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William Chang

Hong Kong filmmaker

William Chang Suk-ping (Chinese: 張叔平; born 12 November 1953) is a Hong Kong production designer, costume designer and film editor. Along with cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Chang is an important collaborator with Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai. He has also collaborated with directors such as Stanley Kwan, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Tsui Hark, Jiang Wen and Johnnie To. He is of Shanghainese ancestry.

In 2014, Chang received an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design at the 86th Academy Awards for his work on The Grandmaster. In the same year, he was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

01Awards and nominations

Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2014 Best Costume Design The Grandmaster Nominated
Golden Horse Awards 1981 Best Art Direction All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution Nominated
1984 Best Art Direction The Last Affair Nominated
Best Makeup & Costume Design The Last Affair Nominated
1986 Best Art Direction Passion Won
Dream Lovers Nominated
Best Makeup & Costume Design Dream Lovers Won
1988 Best Art Direction As Tears Go By Nominated
1991 Best Art Direction Days of Being Wild Won
Best Makeup and Costume Design Won
2013 Best Art Direction The Grandmaster Won
Best Makeup and Costume Design Won
Best Editing Nominated
Hong Kong Film Awards 1983 Best Art Direction It Takes Two Nominated
Nomad Nominated
1984 Best Art Direction Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain Nominated
The Last Affair Nominated
1985 Best Art Direction Homecoming Won
1986 Best Art Direction Infatuation Nominated
1987 Best Art Direction Dream Lovers Nominated
Passion Nominated
1988 Best Art Direction As Tears Go By Won
1991 Best Art Direction Days of Being Wild Won
2003 Best Art Direction Chinese Odyssey 2002 Nominated
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