Ang Lee received his B.F.A. from University of Illinois and M.F.A. from New York University Lee won best film at the Asian-Pacific Film Festival and was nominated for nine Golden Horse awards. His first feature film was Pushing Hands in 1992. In 1994, The Wedding Banquet was nominated for both Academy and Golden Globe awards as was Eat Drink Man Woman.
He directed Sense and Sensibility in 1995.
He directed The Ice Storm in 1997. The movie is based on a Rick Moody novel and stars Kevin Kline, Christina Ricci and Sigourney Weaver.
