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The Assassin

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Best Director
Cannes Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Cannes Soundtrack Award
Cannes Film Festival
2015 | Nominee: Palme d'Or
Toronto International Film Festival
2015
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2016
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2015
Village Voice Film Poll
2015 | 3rd place: VVFP Award - Best Director
Village Voice Film Poll
2015 | Nominee: VVFP Award - Best Film
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | 3rd place: ICP Award - Best Director
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | 3rd place: ICP Award - Best Cinematography
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | Nominee: ICP Award - Best Film
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | Nominee: ICP Award - Best Editing
BFI London Film Festival
2015
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2015
BAFTA Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Film not in the English Language
New York Film Festival
2015
!f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival
2016
Chicago International Film Festival
2015
Stockholm International Film Festival
2015
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2015 | Nominee: SFFCC Award - Best Cinematography
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2015 | Nominee: SFFCC Award - Best Foreign-Language Film
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2015
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Horse Award - Best Cinematography
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Horse Award - Best Makeup & Costume Design
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Horse Award - Best Sound Effects
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Horse Award - Best Director
Golden Horse Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Horse Award - Best Feature Film
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2016 | Nominee: TFCA Award - Best Foreign Language Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2016 | 3rd place: NSFC Award - Best Foreign Language Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2016 | 2nd place: NSFC Award - Best Cinematography
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: CFCA Award - Best Art Direction/Production Design
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015 | Nominee: CFCA Award - Best Foreign Language Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2016 | Winner: VFCC Award - Best Foreign Language Film
Mill Valley Film Festival
2015
Ghent Film Festival
2015
Hong Kong Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Chinese Language Film from the Two Coasts
Hong Kong Film Awards
2016 | Winner: Best Chinese Language Film from the Two Coasts
Sydney Film Festival
2015
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2015 | Winner: Achievement in Cinematography
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2015 | Nominee: Achievement in Directing
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Film
Melbourne International Film Festival
2015
Busan International Film Festival
2015
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Production Designer
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Actress
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Sound
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actress
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Cinematographer
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Composer
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Film
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Costume Designer
Asian Film Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Director
Kinema Junpo Awards
2015 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film
Jerusalem Film Festival
2015
Hamburg Film Festival
2015
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
2015
Athens International Film Festival
2015
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Foreign-Language Film
Viennale
2015
Torino Film Festival
2015
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2015
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2016 | Nominee: AFCA Award - Best International Film (Foreign Language)
New Horizons International Film Festival
2015