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{{Infobox film
| name           = Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
| image          = Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chinese poster).png
| caption        = International theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| s     = 卧虎藏龙
| t    = 臥虎藏龍
| p         = Wòhǔ Cánglóng}}
| director       = [[Ang Lee]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[William Kong|Bill Kong]]
* [[Hsu Li-kong]]
* Ang Lee
}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Wang Hui-ling]]
* [[James Schamus]]
* Tsai Kuo-jung
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel)|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''|[[Wang Dulu]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chow Yun-fat]]
* [[Michelle Yeoh]]
* [[Zhang Ziyi]]
* [[Chang Chen]]
* [[Sihung Lung|Lang Sihung]]
* [[Cheng Pei-pei]]
}}
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tan Dun]]
* [[Jorge Calandrelli]]
* [[CoCo Lee]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Peter Pau]]
| editing        = [[Tim Squyres]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia]]
* [[EDKO|Edko Films]]
* Zoom Hunt Productions
* [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co-production Corp.]]
* Asia Union Film & Entertainment
* [[Good Machine International]]
}}
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sony Pictures Classics]] (North America)
* [[Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International]] (Select territories)
}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|5|18|[[2000 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2000|7|7|Taiwan|2000|7|8|China|2000|7|13|Hong Kong|2000|12|8|United States}}<!--WP:FILMRELEASE-->
| runtime        = 120 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 120:09--><ref name="AFI">{{cite web |title=Catalog – ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/61115-CROUCHING-TIGERHIDDENDRAGON?sid=79c4d115-d821-4db7-b413-e9753c0714c1&sr=17.86417&cp=1&pos=0 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=19 September 2022 |quote=Duration (in mins): 120/Countries: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong S.A.R., United States/Language: Mandarin}}</ref><ref name="BBFC">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmje2mta|title=''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=31 January 2024 |quote=Approx. running minutes: 120m/Language: Mandarin}}</ref>
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* China
* Taiwan
* United States<ref name="AFI" />
}}
| language       = Mandarin<ref name="AFI" /><ref name="BBFC" />
| budget         = US$17 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite Box Office Mojo |id=0190332 |title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516164114/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=crouchingtigerhiddendragon.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross          = US$214 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" />
}}
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'''''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'''''<ref>{{lang-zh|t=臥虎藏龍|s=卧虎藏龙|p=Wòhǔ Cánglóng}}</ref> is a 2000 [[Epic film|epic]] [[romantic drama]] [[wuxia]] [[martial arts film]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3101117/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-how-ang-lees-martial-arts | title=What makes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon unique? | date=13 September 2020 }}</ref> directed by [[Ang Lee]] and written for the screen by [[Wang Hui-ling]], [[James Schamus]], and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars [[Chow Yun-fat]], [[Michelle Yeoh]], [[Zhang Ziyi]], and [[Chang Chen]]. It is based on the Chinese [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel)|novel of the same name]], serialized between 1941 and 1942 by [[Wang Dulu]], the fourth part of his ''[[Crane-Iron Series]]''.<ref name="Xu">{{cite book|chapter=序言 [Preface]|last=徐斯年|title=卧虎藏龍|editor=王芹|date=2006|publisher=长江文艺出版社}}</ref> Set in 19th-century Imperial China, the plot follows two master warriors, Li Mu Bai (Chow) and Yu Shu Lien (Yeoh), who are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen by the mysterious thief Jen Yu (Zhang).

A multinational venture, the film was made on a US$17 million budget, and was produced by [[EDKO|Edko Films]] and Zoom Hunt Productions in collaboration with [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co-productions Corporation]] and Asian Union Film & Entertainment for [[Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia]] in association with [[Good Machine|Good Machine International]]. The film premiered at the [[2000 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] on 18 May 2000, and was theatrically released in the United States on 8 December. With dialogue in [[Standard Chinese]], [[Subtitle (captioning)|subtitled]] for various markets, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' became a surprise international success, grossing $213.5 million worldwide. It grossed US$128 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing foreign produced film in American history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=foreign.htm |title=Foreign Language Movies at the Box Office |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2020-04-07 |archive-date=24 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724001435/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=foreign.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was the first non-English language film to break the $100 million mark in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-foreign-language-film-to-earn-over-%24100-million-in-the-usa |title= First foreign language film to earn over $100 million in the USA |work= [[Guinness World Records]] |access-date= November 11, 2023 |archive-date= November 11, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231111090531/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-foreign-language-film-to-earn-over-$100-million-in-the-usa |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/sep/10/will-china-box-office-dominance-change-hollywood |title= Will China's growing box office dominance change Hollywood for ever? |first= Ben |last= Child |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= September 10, 2015 |access-date= November 11, 2023 |archive-date= November 11, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231111090739/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/sep/10/will-china-box-office-dominance-change-hollywood |url-status=live}}</ref>

Universally acclaimed by critics, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' won over 40 awards and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2001, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], and won [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]], Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography,<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" /> receiving the most nominations ever for a non-English-language film at the time, the record was later tied by ''[[Roma (2018 film)|Roma]]'', and broken by ''[[Emilia Pérez]]''. The film also won four [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]] and two [[Golden Globe Award]]s, each of them for Best Foreign Film. For retrospective years, ''Crouching Tiger'' is often cited as one of the finest wuxia films ever made<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/arts/it-s-raining-tigers-dragons-asian-filmmakers-rush-repeat-oscar-winner-s-success.html|title=It's Raining Tigers and Dragons; Asian Filmmakers Rush to Repeat an Oscar Winner's Success|last=Landler|first=Mark|date=2001-07-02|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2017-04-11|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520182648/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/arts/it-s-raining-tigers-dragons-asian-filmmakers-rush-repeat-oscar-winner-s-success.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/gem-pacific-ocean|title=Gem of the (Pacific) Ocean {{!}} Film Journal International|website=www.filmjournal.com|access-date=2017-04-11|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130850/http://www.filmjournal.com/gem-pacific-ocean|url-status=live}}</ref> and has been widely regarded as one of the [[best films|greatest films of the 21st century]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Plot ==
In [[Qing dynasty]] [[China]], Li Mu Bai is a renowned [[Wudang Sect|Wudang]] swordsman, and his friend Yu Shu Lien, a warrior, heads a private security company. Shu Lien and Mu Bai have long had feelings for each other, but because Shu Lien had been engaged to Mu Bai's close friend, Meng Sizhao<ref name="YenMovieRol">{{cite web|url=http://moviehole.net/201362831yen-confirms-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-rumours|title=Yen confirms Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon rumours|author=Caffeinated Clint|publisher=Moviehole|date=18 March 2013|access-date=2013-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214112904/http://moviehole.net/201362831yen-confirms-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-rumours|archive-date=14 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> before his death, Shu Lien and Mu Bai feel bound by loyalty to Meng Sizhao and have not revealed their feelings to each other. Mu Bai, choosing to retire from the [[jianghu|life of a swordsman]], asks Shu Lien to give his fabled 400-year-old [[jian]] [[sword]] "Green Destiny" to their benefactor Sir Te in [[Beijing]]. Long ago, Mu Bai's teacher was killed by Jade Fox, a woman who sought to learn Wudang secrets. While at Sir Te's place, Shu Lien meets Yu Jiaolong, or Jen, who is the daughter of the rich and powerful Governor Yu and is about to get married.

