It surprised many people when Ang Lee received the directing Oscar for Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards since many predicted that Steven Spielberg would receive it for directing Lincoln. This is Lee’s second Oscar for directing, and also the second time he won it over Spielberg (the first time being in 2006 when Lee’s Brokeback Mountain won over Spielberg’s Munich). During his acceptance speech, Lee thanked Taiwan, causing much excitement in the [...] Continue »

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