Lee first Asian to win Best Director

Taiwanese -born filmmaker Ang Lee became the first Asian to win the Best Director Oscar, snatching the coveted award for his aching story of...

Hollywood | March 7, 2006 12:00 AM IST

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Taiwanese -born filmmaker Ang Lee became the first Asian to win the Best Director Oscar, snatching the coveted award for his aching story of cowboys in love, Brokeback Mountain.

But the 51-year-old director admitted that he had been caught off-guard by the surprise victory of the racial drama Crash in the coveted Best Picture category that Brokeback had been widely expected to win.