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The Assassin
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BAFTA Awards (1)
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers (1)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Cannes Film Festival (3)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Hamburg Film Festival (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Golden Horse Film Festival (11)
Satellite Awards (2)
Hong Kong Film Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
San Sebastián International Film Festival (1)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Seattle Film Critics Awards (1)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (2)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Chlotrudis Awards (4)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Asian Film Awards (9)
Shanghai Film Critics Awards (1)
Asia Pacific Screen Awards (3)
International Cinephile Society Awards (7)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (1)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (2)
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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Chinese Film Media Awards (5)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Village Voice Film Poll (2)
China Film Director's Guild Awards (4)
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Huading Award (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (6)
Australian Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Guangzhou Student Film Festival (1)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (4)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Phoenix Critics Circle (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
To Ten Chinese Films Festival (5)
Gold Aries Award Macau International Film Festival (2)
Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival (1)
Iqiyi TV and Movie Awards (1)
International Cinephile Society (ICS) Cannes Awards (1)
36 wins & 75 nominations
BAFTA Awards
2016 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film not in the English Language
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers
2015 Nominee
Golden Camera 300
Main Competition Camera 300
Ping Bin Lee
Critics Choice Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2015 Winner
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2015 Winner
Cannes Soundtrack Award
Giong Lim
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Art Direction/Production Design
2015 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
2nd place
Hamburg Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Art Cinema Award
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2015 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2015 Nominee
Golden Horse Award
Best Leading Actress
Shu Qi
2015 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Feature Film
2015 Nominee
Golden Horse Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Cheng Ah
T'ien-wen Chu
Hai-Meng Hsieh
2015 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
6 more
All
Satellite Awards
2016 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Motion Picture, International Film
Taiwan
2016 Winner
Satellite Award
Best Costume Design
Wen-Ying Huang
Hong Kong Film Awards
2016 Winner
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Chinese Language Film from the Two Coasts
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2015 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Foreign Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2016 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2016 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2015 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Film Not in the English Language
Taiwan
2015 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Best Foreign Language Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
The jury presented the award, "As one of the best films of a master director, and an example of the martial arts genre which is elevated into the realm of art by its superb visual style."
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
FIPRESCI Film of the Year
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Nominee
TFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Taiwan
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Foreign-Language Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2015 Nominee
SFFCC Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2015 Nominee
SFFCC Award
Best Foreign-Language Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2015 Winner
VFCC Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2015 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Chlotrudis Awards
2016 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Movie
2016 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2016 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Production Design
Wen-Ying Huang
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2016 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Asian Film Awards
2016 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best Film
2016 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best Actress
Shu Qi
2016 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best Supporting Actress
Yun Zhou
2016 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best Cinematographer
Ping Bin Lee
4 more
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Shanghai Film Critics Awards
2016 Winner
Film of Merit
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2015 Winner
Asia Pacific Screen Award
Achievement in Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2015 Nominee
Asia Pacific Screen Award
Achievement in Directing
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2015 Nominee
Asia Pacific Screen Award
Best Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
International Cinephile Society Awards
2016 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Picture
2nd place
2016 Winner
ICS Award
Best Film Not in the English Language
2016 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2nd place
2016 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Cheng Ah
T'ien-wen Chu
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Hai-Meng Hsieh
2016 Winner
ICS Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2 more
All
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2015 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Denver Film Critics Society
2016 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2016 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
2016 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Foreign Film
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
2016 Nominee
SIYAD Award
Best Foreign Film
14th Place
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2016 Nominee
Dorian Award
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Chinese Film Media Awards
2016 Winner
China Film Media Award
Best Picture
2016 Winner
China Film Media Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Nominee
China Film Media Award
Best Supporting Actress
Mei Yong
2016 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Film
2016 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Actor
Shu Qi
Online Film & Television Association
2016 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Taiwan
Village Voice Film Poll
2015 Nominee
VVFP Award
Best Film
10th place.
2015 Nominee
VVFP Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
3rd place.
China Film Director's Guild Awards
2016 Winner
China Film Directors' Guild Award
Best Screenplay
Cheng Ah
2016 Nominee
China Film Directors' Guild Award
Best Actress
Shu Qi
2016 Winner
China Film Directors' Guild Award
Best Director From Hong Kong or Taiwan
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Nominee
China Film Directors' Guild Award
Best Picture
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2015 Nominee
ACCA
Best Foreign Language Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Taiwan
Huading Award
2016 Nominee
Huading Award
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Shu Qi
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2016 Nominee
INOCA
Best Picture
5th place.
2016 Nominee
INOCA
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
4th place. Tied with
László Nemes
for
Son of Saul (2015)
.
2016 Nominee
INOCA
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
3rd place.
2016 Nominee
INOCA
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
3rd place.
2016 Nominee
INOCA
Best Production Design
Wen-Ying Huang
4th place.
1 more
All
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best International Film (Foreign Language)
Guangzhou Student Film Festival
2015 Winner
Students' Choice Award
Favorite Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Film
8th place.
2015 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
3rd place.
2015 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee
3rd place.
2015 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Editing
Paulie Chih-Chia Huang
9th place.
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2016 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Phoenix Critics Circle
2015 Nominee
PCC Award
Best International Film
Gold Derby Awards
2016 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Foreign Language Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Taiwan
To Ten Chinese Films Festival
2019 Winner
Youth Film Handbook Award
Top 10 Chinese Films of The Decade
2016 Nominee
Youth Film Handbook Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Shu Qi
2016 Nominee
Youth Film Handbook Award
Best Achievement in Directing
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Nominee
Youth Film Handbook Award
Best Screenplay
Cheng Ah
T'ien-wen Chu
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
2016 Winner
Youth Film Handbook Award
Top Ten Films
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Gold Aries Award Macau International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Gold Aries Award
Best Actress
Shu Qi
2016 Nominee
Gold Aries Award
Best Screenplay
Cheng Ah
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
T'ien-wen Chu
Hai-Meng Hsieh
Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival
2016 Winner
CCF Award
Outstanding Film
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Iqiyi TV and Movie Awards
2015 Winner
Jury Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture
Chang Chen
International Cinephile Society (ICS) Cannes Awards
2015 Winner
ICS Cannes Award
Palme d'Or
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
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