Ang Lee to be awarded 2021 BAFTA Fellowship
04/07/2021 11:20 AM
Ang Lee. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Taiwanese film director Ang Lee (李安) will receive a BAFTA Fellowship at the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony on April 11, becoming the third Asian to win the award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced Tuesday.
"Lee is one of the world's most pioneering and revered contemporary filmmakers whose groundbreaking films are highly acclaimed spanning multiple genres throughout his producing, writing and directing career," the BAFTA said in its official website.
Lee has won several BAFTA awards for his movies Sense And Sensibility; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and Brokeback Mountain.