(XINHUA)

Chinese director Ang Lee won the Oscar Award for Best Director for his 3D movie Life of Pi on February 24 at the 85th Academy Awards.

The movie won three other awards including those for original score, cinematography and stunning visual effects.

Hailing from Taiwan, the 59-year-old filmmaker won the Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the first Asian filmmaker to win the Oscar for Best Director.