Awards and Recognition
- Hero was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2003 Academy Awards but lost to Nowhere in Africa (Germany).
- Zhang Yimou won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003 for his work in Hero.
- The National Society of Film Critics awarded Zhang Yimou their Best Director award.
- The New York Film Critics Circle recognized cinematographer Christopher Doyle with its award for Best Cinematography.
- The Chicago Film Critics Association awarded Hero Best Cinematography, alongside Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
- The Online Film Critics Society awarded Hero Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film.
- Hero received seven Hong Kong Film Awards in 2003, including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound. The movie was also nominated for seven other awards, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Song, and Best Director.
- Hero won joint Best Film at the Hundred Flowers Awards in 2003.
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