Nominations

Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film

Awards

2007 Venice International Film Festival

• The Golden Lion Award for Best Picture
• Best Cinematography Award to Rodrigo Prieto, A. S. C., A. M. C.

Hollywood Awards

"Variety's 10 Actors to Watch" Award to Tang Wei

Other Nominations

Golden Horse Awards

(Taiwan's equivalent of the Academy Awards)

• Best Feature Film
• Best Director - Ang Lee
• Best Screenplay Adaptation - Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus
• Best Actor - Tony Leung
• Best Actress - Tang Wei
• Best Cinematography - Rodrigo Prieto
• Best Art Direction - Pan Lai
• Best Makeup and Costume Design - Pan Lai
• Best Original Film Score - Alexandre Desplat
• Best Film Editing - Tim Squyres
• Formz Filmmaker - Ang Lee

Spirit Awards

• Best Male Lead - Tony Leung
• Best Female Lead - Tang Wei
• Best Cinematography - Rodrigo Prieto