Peter Pau Explained

Peter Pau
Birth Place:Hong Kong, China
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Peter Pau Tak-Hei (born 1952) is a Hong Kong cinematographer and film director, best known to western audiences as for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2000. One of Hong Kong's premier cinematographers, he has collaborated with directors John Woo, Ronny Yu, Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai.[1]

Pau is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. The asteroid 34420 Peterpau was named in his honour in early 2006. His older sister is Hong Kong Film Awards best actress winner Paw Hee-Ching.

Filmography

Director

Actor

Year TitleRole
1988On the Run
1991Crazy SafariExpert
1995The Chinese FeastChef from North West Restaurant
2015Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark CrystalGod of Heaven

Cinematographer

Year TitleDirector Notes
1985Jue shi jia daoHimself
1986Tian mi shi liu suiKen Siu
1987The Legend of Wisely Teddy Robin
1988Gong zi duo qingClarence Fok
Sha zhi lianPo-Chih LeongWith Paul Chan, Hang Sang Poon and Wing-Hang Wong
Hei BoYan Yee LeeWith Hang-Sang Poon
1989The KillerJohn Woo
A Fishy StoryAnthony Chan
God of GamblersWong JingWith David Chung
A Terra-Cotta WarriorChing Siu-tungWith Hsin-Yeh Li
1990The SwordsmanKing HuWith Andy Lam
1991Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jiaChi Li Tang
Siu-Ming Tsui
Tricky BrainsWong Jing
Ho yat gwan joi loiTony AuWith David Chung, Peter Ngor and Bill Wong
To Be Number OnePoon Man-kit
Wong Jing
The BanquetAlfred Cheung
Joe Cheung
Clifton Ko
Tsui Hark
With David Chung, Ardy Lam, Andrew Lau, Kin-Keung Lee,
Tak-Wai Lee, Chi-Wai Tam and Wing-Hang Wong
Saviour of the Soul Corey Yuen
David Lai
Jeffrey Lau
With Lee Tak-wai and Simon Li
1992Justice, My Foot!Johnnie To
Naked KillerClarence FokWith William Yim
Leung goh nuijen, yat goh leng,
yat goh m leng
Stanley KwanShort film
1993The Eagle Shooting HeroesJeffrey Lau
The Bride with White Hair Ronny YuWith Lee Tak-shing
1994Treasure HuntJeffrey Lau
1995The Chinese FeastTsui Hark
The Phantom LoverRonny Yu
Xiu Xiu han ta de nan renHenry Fong
1997Double TeamTsui Hark
Warriors of VirtueRonny YuAlso co-producer
1998Anna MagdalenaYee Chung-man
Bride of ChuckyRonny Yu
1999Metade FumacaKam-Hung Yip
2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonAng Lee
Siu chan chanYee Chung-man
Dracula 2000Patrick Lussier[2]
2001Beijing RocksMabel Cheung
2002The TouchHimself
2005Perhaps LovePeter Chan
The PromiseChen KaigeWith Choi Shung-fai
2007Shoot 'Em UpMichael Davis
2008The Forbidden KingdomRob Minkoff
2010ConfuciusHu Mei
2011Li xian ji li xian jiFrant Gwo
Yang Li
2012I DoSun Zhou
2013Special IDClarence FokAlso producer
2015Himself
Zhao Tianyu
2016See You TomorrowZhang JiajiaWith Yu Cao
2020The RescueDante Lam
2021The Battle at Lake ChangjinChen Kaige
Tsui Hark
Dante Lam
With Islam Abdelbadia, Wenlong Cai, Yu Ding, Hu Gao,
Pan Luo, Kenny Tse and Wing-Hang Wong
2022The Battle at Lake Changjin IIWith Pan Luo

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryNominated workResult
2000Academy AwardsBest CinematographyCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Cinematography
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Cinematography
New York Film Critics CircleBest Cinematographer
American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Cinematography
BAFTA AwardsBest Cinematography
National Society of Film CriticsBest Cinematography
San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest Cinematography
Satellite AwardsBest Cinematography

References

  1. Web site: Yiu . Enoch . 2015-02-13 . Peter Pau's long journey from bored banker to Oscar winner . 2024-05-05 . South China Morning Post . en . 2024-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240320235816/https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1712187/peter-paus-long-journey-bored-banker-oscar-winner . live .
  2. Web site: Reese . Lori . 2001-03-29 . Fast talking Oscar winner Peter Pau talks to EW.com . 2024-05-05 . . en . 2023-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230227044009/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/29/fast-talking-oscar-winner-peter-pau-talks-ewcom/ . live .

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