Ang Lee Wins Best Director Oscar For Life Of Pi

Tuesday 18th June

Ang Lee Wins Best Director Oscar For Life Of Pi

Posted at 8:23AM Monday 25 Feb 2013

Ang Lee sprung a surprise at the 85th Academy Awards, picking up the best director Oscar ahead of the heavily tipped Steven Spielberg.

The Taiwan-born Lee won for his acclaimed adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi, a 3D spiritual fable about a boy who is stranded at sea with an untamed Bengal tiger.

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