Ang Lee Trivia Questions

While the Hulk character was CGI, the film used traditional live-action filming with Eric Bana. Full motion capture was not used as extensively as in 'Avatar'.

It won Best Director for Lee but lost Best Picture to 'Crash'. It was, however, the first major gay romance film to earn a Best Picture nomination.

The tiger was mostly CGI, with a real tiger used only for a few distant shots. The lead actor acted opposite a blue stuffed toy.

The first 3D film nominated for Best Picture was Avatar (2009), directed by James Cameron. Ang Lee's Life of Pi was later nominated in 2013.

His father, a school principal, disapproved of Ang's film ambitions and wanted him to become a professor. Ang struggled for years before success.

After graduating from NYU, Lee was jobless for six years, supported by his wife. He wrote scripts daily, leading to his first break with 'Pushing Hands'.

Lee was offered the first Harry Potter film but declined because he felt it wasn't the right fit for his sensibilities. Chris Columbus took the job.

Ang Lee never won Best Director for a film that also won Best Foreign Language Film. His film Crouching Tiger won the foreign-language award but he didn't win director. Other directors like Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) and Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) have achieved this.