Peter Pau

Peter Pau
Peter Pau in 2005
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鮑德熹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBào Dé Xī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingBaau1 Dak1 Hei1

Peter Pau Tak-Hei (Chinese: 鮑德熹, born 1952) is a Hong Kong cinematographer and film director, best known to western audiences as for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2000. One of Hong Kong's premier cinematographers, he has collaborated with directors John Woo, Ronny Yu, Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai.[1]

Pau is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. The asteroid 34420 Peterpau was named in his honour in early 2006. His older sister is Hong Kong Film Awards best actress winner Paw Hee-Ching.[1]

Filmography

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Director

Actor

Year Title Role
1988 On the Run
1991 Crazy Safari Expert
1995 The Chinese Feast Chef from North West Restaurant
2015 Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal God of Heaven

Cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1985 Jue shi jia dao Himself
1986 Tian mi shi liu sui Ken Siu
1987 The Legend of Wisely Teddy Robin
1988 Gong zi duo qing Clarence Fok
Sha zhi lian Po-Chih Leong With Paul Chan, Hang Sang Poon and Wing-Hang Wong
Hei Bo Yan Yee Lee With Hang-Sang Poon
1989 The Killer John Woo
A Fishy Story Anthony Chan
God of Gamblers Wong Jing With David Chung
A Terra-Cotta Warrior Ching Siu-tung With Hsin-Yeh Li
1990 The Swordsman King Hu With Andy Lam
1991 Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia Chi Li Tang
Siu-Ming Tsui
Tricky Brains Wong Jing
Ho yat gwan joi loi Tony Au With David Chung, Peter Ngor and Bill Wong
To Be Number One Poon Man-kit
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai Wong Jing
The Banquet Alfred Cheung
Joe Cheung
Clifton Ko
Tsui Hark
With David Chung, Ardy Lam, Andrew Lau, Kin-Keung Lee,
Tak-Wai Lee, Chi-Wai Tam and Wing-Hang Wong
Saviour of the Soul Corey Yuen
David Lai
Jeffrey Lau
With Lee Tak-wai and Simon Li
1992 Justice, My Foot! Johnnie To
Naked Killer Clarence Fok With William Yim
Leung goh nuijen, yat goh leng,
yat goh m leng
Stanley Kwan Short film
1993 The Eagle Shooting Heroes Jeffrey Lau
The Bride with White Hair Ronny Yu With Lee Tak-shing
1994 Treasure Hunt Jeffrey Lau
1995 The Chinese Feast Tsui Hark
The Phantom Lover Ronny Yu
Xiu Xiu han ta de nan ren Henry Fong
1997 Double Team Tsui Hark
Warriors of Virtue Ronny Yu Also co-producer
1998 Anna Magdalena Yee Chung-man
Bride of Chucky Ronny Yu
1999 Metade Fumaca Kam-Hung Yip
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee
Siu chan chan Yee Chung-man
Dracula 2000 Patrick Lussier [2]
2001 Beijing Rocks Mabel Cheung
2002 The Touch Himself
2005 Perhaps Love Peter Chan
The Promise Chen Kaige With Choi Shung-fai
2007 Shoot 'Em Up Michael Davis
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom Rob Minkoff
2010 Confucius Hu Mei
2011 Li xian ji li xian ji Frant Gwo
Yang Li
2012 I Do Sun Zhou
2013 Special ID Clarence Fok Also producer
2015 Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal Himself
Zhao Tianyu
2016 See You Tomorrow Zhang Jiajia With Yu Cao
2020 The Rescue Dante Lam
2021 The Battle at Lake Changjin Chen Kaige
Tsui Hark
Dante Lam
With Islam Abdelbadia, Wenlong Cai, Yu Ding, Hu Gao,
Pan Luo, Kenny Tse and Wing-Hang Wong
2022 The Battle at Lake Changjin II With Pan Luo

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2000 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Won
New York Film Critics Circle Best Cinematographer Won
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Yiu, Enoch (2015-02-13). "Peter Pau's long journey from bored banker to Oscar winner". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ Reese, Lori (2001-03-29). "Fast talking Oscar winner Peter Pau talks to EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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