needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2009) This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee. Ang Lee Ang Lee, 2009 Chinese name 李安 (Traditional) Chinese name 李安 (Simplified) Pinyin Lǐ Ān (Mandarin) Born October 23, 1954 (1954-10-23) (age 56) Chaochou, Pingtung, Taiwan) Years active 1992 – present Spouse(s) Jane Lin (1983–) Children Haan Lee (b.1984) Mason Lee (b.1990) Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Director 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Golden Horse Awards Best Film 1993 The Wedding Banquet 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Best Director 1993 The Wedding Banquet 2007 Lust, Caution Best Original Screenplay 1993 The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; Pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese American film director. Lee has directed a diverse set of films such as Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), and Brokeback Mountain (2005), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director..