Award-Winning Chinese-Language Films
88 films in Chinese were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. The language is each film's original spoken language.
The most awarded is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), with 6 wins, followed by Farewell My Concubine (2) and To Live (2). Among them, 2 won at least one Oscar, 2 won a Golden Globe, 28 won a prize at Cannes and 45 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1962 and 2026.
Ranked by total wins. See all languages.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · 2h
Adventure · Drama · Action · Romance
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · 2h 51m
Drama
To Live
1994 · 2h 13m
Drama · Romance · War
A Summer’s End Poem
2024 · 15m
Drama
Apart Together
2010 · 1h 37m
Drama
Beijing Bicycle
2001 · 1h 53m
Drama
Betelnut Beauty
2001 · 1h 45m
Drama · Romance
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014 · 1h 46m
Drama · Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Echoes of the Rainbow
2010 · 1h 57m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Einstein and Einstein
2014 · 1h 59m
Drama · Family
Promise
2017 · 17m
Drama · Family
She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones
2024 · 1h 45m
Drama
So Long, My Son
2019 · 3h 5m
Drama
Some Rain Must Fall
2024 · 1h 38m
Drama
Summer Blur
2021 · 1h 28m
Drama
The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam
1983 · 10m
The Foolish Bird
2017 · 1h 56m
Drama
The Wayward Cloud
2005 · 1h 54m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Tom Goes to the Bar
1985 · 10m
Comedy
Xiaohui and His Cows
2023 · 15m
Drama
Hero
2002 · 1h 39m
Drama · Adventure · Action · History
Shanghai Triad
1995 · 1h 48m
Drama · Crime
The Wedding Banquet
1993 · 1h 48m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony
2025 · 16m
Drama
A Gentle Night
2017 · 15m
Drama
A Touch of Sin
2013 · 2h 11m
Crime · Drama
Ah Ma
2007 · 14m
Family · Drama
All the Crows in the World
2021 · 14m
Drama · Comedy
Black Dog
2024 · 1h 56m
Drama
Luxury Car
2006 · 1h 28m
Drama · Action
Millennium Mambo
2001 · 1h 46m
Drama
Passages
2004 · 1h 47m
Drama
Resurrection
2025 · 2h 39m
Sci-Fi · Drama
Shanghai Dreams
2005 · 2h 3m
Drama
Special Treatment
1980 · 0m
Drama
Spring Fever
2009 · 1h 56m
Drama · Romance
The Assassin
2015 · 1h 45m
Drama · Action
The Emperor and the Assassin
1998 · 2h 42m
History · Drama
The Magnificent Concubine
1962 · 1h 43m
Drama · History
The Water Murmurs
2022 · 15m
Sci-Fi · Drama
Yi Yi
2000 · 2h 54m
Drama
A Touch of Zen
1971 · 3h
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Black Snow
1990 · 1h 47m
Drama
Blind Massage
2014 · 1h 54m
Drama
Blind Shaft
2003 · 1h 32m
Drama · Crime
Blush
1995 · 1h 58m
Drama
Chen Mo and Meiting
2002 · 1h 18m
Drama
Crosscurrent
2016 · 1h 56m
Drama
Day Is Done
2021 · 24m
Drama
Devils on the Doorstep
2000 · 2h 19m
Drama · War
Evening Bell
1988 · 1h 30m
Drama · War
Ilo Ilo
2013 · 1h 40m
Drama · Family
Kleptomania
2026 · 23m
Drama
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991 · 1h 43m
Drama · History
Living the Land
2025 · 2h 12m
Drama · Comedy
Mahjong
1996 · 2h 1m
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Mongrel
2024 · 2h 10m
Drama
Peacock
2005 · 2h 24m
Drama
Red Sorghum
1988 · 1h 31m
Drama · Romance · History
Sparkling Fox
1994 · 1h 38m
Adventure · Drama
Strange Friends
1983 · 1h 20m
Drama
Summer Snow
1995 · 1h 41m
Comedy · Drama
Sun Valley
1995 · 1h 44m
Action · Adventure · Romance
The Black Fox
1962 · 1h 54m
Thriller
The Botanist
2025 · 1h 36m
Drama · Fantasy
The Cock Crows at Midnight
1965 · 17m
The Puppetmaster
1993 · 2h 23m
Drama · War · History
The River
1997 · 1h 56m
Drama · Romance
The Road Home
1999 · 1h 29m
Drama · Romance
The Sun Has Ears
1996 · 1h 44m
Three Monks
1980 · 20m
Tuya's Marriage
2006 · 1h 36m
Drama · Romance
What Time Is It There?
2001 · 1h 56m
Drama
White Deer Plain
2012 · 3h 8m
Drama · History
Women from the Lake of Scented Souls
1993 · 1h 45m
Drama
Eat Drink Man Woman
1994 · 2h 3m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
House of Flying Daggers
2004 · 1h 59m
Adventure · Drama · Action
Ju Dou
1990 · 1h 35m
Drama
The Grandmaster
2013 · 2h 10m
Action · Drama · History
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
2002 · 1h 56m
Drama
Better Days
2019 · 2h 15m
Drama · Crime · Romance
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · 1h 54m
Action · Drama · Fantasy
Island in Between
2023 · 20m
Lust, Caution
2007 · 2h 38m
Action · Drama · Romance · Thriller
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · 2h 5m
Drama
Sister
2019 · 8m
Drama
The Flowers of War
2011 · 2h 26m
Drama · History · War
The Promise
2005 · 2h 1m
Fantasy · Drama · Action · Thriller · Romance