| AFI Fest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
for: You hua hao hao shuo (1997) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) |
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Ju Dou (1990) |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) Shared with: William Kong |
| 1995 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Huozhe (1994) Shared with: Fu-Sheng Chiu |
| 1993 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) Shared with: Fu-Sheng Chiu |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Alfred Bauer Award |
for: Ying xiong (2002) |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Ying xiong (2002) |
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| 2000 | Won | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
Competition for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| Silver Berlin Bear |
Jury Grand Prix for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
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| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
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| 1988 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Hong gao liang (1987) |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film) for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Technical Grand Prize |
for: Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao (1995) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao (1995) |
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| 1994 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: Huozhe (1994) Tied with Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994). |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
for: Huozhe (1994) Tied with Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994). |
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| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Huozhe (1994) |
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| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Ju Dou (1990) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) China. |
| 1999 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) China |
| Fajr Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Crystal Simorgh |
International Competition: Best Film for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| Flanders International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Grand Prix |
for: Ying xiong (2002) |
| Florida Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Audience Award |
Best International Feature Film for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) China. Tied with C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992). |
| Golden Rooster Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Rooster |
Best Director for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) |
| 2000 | Won | Golden Rooster |
Best Director for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) Tied with Guoxing Chen for Heng kong chu shi (1999). |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Rooster |
Best Director for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
| 1988 | Won | Golden Rooster |
Best Actor for: Lao jing (1986) |
| Nominated | Golden Rooster |
Best Director for: Hong gao liang (1987) |
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| Hawaii International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Vision in Film Award | |
| 1985 | - | Excellence in Cinematography Award | |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Hong Kong Film Award |
Best Director for: Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Hong Kong Film Award |
Best Director for: Ying xiong (2002) |
Best Screenplay for: Ying xiong (2002) Shared with: Bin Wang Feng Li |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) China/Hong Kong. |
| 1993 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) China/Hong Kong/Taiwan. |
| Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Butterfly |
Best Film for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| 2001 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Director for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) Also for Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999). |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Shi mian mai fu (2004) |
| Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Master of Cinema | |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Grand Prix Special des Amériques |
On the occasion of the centennial of cinema, for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art. |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Freedom of Expression Award | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: Ying xiong (2002) Also for Shi mian mai fu (2004). |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: Ying xiong (2002) |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | International Filmmaker Award | |
| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Robert |
Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) for: Ying xiong (2002) |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Audience Award |
World Cinema for: Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999) |
| São Paulo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Feature for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Best Actor Award |
for: Lao jing (1986) |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Xingfu shiguang (2000) For its powerful appeal to preserve the human hopes for happiness, made in a humorous-drama style. |
| Silver Spike |
for: Xingfu shiguang (2000) Unanimously. |
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| Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Xingfu shiguang (2000) |
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| 1990 | Won | Golden Spike |
for: Ju Dou (1990) |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Most Popular Film |
for: Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) Tied with Strictly Ballroom (1992). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Lion |
for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
| Laterna Magica Prize |
for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
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| Sergio Trasatti Award |
for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
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| UNICEF Award |
for: Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999) |
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| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: You hua hao hao shuo (1997) |
| 1992 | Won | Golden Lion |
for: Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) |
| 1991 | Won | Elvira Notari Prize |
for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) |
| Silver Lion |
for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) Tied with The Fisher King (1991) and J'entends plus la guitare (1991). |
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| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) |
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