One evening, a masked thief sneaks into Sir Te's estate and steals the Green Destiny. Shu Lien intercepts the thief and chases them across the grounds and rooftops of Sir Te's compound, but the thief escapes after Shu Lien is distracted by a dart shot at her by an unknown source. Shu Lien and Sir Te's servant Master Bo trace the theft to Governor Yu's compound, where Jade Fox had been posing as Jen's governess for many years. Soon after, Mu Bai arrives in Beijing and discusses the theft with Shu Lien. Master Bo makes the acquaintance of [[Inspector]] Tsai from the local [[police]], and his daughter May, who have come to [[Beijing]] in pursuit of Fox. Fox challenges the pair and Master Bo to a showdown that night.  Following a protracted battle, the group is on the verge of defeat when Mu Bai arrives and outmaneuvers Fox. She reveals that she killed Mu Bai's teacher because he would sleep with her, but refuse to take a woman as a disciple, and she felt it poetic justice for him to die at a woman's hand. Just as Mu Bai is about to kill her, the masked thief reappears and helps Fox. Fox kills Tsai before fleeing with the thief (who is revealed to be Jen). After seeing Jen fight Mu Bai, Fox realizes Jen had been secretly studying the Wudang manual. Fox is illiterate and could only follow the diagrams, whereas Jen's ability to read the manual allowed her to surpass her teacher in martial arts.

At night, a bandit named Lo breaks into Jen's bedroom and asks her to leave with him. In the past, when Governor Yu and his family were traveling in the western deserts of [[Xinjiang]], Lo and his bandits raided Jen's caravan and Lo stole her comb. She pursued him to his desert cave to retrieve her comb. However, the pair soon fell in love and spend the night. Lo eventually convinced Jen to return to her family, though not before telling her a legend of a man who jumped off a mountain to make his wishes come true. Because the man's heart was pure, his wish was granted and he was unharmed, but flew away never to be seen again. Lo has come now to Beijing to persuade Jen not to go through with her arranged marriage. However, Jen refuses to leave with him. Later, Lo interrupts Jen's wedding procession, begging her to leave with him. Shu Lien and Mu Bai convince Lo to wait for Jen at [[Wudang Mountains|Mount Wudang]], where he will be safe from Jen's family, who are furious with him. Jen runs away from her husband on their wedding night before the marriage can be consummated. Disguised in men's clothing, she is accosted at an inn by a large group of warriors; armed with the Green Destiny and her own superior combat skills, she emerges victorious.

Jen visits Shu Lien, who tells her that Lo is waiting for her at Mount Wudang. After an angry exchange, the two women engage in a duel. Shu Lien is the superior fighter, but Jen wields the Green Destiny and is able to destroy each weapon that Shu Lien wields, until Shu Lien finally manages to defeat Jen with a broken sword. When Shu Lien shows mercy, Jen wounds Shu Lien in the arm. Mu Bai arrives and pursues Jen into a [[bamboo]] forest, where he offers to take her as his student. Jen agrees if he can take Green Destiny from her in three moves. Mu Bai is able to take the sword in only one move, but Jen reneges on her promise, and Mu Bai throws the sword over a [[waterfall]]. Jen dives after the sword and is rescued by Fox. Fox puts Jen into a drugged sleep and places her in a cavern, where Mu Bai and Shu Lien discover her. Fox suddenly attacks them with poisoned needles. Mu Bai mortally wounds Fox, only to realize that one of the needles has hit him in the neck. Before dying, Fox confesses that her goal had been to kill Jen because Jen had hidden the secrets of Wudang's fighting techniques from her.

Contrite, Jen leaves to prepare an antidote for the poisoned dart. With his last breath, Mu Bai finally confesses his love for Shu Lien. He dies in her arms as Jen returns. Shu Lien forgives Jen, telling her to go to Lo and always be true to herself. The Green Destiny is returned to Sir Te. Jen goes to Mount Wudang and spends the night with Lo. The next morning, Lo finds Jen standing on a bridge overlooking the edge of the mountain. In an echo of the legend that they spoke about in the desert, she asks him to make a wish. Lo wishes for them to be together again, back in the desert. Jen leaps from the bridge, falling into the mists below.

