| Bangkok International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Golden Kinnaree Award |
Best Film for: Luo ye gui gen (2007) |
| Beijing Student Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Students' Choice Award |
Favorite Film for: Xizao (1999) |
| 1998 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Director for: Aiqing mala tang (1997) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
Panorama for: Luo ye gui gen (2007) |
| Golden Rooster Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Rooster |
Best First Film for: Aiqing mala tang (1997) |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Xizao (1999) |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | Silver Seashell |
Best Director for: Xiang ri kui (2005) |
| Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Xiang ri kui (2005) |
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| 1999 | Won | OCIC Award |
for: Xizao (1999) For highlighting the values of filial and fraternal solidarity in times of the crisis of values caused by the irruption of modernity in traditions. |
| Silver Seashell |
Best Director for: Xizao (1999) Tied with Michel Deville for Maladie de Sachs, La (1999). |
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| Nominated | Golden Seashell |
for: Xizao (1999) |
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| Seattle International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Emerging Masters Showcase Award | |
| Golden Space Needle Award |
Best Director for: Xizao (1999) |
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| Singapore International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Silver Screen Award |
Best Asian Feature Film for: Zuotian (2001) |
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
Competition for: Zuotian (2001) For its combination of documentary and dramatic methods with poignant and comic effect in telling a true story of alienation and reconciliation. |
| Nominated | Bronze Horse |
for: Zuotian (2001) |
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| Thessaloniki Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Audience Award |
International Competition for: Xizao (1999) |
| Golden Alexander |
for: Xizao (1999) |
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| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) |
for: Xizao (1999) For its humour and compassion in its treatment of the tensions of family life in a rapidly changing society. |
| Udine Far East Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Audience Award |
for: Xizao (1999) Tied with Jeong (2000). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Netpac Award |
for: Zuotian (2001) Tied with Raye makhfi (2001). |