China Taiwan Net, April 7th, according to Taiwan’s "Central News Agency", the BAFTA Awards, known as the British Oscars, announced on the 6th that Taiwanese director Ang Lee won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" and became the third An Asian to receive this award is also the first Chinese director to receive this award.
The British Academy of Film Awards (BAFTA) stated on the official website that Ang Lee is one of the most innovative and respected contemporary filmmakers in the world. His creative spirit is highly praised in film production, directing, and screenwriting.
The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 11th.
Ang Lee has won 4 British Academy Film Awards, including Best Director Award for "Brokeback Mountain", Best Picture Award for "Ration and Sensibility", and Best Director for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" And the best foreign language film award.
Ang Lee's father's trilogy launched in the 1990s: "Pushing Hands", "Wedding Banquet", and "Diet Men and Women" won international acclaim. Among them, "Wedding Banquet" won the Golden Bear Award at the 43rd Berlin Film Festival.
Ang Lee's 2000 "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was also recognized internationally, and even won the "Best Foreign Language Film" award at the Academy Awards.
BAFTA Chairman Marc Samuelson said that Ang Lee has great breakthroughs in film technology or themes. He is featured in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Brokeback Mountain" and "Juvenile Pi's Fantasy Journey". Demonstrate his deep understanding of the filmmaking process.
Whether it's a simple or epic story, everyone can connect with his excellent movie, and I am very happy to be able to give him the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award.
According to the news on the BAFTA official website, Ang Lee learned of the award and said that the UK has always been very friendly to his career, especially during the filming of "Ration and Sensibility". This is like his second school of enlightenment, "be able to obtain BAFTA lifelong achievements. Award and being among the outstanding filmmakers is a great honor for me."
Ang Lee is the first Chinese director to win the British Film Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the third Asian to receive this award. The first two are Nintendo’s ace designer Shigeru Miyamoto, known as the “Father of Mario” in 2010. With the Japanese game producer Hideo Kojima in 2020.
Previously won BAFTA Fellowship (BAFTA Fellowship) winners, including Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg ( Steven Spielberg) et al. (China Taiwan Net Wu Yi)