Peter Pau
{{Short description|Hong Kong cinematographer}}
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| birth_place = Hong Kong, China
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Peter Pau Tak-Hei ({{zh|t=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.{{Cite web |last=Yiu |first=Enoch |date=2015-02-13 |title=Peter Pau's long journey from bored banker to Oscar winner |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1712187/peter-paus-long-journey-bored-banker-oscar-winner |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320235816/https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1712187/peter-paus-long-journey-bored-banker-oscar-winner |url-status=live }}
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.
Filmography
Director
- Jue shi jia dao (1985)
- Misty (1992)
- The Touch (2002) (Also story writer)
- Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (2015)
Actor
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 1988
| |
| 1991
| Expert |
| 1995
| Chef from North West Restaurant |
| 2015
| Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | God of Heaven |
Cinematographer
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1985
| Jue shi jia dao | Himself | |
| 1986
| Tian mi shi liu sui | Ken Siu | |
| 1987
| |
| rowspan=3|1988
| Gong zi duo qing | |
| Sha zhi lian
| With Paul Chan, Hang Sang Poon and Wing-Hang Wong |
| Hei Bo
| Yan Yee Lee |rowspan=2|With Hang-Sang Poon |
| rowspan=4|1989
| John Woo |
| A Fishy Story
| |
| God of Gamblers
| With David Chung |
| A Terra-Cotta Warrior
| With Hsin-Yeh Li |
| 1990
| King Hu | With Andy Lam |
| rowspan=7|1991
| Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia | Chi Li Tang | |
| 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 | With David Chung, Ardy Lam, Andrew Lau, Kin-Keung Lee, |
| Saviour of the Soul
| Corey Yuen | With Lee Tak-wai and Simon Li |
| rowspan=3|1992
| |
| Naked Killer
| Clarence Fok | With William Yim |
| Leung goh nuijen, yat goh leng, yat goh m leng | Short film |
| rowspan=2|1993
| Jeffrey Lau | |
| The Bride with White Hair
| Ronny Yu | With Lee Tak-shing |
| 1994
| Jeffrey Lau | |
| rowspan=3|1995
| Tsui Hark | |
| The Phantom Lover
| Ronny Yu | |
| Xiu Xiu han ta de nan ren
| Henry Fong | |
| rowspan=2|1997
| Tsui Hark | |
| Warriors of Virtue
| Ronny Yu | Also co-producer |
| rowspan=2|1998
| |
| Bride of Chucky
| Ronny Yu | |
| 1999
| Kam-Hung Yip | |
| rowspan=3|2000
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Ang Lee | |
| Siu chan chan
| |
| Dracula 2000
| {{Cite web |last=Reese |first=Lori |date=2001-03-29 |title=Fast talking Oscar winner Peter Pau talks to EW.com |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/29/fast-talking-oscar-winner-peter-pau-talks-ewcom/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227044009/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/29/fast-talking-oscar-winner-peter-pau-talks-ewcom/ |url-status=live }} |
| 2001
| |
| 2002
| Himself | |
| rowspan=2|2005
| |
| The Promise
| With Choi Shung-fai |
| 2007
| |
| 2008
| |
| 2010
| Hu Mei | |
| 2011
| Li xian ji li xian ji | Frant Gwo | |
| 2012
| I Do | Sun Zhou | |
| 2013
| Clarence Fok |rowspan=2|Also producer |
| 2015
| Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | Himself |
| 2016
| Zhang Jiajia | With Yu Cao |
| 2020
| |
| 2021
|rowspan=2| Chen Kaige | With Islam Abdelbadia, Wenlong Cai, Yu Ding, Hu Gao, |
| 2022
| The Battle at Lake Changjin II | With Pan Luo |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=10|2000
|rowspan=10|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |{{won}} |
| Chicago Film Critics Association
|{{won}} |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
|{{won}} |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association
|{{won}} |
| New York Film Critics Circle
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| American Society of Cinematographers
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| BAFTA Awards
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| National Society of Film Critics
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| San Diego Film Critics Society
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| Satellite Awards
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References
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0666702}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=125 hkcinemagic entry]
- [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/pau_peter.htm lovehkfilm entry]
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{{Academy Award Best Cinematography}}
{{Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Best Cinematography HKFA}}
{{Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer}}
{{Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography}}
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Category:Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners
Category:Hong Kong cinematographers
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