==Cast==
[[File:Chow Yun Fat for wiki.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Actor Chow Yun-Fat who portrayed Li Mu Bai]]
Credits from [[British Film Institute]]:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wo Hu Zang Long (2000)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8301abe5|access-date=2021-04-04|website=BFI|language=en|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414201427/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8301abe5|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* [[Chow Yun-fat]] as Li Mu Bai ({{lang|zh|李慕白}}, {{transliteration|zh|Lǐ Mùbái}})
* [[Michelle Yeoh]] as Yu Shu Lien ({{lang|zh|俞秀蓮}}, {{transliteration| zh |Yú Xiùlián}})
* [[Zhang Ziyi]] as Jen Yu ({{lang|zh|玉嬌龍}}, {{transliteration| zh |Yù Jiāolóng}})
* [[Chang Chen]] as Lo "Dark Cloud" Xiao Hou ({{lang|zh|羅小虎}}, {{transliteration| zh |Luó Xiǎohǔ}})
* [[Sihung Lung|Lang Sihung]] as Sir Te ({{lang|zh|貝勒爺}}, {{transliteration| zh |Bèi-lèyé}})
* [[Cheng Pei-pei]] as Jade Fox ({{lang|zh|碧眼狐狸}}, {{transliteration| zh |Bìyǎn Húli}})
* {{ill|Li Fazeng|zh|李法曾}} as Governor Yu ({{lang|zh|玉大人}}, {{transliteration| zh |Yù Dàrén}})
* Wang Deming as Inspector Tsai ({{lang|zh|蔡九}}, {{transliteration| zh |Cài Jiǔ}})
* Li Li as Tsai May ({{lang|zh|蔡香妹}}, {{transliteration| zh |Cài Xiāng Mèi}})
* Hai Yan as Madam Yu ({{lang|zh|玉夫人}}, {{transliteration| zh |Yù Fūren}})
* Gao Xi'an as Bo ({{lang|zh|劉泰保}}, {{transliteration| zh |Liú Tàibǎo}})
* {{ill|Huang Suying|zh|黄素影}} as Aunt Wu ({{lang|zh|吳媽}}, {{transliteration| zh |Wú Mā}})
* Zhang Jinting as De Lu ({{lang|zh|德祿}}, {{transliteration| zh |Dé Lù}})
* Du Zhenxi as Uncle Jiao ({{lang|zh|焦大爺}}, {{transliteration| zh |Jiāo Dà-Yé}})
* Li Kai as Gou Jun Pei ({{lang|zh|魯君佩}}, {{transliteration| zh |Lǔ Jūn Pèi}})
* Feng Jianhua as Shining Phoenix Mountain Gou ({{lang|zh|魯君雄}}, {{transliteration|cmn|Lǔ Jūn Xióng}})
* Ma Zhongxuan as Iron Arm Mi ({{lang|zh|米大鏢}}, {{transliteration| zh |Mǐ Dà Biāo}})
* Li Bao-Cheng as Flying Machete Chang ({{lang|zh|飛刀常}}, {{transliteration| zh |Fēi Dāo Cháng}})
* Yang Yongde as Monk Jing ({{lang|zh|法廣和尚}}, {{transliteration| zh |Fǎ Guǎng Héshang}})
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==Themes and interpretations==
===Title===
The title "''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''" is a literal translation of the [[Chengyu|Chinese idiom]] "臥虎藏龍" which describes a place or situation that is full of unnoticed masters. It is from a poem of the ancient Chinese poet [[Yu Xin]] (513–581) that reads "暗石疑藏虎，盤根似臥龍", which means "behind the rock in the dark probably hides a tiger, and the coiling giant root resembles a crouching dragon".<ref name="title">{{cite web|url=http://www.zdic.net/c/7/172/385491.htm|title=Chinese Dictionary – Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon|access-date=27 June 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011537/http://www.zdic.net/c/7/172/385491.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 
The title Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon relates largely to the film's two characters, Lo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong, but it also alludes to the larger martial world, which is filled with hidden genius and unknown heroes. Linguistically, the phrase can be regarded as a combination of "a crouching tiger" and "a hidden dragon," referring to both the major characters and the Jianghu's secret brilliance. Symbolically, the tiger signifies the unchanging, shadowy yin: Lo Xiaohu remains a bandit throughout, never truly changing. The dragon, on the other hand, represents the active and bright yang. Yu Jiaolong, previously a cloistered noblewoman compelled to hide her actual identity, gradually exposes her strength and rebellion. She begins by snatching the Green Destiny sword in disguise, intending to master the Xuanpin sword technique, and eventually dares to reveal her identity and enter the martial world alone—fearlessly confronting danger, causing havoc in public, and challenging even the most fearsome fighter. On another level, the Chinese idiomatic phrase is an expression referring to the undercurrents of emotion, passion, and secret desire that lie beneath the surface of polite society and civil behavior,<ref name="dilley" /> which alludes to the film's storyline.

=== Gender roles ===
The success of the Disney animated feature ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' (1998) popularized the image of the Chinese woman warrior in the west.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cai |first=Rong |date=2005-09-12 |title=Gender Imaginations in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the Wuxia World |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/186805 |journal=Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=441–471 |doi=10.1215/10679847-13-2-441 |s2cid=145605168 |issn=1527-8271 |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=12 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114304/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/186805 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The storyline of ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is mostly driven by the three female characters.<ref name=zh>{{cite journal |journal=廣播與電視 |year=2005 |volume=24 |pages=93–120 |title=臥虎藏龍「藏」了什麼?從女性主義電影理論「男性凝視」觀點談武俠電影新類型 |author=曾武清 |language=zh }}</ref> In particular, Jen is driven by her desire to be free from the gender role imposed on her,<ref>{{cite journal |title= I Am the Invincible Sword Goddess: Mediatization of Chinese Gender Ideology through Female Kung-Fu Practitioners in Films|author1=Mie Hiramoto |author2= Cherise Shi Ling Teo|journal=Societies|year= 2014|volume= 4|issue=3|pages= 477–505|doi=10.3390/soc4030477|doi-access=free }}</ref> while Shu Lien, herself oppressed by the gender role, tries to lead Jen back into the role deemed appropriate for her.<ref name=zh/> Some prominent martial arts disciplines are traditionally held to have been originated by women, e.g., [[Wing Chun]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} The film's title refers to masters one does not notice, which necessarily includes mostly women, and therefore suggests the advantage of a female bodyguard.

===Poison===
[[Poison]] is also a significant theme in the film. The Chinese word "毒" (''dú'') means not only physical poison but also cruelty and sinfulness. In the world of martial arts, the use of poison is considered an act of one who is too cowardly and dishonorable to fight; and indeed, the only character who explicitly fits these characteristics is Jade Fox. The poison is a weapon of her bitterness<ref>Fairlamb, Horace L. "Romancing the Tao: How Ang Lee Globalized Ancient Chinese Wisdom", ''symploke'' vol. 15, No. 1-2 (2007), p. 196.</ref> and quest for vengeance: she poisons the master of Wudang, attempts to poison Jen, and succeeds in killing Mu Bai using a poisoned needle. In further play on this theme by the director, Jade Fox, as she dies, refers to the poison from a young child, "the deceit of an eight-year-old girl", referring to what she considers her own spiritual poisoning by her young apprentice Jen. Li Mu Bai himself warns that, without guidance, Jen could become a "poison dragon".

