Entertainment Spotlight

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television

Posted by AC Team - on Tuesday, 08 October 2019

October 8, 2019 Hollywood Actor Tim Lounibos wrote on his Facebook page about the positive changes he is currently experiencing in Hollywood. We caught up with him to share his thoughts with us. Asian Americans have historically found limited opportunities as actors in movies and television in Hollywood, but fortunately for Tim he had a great start as a busy actor in the 1990s, but then his career went off a cliff - temporarily. We thank Tim for sharing his...

Ang Lee Receives Best Director Oscar for Brokeback Mountain

Posted by Stephen Rakower on Saturday, 04 March 2006.

Ang Lee Becomes the First Asian to Receive a Best Director Oscar for Brokeback Mountain

When Taiwanese-born filmmaker Ang Lee accepted his Best Director Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain"at the 78th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles tonight, he became the first Asian to win the coveted prize.

Making his mark on the Hollywood scene with his films "The Wedding Banquet" and "Eat Drink Man Woman," he earned back-to-back Oscar nominations for foreign-language film for 1993 and 94.

Since then, Lee has spanned numerous genres including the Jane Austen costume romance "Sense and Sensibility", a best-picture nominee, "The Ice Storm", "Ride With the Devil", a Western, and the martial-arts epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which won the Oscar for foreign-language film five years ago.

His Crouching Tiger follow-up was the comic-book adaptation Hulk, an unusual commercial departure for the independent-minded director.

"Brokeback Mountain" also won Oscars for best original score and best adapted screenplay.