung Lai (first assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Sylvia Liu (first assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Jin Ting Zhang (second assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Ying-Ying Zhou (second assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Hong-Bo Zhu (second assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Cheng Lin Xu (second assistant director) (plaque)
DGA Award for Bu-Si Ta (second assistant director) (plaque)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2001)
Best Foreign-Language Film

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (2001)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Foreign Film

Golden Bauhinia Awards (2001)
Best Director (Ang Lee)
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress (Ziyi Zhang)

Golden Horse Film Festival (2000)
Golden Horse Award Best Action Direction (Woo-ping Yuen)
Golden Horse Award Best Editing (Tim Squyres)
Golden Horse Award Best Picture (Ang Lee)
Golden Horse Award Best Sound Effects (Eugene Gearty)
Golden Horse Award Best Visual Effects (Leo Lo, Rob Hodgson)

Golden Satellite Awards (2001)
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

Golden Trailer Awards (2001)
Best Art and Commerce for the trailer.
Best Romance for the trailer.

Hugo Awards (2001)
Best Dramatic Presentation

Independent Spirit Awards (2001)
Best Director (Ang Lee)
Best Feature (William Kong, Li-Kong Hsu & Ang Lee)
Best Supporting Female (Ziyi Zhang)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (2001)
Best Foreign Language Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2001)
ALFS Award - Foreign Language Film of the Year
ALFS Award - Film of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2000)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Music Score (Dun Tan)
Best Picture
Best Production Design (Timmy Yip)

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (2001)
Golden Reel Award – Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & A.D.R.: Domestic Feature Film
Golden Reel Award – Eugene Gearty (supervising sound editor)
Golden Reel Award – Kenton Jakub (supervising adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Jean Tsien (supervising adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Lewis Goldstein (supervising dialogue editor)
Golden Reel Award – Betty P. Teng (adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Gina Alfano (adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Hal Levinsohn (adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Lisa J. Levine (adr editor)
Golden Reel Award – Paul Urmson (dialogue editor)

National Board of Review, USA (2000)
Best Foreign Language FilmChina/Hong Kong/Taiwan/USA.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Cinematographer (Peter Pau)

Online Film Critics Society Awards (2001)
Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
Best Foreign Language Film (Taiwan.)

Robert Festival (2001)
Best Non-American Film

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (2002)
Nebula Award - Best Script

South Eastern Film Critics Association Awards (2001)
Best Foreign Language Film

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2000)
Best Picture
Best Supporting Performance (Female Ziyi Zhang)

Toronto International Film Festival (2000)
People's Choice Award (Ang Lee)

Young Artist Awards (2001)
Best Young Actress in an International Film (Ziyi Zhang -China.)