===China of the imagination===
The story is set during the [[Qing dynasty]] (1644–1912), but it does not specify an exact time. Lee sought to present a "China of the imagination" rather than an accurate vision of Chinese history. At the same time, Lee also wanted to make a film that Western audiences would want to see.<ref>{{Cite web|title=东方美学下的"武侠"之道新境界——评电影《卧虎藏龙》 - 中国知网|url=https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CJFDPREP&filename=SHIT201910059|access-date=2020-06-15|website=kns.cnki.net|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615055222/https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CJFDPREP&filename=SHIT201910059|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, the film is shot for a balance between Eastern and Western aesthetics. There are some scenes showing uncommon artistry for the typical martial arts film such as an airborne battle among wispy bamboo plants.<ref name="dilley" />

==Production==
The film was adapted from the novel ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel)|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' by [[Wang Dulu]], serialized between 1941 and 1942 in ''[[Qingdao]] Xinmin News''.<ref name="Xu"/> The novel is the fourth in a sequence of five.<ref name="dilley">{{Cite book|last=Dilley|first=Whitney Crothers|author-link=Whitney Crothers Dilley|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/dill16772|title=The Cinema of Ang Lee: The Other Side of the Screen|date=2015|publisher=Columbia University Press|edition=2|doi=10.7312/dill16772|jstor=10.7312/dill16772|isbn=9780231538497|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805013017/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/dill16772|url-status=live}}</ref> In the contract reached between Columbia Pictures and [[Ang Lee]] and [[Hsu Li-kong]], they agreed to invest US$6 million in filming, but the stipulated recovery amount must be more than six times before the two parties will start to pay dividends.<ref>张世伦，2001年，《台湾"新电影"论述形构之历史分析（1965～2000） [[Wayback Machine|互联网档案馆]]的存档，存档日期2007-12-28.》，国立政治大学新闻研究所硕士论文</ref>

===Casting===
[[Shu Qi]] was Ang Lee's first choice for the role of Jen, but she turned it down.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Short |first=Stephen |title=She Makes Magic |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054600,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=11 December 2000 |quote=politely declined. I'm lazy, Shu Qi admits. I thought the training would be too difficult and I didn't want to commit to a film for that long. |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924181422/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054600,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Jet Li]] (李连杰) was Ang Lee's original choice to play the lead role of Li Mu Bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. However, Li declined the role in order to fulfill a personal commitment to his partner, [[Nina Li Chi|Nina Li]], who was pregnant at the time. He had promised to take time off from acting to care for her during the pregnancy. As a result, he turned down the opportunity despite the film's international potential. Li later stated that his decision was based on prioritizing family over career. The story of his personal sacrifice reportedly inspired elements of the 2001 film [[Kiss of the Dragon]].<ref>{{cite web | title=李连杰辞演《卧虎藏龙》留下遗憾 | url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/2001-03-26/26/81186.html }}</ref>

===Filming===
[[File:Mount cangyan 2007.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mount Cangyan]], including the bridge pictured above, was one of many filming locations.]]
Although its [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] was presented to Taiwan, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' was in fact an international [[Co-production (film)|co-production]] between companies in four regions: the Chinese company [[China Film Co-production Corporation]], the American companies [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia]], [[Sony Pictures Classics]], and [[Good Machine]], the Hong Kong company [[EDKO|Edko Films]], and the Taiwanese Zoom Hunt Productions, as well as the unspecified United China Vision and Asia Union Film & Entertainment, created solely for this film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/442944/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon#film-details|title=CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000): Original Print Information|author=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|author-link=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=25 July 2012|archive-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528223755/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/442944/Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon/original-print-info.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2000---tvGuide">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon/cast/2030134811/ |access-date=2023-01-20
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The film was made in Beijing, with location shooting in [[Urumchi]], Western Provinces, [[Taklamakan]] Plateau, 
Shanghai and Anji of China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon/production-details.html|title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) -- Production Details|publisher=[[Yahoo Movies]]|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026173103/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon/production-details.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first phase of shooting was in the [[Gobi Desert]] where it consistently rained. Director Ang Lee noted: "I didn't take one break in eight months, not even for half a day. I was miserable—I just didn't have the extra energy to be happy. Near the end, I could hardly breathe. I thought I was about to have a stroke."<ref name="Time">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,90548-1,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107191452/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,90548-1,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Year of the Tiger|magazine=Time | last=Corliss | first= Richard|date=3 December 2000 |access-date=29 June 2011|quote=a top-flight all-Asian cast featuring Chow Yun Fat (Hong Kong), Michelle Yeoh (Malaysia), Zhang Ziyi (Beijing) and Chang Chen (Taiwan). Only one of the stars -- Zhang, then a 19-year-old ingenue -- spoke anything like the classical mainland Mandarin that Lee demanded.}}</ref> The stunt work was mostly performed by the actors themselves and Ang Lee stated in an interview that computers were used "only to remove the safety wires that held the actors" aloft. "Most of the time you can see their faces," he added. "That's really them in the trees."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000 |title=Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |work=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=20 December 2000 |access-date=2020-05-04 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324170004/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Director [[Ang Lee]] had long dreamed of making a [[martial arts]] film with a strong humanistic touch. To him, martial arts were not just about fighting; each move was an extension of a character's personality, and a duel could reflect the evolving dynamics between characters. Lee was deeply fascinated by the chivalrous world of ancient China—a world filled with Confucian ideals, honor, and romance, which once carried emotional and cultural meaning for Chinese people. He felt that Hong Kong and Taiwanese martial arts films often lacked genuine emotional depth, remaining at the level of visual spectacle. ‘ Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ’ began filming on July 31, 1999, in Xinjiang and later moved to Jiangnan and Beijing. It was Ang Lee's first time shooting a film in mainland China. For eight months, he worked over 15 hours a day, rarely going home. To balance cost and artistic vision, he oversaw nearly every detail himself.<ref>{{cite web | title=李安：古典侠义 水墨中国 | date=30 October 2007 | url=https://ent.sina.cn/review/media/2007-10-30/detail-icczmvun3747671.d.html }}</ref>

