Hero (film)

Hero ({{zh-cp|c=英雄|p=yīng xióng}}) is a film first released in China on October 24 2002. It was both the most expensive and the highest-grossing motion picture in Chinese cinema history. It hit US theaters on August 27 2004 despite the fact that the Asian DVD had already been available for over a year. It became the top-grossing film in the first week of its US debut, at US$18M, and continued to lead the US box office in its second week at US$11.5M. It fell to the fourth place in its third week at US$4.4M. It set a record as the highest-grossing opening-weekend foreign language film in the United States. The US edition of the DVD, with Mandarin, English, and French sound tracks, was released on November 30 2004.

Awards and recognition

Hero was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2003 Academy Awards.

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Zhang Yimou won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003 for his work in Hero.

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Among the film's other awards include the Chicago Film Critics Association' award for Best Cinematography, which it won with Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. It was also the recipient of seven Hong Kong Film Awards in 2003, including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound. It was nominated for seven other awards, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Director.

Related Topics:
Chicago Film Critics Association - Hong Kong Film Awards

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The National Society of Film Critics awarded the director with the Best Director award. The New York Film Critics Circle recognized cinematographer Christopher Doyle with its award for Best Cinematography.

Related Topics:
National Society of Film Critics - New York Film Critics Circle

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The Online Film Critics Society awarded Hero Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film.

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