Lulu Wang

王子逸

1983 – Present

Genres: Comedy
Topics: Generations
Region: North America
Heritage: China United States
Featured in: At the Table Cinema Across Borders

Biography

Lulu Wang (Chinese: 王子逸; pinyin: Wáng Zǐyì; born February 25, 1983) is a Chinese-born American filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama films Posthumous (2014) and The Farewell (2019). For the latter, she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and the film was named one of the top ten films of 2019 by the American Film Institute. Wang has also written, produced, and directed several short films, documentaries, and music videos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lulu Wang (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Selected Filmography

The Farewell别告诉她2019Lulu Wang

Selected Recognition

The Farewell

2019

Winner
Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress - Musical/Comedy (2020) · Winner
Winner
Film Independent Spirit Awards · Best Feature (2020) · Winner
Winner
Film Independent Spirit Awards · Best Supporting Female (2020) · Winner
Nominee
Golden Globe Awards · Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy (2020) · Nominee
Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Awards · Best Feature (2019) · Nominee
Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Awards · Best Screenplay (2019) · Nominee
First
First performer of Asian descent to win this Golden Globe — Awkwafina, Best Actress – Musical/Comedy
Box office
$23.1 million box office — on a $3 million budget