Another compounding issue was the difference between [[Accent (dialect)|accents]] of the four lead actors: [[Chow Yun-fat]] is from Hong Kong and speaks Cantonese natively; [[Michelle Yeoh]] is from Malaysia and grew up speaking English and [[Malay language|Malay]],<ref name="Web_Theatre">{{Cite web|url=http://michelleyeoh.info/Bio/qa.html#language|title=Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre: Q & A|access-date=5 May 2017|archive-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522180855/http://michelleyeoh.info/Bio/qa.html#language|url-status=live}}</ref> so she learned the Standard Chinese lines [[phonetic transcription|phonetically]];<ref name="Web_Theatre" /> [[Chang Chen]] is from Taiwan and he speaks Standard Chinese in a Taiwanese accent. Only [[Zhang Ziyi]] spoke with a native Mandarin accent that Ang Lee wanted.<ref name="Time"/> Chow Yun Fat said, on "the first day [of shooting], I had to do 28 takes just because of the language. That's never happened before in my life."<ref name="Time"/>

The film specifically targeted [[Western world|Western]] audiences rather than the domestic audiences who were already used to [[Wuxia]] films. As a result, high-quality English subtitles were needed. Ang Lee, who was educated in the West, personally edited the subtitles to ensure they were satisfactory for Western audiences.<ref>Ng, Maria, Holden, Phillip; [https://books.google.com/books?id=U0X5v9YTlgkC&dq=ang+lee+crouching+tiger+subtitles&pg=PA131 Reading Chinese Transnationalisms: Society, Literature, Film].</ref>

===Soundtrack===
{{Main|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack)}}
The score was composed by [[Tan Dun|Dun Tan]] in 1999. It was played for the movie by the [[Shanghai Symphony Orchestra]], the Shanghai National Orchestra and the Shanghai Percussion Ensemble. It features solo passages for cello played by [[Yo-Yo Ma]]. The "last track" ("[[A Love Before Time]]") features [[Coco Lee]], who later sang it at the Academy Awards. The composer [[Chen Yuanlin]] also collaborated in the project. The music for the entire film was produced in two weeks.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/80718.htm| title= Tan Dun, a Musical Journey Back to Roots| publisher= China International Information Center| year= 2003| access-date= 2011-07-24| archive-date= 12 October 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121012113031/http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/80718.htm| url-status= live}}</ref> Tan the next year (2000) adapted his filmscore as a [[cello concerto]] called simply "Crouching Tiger."

==Release==
===Marketing===
The film was adapted into a [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (video game)|video game]] and a series of comics, and it led to the original novel being adapted into a 34-episode Taiwanese [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (TV series)|television series]]. The latter was released in 2004 as ''New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' for Northern American release.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/movies/new-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon/2030090750/ ''New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' TV Guide]</ref>

===Home media===
The film was released on VHS and DVD on 5 June 2001 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=965|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010426055743/http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=965|title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Leaps to VHS and DVD on 5 June |website=hive4media.com|archive-date=26 April 2001|date=26 March 2001|access-date=11 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also released on [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] on 26 June 2005. In the United Kingdom, it was watched by {{Nowrap|3.5 million}} viewers on television in 2004, making it the year's most-watched foreign-language film on television.<ref>{{Cite news |title=UK Film Council Statistical Yearbook: Annual Review 2004/05 |pages=74 |publisher=[[UK Film Council]] |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/uk-film-council-statistical-yearbook-annual-review-2004-2005.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/uk-film-council-statistical-yearbook-annual-review-2004-2005.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date=21 April 2022 |via=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

=== Restoration ===
The film was re-released in a [[4K resolution|4K]] restoration by [[Sony Pictures Classics]] in 2023.

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film premiered in cinemas on 8 December 2000, in limited release within the United States. During its opening weekend, the film opened in 15th place, grossing $663,205 in business, showing at 16 locations.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/> On 12 January 2001, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' premiered in cinemas in wide release throughout the U.S., grossing $8,647,295 in business, ranking in sixth place. The film ''[[Save the Last Dance]]'' came in first place during that weekend, grossing $23,444,930.<ref name=BoxOfficeResults>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=02&p=.htm |title=January 12–14, 2001 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2011-12-19 |archive-date=16 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516043018/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=02&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's revenue dropped by almost 30% in its second week of release, earning $6,080,357. For that particular weekend, the film fell to eighth place, screening in 837 theaters. ''Save the Last Dance'' remained unchanged in first place, grossing $15,366,047 in box-office revenue.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/> During its final week in release, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' opened in a distant 50th place with $37,233 in revenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=29&p=.htm |title=July 20–22, 2001 Weekend |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2011-12-19 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195122/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=29&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film went on to top out domestically at $128,078,872 in total ticket sales through a 31-week theatrical run. Internationally, the film took in an additional $85,446,864 in box-office business for a combined worldwide total of $213,525,736.<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo/> For 2000 as a whole, the film cumulatively ranked at a worldwide box-office performance position of 19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2000&p=.htm |title=2000 Domestic Grosses |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2011-12-19 |archive-date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003150105/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2000&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Blockquote|text=''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', which is based on an early 20th century novel by Wang Dulu, unfolds much like a comic book, with the characters and their circumstances being painted using wide brush strokes. Subtlety is not part of Lee's palette; he is going for something grand and melodramatic, and that's what he gets.|author=James Berardinelli|source=''ReelViews''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/c/crouching.html|title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon|first=James|last=Berardinelli|work=ReelViews|date=December 2000|access-date=2011-12-19|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927105652/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/c/crouching.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' was widely acclaimed in the Western world, receiving numerous awards. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 168 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The site's critical consensus states: "The movie that catapulted Ang Lee into the ranks of upper echelon Hollywood filmmakers, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' features a deft mix of amazing martial arts battles, beautiful scenery, and tasteful drama."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crouching_tiger_hidden_dragon/ |title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999) |access-date=27 February 2023 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-date=27 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127034756/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crouching_tiger_hidden_dragon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reported the film had an average score of 94 out of 100, based on 32 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon|title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Reviews|access-date=6 March 2018|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303055358/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some Chinese-speaking viewers were bothered by the accents of the leading actors. Neither Chow (a native [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]] speaker) nor Yeoh (who was born and raised in Malaysia) spoke [[Mandarin Chinese]] as a [[mother tongue]]. All four main actors spoke Standard Chinese with vastly different accents: Chow speaks with a Cantonese accent,<ref>Hu, Brian (20 December 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213004650/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=59579 "An Accent on Acting: An Interview with Gong Li"]. ''UCLA Asia Institute''. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref> Yeoh with a Malaysian accent, Chang Chen with a Taiwanese accent, and Zhang Ziyi with a Beijing accent. Yeoh responded to this complaint in a 28 December 2000 interview, stating: "My character lived outside of Beijing, and so I didn't have to do the Beijing accent." When the interviewer, Craig Reid, remarked: "My mother-in-law has this strange [[Sichuan]]-Mandarin accent that's hard for me to understand," Yeoh responded: "Yes, provinces all have their very own strong accents. When we first started the movie, Cheng Pei Pei was going to have her accent, and Chang Zhen was going to have his accent, and this person would have that accent. And in the end nobody could understand what they were saying. Forget about us, even the crew from Beijing thought this was all weird."<ref>Reid, Craig (28 December 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903042142/http://www.mania.com/crouching-tigress-michelle-yeoh-part-2_article_17707.html Crouching Tigress: Michelle Yeoh, Part 2]. ''Mania''. Accessed 3 May 2010.</ref>

The film led to a boost in popularity of Chinese [[wuxia]] films in the western world, where they were previously little known, and led to films such as ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' and ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'', both directed by [[Zhang Yimou]], being marketed towards Western audiences. The film also provided the breakthrough role for Zhang Ziyi's career, who noted:

{{blockquote|Because of movies like ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', ''Hero'', and ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', a lot of people in the United States have become interested not only in me but in Chinese and Asian actors in general. Because of these movies, maybe there will be more opportunities for Asian actors.}}

''Film Journal'' noted that ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' "pulled off the rare trifecta of critical acclaim, boffo box-office and gestalt shift", in reference to its ground-breaking success for a subtitled film in the American market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/gem-pacific-ocean|title=Gem of the (Pacific) Ocean {{!}} Film Journal International|website=www.filmjournal.com|access-date=2017-04-03|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130850/http://www.filmjournal.com/gem-pacific-ocean|url-status=live}}</ref>

Its success spawned a series of imitations to the basic formula in Greater China, with similar titles and variations in period and location. Producers of these imitators denied claims that their movies were emulations of ''Crouching Tiger''; Columbia's manager for Asia compared the copycats to a volcano disaster movie spawning imitations to cash in.<ref>{{cite news |title=It's Raining Tigers and Dragons; Asian Filmmakers Rush to Repeat an Oscar Winner's Success |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/arts/it-s-raining-tigers-dragons-asian-filmmakers-rush-repeat-oscar-winner-s-success.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 July 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527151700/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/arts/it-s-raining-tigers-dragons-asian-filmmakers-rush-repeat-oscar-winner-s-success.html |archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

==Accolades==
Garnering widespread critical acclaim at the [[2000 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]] and [[New York Film Festival|New York]] film festivals, the film also became a favorite when [[Academy Awards]] nominations were announced in 2001. The film was screened out of competition at the [[2000 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10532/year/2000.html |title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |access-date=17 October 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com |archive-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008044925/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10532/year/2000.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received ten Academy Award nominations, which was the highest ever for a non-English language film, up until it was tied by ''[[Roma (2018 film)|Roma]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |last=Dicker |first=Ron |title='Roma' Ties 'Crouching Tiger' For Most Foreign Film Oscars Nominations At 10 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roma-10-oscar-nominations-record_n_5c472464e4b0bfa693c7348c |access-date=23 January 2019 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328133832/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roma-10-oscar-nominations-record_n_5c472464e4b0bfa693c7348c |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Anchor|Top lists}}
The film is ranked at number 497 on [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'']]'s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.<ref name="empire500">{{cite web |date=3 October 2008 |author=Willow Green |title=The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/500-greatest-movies/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |quote=Lee exceeded all expectations with this wushu masterpiece set in ancient China. A martial-arts opus packed with emotion, beauty and plenty of elegant ass-kickery, it's the ultimate fusion of action and art. |access-date=2020-08-08 |archive-date=10 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310180609/http://www.empireonline.com/500/91.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> and at number 66 in the magazine's 100 Best Films of World Cinema, published in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | title=The 100 Best Films of World Cinema | url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/ | work=Empire | date=23 September 2019 | access-date=2020-08-08 | archive-date=25 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225154137/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2010, the [[Independent Film & Television Alliance]] selected the film as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 September 2010 |author=William Yelles |title=IFTA Picks 30 Most Significant Indie Films |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ifta-picks-30-most-significant-indie-films-20686/ |work=The Wrap |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818085416/https://www.thewrap.com/ifta-picks-30-most-significant-indie-films-20686/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2016, it was voted the 35th-best film of the 21st century as picked by 177 film critics from around the world in a poll conducted by BBC.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |title=Culture - The 21st Century's 100 greatest films |publisher=BBC |date=2016-08-23 |access-date=2016-11-01 |archive-date=31 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131124228/http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |url-status=live }}</ref>
The film was included in BBC's 2018 list of The 100 greatest foreign language films ranked by 209 critics from 43 countries around the world.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=The 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films|website=bbc|date=29 October 2018|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225005824/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ranked the film 51st in its 100 best films of the 21st century list.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=The 100 best films of the 21st century |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century |website=The Guardian |date=13 September 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622105737/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century |url-status=live }}</ref> The February 2020 issue of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' lists ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' as among "The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-oscar-best-picture-losers.html|magazine=[[New York Magazine]]|access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' ranked it number 12 on its list of the "50 Best PG-13 Movies of All Time," writing "It's rare for a movie to conjure up the word "sweeping," but that's just what ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' does. Whether it's the sight of human beings flying through the sky or the absorbing human drama that drives the plot, Ang Lee's 2000 wuxia feature is a remarkable movie that makes one's jaw drop as often as it makes your heart soar."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.looper.com/806086/best-pg-13-movies-of-all-time-ranked/ | title=50 Best PG-13 Movies Of All Time Ranked | website=Looper | date=October 14, 2024 }}</ref> In June 2025, the film ranked number 16 on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century" and number 81 on the "Readers' Choice" edition of the list.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html | title=The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century | work=The New York Times | date=June 23, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html |website=The New York Times |date=2 July 2025 |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> In July 2025, it ranked number 79 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-movies-of-the-21st-century-1235200512/ | title=100 Best Movies of the 21st Century | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 1, 2025 }}</ref>

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| Chow Yun Fat
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| Zhang Ziyi
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|rowspan=10|[[73rd Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
|[[William Kong|Bill Kong]], Hsu Li-kong, and [[Ang Lee]]
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=10|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1272967642285 |title=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Oscars.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114044428/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1272967642285 |archive-date=14 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Ang Lee]]
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
|[[Wang Hui-ling]], [[James Schamus]], and Tsai Kuo-jung
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
|[[Taiwan]]
|{{Won}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
|Art Direction and Set Decoration: [[Timmy Yip|Tim Yip]]
|{{Won}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|[[Peter Pau]]
|{{Won}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|[[Timmy Yip|Tim Yip]]
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
|[[Tim Squyres]]
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
|[[Tan Dun]]
|{{Won}}
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|[[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
|[[Jorge Calandrelli]], [[Tan Dun]] and [[James Schamus]] for "[[A Love Before Time]]"
|{{Nom}}
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|2000 [[American Society of Cinematographers]] Awards
|Best Cinematography
|Peter Pau
|{{Nom}}
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|rowspan=14|[[54th British Academy Film Awards]]
|Best Film
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|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=14| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2000&category=Film&award=false |title=British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=BAFTA.org |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525234923/https://www.webcitation.org/67cFuCEOo?url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html%3Fyear=2000 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Film Not in the English Language]]
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|{{Won}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
|Michelle Yeoh
|{{Nom}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Nom}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|Peter Pau
|{{Nom}}
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|Best Makeup and Hair
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|{{Nom}}
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|Best Editing
|Tim Squyres
|{{Nom}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|Tim Yip
|{{Won}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Director]]
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
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|Best Music
|Tan Dun
|{{Won}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
|Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung 
|{{Nom}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
|Tim Yip
|{{Nom}}
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|[[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
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|{{Nom}}
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|Best Visual Effects
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|{{Nom}}
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|[[6th Critics' Choice Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2000]]
|Best Foreign Film
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|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2000.php |title=The 6th Critics' Choice Awards Winners And Nominees |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=BFCA.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104213601/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2000.php |archive-date=4 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|rowspan=4|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2000]]
|Most Promising Actress
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |title=Chicago Film Critics Awards -- 1998-07 |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=ChicagoFilmCritics.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515203059/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|Best Original Score
|Tan Dun
|{{Won}}
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|Best Cinematography
|Peter Pau
|{{Won}}
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|Best Foreign Film
|
|{{Won}}
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|2000 [[Directors Guild of America]] Awards<ref name="dga_org">{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/index2.php3 |title=2000s -- DGA Award Winners for: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Directors Guild Of America |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120181108/http://dga.org/index2.php3 |archive-date=20 November 2010 }}</ref>
|Best Director
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="dga_org" />
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|2000 [[Flanders International Film Festival Ghent|Film Fest Gent]] festival
|[[Georges Delerue Award]]
|Tan Dun
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
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|rowspan=3|[[58th Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23903 |title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=GoldenGlobes.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904000232/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23903 |archive-date=4 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
|Tan Dun
|{{Nom}}
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|rowspan=16|[[20th Hong Kong Film Awards]]
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkfaa.com/history/home.html |title=Hong Kong Film Awards History |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Hong Kong Film Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518033156/http://www.hkfaa.com/history/home.html |archive-date=18 May 2006 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
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|Best Screenplay
|Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Chow Yun-fat
|{{Nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Nom}}
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|Michelle Yeoh
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|Chang Chen
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|Cheng Pei-pei
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|Peter Pau
|{{Won}}
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|Best Film Editing
|Tim Squyres
|{{Nom}}
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|Best Art Direction
|Tim Yip
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Costume Make Up Design
|Tim Yip
|{{Nom}}
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|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography|Best Action Choreography]]
|[[Yuen Woo-ping|Yuen Wo-ping]]
|{{Won}}
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|Best Original Film Score
|Tan Dun
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Original Film Song
|Tan Dun, [[Jorge Calandrelli]], Yee Kar-yeung, [[Coco Lee]]
|{{Won}}
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|Best Sound Design
|Eugene Gearty
|{{Won}}
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|[[Hugo Award]] (2001)
|[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]
|
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Hugo01">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2001-hugo-awards/ |title=2001 Hugo Awards |date=September 3, 2001 |website=[[Hugo Awards]] |publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]] |access-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164752/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2001-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=7 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan=3|[[Independent Spirit Awards 2000]]
|Best Picture
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|
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|Best Director
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
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|Best Supporting Actress
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Won}}
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|rowspan=4|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2000]]
|Best Picture
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/years/2000.html |title=26th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=LAFCA.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117184054/http://www.lafca.net/years/2000.html |archive-date=17 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|Best Cinematography
|Peter Pau
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Music Score
|Tan Dun
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Production Design
|Tim Yip
|{{Won}}
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|rowspan=2|[[National Board of Review Awards 2000]]
|Best Foreign Language Film
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2000 |title=Awards for 2000 |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=National Board of Review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209001539/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2000 |archive-date=9 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|Top Foreign Films
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|{{draw|Shortlisted}}
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|[[2000 New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
|Best Cinematography
|Peter Pau
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards.php?year=2000 |title=2000 Awards |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=New York Film Critics Circle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071445/http://nyfcc.com/awards.php?year=2000 |archive-date=26 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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|rowspan=4|[[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2000]]
|Best Picture
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torontofilmcritics.com/blog/2000/12/ |title=TFCA Awards 2000 |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Toronto Film Critics Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324020145/http://torontofilmcritics.com/blog/2000/12/ |archive-date=24 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|Best Director
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Actress
|Michelle Yeoh
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actress
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2000 Toronto International Film Festival]]
|People's Choice Award
|Ang Lee
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America Awards 2000]]
|Best Adapted Screenplay
|Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=Awards Winners |access-date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Writers Guild Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117091024/http://wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=17 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=12|[[37th Golden Horse Awards]] – 2000 
| Best Feature Film 
|  
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12| <ref>{{in lang|zh}} Golden Horse Awards official homepage [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2000 37th Golden Horse awards winners and nominees list] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012010/http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2000 |date=3 December 2013 }} Retrieved 21 May 2011</ref>
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| Best Director || Ang Lee || {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress|Best Leading Actress]] || Michelle Yeoh || {{nom}}
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| Zhang Ziyi || {{nom}}
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| Best Screenplay Adaption || Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cinematography || Peter Pau || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Film Editing || Tim Squyres || {{won}}
|-
| Best Art Direction || Tim Yip || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Score || Tan Dun || {{won}}
|-
| Best Sound Design || Eugene Gearty || {{won}}
|-
| Best Action Choreography || Yuen Wo-ping || {{won}}
|-
| Best Visual Effects || Leo Lo, and Rob Hodgson || {{won}}
|-
|[[54th Bodil Awards]]
|[[Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film|Best Non-American Film]]
| 
| {{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2000]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] 
| 
| {{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7| 
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| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] || || {{Won}}
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| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Ang Lee || {{Nom}}
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| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || Zhang Ziyi || {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] || Peter Pau || {{Won}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] || Tim Squyres || {{Nom}}
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| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] || Tan Dun || {{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=8|[[27th Saturn Awards]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film|Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film]]
|
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104214 |title=X-Men Sweeps Saturn Awards |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=June 13, 2001 |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Ang Lee
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Chow Yu-Fat
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|Michelle Yeoh
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|Zhang Ziyi
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]]
|Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Kuo Jung Tsai
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costumes]]
|Timmy Yip
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
|Tan Dun and Yo-Yo Ma
|{{Nom}}
|}

==Sequel==
In 2001, it was reported that director Ang Lee was planning to make a sequel to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/mar/09/news1 |title= Ang Lee plans Crouching Tiger prequel |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= March 9, 2001 |access-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231026072423/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/mar/09/news1 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'' was released in 2016. It was directed by [[Yuen Woo-ping|Yuen Wo-ping]], who was the action choreographer for the first film. It is a co-production between Pegasus Media, China Film Group Corporation, and the Weinstein Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecns.cn/2014/06-16/119280.shtml|title=US-Chinese sequel to 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' announced|access-date=24 June 2014|archive-date=24 June 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624221836/http://www.ecns.cn/2014/06-16/119280.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike the original film, the sequel was filmed in English for international release and dubbed into Chinese for Chinese releases.

''Sword of Destiny'' is based on ''Iron Knight, Silver Vase'', the next (and last) novel in the ''[[Crane-Iron Series]]''. It features a mostly new cast, headed by [[Donnie Yen]]. Michelle Yeoh reprised her role from the original.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/twc-sets-start-date-for-crouching-tiger-sequel/5056227.article |title=Michelle Yeoh to reprise her role in The Green Destiny |publisher=[[Screen Daily]] |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=2013-05-16 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729104706/https://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/twc-sets-start-date-for-crouching-tiger-sequel/5056227.article |url-status=live }}</ref> Zhang Ziyi was also approached to appear in ''Sword of Destiny'' but refused, stating that she would only appear in a sequel if Ang Lee were directing it.<ref>{{cite news|title=经纪人回应章子怡加盟"卧虎2"传闻：李安导一定演|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/jryw/2013-08-26/content_9959945.html|access-date=27 August 2013|newspaper=[[China Daily]] |date=27 August 2013}}</ref>

In the West, the sequel was for the most part not shown in theaters, instead being distributed [[direct-to-video]] by the streaming service [[Netflix]].<ref name="boycott">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-regal-imax-netflix-crouching-tiger-2-20140930-story.html|title=Nation's top theater chains won't carry 'Crouching Tiger' sequel|first=Sara|last=Hamedy|date=30 September 2014|access-date=30 September 2014|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930180413/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-regal-imax-netflix-crouching-tiger-2-20140930-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==

The names of the [[pterosaur]] genus ''[[Kryptodrakon]]'' and the [[ceratopsia]]n genus ''[[Yinlong]]'' (both meaning "hidden dragon" in Greek and Chinese respectively) allude to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-kryptodrakon-progenitor-earliest-pterodactyloid-pterosaur-china-01879.html|title=Kryptodrakon progenitor: Earliest Pterodactyloid Pterosaur Discovered in China|work=Sci-News.com|date=24 April 2014|access-date=22 October 2014|archive-date=30 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130024701/http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-kryptodrakon-progenitor-earliest-pterodactyloid-pterosaur-china-01879.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Xu, X. |author2=Forster, C.A. |author3=Clark, J.M. |author4=Mo, J. |year=2006 |title=A basal ceratopsian with transitional features from the Late Jurassic of northwestern China |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |volume=273 |issue=1598 |pages=2135–2140 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2006.3566 |pmid=16901832 |url=http://www.gwu.edu/~newsctr/fossilfind/paper.pdf |pmc=1635516 |access-date=9 November 2014 |archive-date=4 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060604145035/http://www.gwu.edu/~newsctr/fossilfind/paper.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The character of Lo, or "Dark Cloud" the desert bandit, influenced the development of the [[protagonist]] of the ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' series of video games.<ref>"''Prince of Persia'': Anatomy of a Prince", ''PlayStation: The Official Magazine'' (13 December 2008): 50.</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite journal | last = Kim | first = L. S. |title = ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'': Making Women Warriors – a Transnational Reading of Asian Female Action Heroes | journal = [[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media]] | volume = 48 | date = Winter 2006 |url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc48.2006/womenWarriors/index.html }}
* {{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com:80/time/asia/features/crouching_tiger/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010603094917/http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/crouching_tiger/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2001|title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon|magazine=[[Time Asia]]|access-date=17 November 2019}} – Collection of articles
* {{cite web | title=Xi Story: The concept that has changed China | website=Xinhua News Agency | date=13 Oct 2021 | url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/13/c_1310242665.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013180807/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/13/c_1310242665.htm | archive-date=13 Oct 2021 | url-status=live | access-date=25 Oct 2023}}

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* {{AFI film|61115}}
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